Nick chats with TV critic Dan Fienberg from The Hollywood Reporter and The Fien Print, about the Best Shows of 2023 (so far) including: “Happy Valley,” “I am a Virgo,” “Taste the Nation,” and “Dave.” They also talk about Nick’s hatred of “The Bear,” and the progress of the continuing […]
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Nick welcomes film critics Erik Childress and Steve Prokopy to review the latest summer releases, including: quirky director Wes Anderson’s latest, “Asteroid City;” the raunchy sex comedy, “No Hard Feelings” with Jennifer Lawrence; and the newest chapter in the Harrison Ford adventure series “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.” […]
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Nick welcomes writer Monica Eng from Axios Chicago, to talk about the recent Mayoral race, her book “Made In Chicago,” her recent trip to France where Chicago artist Robert Guinan is all the rage, a gelato shop in Lincoln Square that also performs side-show acts, and much more. Then, Esmeralda […]
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In this episode, Nick gets into a lively chat with Jim Ryan, journalist from Forbes and The Daily Herald. They dish on Jim’s interviews with the legendary Stewart Copeland from The Police, Tommy Stinson from The Replacements, and Black Sabbath’s very own Geezer Butler. Then, brace yourself for a crazy […]
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In this episode, Nick and TV critic Dan Fienberg, from The Hollywood Reporter & The Fien Print, talk about the 2023 Tony Awards telecast (which was the first awards show to be conducted without writers), the series finales of HBO’s “Succession” and “Barry,” and the new controversial HBO show “The […]
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In this episode, Nick welcomes film critics Erik Childress and Steve Prokopy to the podcast as they review some new movies including: “Rise of the Beasts” the latest chapter in the “Transformers” series; “Past Lives” a heartbreaking story about ‘the love that got away;’ the WWII horror movie “Brooklyn 45;” […]
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In this “For The People” episode, Nick talks with The Consumerman Herb Weisbaum, from Checkbook.org, about important consumer stories including: keeping up with your home insurance, the violation of child privacy laws by Amazon, the creeping dangers of A.I. scams, and the fact that Americans are keeping their cars longer […]
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Nick talks with Matt Carr from The Music Box Theatre in Chicago, about his movie-dominated childhood, his love of John Carpenter’s “The Thing,” and the upcoming screenings of the Vincent Price classic “House on Haunted Hill,” which will be presented in terrifying “EMERGO!” The movie will reach beyond the screen, […]
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Nick is joined by Amy Guth, writer, filmmaker, and host of Crains Business’ “Daily Gist Podcast,” about her adventures while filming her new movie, the crazy real-life characters she met along the way, the joy of wearing an Elvis jumpsuit, and the politics of working in an office post-Covid. Then, […]
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Nick is joined by film critics Erik Childress and Steve Prokopy to review the latest Disney live-action remake of “The Little Mermaid.” They also talk about the wacky (and terrible) Robert DeNiro, Sabastian Maniscalco farce “About My Father,” and they share their feelings about very funny, and very smart comedy […]
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