After Hours with Rick Kogan

Author and food and nutrition expert Dawn Jackson Blatner joins guest host Rick Kogan to give us some helpful tips on how you can add some more fruits and vegetables to your dinner. Dawn also tells us the best ways to use up the produce in your fridge before it goes bad.

Former member of the Illinois Senate Billy Marovitz joins Rick Kogan to discuss Gabby Giffords’ event happening Wednesday night at Carnivale. Billy implored that if people are in favor of reasonable gun laws, they should attend the even and then later elaborated on his feelings in regards to the recent shootings in the country.

Actress Natalie Moore, daughter Zeta Moore, and Executive Director Heather Tarczan join Rick Kogan to talk about the Urban Autism Solutions 10th anniversary benefit happening on Wednesday. They elaborate on what Urban Autism Solutions does to assist those youths that have autism, how the organization has empowered people like Zeta’s brother, Jack, why people who […]

Rick Kogan is joined by artists Daphne Walsh and Tony Fitzpatrick to discuss her “In the City” exhibition at his Dime Gallery. They talked about how they met and how the idea for the gallery came about. The gallery has a similar concept as that of another artist Tony has worked with, Danny Torres, in […]

Singer and musician Michael McDermott joined Rick Kogan to discuss his new CD, “St. Paul’s Boulevard,” and his upcoming shows. While St. Paul’s Boulevard is a fictional location, the overarching idea of the album addresses “the kind of communities that are built within the community.” Later, Michael highlighted his show at the American Music Festival […]

Author Gioia Diliberto joined Rick Kogan to discuss her latest novel, “Coco at the Ritz.” The historical fiction novel is inspired by the arrest and interrogation of Coco Chanel towards the end of World War II. Gioia addressed the reason as to why these events were buried, whom Coco Chanel was living with while staying […]

Artists Danny Torres and Tony Fitzpatrick joined Rick Kogan to discuss a new mural unveiling at 448 N. La Salle on Wednesday. In addition to promoting the mural unveiling, the delved into how they met each other. Tony’s cardiac rehab nurse happened to also be Danny’s aunt. After his rehabilitation, she introduced the two and […]

Guitarist Carlo Basile joined Rick Kogan to promote his performance with the Surabhi Ensemble on June 13th around 7:30pm at City Winery with special guests Juan Dies and Lorena Iñiguez. Later, Carlo elaborated on what it was like making an album during a pandemic as well as the social justice work he does while touring.

Singer Denise Tomasello joined Rick Kogan in studio to talk her return to performing with a 17-piece orchestra at Des Plaines Theatre next Sunday, June 12th, at 3:00pm. During the conversation, Denise delved into how she started singing, how she met her husband, performing for the first time as a cabaret singer, getting her very […]

Author Don Evans joined Rick Kogan to discuss his new book, ‘Wherever I’m At: An Anthology of Chicago Poetry’ and its release on June 13th at the Logan Center for the Arts on University of Chicago campus. The anthology features various poems and art pieces from over 160 contributors who have experienced life in Chicago […]