Crain’s Chicago  Business Reporter for Advertising, Marketing and Retail, Brigid  Sweeney, joins Brian Noonan to preview the chaos that is Black Friday. They talk about the trends on Black Friday, how online sales have impacted the day, and how backlash against Black Friday have hurt sales. http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3227061/3227061_2016-11-23-183301.64kmono.mp3?ad_params=zones%3DPreroll%7Cstation_id%3D3779.mp3

Brian Noonan leaves Cody Gough speechless after he recounts the most bizarre restaurant story ever. But first: Brian makes a reference to The Legend of Zelda that goes awry, resulting in a “reference-off” with him and a visiting Roger Badesch. After neither Brian nor Cody can figure out why the strange restaurant experience occurred, Cody laments the destruction of “his” car in the city, which has left him at the mercy of regional buses to transport him to and from […]

Brian kicks off his penultimate show of 2016 by talking about snow and speculating with the crew on whether we’re actually going to get any this year. But snow isn’t the only thing that could complicate traveling, as O’Hare is expected to be a nightmare for travel this year! As if snow isn’t enough of a problem, Brian also has some bad news about the cleanliness of hotels, including the most and least sanitary parts of every room. Then, Brian talks about […]

Spokesperson from the Leukemia Research Foundation, Carl F. Alston joins us to speak about the upcoming Rockin for a Cure event on December 8; which is being put on by the Dads’ Chapter of the Leukemia Research Foundation Rockin for a Cure Thursday, December 8, 2016 at 7 p.m. Durty Nellie’s Pub – 180 N. Smith St. Palatine, IL  

Singer and actress Lisa Zane joins us to talk about her career as an actress and singer; as well as her upcoming performance at the 2016 Chicago Latino Music Festival.  

Brian explains why the O Hare workers who are planning to strike on Thanksgiving may want to rethink their position.  

Executive Director of the Chicago Podcast Festival Jonathan Pitts joins us to speak about the 1st Annual Podcast Festival happening Nov. 17-19 at various venues throughout the city.  

The status quo of pairing wine with holiday dinner is out the window. Founder of ManBQue: Jesse Valenciana and Brewer at Goose Island Beer Quinn Fuechsl list the proper beer pairing with holiday food.

Brian and Cody discuss their Election Day routines as they tried to avoid getting sucked into the media insanity of Tuesday night’s voter coverage, and also talk a little bit about social media’s reaction to the big news that President-elect Trump upset Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election. Plus: is censorship an unintended result of an overreaction to “freedom of speech,” and is it too early go to Christmas shopping (hint: between Brian and Cody, one has completed some […]

A jet lagged Brian Noonan returns from his first trip abroad to discuss his week in Spain. Hear what Brian learned on his trip, what surprised him about traveling, and how he feels about international travel. Cody Gough also chimes in with his perspective on Spain, having visited over the summer. Check out the full episode podcast of the Brian Noonan Show that was broadcast the night this podcast was recorded to hear about the rest of Brian’s experience visiting Spain. Tune in […]