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Car Con Carne — 100 episodes

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Recreating PiL’s ‘The Flowers of Romance’ live w/ Martin Atkins (ex-PiL drummer) (Episode 1114)

2

Finding community and catharsis: Cat Ayala of Scarlet Demore (Episode 1113)

3

The DIY evolution: Cult Canyon’s Josh Chicoine on the making of ‘Smoke Tricks’ (Episode 1112)

4

LATTER: Equal Parts Art Project and Band (Episode 1111)

5

The history of Chicago dining told in new ‘oral history’ book (Episode 1110)

6

The Effigies + the Evictions (Episode 1109)

7

Do the Dale (Episode 1108)

8

Pulling back the curtain on podcasting: A chat with Jaime Black (Episode 1107)

9

La Rosa Noir: ‘Existence is resistance … I am doing this for younger me’ (Episode 1106)

10

Time Thieves meet me at “VEGAN TACO HELL” inside Dante’s (Episode 1105)

11

DØUBLE IDENTITY twins embrace pop, physical media, and metaphor (Episode 1104)

12

The Brokedowns can be wolf (Episode 1103)

13

Comics aftermarket - flipping, speculating, and celebrating w/ Jon Belonio and Dave Zortea (Episode 1102)

14

Dr. Daryl Wilson (Bollweevils) reviews JVO’s medical drama of past few months (Episode 1100)

15

Guest host Gillian McGhee (Hi Ho) with Aly Jados (Blood People) - Episode 1101

16

Guest host Jacques LaMore chats with Guardrail frontman Kevin Andrew (Episode 1099)

17

2025 Revisited with James VanOsdol (Episode 1098)

18

Guest host Kevin Kellam talks with SKLAR BROTHERS (Episode 1097)

19

Guest host Kevin Kellam talks with comedian Adam Burke (Episode 1095)

20

Guest host Jaime Black talks architecture with Stewart Hicks (Episode 1096)

21

Drainage tubes, the colorectal surgeon, appendicitis and me (Episode 1094)

22

Welcome to the Family Business: Fiona VanOsdol guest-hosts (Episode 1093)

23

Guest Host Evan J. Thomas welcomes Chicago rockers Now It’s Dark (Episode 1092)

24

Guest hosts Bellhead talk Killing Joke’s ‘Extremities’ with Martin Atkins (Episode 1091)

25

Guest host Kevin Kellam talks about the 90s with author Greg Prato (Episode 1090)

26

Folk-punk troubadour Sam Russo takes huge leap forward on ‘Hold You Hard’ (Episode 1089)

27

The 55+ year journey of Chicago legends the Flock (Episode 1088)

28

Are the Volo Antique Malls haunted? (Episode 1087)

29

wht.rbbt.obj delivers fuzzed-out, torchy & sexy new album, ‘Oscar Bravo Juliett’ (Episode 1086)

30

Noon Whistle: ‘Who wants chili-infused Malort?’ Everyone: ___ (Episode 1085)

31

HellsGate Haunted House with clubdrugs (Episode 1084)

32

The Ooozin’ Ahhhs have emerged from their hellholes and crypts (Episode 1083)

33

Venus Club goes to ‘dark places’ on dreamy new EP (Episode 1075)

34

Bass Drum of Death at Beat Kitchen (Episode 1082)

35

Are you ready for Nü-yacht music? - Jacob on the Moon (Episode 1081)

36

The Pulsars return! (Episode 1080)

37

Troubled Hubble at Bay View Bash (Episode 1079)

38

Devon Kay at Bay View Bash (Episode 1078)

39

The pinball episode! (Episode 1077)

40

Iconic guitarist Kid Congo Powers (Cramps, Nick Cave, Gun Club) talks storied career (Episode 1076)

41

Gina Barcal is ‘Midwest ‘til the End’ (Episode 1074)

42

Never mind the existential dread, here’s Alexis Plaen (Episode 1073)

43

Broken Robots meet challenge of ‘The Great American Struggle’ (Episode 1072)

44

Cinematic, avant garde, band Friend of a Friend eats tacos (Episode 1071)

45

‘If NPR’s Tiny Desk grew up, got day-drunk, and moved to the South Side’ - Wonderlick (Episode 1070)

46

Live at Legit Dogs + Ice (Episode 1069)

47

Busy Beaver celebrates 30 years of buttons (Episode 1068)

48

Chicago food icon Steve Dolinsky previews Pizza City Fest reset (Episode 1067)

49

Comedian Kristen Toomey heads to Apple TV with new special (Episode 1066)

50

‘Americana with teeth’: Dave Suh and the Dirty Wings (Episode 1065)

51

Time Thieves steal my power-pop heart (Episode 1064)

52

DIY post-punk band Staring Problem talks ‘Equinox’ (Episode 1063)

53

Lucky Boys Confusion announces opening act ‘live’ on CCC (Episode 1061)

54

‘4-night spree of suspense, sleaze, and stylish psychosis’ planned for Logan Theatre (Episode 1062)

55

Smoking Popes: Song-by-Song through ‘Lovely Stuff’ (Episode 1060)

56

Flake Michigan performs in a parking lot (Episode 1059)

57

Face to Face at Motoblot (Episode 1058)

58

Live at Legit Dogs - Glory Days, Heligoats, Chad the Bird, badcandy, Eric Oren (Episode 1057)

59

Gird your loins: The new Daisychain album rips (Episode 1056)

60

Wrestling music, Night Spice and Flowers for Dorian: go-to drummer Marc Esses (Episode 1054)

61

Taste of Randolph preview with Spitalfield at Hide+Seek (Episode 1055)

62

Danimal Farm takes artistic residence in ‘Perseverance Hotel’ (Episode 1053)

63

Malört made impossibly worse by Noon Whistle Brewing (Episode 1052)

64

Comedian Kevin Kellam welcomes you to ‘Kevin and Hell’ (Episode 1051)

65

Live from Legit Dogs (Episode 1050)

66

Bellhead follows up on earlier promises with ‘Threats’ (Episode 1049)

67

Instrumental duo El Bisonte visits Chicago from Louisville (Episode 1048)

68

UR Mom was in my car last night (Episode 1047)

69

Introducing Afrofuturistics (Episode 1046)

70

Greek food, Glenview culture, metal AF: Stavros from Atlas Moth returns (Episode 1045)

71

With Patience trio’s terrific ‘Triptych’ tantalizes (Episode 1044)

72

Save Ferris launches ‘Get Dancing’ tour in Chicago (Episode 1042)

73

Live performance of the Spectral Silhouette Radio Show (Episode 1041)

74

FITZGERALDS celebrates its ‘Historic Place’ acknowledgment (Episode 1043)

75

Threadless CEO Jake Nickell on influential company’s 25th anniversary (Episode 1040)

76

Carla Harvey is the new Lords of Acid ‘Acid Queen’ (Episode 1039)

77

Comasoft returns with new EP, Cobra Lounge show (Episode 1038)

78

Record Store Day 2025 at Siren Records (Episode 1037)

79

Crust Fund Pizza creator takes us to ‘Super Pizza World’ (Episode 1036)

80

East Moon, Joseph Christopher, Chris Pienta live at Legit Dogs (Episode 1035)

81

Creating a multimedia concert experience around Georges-Jean Méliès’ films: Jean-François Alcolea (Episode 1034)

82

Live performance and chat w/ Mike Vinopal at Hey Nonny (Episode 1033)

83

Indie bands set to bleat at ‘Goatstock’ (Episode 1032)

84

FACS delivers another minimalist masterpiece (Episode 1031)

85

‘Best local album of the year’ artist CalicoLoco (Episode 1030)

86

Familiar players break new ground as Violets (Episode 1029)

87

Beer Nuts return like Brigadoon for St. Patrick’s Day (Episode 1028)

88

A River runs through Arlington Heights - wht.rbbt.obj singer at Tuscan (Episode 1027)

89

Imagine a ‘pre-dawn tryst while listening to 80s AM radio’: Bronze (Episode 1026)

90

Hypnotist Chris Jones puts Bollweevils, Lucky Boys Confusion singers under his spell (Episode 1025)

91

Like father, like daughter: Brian Krumm and Hazel Krumm (Episode 1024)

92

Dyslexicon shows fangs with ‘Dracula at Sea’ (Episode 1022)

93

The Flip Side: Where Chicago Rocked (Episode 1021)

94

Milwaukee band Seances conjures up modern post-punk (Episode 1020)

95

From iPhone voice notes to EP: Aud Whitson (Episode 1019)

96

Chicago prog band McLuhan rereleases lost 50-year old gem (Episode 1018)

97

Liar’s Club hosts benefits for L.A. fire victims (Episode 1017)

98

Celebrity chef collabs return to Piece Pizzeria for PAWS fundraiser (Episode 1016)

99

Avondale live music bar LiveWire keeps rocking (Episode 1015)

100

The Malört episode, with author Josh Noel (Episode 1014)