Nick welcomes Monica Eng from Axios.com to talk about crazy snacks in Albany Park, her trip to Champaign-Urbana where she stayed at Roger Ebert’s house (which may, in fact, be haunted by Roger), her hatred of horror movies, and Monica talks about the time she reviewed movies for The Sun-Times […]

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Nick welcomes Marnie Shure, the Managing Editor of the food website “The Takeout,” to give the latest report on this year’s Pumpkin Spice invasion. She also talks about how using A.I. is NOT the best way to forage for mushrooms, the latest fast-food lawsuit (this one involving Arby’s), and the […]

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Nick talks with pro-wrestling expert and producer at AAW Pro, Keith Lipinski about AEW news including the firing of CM Punk, the rise of Ricky Starks and the appearance of Jon Moxley at an AAW event. They also talk about the great stuff that’s happening at WWE (including the popularity […]

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Nick chats with movie critics Erik Childress and Steve Prokopy about the new films “Dumb Money,” the terrific true story involving the Game Stop stock madness that went on during the pandemic; the new Agatha Christie mystery “A Haunting in Venice;” and the portrait of a real-life luchador wrestler named […]

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Nick welcomes TV critic Dan Fienberg from The Hollywood Reporter and The Fien Print, to discuss the latest season of Big Brother, and to review the new “Star Wars” series “Ahsoka,” “Thank You Very Much” the documentary about Andy Kaufman, the new series “The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon,” and they […]

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In this packed episode, Nick talks with Mike Kerz, the owner of The Midway Drive-In in Dixon Il, about the upcoming Dusk til Dawn HorrorFest featuring some classic scary movies. Then, Nick welcomes actress/writer/storyteller Jen Bosworth-Ramirez to the podcast, to talk about doing theater in L.A., writing horror stories, hating […]

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In this “For The People” episode, Nick talks with The Consumerman Herb Weisbaum about Amazon raising its minimum purchase requirement in some zip codes; the bad idea of boycotting student loan payments; the best way to shop for pet food and other pet related items; the complete confusion and mumbo […]

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Nick welcomes film critics Erik Childress and Steve Prokopy to the podcast to review the terrible horror comedy “Slotherhouse,” which is about a sloth that murders a bunch of sorority girls. They also talk about the well-acted, but uninteresting mystery “The Good Mother” with Hilary Swank, and they rave about […]

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Nick welcomes podcaster/writer/filmmaker Amy Guth to the show to talk about the time she is spending in L.A., including: dealing with underwhelming hurricanes, non-damaging earthquakes, and horrifying police activities in the Hollywood Hills. Amy also talks about the progress that her new Elvis movie is making, and her recent trip […]

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Nick is joined by music journalist Jim Ryan, from Forbes & The Daily Herald, to talk about: Bob Mould, Lin Brehmer, Andy Summers, Bruce Springsteen, SAGA, Rock and Roll Jeopardy, and Bret Michaels’ Party Gras! Nick and Jim also compare notes about the ridiculous Foreigner concerts they’ve each attended. Then, […]

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