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Jackalope Tales – Nonprofit…Not!

Some record labels say they’re nonprofit.

Which immediately raises the obvious question: nonprofit for who?

This week on Jackalope Tales, Charles and Lisa tumble down a particularly sketchy rabbit hole after discovering that their former band — Toadies — once signed to a “nonprofit” record label. A nonprofit… record label. Because nothing […]

That Show – Whiskers R We with Barbara DeDrew

Nick revisits one of Kate McKinnon’s strangest and most lovable creations on Saturday Night Live, Barbara DeDrew from Whiskers R We. The fake cat adoption commercials became instant fan favorites between 2014 and 2023, built around Barbara’s oddball delivery, heartfelt devotion to her cats, and the unpredictable chaos of live […]

Nick D – Oscars, Misfits, TV, Dan Feinberg & More

Nick kicks things off by talking about Oscar Day with Nick Digilio at the Museum of Broadcast Communications happening Sunday, March 15 from noon to 2:30. The event celebrates the Oscars and Nick’s book, with Rick Kogan hosting the afternoon. If you want to be there, tickets are available now […]

Minutia Men – Girl Scout Cookies

The Catholic Confession Hotline, the girl scouts team up with a natural ally, a question about Petsmart, Amy Landecker and Bradley Whitford, exorcism classes, tooth fairy hi/low, everything you wanted to know about Anton Cermak, a birthday tribute to one of Rick’s sons, and a song for the Girl Scouts […]

The Wine Makers – The Rebel School of Wine with Tyler Balliet & Morgan First

For a long time, it was easy for some to dismiss the wine world that Tyler Balliet and Morgan First have spent the last 20 years carving out for themselves as frivolous or unserious.

Second Glass, the zine Tyler started while working one of her first wine jobs, was a far […]

Destination Eat Drink – Rome, Venice, and Abruzzo, Italy

Planning a trip to Italy? We’ve got some of the best things to eat in Rome, drink in Venice, as well as enjoying the bounty of Abruzzo. There’s the reason why you should get your Suppli hot out of the fryer, the best wines from Abruzzo, and whether a gondola […]

Nick D – Tom’s Theater of Trash & Celebrity Clones!

Nick welcomes WLS-AM producer and movie obsessive Tom Hush back for another round of Tom Hush’s Theater of Trash. This time the spotlight is on the late-80s surfer crime oddity Red Surf starring George Clooney and Gene Simmons of KISS. Tom breaks down the movie’s strange charm, the ridiculous plot, […]

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