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Harmony House for Cats president Ann Dieter (Episode 359/Animal Week)

?#AnimalWeek on Car Con Carne wraps up with a visit with Ann Dieter, President of Harmony House for Cats! ? Car Con Carne is sponsored by C&H Financial Services

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PAWS Chicago (Episode 358/Animal Week)

Let’s PAWS for a moment… As #AnimalWeek continues, I’m chatting with PAWS humans Sarah McDonald (associate director of media and community relations) and Brian Zeman (lead, Adoption/Foster program). #bark #meow #woof #quarantineconcarne Car Con Carne is sponsored by C&H Financial…

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One Tail at a Time Dog Rescue Executive Director Heather Owen (Episode 357/Animal Week)

Animal Week continues on Car Con Carne! My guest for this episode is Heather Owen, Executive Director and Board President of One Tail at a Time Dog Rescue. #woof #bowwow #bark #dogs

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Alive Rescue founder Kristen Gerali (Episode 356/Animal Week)

Animal Week continues on Car Con Carne, and for this episode, I chatted with Alive Rescue founder Kristen Gerali and her adorable dog Baguette.

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Chicagoland Bully Breed Rescue founder Carolyn Giannopoulos (Episode 355 / Animal Week)

Animal Week kicks off with Chicagoland Bully Breed Rescue president and founder Carolyn Giannopoulos. We talk about public perceptions of pits, what led her to start the rescue, and where things stand during the pandemic. Car Con Carne is sponsored…

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Chicago musician Blake Smith (Fig Dish, Caviar, Prairie Cartel, Forgotten Species) talks about his battle with COVID-19 (Episode 354)

Blake Smith (Fig Dish, Caviar, Prairie Cartel, Forgotten Species) checks in with Car Con Carne to talk about how he’s been struggling with COVID-19 since mid-March.

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The man whose work’s been heard on Lego Batman, Weezer, CeeLo and Austin & Ally: Oh, Hush (Episode 353)

I knew Oh, Hush back in the early 00s, when he was in the ascendant Chicago band Escape From Earth. The second we lost touch, he became super successful (draw your own conclusions). He’s a twice-Grammy nominated artist and has…

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This band is catnip for all men: HUNTSMEN (Episode 352)

just released what is the best concept album of 2020, and we still have 8 months to go. “Mandala of Fear” is a sprawling, 80-minute set of metal that melds a variety of sounds, styles and techniques into something fresh…

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Yes Factory checks in from quarantine (Episode 351)

Yes Factory returns to Car Con Carne! It was a full house of Yes Factory members: Brennan Reiter, Ian Zander, Kelen Price-Snowden, Hannah Hovland, Emily Suzanne and Sarah Fischer all joined in the chat. We caught up with the band’s…

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There’s no better time than the present to learn the guitar: Fender Guitars’ Mary Keenan (Episode #350)

At my late and tender age, I’m *finally* learning how to play the guitar. To explain the benefits of learning an instrument, I went right to someone who knows the topic inside and out: Fender’s Director of Product for Digital…