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Celebrity Interview – Trophy Hunting Author Eduardo Goncalves

Rick and Dave sit down with Eduardo Goncalves, one of the world’s leading investigative journalists on trophy hunting. Author of Twenty Elephants in 75 Minutes, Shoot One Lion—Get One Lion Free, and Mainlining on Heroin, Eduardo shares some of the disturbing stories uncovered in his work. The conversation is inspired […]

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Celebrity Interview – Carl Giammarese from the Buckinghams

Carl has a new solo album out (Let the Music Play) and he tells Rick and Dave all about it, along with tales from the rock and roll heyday of the 1960s. [Ep182]

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Celebrity Interview – Indie rocker Elli Elswick

Rick and Dave talk to hot new indie-rocker Elli Elswick about her group Paper Ashtray, and their debut album Remember When. [Ep181]

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Celebrity Interview – White Sox author David Fletcher

Rick and Dave chat with David Fletcher, author of “Chili Dog MVP” and “Joe Jackson vs. Chicago American League Ballclub” about the Hall of Fame induction of Dick Allen and the Hall of Fame forgiveness of Shoeless Joe Jackson. [Ep180]

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Celebrity Interview – Chicago author Robert Conlon

The author of Celtic Knot, the historical novel about Chicago, Robert Conlon joins Rick and Dave. They discuss the wide-open city of Chicago during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. [Ep179]

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Celebrity Interview – Kelly Carlin, daughter of George Carlin

Rick and Dave chat with Kelly Carlin. They discuss her father’s legacy, his archives, her childhood, and her journey of self-discovery. [Ep178]

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Celebrity Interview – Documentary Director, Tim Gray

Tim Gray, the Emmy-winning filmmaker known for spotlighting overlooked corners of history, joins Rick and Dave to talk about his latest documentary, now airing on PBS. The focus this time is Bob Hope and the extraordinary impact of his USO tours during World War II. [Ep 177]

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Celebrity Interview – John St. Augustine & Randy Hundley

Former Cubs catcher Randy Hundley teams up with Chicago broadcaster and writer John St. Augustine for Iron Man, a new book revisiting the legendary 1969 Cubs season. While Hundley relives the highs and heartbreaks of that unforgettable year, St. Augustine shares a surprising personal story from one […]

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Celebrity Interview – Journalist / Author, Mark Wukas

Mark Wukas (The Kiss of Night) has written a great new novel about journalism in the city of Chicago during the 1980s. Rick and Dave discuss the city and its journalism tradition with Mark. [Ep175]

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Celebrity Interview – Little House On The Prairie’s Alison Arngrim

TV’s Nellie Oleson joins Rick and Dave and talks about her one-woman show (and book) Confessions of a Prairie Bitch. She has incredible stories about Liberace, Pia Zadora, Carol Channing, Jerry Lee Lewis, and of course, Michael Landon. [Ep174]

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