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From a brain tumor to scaling the world’s highest peaks: The good deeds of Alex Pancoe (Episode 200)

Mountain-climbing, tumor-surviving badass dedicates himself to helping kids

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88 Fingers Louie visits Krampus haunted house before heading to Costa Rica (Episode 199)

Chicago punk heroes go to a holiday-themed haunted house and eat burrito bowls in a Mazda CX-9.

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Must-hear live performance & conversation with the Inventors (Episode 198)

Meet the Inventors, and be prepared to be blown away by their in-car performance!

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‘I don’t want another kid to feel the way I do’ – Stanley Cup winner and dyslexia-awareness crusader Brent Sopel (Episode 197)

Ex-Blackhawk talks about winning the cup and the profound personal struggles he’s wrestled with

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Sunshine Boys eat vegan food under the ‘L’ tracks, talk about ‘Blue Music’ (Episode 196)

Ex-members of Blake Babies, Slugs and Big Hello make it another Car Sin Carne episode

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47 years of blues, now in book form! Bruce Iglauer of Alligator Records (Episode 195)

“There’s nothing like being the hero of a real trainwreck.”

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WGN-TV’s Marcus Leshock at Borinquen Lounge: He’s won Emmys, and now he reeks of garlic (Episode 194)

This week, I’m joined by super-talented WGN-TV anchor/host/personality Marcus Leshock (a multiple Emmy winner! A WGN Employee of the Month!). Gaby from Borinquen Lounge (3811 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60618) jumps in the car with jibaritos that are beyond…

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The reunion Rise Against’s Tim McIlrath helped will into reality: Welcome back, Sidekick Kato (Episode 192)

“The punk kids didn’t like us very much… and the kids who were into the math-y/emo type stuff… we were like ‘fart and dick joke’ guys (to them). We never really fit in anywhere.”

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‘If you don’t like the Beer Nuts now, you’ll hate them later’ – Beer Nuts end career, eat sub sandwiches (NSFW) (Episode 191)

Chicago’s hardest-partying band jump in the car before they play their final show for some hilarious (and NSFW) stories.

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First, the horror. Then, the live performance: The Burst and Bloom at House of Torment (Episode 190)

A live performance from The Burst and Bloom follows a horrifying run through the House of Torment haunted house.