Dave Plier

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Dave Plier episodes

June 17, 2018 How Craft Beer Became Big Business and the Rise of Vintage American Brews with the late night crew.
Dave Plier, producer Curtis Koch, and Roger Badesh discuss how craft beer became apart of big business. What were some of the beers you grew up with? Dave takes your calls and reads your texts. Which Chicago craft Breweries are some of your favorites? http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3516696/3516696_2018-06-17-071036.64kmono.mp3?ad_params=zones%3DPreroll%7Cstation_id%3D3748.mp3
19 min
June 17, 2018 Famous Fathers: Honoring the Greatest TV Dads of All-Time from The Andy Griffith Show’s Andy Taylor to Modern Family’s Phil Dunphy
WGN’s Dave Plier, son Josh and listeners break down top TV Dads by decade including Howard Cunningham (‘Happy Days’), Andy Taylor (‘The Andy Griffith Show’), Jim Anderson (‘Father Knows Best’), Mike Brady (‘The Brady Bunch’), Phil Dunphy (‘Modern Family’), and despite the recent guilty verdict of Bill Cosby, how that affects the legacy of character Cliff Huxtable and ‘The Cosby Show’. http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3516692/3516692_2018-06-17-070332.64kmono.mp3?ad_params=zones%3DPreroll%7Cstation_id%3D3748.mp3
19 min
June 17, 2018 The Dave Plier Show’s Final Broadcast from the Allstate Showcase Studios in the Tribune Tower 6.17.18
As Dave’s son Josh hangs out overnight to celebrate Father’s Day and our final show in the Tribune Tower before moving to WGN’s new state of the art studios, we’ll talk to Kelly Carlin, daughter of groundbreaking comedian George Carlin, Joy Nash of AMC’s hit new dramedy ‘Dietland’, Dave and the late night crew discuss how craft beer became big business and Dave Schwan joins Dave for ‘This is History’. http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3516691/3516691_2018-06-17-065331.64kmono.mp3?ad_params=zones%3DPreroll%7Cstation_id%3D3748.mp3
1 hr 40 min
June 17, 2018 Joy Nash, of AMC’s New Dark Comedy ‘Dietland’, Fights Back on Fat Shaming, Harrasment, Acceptance and Having the Power to Do Something
Dave has a conversation with Joy Nash, star of AMC’s new hit dramedy ‘Dietland’ with Juliana Margulies about how the show came together, fighting back on fat shaming, harassment and having the power to do something about it. http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3516689/3516689_2018-06-17-062029.64kmono.mp3?ad_params=zones%3DPreroll%7Cstation_id%3D3748.mp3
0 min
June 17, 2018 This is History: 8 Hour Workday Enacted, Chicago’s ‘Don McNeill’s Breakfast Club’ Debuts, First Ground Forces in Vietnam, ‘The David Letterman Show’ Premieres
Dave Plier and Dave Schwan talk about the 1868 passing of the 8 hour workday, the every first Father’s Day, the debut of Raggedy Ann & Andy, the premier of Don McNeill’s Breakfast Club in Chicago, the introduction of Chicago’s elevated train system, Captain Video & the Video Rangers, the start of the Vietnam War, the first episode of Late Night with David Letterman and more. http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3516687/3516687_2018-06-17-061127.64kmono.mp3?ad_params=zones%3DPreroll%7Cstation_id%3D3748.mp3
13 min
June 17, 2018 Kelly Carlin Presents Unreleased and Classic Stand-Up Specials from One of the Most important and Influential American Comedians of Our Generation, George Carlin
WGN’s Dave Plier talks to Kelly Carlin, daughter of groundbreaking comedian George Carlin, about her father’s legacy in stand-up comedy, his reflections on politics, the English language, psychology, religion, the ‘7 dirty words’ and a new collection of Carlin’s finest moments available for the first time. http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3516697/3516697_2018-06-17-071537.64kmono.mp3?ad_params=zones%3DPreroll%7Cstation_id%3D3748.mp3
21 min
June 10, 2018 Mena Suvari on New Dramedy ‘American Woman’, Breaking Silence on Sexual Misconduct Allegations Against ‘American Beauty’ Co-Star Kevin Spacey and Helping Victims Heal
Mena Suvari joins WGN Radio’s Dave Plier to talk about her new series ‘American Woman’, working with co-star Alicia Silverstone, and she breaks her silence and talk about the sexual misconduct allegations against Kevin Spacey, her co-star in the Academy Award winning film ‘American Beauty’, focus on the convention that is happening and the healing of the victims. For more information on ‘American Woman’ visit http://www.paramountnetwork.com/shows/american-woman http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3514110/3514110_2018-06-10-041910.64kmono.mp3?ad_params=zones%3DPreroll%7Cstation_id%3D3748.mp3
11 min
June 10, 2018 20 Summer Concerts You Can’t Miss with Sound Sessions’ Michael Heidemann
Dave Plier and Sound Sessions Host (and Dave’s former producer) Michael Heidemann preview the summer concert season in Chicago, and first concerts attended by Dave, Michael, Roger, Curtis and our listeners. To listen to Michael’s podcast check out http://wgnradio.com/category/sound-sessions/ What was the first concert you ever attended? http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3514122/3514122_2018-06-10-063622.64kmono.mp3?ad_params=zones%3DPreroll%7Cstation_id%3D3748.mp3
23 min
June 10, 2018 Rediscovering Route 66: Get Your Kicks on Over 2,400 Historic Miles
Author and historian Cheryl Eichar Jett and WGN Radio newsman Dave Schwan join Dave to talk about the history of this historic road and their individual journeys down Route 66 across America. Have you taken a road trip down Route 66? http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3514120/3514120_2018-06-10-062520.64kmono.mp3?ad_params=zones%3DPreroll%7Cstation_id%3D3748.mp3
22 min
June 10, 2018 Ray Liotta: The Final Season of NBC’s ‘Shades of Blue’, Why Scorcese Cast Him in ‘Goodfellas’
As the final season of NBC’s ‘Shades of Blue’ is about to debut, Ray Liotta talks to WGN Radio’s Dave Plier about the thrill of working in television and a look back at ‘Goodfellas’, working with Robert DeNiro, Joe Pesci and Martin Scorcese. For more information on the series Shades of Blue visit https://www.nbc.com/shades-of-blue. What is your favorite scene of ‘Goodfellas’? http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3514121/3514121_2018-06-10-062821.64kmono.mp3?ad_params=zones%3DPreroll%7Cstation_id%3D3748.mp3
18 min