Dave talks about his appreciation of Frank Lloyd Wright and the upcoming architectural housewalk on Saturday, May 19, 2018 where you can tour living spaces designed by Wright and his contemporaries, experience history and enjoy a festive day. For more, visit https://flwright.org/wrightplus What is your favorite work of Frank Lloyd Wright?

In keeping a promise to help ‘keep his name alive’, Dave celebrates the legacy of comedian Don Rickles with Don’s and Frank Sinatra’s longtime Manager, Tony Oppedisano, plus we’ll share my never-aired post-performance conversation with the legend himself, and our original interview from 2016.

On the heels of winning a Lifetime Achievement Awards from The Television Academy, legendary children’s TV producers Sid & Marty Krofft join Dave Plier to talk about creating the costumes for ‘The Banana Splits’, as well as creating and producing groundbreaking shows like ‘H.R. Pufnstuf’, ‘The Land of the Lost’ and ‘The Bugaloos’.  

Dave Plier and Dave Schwan talk about Ernie Banks 500th home run called by WGN’s Jack Brickhouse, the introduction of Spaghetti-O’s, Pope John Paul II being shot in 1981, the final episodes of ‘The Wonder Years’, ‘Cheers’ and Seinfeld and more.   http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3500391/3500391_2018-05-06-061131.64kmono.mp3?ad_params=zones%3DPreroll%7Cstation_id%3D3748.mp3

Chicago’s Official Cultural Historian, Tim Samuelson joins Dave to celebrate the 125th anniversary of The World’s Columbian Exposition’ and the new exhibit ‘125 Years of The White City at the Museum of Science & Industry.  For more info, visit https://www.msichicago.org/explore/whats-here/events/white-city-125th/

Dave, listeners and the late night crew talk about the retail reckoning taking place in Chicago, and how brick & mortar stores aren’t dying, they are just evolving. We also look back the memorable shopping experiences that are gone, but not forgotten with Craig Loccaciato of craigslostchicago.com. What store in Chicago do you miss the most?  

Bob Dorough, award winning  musician whose songs helped teach children on ABC’s “Schoolhouse Rock” has died. Here’s Dave Plier’s interview with Bob, highlighting the classic animated series, including songs ‘I’m Just a Bill’, ‘Conjunction Junction’, ’Three’s the Magic Number’. http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3495750/3495750_2018-04-24-231350.64kmono.mp3?ad_params=zones%3DPreroll%7Cstation_id%3D3748.mp3

Paige Davis, host of TLC’s ‘Trading Spaces’ joins Dave Plier to talk about the home improvement series reboot, bringing back realistic, creative and cost effective design ideas to middle America. http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3494191/3494191_2018-04-20-163031.64kmono.mp3?ad_params=zones%3DPreroll%7Cstation_id%3D3748.mp3

Dave, listeners and the late night crew talk about the revival of vinyl records and the impact of the top selling singles and albums of all-time. What is the first record you ever bought?

Dave Plier and Dave Schwan talk about the closing of Toys ‘R Us stores, when shoelaces were invented, the Chicago Motor Bus Company began operating the city’s first commercial buses in 1917, Elvis joined the Army, Chicago Blackhawks legend Bobby Hull’s  600th career goal in 1972, ABC’s Nightline premieres, the beginning of the Iraq War in 2003.     http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3480520/3480520_2018-03-18-062520.64kmono.mp3?ad_params=zones%3DPreroll%7Cstation_id%3D3748.mp3