Category: Episodes
Joe Shanahan (Metro), Scott Lucas (Local H) & Jerry Bryant (JBTV) – Episode 553
The JBTV Revolution Television Virtual Festival is happening this weekend! More than 25 bands are participating in Chicago’s first virtual music festival of the year. Joining me to talk about the event, as well as the current situation with Chicago’s…
Sicilian street food hits Chicago streets. Meet Sfera owners Steven and Daniela (Episode 552)
What is ‘Sicilian street food?’ The answer’s being cranked out nightly by Sfera, operating out of a ghost kitchen on the northwest side. Steven and Daniela of Sfera Sicilian Street Food join me tonight to talk about bringing those flavors…
Tequila seltzer has arrived in Illinois! Cracking open Freshie with Paige and Ryne Ismenger (Episode 551)
Tequlia seltzer? Will it make this cold, miserable February feel more like summer? We’re in. Freshie sparkling tequila seltzer is a locally-created entry to the world of seltzers. Creators/entrepreneurs/tequila imagineers Paige and Ryne Iseminger are on to talk about launching…
Building networks for suicide survivors: Amy Kartheiser talks about Under the Same Sky (Episode 550)
The topic of mental health has found its way into Car Con Carne throughout the pandemic. Tonight, we meet Amy Kartheiser, whose brother Mark killed himself 7 years ago. After wrestling with depression and facing the stigma associated with suicide,…
The wolf and the crow of masked duo Canvus visit Car Con Carne (Episode 549)
The wolf and the crow have arrived. Masked duo Canvus clearly doesn’t hibernate in the winter; they’re here tonight for Car Con Carne!
Handsome Naked talks turkey sandwiches, puppetry and football (Episode 548)
The very funny, award-winning comedy hip-hop group Handsome Naked returns to Car Con Carne in a “pre-game show” before the big game. I love these guys… they always crack me up. Vote Car Con Carne and Handsome Naked in the…
The ‘retro soul, garage rock & roll’ of Black Bolts (Episode 547)
In our current music climate, the throwback, almost straightforward, sounds of suburban band Black Bolts come off like a breath of fresh air. Their new EP, “Nobody Told Us,” comes out later this week, and we’re talking about it on…
The perils of being an independent musician: Author/songwriter Kat Goldman (Episode 546)
Is the music industry a “lousy business,” as singer/songrwiter Kat Goldman suggests in her new book, “Off the Charts?” We tackle that question, and all the other aspects of the business, on tonight’s Car Con Carne! Vote Car Con Carne…
The “rape kit”: Its Chicago origins and history, told by Dr. Tristin Engels (Episode 544)
“Rape kits,” or sexual assault evidence kits (SAEK), were invented by Louis R. Vitullo, a Chicago police sergeant. Vitullo’s granddaughter, Dr. Tristin Engels, wrote about his life, career and influence in her recent book, “The Power of Truth: The Life…
Lookout! Records history with the Smugglers’ Grant Lawrence (Episode 543)
Lookout! Records was one of the most significant punk labels of all time. They helped introduce the world to Green Day, Operation Ivy, Screeching Weasel and so many more. Punk hero, member of the Smugglers, broadcaster, podcaster and author…Grant Lawrence…
