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 […]
Podcast (nickdpod): Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:42:50 — 70.6MB)
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | RSS
Adam and Rick preview the finals of the English FA Cup, the Champions League, the Europa League, and the Conference League. All of them feature English teams this year. [Ep279]
Podcast (freekicks): Play in new window | Download (Duration: 28:14 — 19.5MB)
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | RSS
Pugs Moran and James Parker step back to trace how Live 105.3 even came to exist, starting in Chicago where Pugs cut his teeth at The Loop and built his on-air identity before a chance phone call with Kelly Mohr turned into their first show together. That momentum quickly collided […]
Podcast (live1053): Play in new window | Download (Duration: 33:52 — 23.6MB)
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | RSS
Some bands get accused of selling out. Geese gets accused of being a full-blown psy-op. In this episode of Jackalope Tales, Charles and Lisa dive into the increasingly ridiculous theory that the band Geese wasn’t formed naturally — they were assembled in a secret lab to psychologically damage indie rock […]
Podcast (jackalopetales): Play in new window | Download (Duration: 56:45 — 39.0MB)
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | RSS
Nick looks back at the ten former Saturday Night Live cast members who have been nominated for Academy Awards, including one who actually took home an Oscar. Each story has its own twist, and not all of the nominations were for acting. Kristen Wiig earned a nod for Best Screenplay, […]
Podcast (tshbfiy): Play in new window | Download (Duration: 59:04 — 40.6MB)
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | RSS
Patti Guzak’s story begins with her working as a server at Top Golf, includes a chance-meeting with customers (a famous baseball player and publisher), and ends with the answer to her dreams–becoming a published author. [Ep205]
Podcast (mmci): Play in new window | Download (Duration: 26:26 — 18.3MB)
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | RSS
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 […]
Podcast (nickdpod): Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:41:25 — 69.7MB)
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | RSS
What does US federal cannabis policy mean for the rest of the world? Global strategist Jamie Pearson breaks it down — and why most companies aren’t ready. [Ep 207]
Podcast (planted): Play in new window | Download (Duration: 39:17 — 27.0MB)
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | RSS
On this 10th anniversary show, Rick and Dave discuss WKRP in Cincinnati being back on the dial, fishing coaches and racist lifeguards, the dark side of Steven Seagal, the dynamic between husbands and wives, Dave’s hatred of Rick’s Wordle habit, and one of the most memorable moments of John Travolta’s […]
Podcast (mm): Play in new window | Download (Duration: 36:21 — 25.1MB)
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | RSS
Penthouse Pet dumps porn star for billionaire! A deadly new villain stalks Bug-Man! A woman runs over a pedestrian. [Ep 621]
Podcast (bls): Play in new window | Download (Duration: 27:17 — 20.3MB)
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS
