Holy ship! Another packed show this week. Wot's Jamie doing to poor Johnnie? FIRST: We chat with Bobby Martinez Olson, candidate in the 2nd for the IL House. Bobby chats Bridgeport, his goals if elected and his hopes for the next

legislative session. THEN: Froy Jimenez is in, talking about his campaign in the 1st for the Senate. He discusses what he sees as waste and corruption in Springfield. THEN Jared Rabin's band puts down a smooth set of blues and Americana in a John

Daley Session. THEN we chat with C2E2 event honcho Kristina Rogers about Chicago's best kept secret involving comic books! THEN Jared comes in and we chat about the tunes. WHEW! No wonder Johnnie needed the fortitude of a fresh bagel!

And we're back! The pandemic can't keep us away forever. On this episode, John and Jamie have a long chat with Dog Logan, long-time sports and concert impresario about the world of entertainment post-COVID. We learn about Doug's beginnings here in Chicago; discuss soccer and rugby and take a deep dive into what teams (and venues) will have to do to survive in 2021. It's a must-listen interview with one of the greats in the business.

Hey hey kids! A truly special Radio Free this week: with "Little" John Daley out of town, John Daley senior steps in to host! We chat about his role in Cook County (and what Cook County actually does); his legacy as a member of the

Daley family; his thoughts on the Presidential race -- and gardening in Bridgeport. No joke, this is a great interview! THEN Cloudtone are in Studio A for another John Daley session. It's dreamy, it's gauzy, it's live.

Holy ship! It's maybe possibly Radio Free's best show of the year. So far. First we chat with political candidate (and former sports broadcaster) Rush Darwish about the 3rd District and his race against Dan Lipinski and Marie Newman.

THEN Andie Zaragoza pops in with some of her speciality tacos and we talk about how delicious they are. THEN Thompson Springs plays a great John Daley Session. Ari Shellist is behind the faders. Finally, the boys from Springs pop in for a little chat

about their new LP, drums, and ghost towns. It's a great show!

Holy ship! We're back with another great week of news and views: --We chat with Hack/Slash creator Tim Seeley. Did we mention he also writes Da Batman? And that comic called Momney Shot? He does! A great chat with a true Chicago comix

legend. --Friko is in Studio A to play an intimate, freaked-out acoustic set. Ari's on the faders! It's a good show everyone!

On this week's Radio Free: We chat to Tim Bratley (Special Events and Board Relations Manager at the Field Museum) and Angela Lorenzo (Special Advisor to the Consul General of France in Chicago) about the Night of Ideas at the Field

Museum this coming Thursday. It's fun, it's free. it's French. Then we chat with Li Ming and Lori Waxman about "Discombulation," a new exhibit in Co-Prosperity's window frontage. We discuss artist visas, Li's time with the Power Rangers and much much

more!

Holy ship! On this week's show Jamie's skipped the coop. He's on da lam! Johnnie's left all by himself but Jerry Trecker comes to his rescue as they welcome in: The Bridgeport Little League team of Bill and Theresa DiPetre, chatting

about the new season and all that baseball stuff Jenson Hillenbrand, curating the new Kirk/Spock exhibit right here at Co-Prosperity The Killer Drones, who tore it up in Studio A with our own Ari Shellist It’s a cavalcade of mayhem and mirth!

On this edition of Radio Free Bridgeport, we chat with magician Carisa Hendrix about her craft and her podcast Shezam! www.carisahendrix.com for more on her. No John Daley session this week, but we're back next week!

On this episode we hear from Chicago Fire founder Peter Wilt! Oh does he have opinions on the "rebrand" of his team. THEN: Sunshine Boys (Poi Dog Pondering, Blake Babies, Juliana Hatfield) give us a searing send-up in Studio A with

Ari! We chat with them afterwards as well! ALSO: Kyle and Jess discover the natural medicine that keeps our neighborhood safe from allergies! Holy ship! It's Radio Free for the new year!