A talk with artist/musician Jason Sanford about Boston, Colorado, art, music, and more.
Mike Reed
A talk with Mike Reed about playing music, starting the Pitchfork Music Festival, running Constellation and the Hungry Brain, and lots more.
Don Southard
A long talk with painter and teacher Don Southard.
Damian Rogers
A wide-ranging talk with Toronto-based writer Damian Rogers. Read my review of her great book about her mother here.
Soviet Stamps at Dominican
A talk about Soviet Stamps in Frank Spidale‘s freshman seminar at Dominican University, November 22, 2022.
Dear———
An excerpt from a work in progress.
Chris Brokaw
A talk with Chris Brokaw about his bands past and present, touring, teaching, and more.
James Marlon Magas
A talk with musician James Marlon Magas about leaving the Upper Peninsula of Michigan for Chicago and his journey through music, art, and even rideshare driving.
Janet Beveridge Bean
A talk with musician Janet Beveridge Bean about growing up in Kentucky, playing music as a child, her bands—Freakwater and Eleventh Dream Day—and current writing and and musical projects.
Pilsen Community Books, 10/19/22
A book-release talk about paint-by-numbers with Annie Howard. Recorded at Pilsen Community Books in Chicago.
John Hodgman
A talk with writer/actor/humorist John Hodgman about Shopsin’s, the future of capitalism, zines, and all the rest.
Mallory Smart
A talk with writer, publisher, and my horror movie podcast cohost Mallory Smart. Check out Maudlin House and Textual Healing for what she’s about.
A Very Old Man
A couple pages from Italo Svevo’s A Very Old Man.
Elliot Dicks
A talk with musician and sound guy Elliot Dicks about growing up in Columbus, Ohio, moving to Chicago, and building a life in music. Check out his current band and one of his old ones here.
Jake Austen
A talk with Jake Austen about growing up in the South Shore neighborhood of Chicago, art school, his lifelong fascination with masked singers and much more. Check out what Austen’s all about at his Rocktober site.
Mat Daly
A talk with musician/artist/craftfair majordomo Mat Daly.
Westley Heine
A talk with writer/musician Westley Heine. Get his 12 Chicago Cabbies and Busking Blues and read my Reader article about him.
Nancy Carey
A talk with Nancy Carey about writing, painting, baking, conflict-resolution, and more.
“What else do you teach?”
James Jankowiak
A talk with Chicago painter James Jankowiak about growing up in Back of the Yards, getting into graffiti writing, becoming an artist, a teacher, and a whole lot of other stuff. See a bunch of his work here.
Check out his show at Compound Yellow through 11/20/22.
Theme music, forever, by Bill MacKay.
Azita Youssefi
A talk with musician Azita Youssefi about the transition from visual to musical art, the Chicago scene, and more. Listen to Azita’s music here.
Theme music, forever, by Bill MacKay.
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Max Samarov
A talk with Max Samarov about Israel, California, metal music, and other matters. Learn more about Max here.
Theme music, forever, by Bill MacKay.
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Alicia Martinez
A talk with forensics student and former mixologist Alicia Martinez. Follow her on Instagram (if she lets you.)
Music today, tomorrow, and the days after that by Bill MacKay.
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Keefe Jackson
A talk with jazz musician Keefe Jackson. We discuss his youth in an Arkansas college town, the switch from cello to saxophone, his move to Chicago, and more. Catch his gigs or buy a record at his site.
Theme music by Bill MacKay, as ever.
Sam Wagster
A talk with musician Sam Wagster about growing up in Texas, studying film and writing, and playing in bands. Listen to Mute Duo, The Father Costume, Anatomy of Habit, but also enjoy Wagster’s work with The Cairo Gang, Azita, and countless others.
Theme music by Bill MacKay, as ever.