After Hours with Rick Kogan

Folk singer Jim Post performs all his shows in Galena at One Eleven Main Restaurant & Theater. Rick plays you two of his songs now by popular demand.

Author Alison Flowers of Exoneree Diaries: The Fight for Innocence, Independence and Identity shares stories of people like 21-year-old Jacques Rivera of Humboldt Park, wrongfully convicted of shooting someone. She describes how she forged a relationship with four exonerees to write her investigative book.

Thomas Allen Pauly shares his background in art, from a horse race winners’ circle, to American Pharoah artwork. Then, former CBS anchor and new Senior Director of Marketing and Communications at Arlington Park, Howard Sudberry, talks to Thomas and Rick about reporting on horse races, and the work he does at the park today.

The late Chicago newspaper columnist Mike Royko gives his take on Chicago’s game.  

Composer, pianist and sound engineer Bradley Parker Sparrow and his wife, Vocalist Joanie Palatto, own Sparrow Sound Design. They join Rick, and Henry Farag of “The Signal,” to discuss their new George Flynn CD, “Poetry and Music.”  Join Sparrow and Joanie August 7th for a CD release party at the Green Mill!

From The Empty Bottle Chicago: 21+ Years of Music / Friendly / Dancing to Mozos: A Decade Running with the Bulls of Spain, beautiful literary works of art go through Curbside Splendor Editor-in-Chief Naomi Huffman first. Naomi gives Rick a snippet of each new book, many of which highlight Chicago nuances.

The Ben Hecht Show writer and performer Jim Sherman joins Rick in-studio to talk about Hecht’s unique rise to fame as a playwright, and what really interests people in his life today. Get your tickets to the one-man show at Piven Theatre, as it extends its run through the end of August!

Dillinger Day organizer Steve Sato discusses the former Public Enemy Number One with Rick, and interviews the creator of the commemoration, Bill Helmer.

Film producer Jason Brett joins Kate Hannigan, author of The Detective’s Assistant, to bring to life the story of Detective Kate Warne.

From the annual celebration of mooning Amtrak trains, to a nudist resort, Harvey Moshman and Will Clinger of “Wild Travels” tell Rick how they plan all their upcoming expeditions.