It’s a short show tonight, but Rick still manages to talk to some visionaries! First, Alan Barcus joins him to share stories from his illustrious career as a musician and basketball player. He also previews his upcoming show at the Acorn Theater.  Then, Tom Weinberg stops by the studio to tell Rick about his new book, “Chasing the Lost City: Chronicles of Discovery in Honduras,” and his amazing website full of documentary footage from the past four decades!   http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3411174/3411174_2017-10-16-000714.64kmono.mp3?ad_params=zones%3DPreroll%7Cstation_id%3D3807.mp3

The amazing Alan Barcus joins Rick to share stories from his illustrious career as a musician and basketball player. He also previews his upcoming show at the Acorn Theater.   http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3411175/3411175_2017-10-16-000815.64kmono.mp3?ad_params=zones%3DPreroll%7Cstation_id%3D3807.mp3

Rick’s show was full to the brim tonight, featuring authors, performers and a lovely garden. To start things off, he talked to Patty McNair about her amazing new book, “And These Are the Good Times.” Then, Laura Ekasetya from the Lurie Garden stops by to give Rick an update on the happenings at the garden this fall. Author Dean Jobb joined Rick in the studio to chat about his book, “Empire of Deception,” and Sheba Mason told Rick about her […]

Author Rich Cohen joins Rick Kogan in the studio to talk about his books, “The Chicago Cubs: Story of a Curse” and “Unstoppable: My Life So Far,” which he co-authored with Maria Sharapova. Rich and Rick talked about how Rich became a Cubs fan (even with a Yankees fan as his Dad), why he decided to write these two books and he previewed his upcoming book signing at the Billy Goat on Wednesday. http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3405707/3405707_2017-10-02-001707.64kmono.mp3?ad_params=zones%3DPreroll%7Cstation_id%3D3807.mp3

The International Chicago Podcast Festival is happening this week all around Chicago, so Rick Kogan talks to its organizer and curator, Jonathan Pitts, as well as a couple featured podcasters. Allie LeFevere from The Potterotica Podcast and Tania Richard from Race Bait talk to Rick about their journey to creating podcasts, how they value community and audience interaction and why they’re excited to perform in front of a live audience! http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3405711/3405711_2017-10-02-003911.64kmono.mp3?ad_params=zones%3DPreroll%7Cstation_id%3D3807.mp3

Ted Gregory tells Rick about the mysterious letter he received in the mail at the Tribune in the early 2000’s that lead him to learn more about a murder case in Oregon, Illinois decades ago…and how his findings turned into his new book, “Mary Jane’s Ghost: The Legacy of a Murder in Small Town America.” Buy the book on Amazon here. http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3402841/3402841_2017-09-25-002541.64kmono.mp3?ad_params=zones%3DPreroll%7Cstation_id%3D3807.mp3

Larry Broutman joined Rick in the studio to talk about his amazing new book, “Chicago Monumental,” and the route he took to make such a book. He talked about his shift from being an engineer to photographic wildlife, landscape and Chicago sights, and then tells Rick how he manages to pull off such breath-taking photos. He also talks about why it’s important and empowering to him to support Chicago Lighthouse and the Lurie Children’s Hospital. Buy your copy of the […]

Paulina Jimenez, director of the Park Art Center in Villa Park, alongside artists Tony Fitzpatrick and Kirk Kerndl join Rick in the studio to talk about their upcoming art show “Local Boys Done Good” at the center. Tony and Kirk talk about why they started making art and how important nature is to their individual processes, and Paulina talks about why she chose to bring both of their art – distinctly different as it is – together in one show. […]

This evening on the program, Paulina Jimenez, director of the Park Art Center in Villa Park, alongside artists Tony Fitzpatrick and Kirk Kerndl join Rick in the studio to talk about their upcoming art show “Local Boys Done Good” at the center. Then, Larry Broutman joined Rick in the studio to talk about his amazing new book, “Chicago Monumental,” and the route he took to make such a book. http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3400039/3400039_2017-09-18-001939.64kmono.mp3?ad_params=zones%3DPreroll%7Cstation_id%3D3807.mp3

Actor Chris Witaske came home for the George Wendt roast at Second City this weekend, so he dropped by the studio to talk to Rick about the roast, his career & his time at Second City. He also told Rick about his part on Netflix’s Love and his own show at UCB, So You Do Comedy…? where he interviews his comedic heroes.   http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3397182/3397182_2017-09-10-232422.64kmono.mp3?ad_params=zones%3DPreroll%7Cstation_id%3D3807.mp3