After Hours with Rick Kogan

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Rick Kogan is joined by author Patricia Ricketts to highlight her novel The Speed of Dark. They look back on how she got her start in writing as well as how she worked through the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. For more information on Patricia, click here.

Nestor Gomez joins Rick Kogan to discuss his upcoming shows, including “80 Minutes Around the World,” at the Steppenwolf 1700 Theater on Friday and Saturday. His collection focuses on immigrant stories, from both descendants and allies. For more information on Nestor, click here.

On this episode of After Hours with Rick Kogan, two old friends were reunited. Field Notes’ Jim Coudal joined Rick Kogan to talk about the instant success for Field Notes, what it is and where you can get your hands on these unique note books. Also, listen in while Jim and Rick Kogan talk about […]

Jim Coudal joins Rick Kogan in studio to talk about the creation of the latest edition of the company he co-founded, Field Notes, a brand of notebooks harkening back to the tradition of promotional notebooks distributed to American farmers by several different agricultural companies. They discussed the brand and how it highlights Americana. This was […]

Joan Collaso and Tre Lee join Rick Kogan in studio to talk about Timeless Gifts, a youth mentoring program and their four concerts happening at Epiphany Center for the Arts on July 11th, 12th, 18th, and 19th. They later discuss the origin of the organization, how the quarantine might have affected performances, and how Timeless […]

Author Rob Elder joins Rick Kogan in studio to discuss his latest book with J.C. Gable, “The Doomsday Clock at 75,” as well as some of his other books. They take the time to elaborate on the origins and meaning of the Doomsday Clock, Rob’s start and the Chicago Sun Times, novelist Ken Kesey and […]

Executive director of Ragdale, Michael Clevenger, and visual artist and Ragdale oracle, Roland Kulla, joined Rick Kogan in studio to discuss the nonprofit artists’ community. They addressed what exactly Ragdale is, how they became affiliated with the community, and more!

Performers Tom Michael and Beckie Menzie join Rick Kogan to discuss their long collaboration as well as their “re-Imagine the Beatles” concert with Irwin Berkowitz held at Ravinia’s Martin Theater on June 30th. They addressed how the pandemic affected them, how the two started collaborating, and more!

With the Happiness Club’s benefit performance and silent auction happening Sunday the 26th, Rick Kogan was joined by artistic director Tanji Harper, event chair Maureen Schulman, and filmmaker, author, and 2022 Legacy Award Recipient Kim Jones to discuss the event. The benefit, which is dedicated to TV personality, journalist, author, and philanthropist, Merri Dee, supports […]