Studio Walls--April 24, 2024

 

A weekly update/preview of my latest podcasts, and a look back at some of my previous audio work from this week in history over the past 40+ years.

Here are a few from the archives...

April 21, 1978—I Wanna Hold Your Hand movie opens. 

=We had Nick DiGilio on the show, and we discussed this gem of a film.  

April 22—Avengers Endgame premieres. 

=Bobby Holland Hanton was a stuntman in this film, and told us a few good stories about the making of one of the most successful box office movies in history.

April 22, 1932—Cubs vs. Reds at Wrigley. 

=Would you believe I have the audio of Pat Pieper stating the Cubs lineup from that day? Will we play it on this week's show?

April 23—Dan Frischman birthday

=One of the stars of Head of the Class was on our show a few years ago. 

April 23, 1999—The Movie Election premieres. 

=One of the stars of that film, Molly Hagan, was on the show a few years ago as well. 

April 23--Essra Mohawk birthday

=We knew her as one of the singers of Schoolhouse Rock, but discovered during the interview that she also was at Woodstock.  

April 23—Lee Miller birthday 

=The famous war correspondent's son Antony Penrose was on the show and told us one of the most memorable stories we've ever heard. It involves Hitler on the day of his suicide.  

April 23—John Oliver birthday.

=We've had two people on the show who have worked with John Oliver. Summer Crockett Moore and Josh Gondelman 

April 24--Richard M. Daley birthday

=I told the story of my brush with Mayor Daley in this episode of Minutia Men.  

Studio Walls--January 17, 2024

 

A weekly update/preview of my latest podcasts, and a look back at some of my previous audio work from this week in history over the past 40+ years.

Our podcasting equipment finally broke down after 500+ episodes, so we are in the process of building a new studio. Until that is completed, here are a few audio highlights to chew on.

*January 15--Josh Gondelman birthday

=We interviewed the Last Week Tonight w/John Oliver writer (and Mrs. Maisel comedy consultant) about his impessive comedy career. 

*January 16--Jack McDowell birthday

=The former White Sox pitcher had some great stories about his baseball career including one unforgettable tale about the night the team plane had to make an emergency landing. 

*January 16, 2021—Phil Spector dies in prison

=John Lennon's ex-girlfiend May Pang told us a story about the night Spector almost accidentally shot John Lennon during a recording session. 

*January 17—Muhammad Ali birthday

=Dave told a great story about meeting the champ at a print shop in Michigan. The story was confirmed on the show by the printer who owned the joint.  

*January 17, 1905—First Chainsaw invented.

=Would you believe we've had two guests on the show who used chainsaws in their acts? Kevin Matthews and Tube's lead singer Fee Waybill 

*January 18--Kevin Costner birthday

=This is the episode I told the story of my brush with Costner.  

*January 18—Pep Guardiola birthday. 

=The manager of Manchester City is a constant subject of discussion on Free Kicks with Adam & Rick.

*January 19—John Johnson birthday

=The gazillionaire founder of Ebony was a notorious character in Chicago history. Chicago historian Shermann Dilla Thomas told us what Johnson was really like. 

 

*January 20—David Lynch birthday. 

=Actress Amy Shiels was part of the Twin Peaks show written and directed by Lynch. She told us what it was like working for the eccentric filmmaker.

*January 20, 1996—New area codes for Chicago area established

=When the 773, 630, and 847 area codes were introduced it sparked a Landecker & the Legends parody song, Land of 1000 Area Codes. Odds are good that song will be appearing in an upcoming Minutia Men episode.

*January 20, 2008—Breaking Bad debuts

=We interviewed one of the actresses from that show, Carmen Serano.