Joe and Shawn catch up with our buddy Andy (twitter.com/andrewsphar) about Chicago sports and where our lives have led us in recent days.

A throwback to an episode from September 2015, featuring an OG guest Andy Sphar returning for a nearly 2-hour marathon of madness with OG hosts Joe, Dom & Tony.. We were only about 10 episodes in at this point, so have mercy... we cover a lot of topics and have a lot of crazy fun, so enjoy! Thanks For Listening! send us an email ----\> [email protected] or follow us on twitter and join the discussion - twitter.com/BesideTPpod Joe's twitter - twitter.com/jopesays Shawn's twitter - twitter.com/SWPorter5150 Tony's twitter - twitter.com/anthonyross57 visit our blog at BTPpod.com for pictures, videos and more info about us, our guests and discussions. Intro music: "RetroFuture (Clean & Dirty)" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) ~Remixed by Joe~ Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Shawn and Joe recap the musicians who left us in 2016. Thanks For Listening! send us an email ----\> [email protected] or follow us on twitter and join the discussion - twitter.com/BesideTPpod Joe's twitter - twitter.com/jopesays Shawn's twitter - twitter.com/SWPorter5150 Tony's twitter - twitter.com/anthonyross57 visit our blog at BTPpod.com for pictures, videos and more info about us, our guests and discussions. Intro music: "RetroFuture (Clean & Dirty)" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) ~Remixed by Joe~ Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

40 EPISODES!!! Thanks all for joining us in 2016, and look for much MUCH more fun in 2017... Joe and Shawn talk about Richard Marx on an Airplane and Liam Neeson in a Santa Suit... send us an email ----\> [email protected] or follow us on twitter and join the discussion - twitter.com/BesideTPpod Joe's twitter - twitter.com/jopesays Shawn's twitter - twitter.com/SWPorter5150 Tony's twitter - twitter.com/anthonyross57 visit our blog at BTPpod.com for pictures, videos and more info about us, our guests and discussions. Intro music: "RetroFuture (Clean & Dirty)" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) ~Remixed by Joe~ Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

​Joe is joined by returning guest John (twitter.com/baronofBAM) and a new guest, John's girlfriend Christine (twitter.com/ordbookgirl). We discuss books, Chicago Cubs, prison, Monkees, and much more... Thanks For Listening! send us an email ----\> [email protected] or follow us on twitter and join the discussion - twitter.com/BesideTPpod Joe's twitter - twitter.com/jopesays Shawn's twitter - twitter.com/SWPorter5150 Tony's twitter - twitter.com/anthonyross57 visit our blog at BTPpod.com for pictures, videos and more info about us, our guests and discussions. Intro music: "RetroFuture (Clean & Dirty)" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) ~Remixed by Joe~ Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

John and Christine Join Joe for Another Round of Holiday Hootenany. We each discuss our favorite Christmas Songs and listen to some lesser-known gems. (Complete with Shawn introducing the segment and adding his own favorite songs to the mix.) MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL OF OUR LISTENERS!! Thanks For Listening! send us an email ----\> [email protected] or follow us on twitter and join the discussion - twitter.com/BesideTPpod Joe's twitter - twitter.com/jopesays Shawn's twitter - twitter.com/SWPorter5150 Tony's twitter - twitter.com/anthonyross57 visit our blog at BTPpod.com for pictures, videos and more info about us, our guests and discussions. Intro music: "RetroFuture (Clean & Dirty)" and "Christmas Rap" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) ~Remixed by Joe~ Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 creativecomm

Joe and Tony are joined by former host Dom and his wife (and former guest) Mary Ann to discuss some interesting tales of Christmases of yore. Presidents, Spacemen, Lying Parents, Guerrilla Fighters, Breakfast Restaurants, and NORAD are ALL represented in this jam-packed exploration of fun holiday folklore. (complete with an intro featuring Shawn and HIS Christmas experiences) Thanks For Listening! send us an email ----\> [email protected] or follow us on twitter and join the discussion - twitter.com/BesideTPpod Joe's twitter - twitter.com/jopesays Shawn's twitter - twitter.com/SWPorter5150 Tony's twitter - twitter.com/anthonyross57 visit our blog at BTPpod.com for pictures, videos and more info about us, our guests and discussions.

​Dom (twitter.com/TheDomarazzi) and Mary Ann (twitter.com/MaryAnnVille) finally make it through the storm to join Joe and Tony for a discussion about holidays this season other than Christmas. Thanks For Listening! send us an email ----\> [email protected] or follow us on twitter and join the discussion - twitter.com/BesideTPpod Joe's twitter - twitter.com/jopesays Shawn's twitter - twitter.com/SWPorter5150 Tony's twitter - twitter.com/anthonyross57 visit our blog at BTPpod.com for pictures, videos and more info about us, our guests and discussions.

​Thanks for listening! Call us: 608-728-7763 or email [email protected] and tell us what you think, or suggest things for us to talk about. Send us stories and memories for an upcoming holiday episode! Shawn and Joe talk about losing touch with our friends and tattered relationships. Also, Eddie Murphy turned down Star Trek 4. http://www.avclub.com/article/alternate-timeline-eddie-murphy-helped-save-whales-246581 Plus, more talk about soul music, actors putting their kids in movies, And refrigerators going bad on Thanksgiving.

This Thanksgiving, Joe & Shawn are thinking about some more inspirational artists that dies recently, but are hopeful for the near future. Just kidding, 2016 still sucks!! We talk about the AMAs, Sting, Prince covering good songs, bad bands covering bad songs, and The Hooters.