Dr. Marcia Sirota joins The Matt Bubala Show from Toronto to discuss her book Be Kind, Not Nice: How to stop people pleasing, build your confidence and discover your authentic self.  Sirota describes the difference between being nice and being kind. She explains that Nice people are constantly trying to get love and approval. Sirota says nice people “always have an unconscious motivation to please.”  Kind people are described as happy people that enjoy giving, but understand when to stop. […]

The last show of 2018 marks a special one for The Matt Bubala crew.  New York comedian Jayson Cross joins us at 1:30 a.m. For more information on his shows, visit his website. We recap Matt’s birthday week by re-living his hilarious on-air scare and tells listeners about his Christmas cooking disaster. Matt, Roger and Jess share New Year’s goals like eating healthier. At 2:30 a.m. Dr. Marica Sirota joins the show from Toronto to discuss the difference between being […]

Pierce Vaughan recently started working for Delta Airlines as a flight attendant and was scheduled to work several holiday shifts this year. Her father Hal, didn’t want his daughter to spend her first Christmas alone, so he purchased several plane tickets just to spend Christmas Eve and Christmas Day with her. Mike Levy is an Ohio resident traveling with his family on that same flight. He joins the Matt Bubala Show to discuss why he decided to share this heartwarming […]

Matt Bubala fills in for John Williams. He starts off the show ringing in the new year by talking about brave people who dramatically walked off their jobs. You call in with your quitting stories. Then, Matt turns your attention to Derrick Rose for today’s NewsClick question. And Matt disagrees with sports reporter Mark Carman about whether or not D. Rose’s number should be retired when he stops playing. Block Club Chicago Editor-in-Chief Shamus Toomey gives you the biggest stories […]

Good friend of the show, Chris Gebhardt from nasapsaceflight.com joins The Matt Bubala Show to talk about a Christmas Comet 46P and a new SpaceX Launch for national security that contains a new generation of GPS satellites. Tune in to the podcast for the latest updates on space news! http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3579426/3579426_2018-12-22-145926.64kmono.mp3?ad_params=zones%3DPreroll%7Cstation_id%3D3765.mp3    

At 3 a.m., Hannah chats with Fred Weintraub from London as she fills in on The Matt Bubala Show. Hannah and Fred discuss everything from Brexit, Paul McCartney and why he was making BBC headlines this week, the reason Keith Richards stopped drinking and updates on the Royal Family. Tune in!

Matt is in for John Williams this Saturday, discussing some of the White Sox offseason moves with MLB Network’s Phil Rogers. He talks politics with Mike Tackett from the New York Times. Later,  he runs down the Chicago Tribune’s best and worst movies of the year.

This week, Matt and the crew are back for a fun-filled show! Matt, Roger and Jess talk about losing weight over the holidays and listeners weigh in (pun-intended) with their tips and tricks. Throughout the show, we talk about risqué Christmas songs and the history on how the got that title. We hear the Oak Ridge Boys sing a beautiful version of Amazing Grace to honor George H.W. Bush at his funeral this past week. Other topics of the evening […]

Matt Bubala fills-in for Steve Dale and speaks with Dr. Heather Loenser, Staff Veterinary Adviser for Professional and Public Affairs with the American Animal Hospital Association, about the dangers of carbon monoxide and the importance of having carbon monoxide detectors. Dr. Loenser also talks other dangers your pet can be susceptible to that you may not be aware of.   Learn more at http://www.stevedale.tv

Dr. Cynthia Wang, Executive Director of the Dispute Resolution and Research Center and a Clinical Professor of Management and Organizations at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management joins The Matt Bubala Show to discuss an upcoming event about conspiracy theories. Wang talks about why people believe in conspiracy theories and listeners call in and share some of their theories on various events.  Keynote speakers Nicholas Epley and Cynthia Wang will be discussing conspiracy theory exploration and how it collides with behavioral […]