James Lileks' The Diner

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James Lileks' The Diner

Bearly the Fourth of July

22 JUN 2024 · James is heading off on his annual sojourn but takes emough time to stop in and sit at his familar place at the long, boomarang-patterned Formica counter and talk a little Fourth of July and things that go BOOOOM in the night.

Played 33m 37s
MARFAK'ed

15 JUN 2024 · Getting lubricated while going off menu. It's as much fun as it sounds.

Played 31m 2s
Local Soda Jerk

8 JUN 2024 · Refrigerator's acting up. Will take my regional soda with ice. Hold the metal shavings.

Played 33m 19s
Proof Is In the You-Know-What

1 JUN 2024 · Brown sugar. Butter. Maybe some cream. Perhaps a dash of vanilla and a pinch of salt. That's the recipe for Butterscotch. Or you just follow the directions on that 10-lb bag of powder over there.

Played 36m 46s
Thoughts While Eating Toast

25 MAY 2024 · You write and you write and you write some more. And you keep writing until you're done.

Played 37m 32s
Dilated

18 MAY 2024 · An episode that asks the eternal questions: Is this good? Better? Worse? Better here? Or better here? What's the lowest line you can read?

Played 32m 50s
Battlestar Diner

11 MAY 2024 · Something that you can only get at The Diner: A trip to the future on a trip to the past. By your command...

Played 29m 13s
Architectural Gas

27 APR 2024 · An order of eggs, forget the bacon and bring us a side order of aesthetically pleasing buildings.

Played 37m 20s
Grade A Fancy

20 APR 2024 · We know this podcast is met with great anticipation and we want to assure you that while the packaging may change from week to week, it comes to you with the same great taste! Fancy that.

Played 30m 22s
¡Disculpe!

13 APR 2024 · The Diner is open. Went all the way to Mexico last week just to watch a man die.

Played 42m 9s