James Lileks' The Diner

Pizza Galore 02.11.2024 33:09 ↓

Fresh. Frozen. Local. National. New York. Chicago. Fargo. Mmmmmmm. Pizza!

Fly Lileks Air 26.10.2024 42:13 ↓

Electronics? Check. Inflatable pillow? Check. Peanuts. Check. Headphones. Check. Welcome to Lileks Air Flight 39 to Heathrow...

Find the Bottom 12.10.2024 33:03 ↓

Contemplating Rome and finding the bunny at the bottom of the bowl. Um-m. All Gone!

Fill It Up, Jack 05.10.2024 33:15 ↓

Memories flood the brain like the mighty Sheyenne River pouring over its banks. Grab your shovel, son, there's work to be done.

Rules of the Road 28.09.2024 40:39 ↓

Life is a highway. A double-yellow lined, curving, narrow highway of mechanized death.  But on the bright side, that's where you'll find the Diner.

Tortŝtelisto! 21.09.2024 31:16 ↓

The summer wanes and we're out of our gourds.

Barista Monkeys 14.09.2024 28:32 ↓

A podcast of infinite choice and possibilities... given enough time.

Here's the Pitch, Man 07.09.2024 32:00 ↓

Hold this episode up to your face. Now point at it and  smile.  You, too, can be a pitchman.

'X' Marks the Spot 31.08.2024 29:46 ↓

I think that I shall never see a podcast lovely as a tree... uh, oh.

Roaming the Land with Credentials 24.08.2024 31:13 ↓

A stiff drink, a hot band and a lanyard around your neck. It doesn't get any better than that. Or does it?

A Holsum Edition with Extra Honey 17.08.2024 33:19 ↓

White Bread, Peanut Butter, Honey and T-Rex. 

We Have Your Face 10.08.2024 36:31 ↓

Contemplating the marvels and the possible malevolence of the modern age while consuming a slightly warmed-over "Weird Burger."

The Sum of All Fears 03.08.2024 33:26 ↓

Old dogs, renamed streets... and what the heck is a quoit?!? 

Blue Öyster Special 27.07.2024 30:27 ↓

Playlists, algorithms, musical tastes and you never know who's listening... On the juke box: End of Every Song by Buck Dharma (Triceratops Music - ASCAP) Used by permission. endofeverysong.com

An Archduke Walks into a Diner 20.07.2024 35:45 ↓

Events of the day leads to thoughts of events of the past - with a little Lidocaine thrown in for good measure.

The Stuff 13.07.2024 37:26 ↓

James is back from the British Isles and has had a little bit of it shipped home directly to The Diner. 

Bearly the Fourth of July 22.06.2024 33:38 ↓

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.

MARFAK'ed 15.06.2024 31:03 ↓

Getting lubricated while going off menu. It's as much fun as it sounds.

Local Soda Jerk 08.06.2024 33:20 ↓

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

Proof Is In the You-Know-What 01.06.2024 36:47 ↓

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.

Thoughts While Eating Toast 25.05.2024 37:33 ↓

You write and you write and you write some more. And you keep writing until you're done.

Dilated 18.05.2024 32:51 ↓

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?

Battlestar Diner 11.05.2024 29:14 ↓

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

Architectural Gas 27.04.2024 37:21 ↓

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

Grade A Fancy 20.04.2024 30:23 ↓

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.