This week, Paul goes behind the curtain with linguist and author Arika Okrent to discuss her new book: “Highly Irregular: Why Tough, Through, and Dough Don’t Rhyme – and Other Oddities of the English Language.” Arika answers the age old questions like: why is “of” not spelled with a “V;” why do many words have […]

This week, Paul goes behind the curtain with two new theatrical productions about to open in the area. First, the world premiere adaptation drama “Thirteen Days,” based on the book by Robert F. Kennedy. It addresses the Cuban Missile Crisis from the perspective of the players involved. It was a time when the world held […]

This week, Paul goes behind the curtain with Lucie Arnaz the actress/singer/dancer daughter of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. Who knew that Lucille Ball hosted a radio interview show back in 1964 – 66 which aired on the CBS Network. What an historical archive of interviews with Hollywood heavyweights including: Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Dean […]

This week, Paul goes behind the curtain with Anthony Michael Hall (Sixteen Candles, Breakfast Club, Weird Science and now, The Class) to talk about his new film just filmed in the Chicago area called The Class, where Anthony, once the geeky nerd student who drove the teachers and principals crazy, is now that principal dealing […]

This week, Paul goes behind the curtain with former child actor Barry Livingston to talk about his new film (now in theaters and available for streaming rental) called Notorious Nick. Based on the true story of famed MMA fighter Nick Newell, it’s a feel good story of overcoming disability to reach the heights. Then Barry […]

This week, Paul goes behind the curtain with Theo Ubique Theater’s artistic director Fred Anzevino and new managing director Christopher Pazdernik. It’s been a long road and they weren’t sure Theo would survive the pandemic. But fortunately for Chicago, they did. This unique Chicagoland experience (located in Evanston) provides a show-themed dinner with a great […]

This week, Paul goes behind the curtain with one of the city’s best magicians and mentalists, Dennis Watkins who announces the return of the wonderful “The Magic Parlour” presented in an intimate setting at the Palmer House. Dennis talks about how he created virtual magic shows during the pandemic which allowed him to bring magic […]

This week, it is Part TWO of Paul’s visit behind the curtain with former MSNBC/NBC News Political Anchor Chris Matthews, former host of “Hardball” which had a 20 year run on the network.  In this episode, Chris focuses on his new autobiography book, “This Country,” which details his life and political development from his earliest […]

This week, Paul goes behind the curtain with former MSNBC/NBC News Political Anchor Chris Matthews, former host of “Hardball” which had a 20 year run on the network. In Part One of the discussion (Part Two drops next week), Chris talks about the current political issues and climate of the day. He has lived politics […]

This week Paul goes behind the curtain with the widow of Bob Denver, forever remembered as Gilligan from Gilligan’s Island and Maynard G. Krebs from “The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis.” Dreama Denver met the love of her life while co-starring with him on stage in Woody Allen’s Play it Again Sam, and it was […]