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…
Virtual Tip Jar
Car Con Carne has been podcasting in and around Chicago for over six years. In 2020, inspired by the pandemic, the production schedule accelerated to five nights a week. That’s led to added production, hosting and gear costs. If you…
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
PREMIERE: The Webstirs new song “Fiction”
The Webstirs will release their sixth album, “The Webstirs,” this fall. In advance of that, check out the premiere of the video for their new song “Fiction,” recorded by Matt Alison (Alkaline Trio, Lawrence Arms).
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.
Award-winning comic artist Dan Dougherty rocks on solo music release (Episode 416)
Award-winning comic book, newspaper strip and children’s book writer/illustrator, Dan Dougherty joins me tonight. Besides his highly-relatable work on “Beardo” and his supernatural “Touching Evil,” Dan’s a stellar musician. His new solo album, “Bad Ideas,” is a roots rocker available…
Behind the new horror film ‘1BR’: David Marmour, Alok MIshra and Naomi Grossman (Episode 415)
I absolutely loved “1BR,” a new horror movie written/directed by David Marmor (on VOD now). Joining me for a chat about the movie are David Marmor, producer Alok Mishra and actress Naomi Grossman (who you might also know as Pepper…
Kali Masi’s Sam Porter talks about new music, old demos and playing Riot Fest (Episode 414)
Chicago band Kali Masi has been a band to watch for the past few years, and Sam Porter talked with Car Con Carne about what’s coming next from the band. We also talked about the cool stuff the band was…
