Nick D Episodes

Nick D – Jim Ryan, Music Talk, and Oops! I Thought You Were a Zombie

Nick welcomes music journalist Jim Ryan from Forbes.com back to the podcast to talk about recent concerts, including Soul Asylum at SPACE in Evanston, Little Feat at the Arcada, Flea at Thalia Hall, and Zakk Wylde at Hollywood Casino. Jim also discusses a recent interview he did with Jack Johnson […]

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Nick D – Monica Eng, Axios News, & Where’s Speedee?

Nick welcomes Monica Eng from Axios Chicago to talk about some of the stories she’s been covering lately, including problems with Cook County electronic monitoring, an update on how kids are doing in CPS, the best spots around town to see and smell lilacs, the history of her great-grandfather’s jazz […]

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Nick D – Dan Fienberg, TV Talk and Your Pants are Huge!

Chief TV critic Dan Fienberg from The Hollywood Reporter joins Nick for another deep dive into television. Dan reviews Peacock’s new thriller M.I.A., Netflix’s latest adaptation of Lord of the Flies, the new Martin Short documentary, and the series finale of Lisa Kudrow’s The Comeback. He and Nick also catch […]

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Nick D – Keith Lipinski, Wrestle-Talk, and Remembering The Relic

Nick welcomes Dr. Keith Lipinski from AAW Pro Wrestling back to the podcast for a full wrestling conversation, including a recap of WrestleMania, a preview of Backlash, and plenty of WWE talk. They also get into AEW, MJF’s championship run, and their thoughts on Darby Allin as the current title […]

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Nick D – For The People, May 2026

Nick brings back The Consumerman Herb Weisbaum for a “For The People” edition, covering everything from how to avoid vacation rental nightmares to the impact of the war in Iran on summer travel, and even how to choose the right tree care service. They also talk about Herb’s role as […]

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Nick D – Tom Hush’s Theater of Trash, and It’s Gonna Be May

Tom Hush, Executive Producer at WLS-AM 890, joins Nick for another round of Tom’s Theater of Trash. This time he celebrates The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, the infamous 2003 box office flop based on the Alan Moore graphic novel and starring Sean Connery. Tom breaks down why he loves it, […]

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Nick D – Dan Fienberg, TV Talk, and Where are My Beanie Babies?

Nick welcomes Hollywood Reporter TV critic Dan Fienberg back to talk about the latest SNL UK episodes and catch up on Top Chef. Dan also shares his thoughts on several new shows, including the Netflix docuseries Hulk Hogan: Real American, the intense drama Half Man from Richard Gadd, the new […]

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Nick D – Erik, Steve & The Movies, and Slap Slapply Returns!

Nick welcomes film critics Erik Childress and Steve Prokopy back to the podcast to review the latest releases, including Michael, the new biopic about the King of Pop, which does not exactly impress, the strange music fantasy Mother Mary with Anne Hathaway, the black comedy Over Your Dead Body, and […]

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Nick D – Jim Ryan, Music Talk and Couchella

Nick welcomes music journalist Jim Ryan from Forbes.com back to the podcast to talk about some of the concerts he’s been to and the artists he’s interviewed. They get into shows from Brigitte Calls Me Baby at Thalia Hall, Throwing Muses at SPACE in Evanston, Billy Ocean at Rivers Casino, […]

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Nick D – Monica Eng, Axios Stories & Why Are You Too Sexy For Your Cat???

Nick welcomes Monica Eng to talk about a range of stories she’s been covering for Axios.com, including tipped minimum wage in Chicago, geriatric gymnastics, great happy hour deals around the city, the reopening of the beloved dance club Berlin, human composting, how to handle a flooded road, and more.

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