In a conversation with guest Monica Eng from axios.com, Nick delves into her fantastic new book, “Made in Chicago: Stories Behind 30 Great Hometown Bites,” which uncovers the history and anecdotes behind some of Chicago’s finest cuisine. The book sheds light on intriguing questions such as the origins of the […]

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Nick is joined by Marnie Shure from “The Takeout” to discuss Krispy Kreme’s remarkable success in 2022 despite store shutdowns across the country where they sold over 1.63 BILLION donuts! They also explore McCheapest.com, a platform that tracks the prices of McDonald’s items across different regions, with the cost of […]

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Nick is joined by movie critics Erik Childress and Steve Prokopy to review the new private-eye mystery “Marlowe,” with Liam Neeson; the Australian romance “Of An Age,” and the latest Marvel Universe adventure “Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania.” Then, British Bon Vivant, Slap Slapply (close friends with Tom Hush, Executive […]

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In this special “Anti-Valentine’s Day” episode, Nick visits with TV critic from The Hollywood Reporter, Dan Fienberg to talk about appropriate anti-valentine’s TV to watch, plus they discuss the Super Bowl commercials (most of them were bad) and half-time show (which was serviceable), and the new ABC show “Not Dead […]

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Nick is joined by writer/podcaster/filmmaker Amy Guth to talk about her cross country road trip to Seattle, her latest writing projects, the joys of Scottish TikTok, being ‘hotlined’ on the radio and the upcoming Nick D Podcast LIVE show at Zanies in Rosemont that she will be co-hosting. Then Esmeralda […]

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In this “For The People” episode, Nick talks with The Consumerman: Herb Weisbaum from Checkbook.org, about the feds coming down on hidden fees (from places like TicketMaster, your cell phone company, hotels), being safe from buying flood-damaged used cars, some tax tips for 2023 and more. Then Car Guy Tom […]

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Nick is joined by film critics Erik Childress and Steve Prokopy to talk about the great Billy Wilder festival at The Music Box, and they review the new movies: “80 For Brady” a comedy about Tom Brady and some old ladies, the new horror/sci-fi satire from David Cronenberg’s son Brandon […]

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Nick talks with artist/writer/podcaster/publisher/ex-cab driver Dmitry Samarov about his latest book “Paint-By-Numbers,” his upcoming art shows, the reviews he writes for the Chicago Reader, his horror movie podcast, and how he described 2020 as “the Best Pandemic Ever.” Then, Nick is joined by Esmeralda Leon to discuss the details of […]

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Nick talks with Joe Ahern the co-writer, director and star of the new movie “The Disppearance of Toby Blackwood,” a terrific comedy shot during lockdown about consiracy theories, a crazy mystery, and going down the hilarious rabbit-hole of the internet. It also features great cameos by many stars, including Luis […]

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Nick is joined by TV critic from The Hollywood Reporter Dan Fienberg to talk about some new documentaries debuting at the Sundance Film Festival, including “Still” the new doc about Michael J. Fox, and “Deepest Breath” a Netflix doc about deep water free-diving. Also discussed is the latest episode of […]

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