“Drifter,” the new album from Cold Beaches, is a welcome release in our time of isolation, uncertainty and stress. Sophia Nadia / Cold Beaches joins me tonight on Car Con Carne! #QuarantineConCarne Car Con Carne is sponsored by C&H Financial Services

Chaos, violence and fear: That’s how Chicago woke up this morning. Reporter Bob Chariato was on the scene, covering the events for Block Club Chicago. He joins me tonight on Car Con Carne. Car Con Carne is sponsored by C&H Financial Services

Do you like happy endings? Kat and Tony of Broken Robots were at absolute rock bottom a few years ago. Today, their band continues to garner local attention and Kat and Tony are in a good spot in life. They return to Car Con Carne to talk about their music and offer advice to people struggling with addiction while in quarantine.   Car Con Carne is sponsored by C&H Financial Services.

You deserve a beer. You’ve earned it. On that note, why not make it a New Style Community Lager from Empirical? Eric Oren of the “nerd brewery” joins me tonight to talk about Empirical's new charitable initiative and the craft scene in Chicago. Car Con Carne is sponsored by C&H Financial Services

The story of German-born Jews fighting against the Nazis is told in the documentary “About Face: The Story of the Jewish Refugee Soldiers of World War Two.” Director Steve Karras joins me to talk about the film’s many stories and the filmmaking process. We also learn a new word tonight: LACHRYMOSE! Car Con Carne is sponsored by C&H Financial Services

11 years of this Podcast!

SO many projects to get done at the store.

‘Caution Codes’ as part of an items name.

Even MORE Alex Ross ‘Timeless’ variant covers are coming.

Not seeing the joy of comics in our work.

An update on using Pullbox.

Thanks, Patrons!

Frank talks about how his family has made the tough decision not to vacation in 2020, why breakfast food is the best birthday meal, an animated fish tank, and more!

Everything’s coming up Webstirs… the new video for “Fiction” just premiered on CarConCarne.com, and the band (along with super producer Matt Allison) is here for a live #quarantineconcarne chat!   Car Con Carne is sponsored by C&H Financial Services

Many years ago, Car Con Carne was a very different podcast. It was then a co-hosted venture between myself (JVO) and longtime friend Mike Bratton. He bowed out in 2015 when he moved to New York, and hasn’t been back on the podcast… until tonight. It’s a real pleasure to reconnect with Mike and welcome him to #quarantineconcarne. Car Con Carne is sponsored by C&H Financial Services.

Chicago comic Hari Rao joins me from his bunker to talk about making his way through the comedy scene here and how he’s been killing time during the pandemic. We also touch on his wonderful band, I Fight Dragons, during our conversation.   Car Con Carne is sponsored by C&H Financial Services.