The Dinner Party Show

Watch out, Catholic Church! Newsman Breck Artery is about to serve you over new revelations in your perpetual sex abuse scandals. Christopher and Eric talk merkins (that’s not a typo…Google it as long as everyone in the room is over 18), near-Earth asteroids, and David Beckham’s near-Earth body double.

SPEAKING of doubles, we have double the guests double the fun this week. First, hot TV writer Chad Hodge joins the party to discuss his biopic-to-be of notorious gay rights foe Anita Bryant and tries to convince us that maybe she’s a nice lady. Then, Laura Benanti, ravishing Tony Award winner and one of the stars of NBC’s GO ON, flies in from LAX (literally), and things really heat up. They stay for fast and furious conversation over dessert, but not before our Special Correspondents try their best to hijack our show and our sanity.

Twan, “Queen of the Stars,” reads the signs before they read you. JoNell Samms, relationship “expert,” delivers some hard truths about Valentine’s Day. Critic-at-large Jordan Ampersand details his unfortunate run-in with law enforcement. To wrap it up, Christopher and Eric tease a special Oscar surprise that might be headed their way from a very unlikely Special Correspondent.

Anita Bryant is a nice lady?? Chad Hodge, hot young T.V. writer, joins the party to discuss his biopic-to-be of notorious gay rights foe, Anita Bryant. Twan, Queen of the Stars, reads the signs before they read you. Relationship “expert “JoNell Samms has some hard truths about Valentine’s Day she needs to serve us all.

Laura Benanti, ravishing Tony Award winner and one of the stars of NBC’s GO ON, joins the party, fresh from landing at LAX, and things really heat up. Critic-at-large Jordan Ampersand details his unfortunate run-in with law enforcement.

Sugar high! The tea is strong. The table is hopping. Laura Benanti and Chad Hodge stay over for desert and the conversation flies for the final half hour. Christopher and Eric tease a special Oscar surprise that might be headed their way from a very unlikely special correspondent.

Forget that other bowl game. This is athletic competition, Dinner Party Show style. Listen in as the best satirical commercials from previous LiveCasts compete for the coveted title of The Golden Finger.

Guest Host Jordan Ampersand joins Eric Shaw Quinn for what we’re calling the J Show, but a lot of other names come to mind as well. Christopher had Jury Duty this week so this special LiveCast which otherwise might have been a Best Of Jo Nell Samms special, turned into a worst of Eric Shaw Quinn and Jordan Ampersand special. In short, it’s really special. Jo Nell fans will enjoy some of her best advice, and no matter how you feel about Jordan, there’s something here for you.

Let us all bow our heads for Reverend Evangelist Graham Craquers, who delivers the evening’s provocation. News correspondent Breck Artery checks in with breaking news — the backlash from so-called “gay activists” against Jodie Foster’s coming out speech at the Golden Globes. Christopher and Eric wrestle back control of the show to address current events and current obsessions. Gorgeous model and activist Ronnie Kroell and filmmaker Elliot London drop by to discuss their anti-bullying effort, the FRIEND Movement.

For your listening pleasure, our ad sales department has been working overtime booking commercials for a scented candle line designed for those who want to get down and dirty, a new TV detective show that’s nothing but strange quirks, and a shockingly low budget movie about a shockingly attractive sex worker. We manage to squeeze in another installment in our ongoing series, Audiobook Bestsellers, much to the annoyance of our Special Correspondents clamoring for their airtime.

Twan, “Queen of the Stars,” kicks astrological signs and takes names. JoNell Samms has found a way to be annoyed with husbands who spend too much time in the kitchen and has advice for wives facing this horrifying situation. Another installment of our ongoing PSA series, Best Served Warm, features Jordan Ampersand. Travel “expert” Tanya Lee Musgrave reveals how she may — or may not — have visited to the Holy Land. Calling the show to order, Marcia Clark, famed prosecutor and The Dinner Party Show’s resident legal expert, drops by to provide Christopher with expert counsel about his “urgent” legal problem. Episode adjourned!

Gorgeous model and activist Ronnie Kroell and filmmaker Elliot London join us to discuss their anti-bullying effort, the FRIEND Movement. Twan, Queen of the Stars, kicks astrological signs and takes names, as always. A commercial for a scented candle line designed for those who want to get down and dirty. JoNell Samms returns to give relationship advice to those whose husbands spend too much time in the kitchen.

Gorgeous model and activist Ronnie Kroell, and filmmaker Elliot London join us to discuss their anti-bullying effort, the FRIEND Movement. Travel “expert” Tanya Lee Musgrave visits to discuss how she may or may not have gone to the Holy Land. Another installment in our ongoing series, Audiobook Bestsellers. And a commercial for a new TV detective show that’s nothing but strange quirks.

Famed prosecutor, and The Dinner Party Show’s resident legal expert, Marcia Clark drops by to provide Christopher with expert council about his “urgent” legal problem. Another installment of our ongoing PSA series, Best Served Warm, this time featuring Jordan Ampersand.

When the person is pointing a gun in your face, you are not studying the gun. If you're smart, you're studying the face of the person holding the gun, because that's tell you whether you're going to get shot.MARCIA CLARK

The Dinner Party Show Podcast — Ep. 11 (Dessert)Marcia Clark Interview Transcript

{This transcript is the Marcia Clark interview portion of Episode 11}{This transcript is provided as a courtesy and was transcribed as best as possible. Any errors or omissions in the transcript are unintentional. The recorded audio file of the podcast episode is considered the master of what was said.}

Christopher Rice: We were joined earlier by-

Eric Shaw Quinn: During the practical demonstration.

Christopher Rice: ...Ronnie Kroell and Elliot London. They were talking about the Friend movement, which is an anti-bullying campaign, and a multi-fold anti-bullying campaign. But now, as we have been teasing all evening—

Eric Shaw Quinn: It's surprise guest.

Christopher Rice:

... it's surprise guest. I went to push a hotkey and it was all the wrong ones. We have been talking about my very serious legal problem. Very serious. I've been dealing with this issue for weeks now.

Eric Shaw Quinn: Sorry, say that again?

Christopher Rice: Ever since I received something in the mail.

Eric Shaw Quinn: This surprise is Marcia, it’s not…

Christopher Rice: So we've brought in…

Eric Shaw Quinn: ...it’s not yours.

Christopher Rice: ...the legal expert of all legal experts…

Eric Shaw Quinn: Surprise, Marcia.

Christopher Rice: ...our resident legal expert…

Eric Shaw Quinn:

We want free legal consult.

Christopher Rice: ...Marcia Clark is here.

Eric Shaw Quinn: Surprise.

Christopher Rice: Marcia—

Marcia Clark: Hey.

Christopher Rice: ...I have jury duty.

Marcia Clark: Ohhhhh.

Eric Shaw Quinn: Oh.

Christopher Rice: Oh. No.

Marcia Clark: You said it's like the plague.

Christopher Rice: What do I do?

Marcia Clark: What have you done to have jury duty?

Eric Shaw Quinn: Now, that is serious. That is serious.

Marcia Clark: Take two aspirin.

Christopher Rice: Speaking of someone who has some experience with juries, what should I do to get out of jury duty, that's legal and ethical, that doesn't involve just lying?

Marcia Clark: You put all these constraints, now I can't.

Eric Shaw Quinn: Oh, well if you’re gonna be…

Marcia Clark: All these conditions. "Ooh, now we can't lie. Ooh." You'd be the only one. But fine, if you want to be ethical about it, just tell the truth. But that may not work. I mean, if you walk into the courtroom and they say, okay, "We're going to have you on this case where it's an assault with a deadly weapon, and a guy beat up some other guy, and can you be fair?" And if you really can be fair and you say, "Yes," then you're probably going to get stuck there.

Christopher Rice: Right, and that's the thing. And that's where people start to perform, right? They'll be like, "Well, one time I saw a guy get really angry and it upset me. And so this trial I'll be biased, and I have to get back to work." And do lawyers even buy into that, or do they pay attention? They're like, "Okay, just ..." Because we have a friend who worked for the, I believe it was the public defender's office, who said with DUI cases, everybody had had some DUI story that they began vomiting out during voir dire. Is it called voir dire?

Marcia Clark: Yep. Very good.

Christopher Rice: Yeah. And his attitude was like, "All right, just shut up. I won't pick you." But is that an accurate view into the lawyer's head?

Marcia Clark: Yeah. Happens all the time. And you have people,