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FINALLY, after many, many attempts, someone from Davenport city government, in this case second ward alderman Maria Dickmann, has agreed to appear on our podcast to discuss the downtown flooding, business impact and various other city issues. In addition, Dickmann addresses various other issues including how she's followed through on her initial goals and platforms, the complex story of what's going on with the Davenport Civil Rights commission, and more.

Organizer and entrepreneur Jeff O'Neil talks about his new event, the Midwest Monster Fest, coming to Spotlight Theater in Moline Sept. 14-15! It'll be featuring some of the cast of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre, celebrating its 45th anniversary this year! QuadCities.com is very proud and happy to be a sponsor of the Midwest Monster Fest, and we think you'll enjoy this convo about it, and checking out the fest. If you're a fan of horror and monsters, you'll dig it!

Brett Hitchcock, director of audience development and co-owner of The Speakeasy and Circa '21 in Rock Island, talks about the various shows coming to both venues, including upcoming gigs like "Rocky Horror," the new Stephen King burlesque show and the new Prince tribute show at The Speakeasy, and the Laugh Hard comedy competition starting this weekend.

Chris Werner and Neil McReynolds join us to discuss the new festival, Praise On The River, coming to LeClaire Park this Sunday, featuring free events starting at 4 p.m., including live music, kids activities, food and more, involving over a dozen area churches.

In spring 2019, Peter Robinson was photographed carrying a gigantic catfish across an intersection in downtown Davenport. We at QuadCities.com picked up that picture and turned it into a series of memes that went viral across the internet, spawning more memes that likewise went viral, and turned "catfish guy" into a web sensation that popped up in webcasts and news as far off as Australia.

At the time, Robinson was homeless and unemployed, had been in trouble with the law, and was looking to put his life back together. When I interviewed him in the spring for this podcast, he was optimistic and upbeat. Now, I talk to him again, to see how he's doing, how his life is going, and how he's dealt with the "catfish guy" fame subsiding. It turns out that it's been a tough couple of months for Robinson, and he's looking for help in getting his life back on the positive path.

Listen in to this in-depth conversation with him, and if anyone can offer a helping hand, please message us on Facebook or e-mail at [email protected], so we can pass your contact information along to him. Thank you, and enjoy the podcast.

A dastardly new villain has descended upon our fair river cities, NAKED BARGE DUDE, caught getting buck naked and hijacking a boat to go out to the I-74 construction barges to engage in untying knots and doing various other nefarious deeds. Who could possibly protect us from this new era of local super-villain (aside, of course, from the police that already busted the bare-assed bandit)???? Well, CATFISH GUY, guardian of the river, noodler of mighty water beasts! We talk to the local internet icon, first seen on the QuadCities.com Facebook page, and ask him what he thinks of this new river challenger...

For the lowdown on the Naked Barge Dude, read the whole story here: Catfish Guy’s Mr. Glass? Naked River Dude Busted

Sean talks with the cast of Circa 21's hit show, "Shear Madness," first in character, and then to the actors themselves, about the show, their careers and more!

Jamie Toal, guitarist, vocalist and songwriter from the influential and impactful Quad-Cities band Tripmaster Monkey, talks about the band's reunion for a new album and live shows, as well as the band's '90s heyday signed to Sire and Elektra Records. He chats about how his wife got the new project started, what it's been like with the guys getting back together, what the new music will sound like, and various other details and anecdotes.

Sean Leary has a lengthy and interesting conversation with Rock Island alderman and social activist Dylan Parker about a variety of topics, including downtown Rock Island development, the courthouse controversy, how the legalization of marijuana could impact Rock Island and an in-depth discussion about Parker's recent controversy tied into the use of discretionary funds to help out Rock Island not-for-profit organizations. The conversation goes beyond the sound-bites and severely edited snippets to give the full story and the whole context on that matter and many others, making for an intriguing and entertaining discussion.

In town for the John Deere Classic? In town for another tourist activity or business? New to the Quad Cities? Or maybe you're from the Q-Cs and live here and you're just looking for fun recommendations of things to do? In this special edition of QCUncut, the number one-rated podcast in the Quad-Cities, Sean Leary gives a fun and freewheeling tour of the local hot spots and places to go, whirling through all the downtowns and hitting on cool spots and great places to get tacos, pizza, steaks and more!