March 31, 2014

For Tom Berninger, coping with the fame of his rock-star brother — the National frontman Matt Berninger — led to his new documentary film, “Mistaken For Strangers,” which opened March 28 in theaters, on iTunes and video-on-demand.

March 26, 2014

Stevie Lynn Jones stars as Beth Ann Gibson in the NBC drama “Crisis.”  She was very kind and polite, and never once audibly rolled her eyes at my attempt to relate to teenagers.

Natasha Korecki‘s book Only In Chicago is now out in paperback, and that was a good enough excuse to reminisce about out our old neighbor & former governor Rod Blagojevich.  We still miss seeing Rod jog by our houses.  Kind of.

March 24, 2014

Adam Alter chatted about his new book, “DRUNK TANK PINK: And Other Unexpected Forces that Shape How We Think, Feel and Behave.”  Along with many other topics, we learned why radio interns are always given names like “Stinky” or “Half-wit.”

March 21, 2014

Bill McCormick from the World News Center calls in to talk about the death of all things and other happy thoughts.

The Movieman talks about why all teen movies are now set in a dystopian future, and what that could mean for subsequent Muppet movie sequels.

March 19, 2014

Samantha Brown likes to call me up from time to time and tell me about all the places where she is and I’m not.

March 18, 2014

Lloyd Kaufman is a legendary film director, perhaps best known for The Toxic Avenger.  His latest film is Return to Nuke ‘Em High Volume 1, now out on DVD and Blu-Ray.

Marcus Lemonis is the CEO of Camping World and the host of The Profit, airing Tuesday nights at 9:00 Central on CNBC.

March 17, 2014

I explain why my Irish accent of choice is that of Liam Neeson and try to make sure everyone is ready for tonight’s festivities by proctoring a St. Patrick’s Day quiz.

March 14, 2014

Jenny Foss called in to talk about her new book, The Ridiculously Awesome Linkedin Kit.  Jenny is an author and career advisor  who is best known for her blog at jobjenny.com.  She talked about how LinkedIn is essential for for those looking to make a career change, establish valuable networking contacts, and keep one’s big toe in the pool of a particular industry.  We also learned why not being on LinkedIn basically means that you’re invisible.

Bill McCormick  from the World News Center made his weekly appearance on the show.  Today Bill investigated the role of Chicago in the world of super heroes.

The Movieman  reviewed  Veronica Mars and Need for Speed.  I invited him to my Veronica Mars slumber party; he invited me to check out his Six Second Reviews.