The Midnight Citizen

Join me on a low-key bar hop through sleepy Wabasha, where I hobble along the Mississippi River after leaving Slippery's, attempting to suppress acid reflux like a real Grumpy Old Man. Hear my gassy thoughts on the 1993 comedy that dethroned Native American history and bald eagles as Wabasha's chief claim to fame, investigate an old building that was once home to an odd society, and crawl otherwise aimless through the empty streets of a town that one local told me was "one big rest home."

But, wait! There's more!

Join me in Minneapolis the next night, where I start out in the parking lot of an old apartment building where Mary and Rhoda could've lived 50 years ago, then make my way back to the hotel courtyard, meditating on everything from mall cops to reality TV, and that weird thing that happened to me this week when I got a call from the police, notifying me that they'd recovered my stolen motorcycle from nearly three years ago.

...And that's all for this one, but don't worry, Mike will return soon in...

"Dispatch from the Mall of America"

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Join me on my last night in Fargo, ND, where I walk around a thriving downtown area as it preps for the big AI festival. After my request for a photo op in front of the Marge Gunderson woodchip statue gets turned down by Fargo theater staff, I go for a drink and talk about the classic film on the rooftop bar of the historic Hotel Donaldson. Later, I take it back to the Home 2 Suites for a nightcap and some final thoughts on the town and its people.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial Share-Alike US License. Attribution by Mike Boody. Released September 2026 on Spotify and The Overnightscape Underground.

Join me on another trip to Quincy, IL, where I walk along the waterfront of the Mississippi River and loiter in the parking lot of the posh local boating club. Later, I sit on the back porch of a shuttered bar close to my hotel and reflect on anything and whatever.

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Join Mike in the midwest -- first in a vacant lot overlooking the Mississippi River at dusk, and later on a walk around the famous arch in St. Louis, Missouri.

Join Mike on whiskey alley.

Join Mike outside for some thoughts about (and inspired by) the 1970s revenge classic.

Join Mike on the hot southern porch for a chat about the '96 classic...and some other new business...

On a humid Christmas night in Birmingham, AL, join me for a drink as I mull over Kubrick's last movie "Eyes Wide Shut" -- the weirdo plot, theories old and new, and why nobody liked it when it came out...even though I processed countless late fees for the VHS when I worked at Blockbuster back in the day.

Join Mike in the studio for the last time…maybe?

After 15 years and 300 shows, it all ends tonight. Bring out your drink of choice and make a toast with me as I say goodbye to this weird, wonderful podcast that’s been, altogether, not a bad way to document all the ups and downs of a random guy’s life in this world.

Hear all about the show’s origins, the various stops-and-starts along the way, and, in the true spirit of randomness that The Midnight Citizen’s all about, take some hard digressions with me into an exploration of a wide variety of topics, including the surprising thing Filmmaker Kevin Smith and OC Bomber Timothy McVeigh have in common, pre-Star Wars George Lucas movies, fertility clinic waiting rooms, and a lot more!

This is a jam-packed final episode that I prepared for very little and recorded LIVE, so anything could…and did…happen, like the cat unplugging the mic and camera for a little minute, and two surprise, special guests who dropped in like I was doing a 70’s Television Special!

Music Break: “Carry Your Own Weight” by Forget the Whale (CC-BY-NC-ND) | “Hung Over” by The Crevulators (CC-BY-NC)

Video Street Video Store: “Acting Class for Commercials” (1988) -- Watch Fight Back [Youtube] | “A Seductive Hollywood Scam” (1991) -- Watch Fight Back [Youtube]

Listen on Spotify and Apple Music: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast.. You can also watch over on Youtube!

…and be sure to join the Facebook page and find me on Instagram! “I was one of the authors of the Port Huron Statement. The original Port Huron Statement. Not the compromised second draft.”

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial Share-Alike US License. Attribution by Mike Boody. Released November 2025 on mikesbonfire.substack.com and The Overnightscape Underground.

After seeing "THE FRENCH CONNECTION" at the Sidewalk Cinema, I take a walk in downtown Birmingham, AL. Join me as I give some thoughts on the movie (eventually), and stumble into a basement bar that's all done-up to look like Edgar Allan Poe.

Remember that the FINAL EPISODE of The Midnight Citizen is this Saturday, November 22. Join me LIVE in the studio @ 11 CST at youtube.com/@the_midnightcitizenpodcast.