The Cultural Dish Podcast

Your hosts Elizabeth Pan and Juliana Moreno Patel invite a couple of guests over for experimental dinners and lively conversation about current cultural topics. Check out our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/culturaldish

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Episodes

Episode 8 - The Shut Up Boobs Edition

In this episode your hosts Elizabeth Pan and Juliana Moreno Patel invite actor Newton Kaneshiro and actor/writer/producer Claire Gerety-Mott over for a dinner of World of Warcraft Westfall Chili and Strawberry Shortcake. This episode's topics: 1. The Lego Movie 2. The proposed breaking up of California into 6 separate states 3. The BuzzFeed trend on the Internet

Sep 24, 2014•55 min

Episode 7 - The Go Climb a Stop Sign Edition

In this episode your hosts Elizabeth Pan and Juliana Moreno Patel invite actress and musician Golda Inquito and author Jennifer Scott over for a dinner of Winter Wild Rice Casserole and Roasted Pear Crumble. This episode's topics: 1. HBO's "True Detective" 2. Amy Chua and Jed Rubenfield's new book, "Triple Package" 3. Cultivating an air of mystery the French way from Jennifer Scott's book, "Lessons from Madame Chic: 20 Stylish Secrets I Learned While Living in Paris"

Apr 17, 2014•57 min

Episode 6 - The Asian Haley Joel Osment Edition

In this episode your hosts Elizabeth Pan and Juliana Moreno Patel invite photographer and commercial session runner, Michael Vieyra and musician/PhD candidate Cynthia Wang over for a dinner of "faux" spaghetti and Millionaire Shortbread. This episode's topics: 1. Spike Jonze's "Her" 2. The trend of married couples living apart 3. Entertainment award shows

Mar 18, 2014•48 min

Episode 5 - The Santorini Here We Come! Edition

In this episode your hosts Elizabeth Pan and Juliana Moreno Patel invite audio designer and composer, Barry Neely and entrepreneur Frederick Yoo over for a dinner specially catered by nefrologist and hobby chef, Dr. Richard Lee. This episode's topics: 1. Alfonos Cuaron's movie, "Gravity" 2. The viral website "40 Days of Dating" 3. The possibility of humans moving to Mars

Feb 03, 2014•58 min

Episode 4 - The Butter Hugs Edition

In this episode your hosts Elizabeth Pan and Juliana Patel invite artist, Tim Hemstreet and non-profit director, Debi Palestina over for dinner to discuss: 1. The Netflix series, "Orange is the New Black" 2. Prepaying for high end, celebrity chef dining 3. How we respond to celebrity deaths

Oct 22, 2013•57 min

Episode 3 - Summer in My Mouth Edition

In this episode your hosts Elizabeth Pan and Juliana Patel invite actor Sunil Malhotra and actor Mike Park over for dinner to discuss: 1. "Before Midnight", the third movie in the Before Triology 2. The Abercrombie and Fitch "Cool Kids" controversy and the #FitchtheHomeless backlash 3. The recent trend of elaborate flash mob proposals

Sep 15, 2013•51 min

Episode 2 - What Does the Straight Man Think? Edition

In this episode your hosts Elizabeth Pan and Juliana Patel invite writer/lawyer Annie Imes and writer/educator James Perreault over for dinner to discuss: 1. The Baz Luhrman film, "The Great Gatsby" 2. The Dove Real Beauty Sketches campaign 3. Lori Gottleib's article in the Atlantic Monthly, "Marry Him, the Case for Settling for Mr. Good Enough"

Aug 15, 2013•56 min

Episode 1 - The Best Thing for the Inside of a Man is the Outside of a Horse 4.30.13

This inaugural episode features guests: actor Steve Brady and writer Mario Moreno. Topics: -Mark Oppenheimer's article in the NY Times about Dan Savage's views on infidelity in marriages and how they might be a good thing. -House of Cards on netflix.com and the phenomenon of non-traditional companies producing original programming. -The recent trend of using your Facebook profile picture to showcase your political beliefs. Bonus material at end!

Aug 13, 2013•50 min

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