James Lileks' The Diner

James Lileks is back at his accustomed place on one of the chrome stools in front of the boomerang pattern Formica counter in the diner on Old Highway 23, about thirteen and a half minutes from wherever you happen to be at the moment.<br /><br />Listen to <i><a href="https://ricochet.com/series/the-diner/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">The Diner with James Lileks</a>,</i> along with more than 40 other original podcasts, at <a href="https://ricochet.com/podcast/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank"><b>Ricochet.com</b></a>. No paid subscription required.

Tool Time

It's autumn. There's work to be done and you have to know how to handle the pressure of any situation.

09-06
30:31

Are You Game?

Sometimes you just have to "immerse" yourself into another world.

08-30
37:10

Chicken Balls!

Today's lesson: Don't let your wife go to the big box store or you'll be eating the same thing for a week.

08-23
30:04

The Tipping Point

The most gratuitous show to date. And if you tip your waitress, make sure you help her get back up on her feet.

08-16
31:14

Chez Barbara

Sidewalk cafes and gracious living for all.

08-09
32:39

Good to the Last Drop

An episode that's steaming hot and will get you going. Dare we say it? It's good to the last drop (and that's good, too!)

08-02
32:54

Heeeeeeeeere's Lileks!

An episode that was hermetically sealed and kept in a mayonnaise jar on the front porch of Funk & Wagnalls since noon today

07-26
36:51

Notarized Workout

Retirement lets you do all the things you've ever wanted... provided you can get past the paperwork.

07-19
31:07

Carjacked

Have you heard the news? No? Have a seat...

07-12
30:07

Chicken Laying Eggs

Plenty of seats available in the Diner today because, well, you know why. Let's get ready for the big holiday weekend next.

06-28
32:47

16 Billion Passwords

The cash is in the cloud - if you can get to it. Buddy, can you spare a five?

06-21
32:35

Take a Penny at the Apothecary

Good health to all... from the Diner! And we may stop in at the drug store on the way home, that is, if we have enough spare change.

05-31
35:49

Decoration Day

All the flags... fluttering in the wind... a day of remembrance.

05-24
33:35

The Click of Death

Back it up, baby... that is, if you can. What do you mean "The drive is inaccessible?" You can always get what you want at The Diner.

05-17
31:02

Dropping a Podcast Like Clockwork

Welly, welly, welly, welly, welly, welly, well. To what do we owe the extreme pleasure of this surprising visit? But of course, it's the release of a new episode of "The Diner."

05-10
37:00

The Last Desk

There's few places outside of home that a man can claim as his own. One is his desk and the other is his spot at "The Diner."

05-03
37:08

Roads Best Not Taken

It's dark, the road is unfamiliar and that gas gauge is creeping towards empty... Maybe you should stop at the The Diner.

04-19
32:47

Playing Games

Is Fred dead?!? Not in The Diner, where some things are eternal...

04-12
30:39

Lost and Found in the Matrix

A pair of glasses, a ten dollar bill, two shotguns and a Boston Bull Terrier...

04-05
33:42

Throw Him the Reuben, Ricky!

It's the surest sign of Spring when a young man's fancy turns to... corned beef and sauerkraut.

03-29
32:54

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