Category: Episodes
‘Bombs Away’ with Chicago ‘party punks’ the Run Around (Episode 426)
The members of the Run Around came on Car Con Carne tonight to talk about their new EP (“Bombs Away”), their history, making the “Bombs Away” video in an armory, the song “Chicago,” Stretch’s cats’ names and more. Car Con…
Cold Beaches’ new album ‘Drifter’ is the right release for right now (Episode 425)
“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…
12 hours after downtown Chicago was looted: Reporter Bob Chiarito (Episode 424)
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…
Checking in with Broken Robots on new music and quarantine advice for struggling addicts-in-recovery (Episode 423)
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…
Beer made by nerds for nerds: Empirical Brewery with Eric Oren (Episode 422)
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…
The story of German-born Jews fighting the Nazis: Documentarian Steve Karras (Episode 421)
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 Webstirs debut new song, hang out on Car Con Carne! (Episode 420)
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
It’s a Car Con Carne homecoming for original co-host Mike Bratton (Episode 419)
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…
Comedian Hari Rao talks about comedy during COVID-19 (Episode 418)
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…
Happy National Scotch Day! I’m celebrating with Kevin from Glenfiddich! (Episode 417)
It’s National Scotch Day! Kevin Canchola from Glenfiddich is joining me to talk about the Chicago hospitality scene, and about how to properly celebrate National Scotch Day. Car Con Carne is sponsored by C&H Financial Services.
