Yak Channel Podcast Network

500 Miles to Memphis just released their career best album, “Hard to Love,” and Ryan Malott joins me to talk about it. We cover a lot of topics: The new album, politics, the music business, the scourge of social media, alcohol use and abuse, watching horror movies while parenting, the appeal of cassettes and records, and the general awfulness of the “cowpunk” label.

Is Wolfden Brewing haunted? There's an awful lot of lore around the 170 year-old house to support that belief. Wolfden GM Kyle Brauch joined me to talk about the unexplained phenomena at Wolfden, as well as the brewery's "Murder Den" pop-up. We also talked about the beer. Can't forget the beer. Visit Wolfden at 112 W. Lake Street in Bloomingdale.

His dad’s last name is what might grab your interest, but Eddie Money's son, Dez, is carving his own path.   He’s a singer. A multiinstrumentalist. A reality TV star. And yeah, a guy with pure musical DNA. He joined me tonight to chat about his musical genes, his passion for making videos, and the slow drip way he's presenting music to the world.

Songs From a Scene ‘21 hits Bottom Lounge on 11/5 and 11/6. Joining me tonight at an undisclosed Midwest location to talk about the shows are Stubhy Pandav (Lucky Boys Confusion), Augie Schmidt (the Dog and Everything) and Pat Gilroy (One Life). Get your tickets soon. These shows are guaranteed sell-outs.

Nathan Graham, a favorite guest of Car Con Carne through the years, is back on the show as his new single, “Somebody Else” is taking off!

The Chicago International Film Festival returns on October 13! And it’s impossible to miss: North America’s longest-running competitive film festival features screenings in theaters, at the drive-in, and online. Joining me to talk about the CIFF’s “After Dark Series” is programmer Raul Benitez.

Halloween season is my favorite time of the year, and haunted houses are a big part of it. Joining me tonight to talk about haunted houses 13th Floor Chicago and the Old Joliet Haunted Prison Haunted House is Bryan Kopp, Senior General Manager. (I regret mispronouncing Bryan's last name when I introduced him. I had a hard time reading his name on my screen, and feel awful about it. I made up for it in the end of the interview.)

Frank’s son calls him a not nice name, but did he deserve it? His seasonal blues are back but he might have found one of the reasons for them. Plus, he talks about the joy he gets scaring his kids, shopping for a Halloween inflatable, shares a Halloween themed Dad joke, and more!

Fall is in the air so it’s time to grab your favorite pumpkin spiced beverage or in Frank’s case an overload of your favorite pumpkin spiced beverage. Frank talks about planning a fantastic Fall for his family, finding the perfect pumpkin patch, going to the carnival, his son and school, and much more!

Hey, kids! It’s that time of year again! The MUSIC BOX OF HORRORS month-long drive-in event returns to Pilsen and the line-up is spectacular. Co-curator Mike Vanderbilt returns to the show to preview this year’s films.