Tim Barnes chats with Mark Bazer about how his early love of comedy bridged into his career as a newspaper columnist and influenced his decision to host the long-running Chicago staple, The Interview Show — which now has a podcast called… you guessed it: The Interview Show with Mark Bazer.

There is more to Mark Bazer than being the host of The Interview Show. For example, he has many emotions and showcases a few of them every day. His day job is at Leo Burnett, the best advertising agency in the world, where he works on the new business team.

Mark also moderates public and corporate events all over Chicago and is a contributing writer for Chicago magazine. And, when called upon, he will attempt to act.

Check out some of Mark’s … OK, let’s cut the charade … this is obviously Mark writing this. So, check out some my recent and/or favorite projects below. And if you want to get in touch, I’m at [email protected].

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CREDITS:

Host: Tim Barnes

Guest: Mark Bazer

Theme Song: “You Are The Genre” by Freddie Nunez

Music Engineer: Adam Smith

Podcast Art: Madhuri Shukla

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