Rafe Bartholomew spent most of his childhood in a bar. McSorley’s Old Ale House has been open since 1854 and is the oldest established bar in New York, even during prohibition. John McSorley owned the bar and when he passed his children took over and named it McSorley’s Old Ale House in honor of John. Rafe Bartholomew, author of “Two and Two: McSorley’s My Dad, and Me,” describes his experiences working alongside his father at the bar, the history of […]

In this full show podcast, Matt Bubala talks with Roger Badesch about what would happen if a nuclear war occurred. Later, Matt is joined by New York writer and bartender that shares stories about this old establishment. Derek Hills joins the conversation at 4am discussing marriage tips. Tune in! http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3386045/3386045_2017-08-12-082545.64kmono.mp3?ad_params=zones%3DPreroll%7Cstation_id%3D3765.mp3

Author of “Reflections: An Oral History of Twin Peaks,” Brad Dukes, is at the Twin Peaks Festival in Washington, dishing details about the event to Matt Bubala. When the original show was aired in 1990, the pilot was filmed in Washington, which marks it the festival birthplace. The new season was released in May of this year. Dukes has been attending the festival since 1992, making this one his ninth trip.  He says since Nexflix started airing the new episodes of Twin Peaks, more fans […]

This week’s full show podcast includes Matt Bubala discussing recent reports state that American tourists may have been given tainted alcohol at all-inclucsive vacation resorts in Mexico, which have led to one death and others with serious injuries. Bubala talks with listeners about their thoughts on why this may be happening. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel posted this article.  Later, he talks with Roger Badesch and listeners about President Trump’s new communications director, Anthony Scaramucci (Mooch)’s first week in office and the latest […]

Assistant Professor at the University of Nevada Las Vegas, Jason Steffen, has been working with NASA as part of the research team for the Kepler Mission. This mission is in it’s final stages where release papers are ready to be submitted. The spacecraft is still functioning under there K2 Mission.  NASA’s goal under the K2 Mission is to create a spacecraft and science program. Since the spacecraft is getting older, NASA has changed the direction of the spacecraft in they […]

This full podcast version includes Matt Bubala talking about the latest on weather conditions, politics and space.  As severe weather conditions are sweeping through the Chicago area, Roger Badesch updates listeners on flash flood warnings and travel times. On Friday, President Trump’s press secretary Sean Spicer resigns from office and Anthony Scaramucci gets hired as Trump’s new communications director. Bubala recalls Spicer’s top seven moments in office and Scaramucci’s press conference. Later on, Jason Steffen joins the conversation to talk […]

Project creator of Chasing Earhart, Chris Williamson, describes The History Channel’s investigation of a new Amelia Earhart photo as a jury trial, since most of the talk about this new photo is based on word of mouth. There are several theories to describe what happened the day Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan crashed their plane. Chasing Earhart is an online blog, dedicated to researching Earhart. Williamson has been interested in the iconic Amelia Earhart since the third grade. He hopes […]

Terry McDermott is the author of “Off Speed: Baseball, Pitching, and the Art of Deception,”which talks about how to find the perfect pitch. His latest book which discusses what McDermott loves and hates about the game, attracting sports fans everywhere. This California based author, McDermott has been to hundreds of little league games, where he even taught his three daughters how to play.  In this one-on-one interview with Matt Bubala, McDermott says “baseball is better than sex.”  

Jam-packed show with live guests from Spain, California and Kansas. This week Matt talks Running of the Bulls, baseball and Amelia Earhart. Rodger Badesch joins the conversation. http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3375955/3375955_2017-07-15-074355.64kmono.mp3?ad_params=zones%3DPreroll%7Cstation_id%3D3765.mp3

In this full show podcast, Matt talks with Roger Badesch and listeners about the best and worst cars, along with car buying tips for his son’s first car as he gets his driver’s license. Mark Schipper joins the conversation to talk about one of Matt’s bucket list ideas, running with bulls in Spain. Later, Matt talks about the G20 2017 summit in Germany. http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3373643/3373643_2017-07-08-083643.64kmono.mp3?ad_params=zones%3DPreroll%7Cstation_id%3D3765.mp3