"The Dinner Party Download"(www.dinnerpartydownload.com) is a smart, funny public radio show about everything excellent in culture, from the company that brings you "Marketplace." Think NPR meets Vanity Fair. In each episode, hosts Rico Gagliano & Brendan Francis Newnam talk with some of the world's most interesting celebrities, and along the way equip you with bad jokes, fresh drink recipes, hot food finds, odd news items... and etiquette tips from the likes of Henry Rollins and Dick Cavett. Past guests include Michelle Williams, Judd Apatow, Kid Cudi, Sir Richard Branson and others. Wallpaper magazine calls it one of their "30 Reasons To Live In The USA."

Kalida is a rock band out of Portland Oregon and was formed when songwriter Chris Juhlin (via Alaska) connected with fellow songwriter David Paulik (via Colorado). The 2 writers found a possessive power in the vocal harmonies and rock-laced, Americana style songwriting. 
In comes fellow Alaskan Luke Beckel (formerly of Sweating Honey) and funk, jazz, and world music drummer Salvatore Folisi (of Zindu). This rhythm section brought a festive and crowd-moving dynamic to the head-bobbing lyrical grooves that Paulik and Juhlin were creating. 

 I’m Steph, and through my Soundcloud Fellowship project I invite you to join a movement, where we remember to say, out loud, the things that matter most.
 
My sound project, The appreciation engine, is an online tool that allows anyone to quickly and easily record a message of appreciation and share that message directly with their loved one.
 
These spoken messages of love and appreciation will symbolize a return to a simpler time, where we said the things that were important to us, without so much noise getting in the way.
 
Head over to theappreciationengine.org and let me know you're interested. When we go live, you'll get a personal note inviting you to join in, first hand, on the movement :) 

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