Panel Round One
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Our panelists answer questions about the week's news: Baristronauts.
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O'CONNOR: Send up a shipment of garlic?
SAGAL: No.
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SAGAL: They're installing something on the space station for the Italians' comfort and enjoyment.
O'CONNOR: A pasta maker?
SAGAL: Close.
O'CONNOR: Oh, close.
SAGAL: Something Italians like.
O'CONNOR: A decent coffee maker?
SAGAL: Exactly. An espresso machine.
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SAGAL: The Americans and Russians might be content, you know, with weak coffee from the space Dunkin' Donuts, but not the Italians. The Italian coffee company Lavazza has designed the world's first, space espresso machine. They called it the ISSpresso machine - ISS, International Space Station.
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SAGAL: Yeah. Thank you.
BILL KURTIS, BYLINE: Very clever.
SAGAL: Thank you, Italy. Seems excessive, but keep in mind, the Americans make water up there by recycling their own urine.
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SAGAL: The Italians were like, yeah, we'll make our own coffee. Thanks.
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SAGAL: An American's like, no, I'll operate it. I had a big Gatorade this morning. I'm ready to do a latte. Let's go.
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MAZ JOBRANI: I wonder - they must have, like, the nicest spacesuits 'cause I know that Alitalia - that...
SAGAL: Oh, they're fitted. They're fitted, man.
JOBRANI: Yeah, the suits are designed by Armani on Alitalia. It's true. And so I wonder if they have, like, (speaking with Italian accent) hey, ciao bella.
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SAGAL: (Speaking with Italian accent) The drape on the spacesuits - very nice.
JOBRANI: (Speaking with Italian accent) This helmet's a little too big. Can you make it a little smaller? I want it feeling good.
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JOBRANI: (Speaking with Italian accent) I don't know how to fly this thing, but I look good.
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