Kansas history from 1974-the new album out tomorrow (“The Absence of Presence”) with Chicago native/Kansas frontman Ronnie Platt

The north side is home to the much-awarded, much-beloved KOVAL Distillery. KOVAL President Dr. Sonat Birnecker Hart talked with me tonight about getting the distillery off the ground, getting into the hand sanitizer business, and why cranberry gin is always appropriate.

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

Elysabeth Alfano, mult-platform vegan personality, joins me for a live demo on how to make vegan Italian beef. Want to try it at home? Click here. Car Con Carne is sponsored by C&H Financial Services.

Aberlour brand ambassador Callum O’Donnell joins me on International Whiskey Day. We talk about scotch, Aberlour and international whiskey preferences. Then he shows us how to make the best-looking whiskey sour you’ve ever seen!   Car Con Carne is sponsored…

David Arias, guitarist for Chicago post-rockers Avantist, joins me from his sheltering-at-home evening to do a live performance of his new solo project, Troigo (“Salud”). It’s super cool, and… bonus! We get to meet his cat, Parsley. Car Con Carne…

Defining The Atlas Moth’s sound is like “nailing Jell-O to a wall.”

Get this band on your radar!

I’m not drunk… YOU’RE DRUNK.

Start planning your culinary adventures with this episode.