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Live performance and fun chat with Superkick! (Episode 373)

Chicago band Superkick joins Car Con Carne to talk about their band, their love of 8-bit songs, new music on the way, and why we can’t watch “Human Centipede” (but “Green Inferno” is somehow okay).

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The art and science of podcasting -Dynasty Podcast’s Jaime Black (Episode 372)

It’s podcast crossover night! Jaime Black of Dynasty Podcasts joins me for a Friday night conversation about all things related to creating, building and maintaining a podcast.

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“In the end we’re only worth what we leave behind” – AM Taxi’s Adam Krier (Episode 371)

Check out the new AM Taxi video for “L’Patron” here! I caught up with AM Taxi frontman Adam Krier about the new video release of “L’Patron,” and got news about his other bands, Lucky Boys Confusion and Ike Reilly. We…

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Veil of Maya guitarist Marc Okubo talks new album, Chicago roots (Episode 370)

Veil of Maya just released a new song, “Outsider,” and guitarist/songwriter Marc Okubo joins me for a new episode of Car Con Carne!

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It’s cocktail hour with Lettuce Entertain You’s L. Woods restaurant! (Episode 369)

  Lettuce Entertain You’s Divisional Bar Training Manager Thomas Moore is here to to serve up some easy-to-make-at-home Old Fashioneds and Pineapple Daquiris!   #QuarantineConCarne

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Jazz legend/Chicago icon Ramsey Lewis (Episode 368)

Jazz legend Ramsey Lewis is celebrating his 85th birthday later this month, and he jumped on Car Con Carne to talk about how he’s going to celebrate with his “Saturday Salon Series” on 5/30! We also talked about his time…

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Live performance and interview from Hi Ho (Episode 367)

Gillian McGhee from Hi Ho checks in to talk about the band’s history and most recent release, “Desertion,” before grabbing a guitar and playing a jawdropping acoustic version of the song!

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SHIM (ex-Sick Puppies) creates artistic blueprint for music’s new future-Episode 366

This was such a fun conversation: Shim (ex-Sick Puppies) joined me for a chat that covered a lot of ground, including AC/DC, shared musical interests, how bands need to reinvent themselves for the pandemic age, finding his way to a…

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Self-care in a time of collective trauma: A new chat with Hope for the Day (Episode 365)

We’re all still quarantined, and it’s still OK not to be OK. It’s been a while, so I checked back in with Mike Vinopal (Director of Education) and Joel Frieders (Director of Public Policy) from Hope for the Day. We…

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Confronting racism and extremism with ‘Breaking Hate’ author Christian Picciolini (Episode 364)

Author Christian Picciolini returns to Car Con Carne to talk about his latest book, “Breaking Hate: Confronting the New Culture of Extremism.” Discussed in this episode: Why sheltering-at-home creates a risk for the growth of extremism. “Potholes”: We have to…