Live From My Office

Tired of Politics? You've come to the right place. 

Mark DeCarlo is an actor, writer, producer, voice artist, comedian, and HUGE Cubs fan.

Welcome to a very funny episode called ANYTHING BUT POLITICS on LIVE FROM MY OFFICE.

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Tim Benker has a day job.  He owns a  corporate carpet cleaning company. And yet he's still funny. Benker started doing stand up.  Then he ended up on the radio in places including Houston and Las Vegas.  Then he bought a carpet cleaning company.  All while he was still doing stand up. My friend Tim Benker joins me to talk about anything but politics... and when I say "anything" in this case I mean that Tim and I will talk about the most expensive divorces, his idea for a new show, his backstage demands, and a whole lot more!

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Bill Leff is my guest on this special edition of LIVE FROM MY OFFICE. I have a lot of funny friends but nobody makes me always laugh like Bill does.

We're spending a couple of weeks talking to people you know about everything BUT politics. Today it's Bill's turn on ANYTHING BUT POLITICS

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See Bill Leff weekday mornings on Toon in with Me on MeTV at 6am.

Check your local listings and see Bill as part of the world of Svengoolie Saturday nights at 7.

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The idea is simple.  We are all tired of the constant whine of political parties and politicians so let's take a break with another special episode of LIVE FROM MY OFFICE called ANYTHING BUT POLITICS!

The guest is the great Mike Toomey. He has been one of the best stand-ups for years. If you haven't seen him on stage, you've likely seen him on the WGN MORNING NEWS every day at 9. Now see him on the WGN+ streaming app hosting his weekly show, LAUGH TRACKS, Saturday mornings at 10am and replayed through the weekend!

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With each new episode, the first three listeners thatemail me“SURVIVE 2025!” will be eligible to win a $25 ABT Giftcard as long as you include your mailing address and that phrase!

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When Scott Pelley politely hammered his ownership over interfering with 60 MINUTES I had multiple emotions.

I always enjoy it when talent stands up to management, and I've had more than my share of experience in that area. 

In this case, I also felt anger over what's happening to the news now. 

That led to this new episode of LIVE FROM MY OFFICE. It's a monologue and an attempt to explain why reporting on politicians matters and where you can get fairly reported news.

It's a tale of power, money, and bad choices.  Thanks for listening.

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Let’s Survive 2025 Together. With a cool new shirt and hat! Get yours here.

Thanks to our sponsor, ABT Electronics. Get $25 off your next purchase of $150 or more by using the promo code COCHRAN2025 online or in person!

Watch This Episode on our Live From My Office YouTube Channel

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With each new episode, the first three listeners thatemail me“SURVIVE 2025!” will be eligible to win a $25 ABT Giftcard as long as you include your mailing address and that phrase!

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Expect more conversations like this with my friend Paul Coyte, in addition to the usual episodes of LIVE FROM MY OFFICE.

In polls and conversations, people say they are sick of politics.  They say they're not just sick of Trump.  They are tired of all of them, both Republicans and Democrats. So in each new episode a guest you will know joins me to talk about... ANYTHING... but politics. Please let me know what you think at [email protected] 

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Let’s Survive 2025 Together. With a cool new shirt and hat! Get yours here.

Thanks to our sponsor, ABT Electronics. Get $25 off your next purchase of $150 or more by using the promo code COCHRAN2025 online or in person!

Watch This Episode on our Live From My Office YouTube Channel

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With each new episode, the first three listeners thatemail me“SURVIVE 2025!” will be eligible to win a $25 ABT Giftcard as long as you include your mailing address and that phrase!

Don’t forget to subscribe to listen to “Live From My Office” wherever you get your podcasts, and e-mail the show with any questions, comments, or plugs for your favorite charity!

A fundamentally decent person, in a fundamentally indecent time. He lived a long life but for the rest of us it wasn't long enough.

The Vatican says that Pope Francis died after suffering a stroke and heart failure, but not before he gave one final Easter blessing on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica.

On this new episode of LIVE FROM MY OFFICE hear Father Tom Hurley on the life and legacy of Pope Francis.  He also speaks about the present and future of the Church

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Father Tom Hurley is on Instagram.

Let’s Survive 2025 Together. With a cool new shirt and hat! Get yours here.

Thanks to our sponsor, ABT Electronics. Get $25 off your next purchase of $150 or more by using the promo code COCHRAN2025 online or in person!

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With each new episode, the first three listeners that email me “SURVIVE 2025!” will be eligible to win a $25 ABT Giftcard as long as you include your mailing address and that phrase!

This new episode features one of my favorite guests. Robert Jones is the current Chancellor of the University of Illinois but is about to leave to become the next President at the University of Washington.

He has lived an amazing life so why stop now?

We talk about the mountain of challenges for students and schools in this political mess we're in.  We talk about his incredible life story.  And I learn something, and what I learn is actually good news.

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Let’s Survive 2025 Together. With a cool new shirt and hat! Get yours here.

Thanks to our sponsor, ABT Electronics. Get $25 off your next purchase by using the promo code COCHRAN2025 online or in person!

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TIME TO TURN THE PAGE

Richard Roeper had over 16,000 bylines at the Chicago Sun-Times. That's an incredible run! As a Southside kid, he has lived his dream by not just working at his hometown newspaper but by being one of its biggest stars.

Toss in the years with the legendary Roger Ebert and a hit radio career, and you just scratch the surface of a very cool life... so far.

On this new episode of LIVE FROM MY OFFICE we talk movies, name drop, and he tells some great stories.

Subscribe and follow. Check the show notes. Thanks for listening.

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IT'S BASEBALL SEASON, GO PLAY OUTSIDE!

He's on MLB Network Radio and ESPN.  He knows so much baseball - he may know too much.

Mike Ferrin is here with a big league season preview where he picks winners and we try to come up with a slogan for the White Sox this year

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Hear Mike Ferrin all over MLB Network Radio including weekday mornings on POWER ALLEY on ch.89 SXM radio.  

See and hear Mike on ESPN calling the best of college baseball

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