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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Nick is joined by film critics Erik Childress and Steve Prokopy to review the new Anna Kendrick film “Alice, Darling,” the Gen Z techno thriller “Missing,” “The Son,” the new family drama with Hugh Jackman and Anthony Hopkins, and a brand new 4K restoration of the John Carpenter masterpiece “Assault […]

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Nick is joined by music journalist Jim Ryan, from Forbes and The Daily Herald to talk about The Year in Music, including the best albums of 2022 (Spoon, Eddie Vedder, Tears For Fears are among the artists on the list) and the best concerts of 2022 (including The B52s at […]

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Nick is joined by Marnie Shure, The Editor of “The Takeout,” to talk about needlessly complicated A.I. ovens, terrible sugar-free wine, how Tik Tok ruins everything, they also talk about movies like “The Menu,” “The Babadook” and the new classic “M3GAN”, and they taste test the new Crunchy Cookie M&M’s. […]

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Nick is joined by TV critic Dan Fienberg from The Hollywood Reporter, to talk about the new Peacock docu-comedy series, “Paul T. Goldman” (and other uncomfortable comedies like the Borat movies, the Tom Green shows and the Christopher Guest mockumentaries), the new HBO zombie drama based on the video game: […]

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