Brendan Francis Newnam

former host of “The Dinner Party Download,” and author of “Brunch is Hell: How to Save the World By Throwing a Dinner Party”

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Brendan Francis Newnam on KCRW

Brunch is a social ritual that’s inspired sweatshirts, think pieces and plenty of articles in the New York Times Styles section.

Is brunch ruining humanity?

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