HOST and GUEST

On the final Host and Guest of 2023, Rick is joined by writer and musician Jake Slichter to talk about the new Semisonic album, what it was like touring for the first time in 20+ years, Jake's book "So You Wanna Be a Rock & Roll Star" and for a quick trip down memory lane to revisit how Jake & Rick first met in 2001. Semisonic's new album Little Bit of Sun is available now for purchase on...

On a special Halloween episode of Host and Guest, Rick is joined by writer Luke Geddes. Luke is the creator of TV Grime, a comprehensive and introspective guide to Halloween episodes of TV shows up to 2004. Luke is also the author of the novel Heart of Junk, published by Simon & Schuster and available in paperback, hardcover and as an audio book.  On this episode, Luke talks about his fav...

On this edition of Host and Guest, Rick is joined by Nate Fernald. They discuss Nate's band Crub that recently put out the new EP Welcome to My Life ( https://crub.bandcamp.com/album/welcome-to-my-life ), his work on The Late Late Show With James Corden and some of his favorite bits from Team Submarine, his comedy duo with Steve O'Brien. In particular, they reflect on a Chicago Sketchfest show by...

On the latest episode of Host and Guest, Rick is joined by Kent Watson to discuss his new art exhibit It Took a Long Time to Take This Shape which is currently on display at the NOVA Waddell Art Gallery at Northern Virginia Community College through October 2nd. But that's not all! In this episode, Kent reflects on his time at the Digital Video Club at UWM, talks about his work at Haverford Colleg...

On the latest episode of Host and Guest, Rick is joined by magician and comedian Michael Carbonaro. In addition to being the star of the tv show The Carbonaro Effect, Michae l Carbonaro has also toured the country performing live and his current tour Lies on Stage will be coming to Waukegan at the Genesee Theatre. on Friday, September 8th. Ahead of the tour stop, Michael shares details of his live...

On this edition of Host and Guest, Rick is joined by comedy writer and industrial musical expert Steve Young. If you've never heard of industrial musicals, they are musicals that were created for corporate meetings/sales conferences and then records of the shows were given to attendees intended as a souvenir and never meant to be heard by the general public. For over three decades, Steve has colle...

On the latest edition of Host and Guest, Rick Katschke is joined by Rick DeMint, the photographer behind Portroids, his series of portraits taken by a Polaroid camera. 2023 marks the 20 th anniversary of Portroids and Rick DeMint has taken over 5000 Portroids over the past two decades. On this episode, Rick DeMint shares how he started his hobby, some notable adventures he’s had taking Portroids,...

On the latest episode of Host and Guest, Rick is joined by Ben Marshall, John Higgins and Martin Herlihy of Please Don’t Destroy ahead of their tour stop in Milwaukee on Thursday, July 13th. The comedy trio shares how they first met, some of their comedic inspirations, what it’s like to join Saturday Night Live and previews both their Summer tour as well as their feature film coming out this Novem...

On this edition of Host and Guest, Rick is joined by Curt Neill, the director/star of the film Derek's Dead. This episode covers Curt's start in comedy, his time performing in and creating shows for Channel 101, his recent short films and an in-depth discussion of his feature film Derek's Dead. Derek's Dead is now available on multiple streaming platforms including the free-for-all Tubi. You can w...

On this edition of Host and Guest, Rick is joined by filmmaker Oscar Harding, director of the documentary A Life on the Farm. Oscar shares the VHS tape origins of the documentary, what it was like to shoot an international production during a pandemic, and how the film has now screened on all seven continents.  A Life on the Farm is now available on VOD and will have a physical release on Blu...

On this edition of Host and Guest, Rick is joined by comedian Joe Kwaczala to discuss his new special Ooh La La as well as what Joe has been up to in the thirteen years since his last appearance on Host and Guest. The episode covers Joe’s comedy career including The Late Live Show, his viral Tainted Love dance tutorial, his love of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and a memorable performance of his...

Dan Wilson of Semisonic is the guest on this edition of Host and Guest. In this episode, Dan talks about the brand new Semisonic songs "Little Bit of Sun" and "Grow Your Own", the band's current Last Summer on Earth tour with Barenaked Ladies, what it is like to be on the road for the first time in twenty years and some memorable moments from past visits to Milwaukee. The Last Summer on Earth tour...

Host and Guest is back with an episode almost fifteen years in the making! In the first-ever remote Host and Guest episode, Rick is joined by the Quiz Daddy himself, Scott Rogowsky! Their chat covers his career in comedy, his experience as the host of HQ, the Allen & Ginter baseball card of Scott Rogowsky and how Scott turned decades of collecting vintage apparel into his own business Quiz Dad...

Sorry, not a new Host and Guest episode (yet..) but instead I wanted to share the exciting news that my streaming project CONSUMPTION OPTIONAL is now available on the Found Footage Festival’s REWIND-O service. What is CONSUMPTION OPTIONAL? Listen to this quick primer for the details, then sign up for REWIND-O and check out CONSUMPTION OPTIONAL. After you watch it, please let me know your favorite...

On this edition of Host and Guest, Rick is rejoined by Gustafer Yellwgold's Morgan Taylor and John Munson for an extended chat about the new Gustafer Yellowgold album "Gustafer Yellowgold's Wisdom Tooth of Wisdom" (available for purchase at  http://www.gustafer-store.net/guyewitoofwi.html ).  Morgan talks about what it is like to work with some of his musical heroes after being a fan for...

On this edition of Host and Guest, Rick is joined by Elijah Drenner, the director of the documentaries That Guy Dick Miler and American Grindhouse.  This interview took place before the second public screening of That Guy Dick Miller at the Wisconsin Film Festival in Madison, WI. For more information about That Guy Dick Miller, check out http://www.thatguydickmiller.com/ as well as the film's...

On this edition of the program, Rick is joined by Zack Carlson of the Alamo Drafthouse.  Zack is a programmer for the theater and also wrote the book Destroy All Movies! with Bryan Connolly.  You can purchase the book here:  http://www.fantagraphics.com/browse-shop/destroy-all-movies-the-complete-guide-to-punks-on-film-2.html Also be sure to check out Zack's articles for Badass Dige...

After over a month of anticipation following part 1's cliffhanger, here's the thrilling conclusion to the Tom Fuchs episode. http://archive.org/download/HostAndGuestEpisode50Part2TomFuchs/hostandguestepisode50part2.mp3 STREAM IT!

After another prolonged absence, Host and Guest returns with beloved guest Tom Fuchs. As is tradition when he's on the problem, Tom takes a look back at the previous year's films and discusses the ones he enjoyed and hated. As is tradition, it's NSFW and gets off-track. Thank you for your continued support of Host and Guest. Here's Episode 50 part 1: http://archive.org/download/HostAndGuestEpisode...

On this edition of the program, Rick is joined by Evan Pilak of the group Peshtigo. Peshtigo's music reflects the music of the 80s featured in knockoffs of John Hughes movies. Their first live show is Saturday, August 27th at the Cactus Club where they will perform first (aim to arrive around 9:30 if you're cool enough to attend). Their joke song "Permission to Party" was recently criticized by th...

On this edition of the program, Rick is joined by the band At Latl on the verge of the release of their debut album "Safe, Sound and Temporary". You can stream the entire album at http://atlatlband.bandcamp.com/album/safe-sound-and-temporary . On Wednesday, August 25th, the band will be playing an album release show at Yield, where the cover will be only $1. Yield is located at 1932 East Kenilwort...

On this edition of Host and Guest, Rick is joined by comedian John Mulaney. John is a standup comedian and a writer for Saturday Night Live. His debut album, The Top Part, was released on Comedy Central Records in 2009. For more information, be sure to check out his website http://www.johnmulaney.com/ Here's episode 47: http://www.archive.org/download/HostAndGuestEpisode47JohnMulaney/hostandgueste...

On this edition of Host and Guest, Rick is joined by Scott Aukerman, the host and creator of Comedy Death Ray Radio. Scott was also a writer and performer on Mr. Show. You can catch the comedy showcase he co-created, Comedy Death Ray, every Tuesday at the UCB Theater in Los Angeles. To check out Comedy Death Radio, be sure to visit http://comedydeathrayradio.blip.tv/rss Here's Episode 46: http://w...

On this edition of Host and Guest, Rick is joined by C.J. Toledano and Joe Kwaczala of the Late Live Show. The Late Live Show starts at Second City on June 26th. For more information, visit their website www.thelateliveshow.com and purchase advance tickets at http://secondcity.com/Training/chicago/Performances/Detail/254 Here's Episode 45: http://www.archive.org/download/HostAndGuestEpisode45TheLa...