Rick Kogan is joined by artists Daphne Walsh and Tony Fitzpatrick to discuss her “In the City” exhibition at his Dime Gallery. They talked about how they met and how the idea for the gallery came about. The gallery has a similar concept as that of another artist Tony has worked with, Danny Torres, in […]

Singer and musician Michael McDermott joined Rick Kogan to discuss his new CD, “St. Paul’s Boulevard,” and his upcoming shows. While St. Paul’s Boulevard is a fictional location, the overarching idea of the album addresses “the kind of communities that are built within the community.” Later, Michael highlighted his show at the American Music Festival […]

Author Gioia Diliberto joined Rick Kogan to discuss her latest novel, “Coco at the Ritz.” The historical fiction novel is inspired by the arrest and interrogation of Coco Chanel towards the end of World War II. Gioia addressed the reason as to why these events were buried, whom Coco Chanel was living with while staying […]

Artists Danny Torres and Tony Fitzpatrick joined Rick Kogan to discuss a new mural unveiling at 448 N. La Salle on Wednesday. In addition to promoting the mural unveiling, the delved into how they met each other. Tony’s cardiac rehab nurse happened to also be Danny’s aunt. After his rehabilitation, she introduced the two and […]

Guitarist Carlo Basile joined Rick Kogan to promote his performance with the Surabhi Ensemble on June 13th around 7:30pm at City Winery with special guests Juan Dies and Lorena Iñiguez. Later, Carlo elaborated on what it was like making an album during a pandemic as well as the social justice work he does while touring.

Singer Denise Tomasello joined Rick Kogan in studio to talk her return to performing with a 17-piece orchestra at Des Plaines Theatre next Sunday, June 12th, at 3:00pm. During the conversation, Denise delved into how she started singing, how she met her husband, performing for the first time as a cabaret singer, getting her very […]

Author Don Evans joined Rick Kogan to discuss his new book, ‘Wherever I’m At: An Anthology of Chicago Poetry’ and its release on June 13th at the Logan Center for the Arts on University of Chicago campus. The anthology features various poems and art pieces from over 160 contributors who have experienced life in Chicago […]

Author Deborah Cohen joined Rick Kogan to discuss her book, ‘Last Call at the Hotel Imperial: The Reporters Who Took on a World at War.’ The book details the story of reporters John Gunther, H. R. Knickerbocker, Vincent Sheean, and Dorothy Thompson as they conducted interviews with the likes of Hitler, Mussolini, and Gandhi, among […]

Actor Phil Donlon joined Rick Kogan in studio to discuss his career and his dive into politics as director of L.A. County Sheriff Alex Villanueva’s reelection campaign ads. Later, Chicago Tribune political reporter Rick Pearson joined the two and weighed in on the ads.

Singer, Libby York, joined Rick Kogan to talk about her upcoming concerts, including her live streamed event at the Epiphany Center for the Arts on May 18th, and her new CD coming this summer. She also described how her life has been during the quarantine and how the pandemic affected the live music industry.