Comedian Lio Cundiff makes a bonus splash on the Pat McGann Show this week. Despite his usual preference for floating with a beer in hand, he jumped into the frigid waters of Lake Michigan to rescue a baby. "I hope she has a really cool future, and I'm happy I was there." His heroic act caught the attention of People Magazine, but he decided to set the record straight here on The Pat McGann Show. 

Plus, Lio opens up about the viral media frenzy, the GoFundMe he's trying to shut down, and how the whole thing just might be the best career move a stand-up comedian never planned.

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🎤 Guest: Lio Cundiff

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Pat McGann sits down with Jarrett Payton to discuss growing up as the son of Walter Payton, giving a Hall of Fame speech at age 12 (casual), and how running a landfill hill builds character.

They get into near-death car stories, surviving a Miami national championship team, being mentored by NFL “wild childs,” and what it’s like when Michael Jordan shows up at your house to win his money back.

Also discussed: sneaking video of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce before the internet exploded, playing golf with President George H. W. Bush, and the only time Secret Service had to rescue a golf cart driven by a 10-year-old.

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🎤 Guest: Jarrett Payton

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Pat McGann is back in Chicago with Dwayne Kennedy and Peyton Ruddy for what is, legally speaking, our best work yet.

They cover a canceled Bermuda cruise gig, the Winter Olympics (Norway winning everything, including skiing-with-a-rifle), 30,000 missing condoms in the Olympic Village, and a necessary debate about Boyz n the Hood vs. Menace II Society.

Peyton talks starting stand-up at 17, working the door at the Comedy Mothership in Austin, stacking millions of views online, and launching the “My Best Work” tour. 

If for no other reason, tune in just to hear how hard the crew is losing it in the background.

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🎤 Guest: Peyton Ruddy

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🎤 Co-host: Dwayne Kennedy

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Pat McGann sits down with Chicago comedian Maggie Hughes DePalo to talk about the totally sensible decision to quit a stable job, raise kids, and pursue stand-up at the same time. They get into building a South Side comedy scene from scratch, doing parking lot shows during COVID, and somehow ending up opening for Nate Bargatze in an arena like that’s a normal Tuesday.

Also discussed: Catholic school flashbacks, grade school basketball grudges that never die, Valentine’s Day in Indianapolis (surprisingly intense), and a formal motion to make Michael Jordan’s birthday a civic holiday.

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🎤 Guest: Maggie Hughes DePalo

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In this Olympian-sized episode, Pat catches up with Tom Bambara and Zooms around with two-time Olympic gold medalist  Shani Davis. Chicago Historian Dilla Thomas drops facts in the studio and shouts out our latest listener- his wife. Enjoy the gold medal editing; be sure to subscribe and leave us a review! 

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🎤 Guest: Shani Davis
 5x Olympian | 2x Olympic Gold Medalist

🎤 Guest: Shermann “Dilla” Thomas
 Chicago Historian | Content Creator

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🎤 Guest: Tom Bambara
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“Our” Chuck Garfien joins Pat McGann and Calvin Evans in the brand-new Tiege Hanley studio on Chicago’s West Side for a hilarious, wide-ranging conversation about Chicago sports, comedy, and life in the city.

Pat, Calvin, and Chuck dig into White Sox history, Hawk Harrelson’s iconic catchphrases, the origin of “Our Chuck,” and what it’s really like working around legendary broadcasters. Calvin weighs in throughout on sports culture, media personalities, and growing up with Chicago teams always in the background.

The trio also gets into Chicago winters, Groundhog Day skepticism, Florida cold panic, Super Bowl apathy, comedy club memories at Zanies, and navigating fatherhood — from sleep schedules and baby monitors to white vs. brown noise.

A laid-back, funny Chicago conversation with stories, laughs, and deep-cut local knowledge — perfect for your commute, a long walk, or working on your big plans to become the third groundhog.

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🎤 Guest: Calvin Evans 
Instagram: @calvinevanscomedy
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🎤 Guest: Chuck Garfien
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Brian Hicks returns to The Pat McGann Show to talk Chicago comedy, brutal winter weekends, and what it’s really like running Zanies when the weather tries to shut the city down.

Pat and Brian dig into comedy club life, sold-out shows, and why winter is actually prime time for stand-up. They also get into coaching youth basketball, snow days, Fortnite “e-learning,” kids building gaming PCs, and the chaos of modern parenting.

Along the way: untethered skyscraper climbers, Super Bowl food strategy, chili debates, community dip trust issues, and why February in Chicago will be brutal this year.

A laid-back, funny conversation about comedy, family, and getting through winter one show at a time. Perfect for your commute, a long walk, or hiding indoors until spring.

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🎤 Guest: Brian Hicks

Instagram: @funnybrianhicks

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One of our all-time favorite guests is back. 🏆
Dwayne Kennedy returns to The Pat McGann Show as a charter member of the Five Timers Club, and the conversation goes everywhere. 

Pat and Dwayne break down the emotional rollercoaster of Chicago Bears fandom, including that Caleb Williams play and why losing somehow still felt special. They also delve into the explosion of NFL gambling ads, sports betting culture, and how watching games has changed dramatically compared to their childhood.

From there, the conversation shifts to comedy — working clubs vs theaters, developing new material, kids' cruise ship shows, crowd work, and why the grind never really stops. Plus: Dry January confessions, Kansas City barbecue, jazz clubs, parenting wins, and why the Winter Olympics are secretly underrated.

Smart, funny, nostalgic, and exactly the kind of episode you throw on during errands, workouts, or a long Chicago winter night with no more Bears games to watch. 

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🎤 Guest: Mark Giangreco
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Chicago sports broadcasting legend Mark Giangreco joins Pat for a wide-ranging, old-school conversation about the golden age of local TV — when ratings were brutal, anchors were larger than life, and everyone was trying to beat each other on the 10 o’clock news.

They discuss growing up in Buffalo, breaking into television, and landing in Chicago in the early 1980s, covering everything from the 1985 Bears to Michael Jordan in real time. Mark shares stories from the era of newsroom rivalries, on-air suspensions, insane ratings wars, and why Anchorman felt less like a comedy and more like a documentary.

The episode also gets into Chicago as a sports town, the personalities that defined local media, how journalism and broadcasting have changed, and what it was like working when millions of people actually watched the same newscast every night.

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🎤 Guest: Mark Giangreco

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New year, same podcast. This week Pat talks with mental health therapist Ben Shabad to help us make 2026 slightly less chaotic. They talk anxiety, comedy as therapy, doom-scrolling, AI therapists, and why everyone feels a little on edge right now. They also discuss the impact of phones on our brains, overdiagnosis, social isolation, and how laughter might be doing more work than we give it credit for. 

Ben also won the Jeremy Allen White lookalike contest, which is not something they cover in grad school. 

Email [email protected] to leave a review, or simply to share your thoughts on how to make a million dollars (the question was never answered...) 

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🎤 Guest: Ben Shabad 
Instagram: @beninsession 
Website: https://therapistben.com/


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