Episodes 36
Avg. Duration 1h 24m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.7 (9)
Since Aug 2025
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Every Sunday, Wroe Avenue meets to discuss the week in Dayton, Ohio.  Our host, retired Dayton Municipal Court Judge Dan Gehres regales listeners with hot takes from his life while having a delicious dinner. 

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S1E36 On the Waterfront has Class

Jun 01, 2026 1h 27m Transcript

On this beautiful May evening, the gang welcomes special guests Tom and Kate Archdeacon to discuss 1954 best picture On the Waterfront. There wasn't much disagreement this week on how great this…

S1E35 From Here to Wroe Avenue

May 25, 2026 1h 31m Transcript

Tonight on Dinner with Dan, the gang has a Hawaiian Feast made by Kate to celebrate From Here to Eternity. From roasted pork to pineapple upside down cake to spam as an appetizer--we never seem to…

S1E34 Under the Big Top

May 11, 2026 1h 7m Transcript

The Gang celebrated Mother's Day together by eating circus food and discussing 1952 Best Picture winner the Greatest Show on Earth.  While Dan loved the movie the rest of the table had some choice…

S1E33 An American in Paris is S'Wonderful

May 04, 2026 1h 33m Transcript

We come in all color with the 1951 Best Picture An American In Paris.  The gang enjoys a yummy French meal while discussing Gershwin's musical.  Dan regales us with some great movie history and…

S1E32 Fasten your seatbelts...I am ready for my close up!?

Apr 27, 2026 1h 23m Transcript

As spring settles into Wroe Avenue, the gang really enjoyed talking about the 1950 best picture All About Eve.  There was great acting with a terrific story--and most of the table had not seen this…

S1E31 Is American Politics still the same as All The King's Men?

Apr 20, 2026 1h 20m Transcript

The Gang enjoyed some gumbo and enjoyed discussing the political rise to power saga of 1949 Best Picture All the King's Men.  Dan thoroughly enjoyed this picture that is loosely adapted on…

S1E30 To Watch or Not to Watch Hamlet, it is really no question.

Apr 13, 2026 1h 31m Transcript

We all did our best to get through Hamlet--and we all did it!  But what a chore.  Luckily we had each other's good company to discuss the 21st Oscar winning best picture 1948's Hamlet. Sir Laurence…

S1E29 Gentleman's agreements show the ugly side of society

Mar 30, 2026 1h 29m Transcript

The whole gang is back for Dinner with Dan to enjoy some yummy Chinese food and to celebrate Kate and Diya's birthday and to watch our twentieth (!!) best picture movie, A Gentleman's Agreement. The…

S1E28 The Best Year of Our Lives are in Five Oaks.

Mar 23, 2026 1h 43m Transcript

A special weekly Dinner with Dan has special guests Ann and Jim Rougier, our neighbors from Squirrel Avenue joins Dan, Kate, Paul, Eddie, Sam and Diya. The Gang discusses their weekly events, travel…

S1E27 Does a movie about alcoholism make a best picture?

Mar 18, 2026 1h 17m Transcript

In this explicit free episode (it is clear Sam and Nan were gone) the gang has some Marian's Pizza and Paul and Kate lead the discussion of a new era of acclaimed films--The Lost Weekend, the 1945…

S1E26 Swinging on a Star...when 73 you are!

Mar 09, 2026 1h 18m

Tonight at the dinner table we celebrate Dan's 73rd birthday--with some not so great Lasagna.  Our friend Kate is back at the dinner table where we discuss 1944 Best Picture Winner Going My Way.  A…

S1E25 As Time Goes By. One year without Virginia Maud Platt.

Mar 02, 2026 1h 22m

Tonight on Dinner with Dan we discuss what many at the table is their favorite movie of all time--Casablanca.  Special guest Crystal King flies in from Washington DC to join Dan and the gang to share…

S1E24 Mrs. Miniver and Breakfast for Dinner

Feb 23, 2026 1h 22m

We have a lighter table today with Nan, Sam, Diya and Eddie joining Dan for Dinner tonight.  The conversation is robust!  1942 best picture winner epitomizes why this project is so special--watching…

S1E23 How Green Was My Valley...Take 2

Feb 16, 2026 1h 12m

Not even technical difficulties can stop Dinner with Dan.  Kate makes a great Shephard Pie, and Nan has challenges with our recording efforts, but no worry listeners--we did the podcast twice so we…

S1E22 The suspense of Hitchcock

Feb 09, 2026 1h 21m

The gang get together on a snowy Saturday (a day early so everyone can take in the 60th Super Bowl) to discuss the 1940 winner Rebecca.  Hitchcock, the master of suspense wins his only Best Picture…

S1E21 Frankly my dear, we DO give a damn.

Feb 02, 2026 1h 38m

Dinner with Dan is back this week after a two week break to have a heated discussion about 1939 Best Picture Winner Gone with the Wind.  The Gang catches up on all the happenings after 15 inches of…

S1E20 As far as anything else is concerned we still leave that up to you.

Jan 12, 2026 1h 16m

This week's Dinner with Dan discusses 1938's Frank Capra's Best Picture Winner You Can't Take It With You.  The gang has it usual characters and welcomes neighbor Marty Gehres as a special guest. …

S1E19 I Accuse..and some great French cooking

Jan 05, 2026 1h 13m

2026 is rung in on Wroe Avenue at the dinner table with some great French cooking and discussion of "The Life of Emile Zola"--1937 Best Picture.  Dan comes to his podcast with all kinds of goodies he…

S1E18 The Great Ziegfeld and the Oh Fudge! jar

Dec 29, 2025 1h 5m

Tonight after a full Christmas holiday, we enjoy a discussion about the the 1936 Best Picture The Great Ziegfeld--with so many famous people in the show you could lose count.  The gang discusses…

S1E17 The Votes are in for Best Christmas Movie

Dec 22, 2025 1h 17m

The Gang takes a holiday break from discussing Oscar's Best Picture to have a vote of our own for best Christmas Movie of all time.  Listen as Dan tallies the votes from our loyal listeners and the…

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Dinner with Dan has published 36 episodes since August 2025, covering topics in After Shows, Arts.

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Dinner with Dan is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 1h 24m.

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