Chad the Birdcast

In which I do my best to honor that the pope is from Chicago but all the jokes have been taken and we get the straight poop on dooks from the doc! If you have anything you'd like Josh the Hand and the Doc to cover on the next MEDICINAL, hit me up at thebirdchad@gmail.com (just for funs, this is not advice)  GET TO CLASS!  BUY SOME STUFF  Recorded LIVE at The Paper Machete 05/10...

In which it was the day beforeth May the 4th and I had to talk about fonts! I did my best to not talk about Star Wars but failed miserably and then we start a new segment that's very good for you so stay with us.  If you have anything you'd like Josh the Hand and the Doc to cover on the next MEDICINAL, hit me up at thebirdchad@gmail.com (just for funs, this is not advice)  GET TO CLASS!&...

This one's all about SPORTS!  GET TO CLASS!  BUY SOME STUFF  Recorded LIVE at The Paper Machete 04/26/25 at Chicago's Historic Green Mill Cocktail Lounge   and at CLASS! 04/30/25 at Lincoln Lodge courtesy of Jeppson’s Malört: The Official Drink of the Apocalypse and then in the Birdhouse courtesy of WKQX (101.1 FM)  Come find me in all your favorite pl...

HOT MONDAY BONUS EPISODE? Kick that case of the munnndays in the face with me as I give you a triple dose of me from now and then, past and present, here and there and sometimes Y. First off, two minutes of me live at 20x2 Chicago where my assignment was "What is the Mission?" (SPOILERS for The Mission) and then I get straight to the news. There's a lot of news out there, humans, but I'm just here...

In which I pull a classic and some hard science but is it as dire as they say?!  GET TO CLASS!  BUY SOME STUFF  Recorded LIVE at the  Paper Machete 04/12/25 and 01/26/19 at Chicago's Historic Green Mill Cocktail Lounge  courtesy of  Jeppson’s Malört: The Official Drink of the Apocalypse and then in the Birdhouse courtesy of WKQX (101.1 FM)  Come find m...

In which we returned from C2E2 happy and content but without a lot of content for the week so I pull some Chad Classics from the shelf from 2017.  GET TO CLASS!  BUY SOME STUFF  Recorded LIVE at the  Paper Machete 03/18/17 and 04/01/17 at Chicago's Historic Green Mill Cocktail Lounge  courtesy of  Jeppson’s Malört: The Official Drink of the Apocalypse and t...

In which I bring you some pirate tales of treasure, municipal elections and lots of booty! First a follow-up to my pitch to unite the 46th and 48th ward in Chicago ( This is the original, get into it) and then we pull a Chad Classic from the ol vinyl wall from 2019 when we went treasure diving! Hehe... booty.  GET TO CLASS AT C2E2 BUY SOME STUFF  And check out BREATHING ROOM some time!&n...

In which Spring has sprung and it's gettin inappropriate so we're gonna get into it about Bradford pear trees and it's gonna get musty. Then, on a very special episode of Out of Character with Josh Zagoren, my roommate reveals his secret double life as he interviews the immaculate Luke Dimyan from  The Chosen.  GET TO CLASS AT C2E2 WATCH LUKE IN THE CHOSEN And  BUY SOME STUFF ...

In which I go all in on Southwest airlines dropping the freebags whilst surviving a contact drunk cuz it was St Paddy's Day in Chicago and then my roommate kicks off the newest segment OUT OF CHARACTER and he interviews the great and sweet-smelling Andrew Marchetti (Puppeteer/Puppet Maker/Producer).  Go see Andrew Marchetti in anything by  Dead Reckoning HERE in Chicago  COME TO BLU...

It's THAT time of the year again, humans: The river is green and so am I! I talk about Monopoly and then pull a classic from the St Paddy's Days of Yore. The Before Times. The Old Days. Back in good ol 2017.  GET TO CLASS!  COME TO BLUE ISLAND!  And  BUY SOME STUFF  Recorded LIVE at the  Paper Machete 03/08/25 and 03/18/17 at Chicago's Historic Green Mill Cocktail Lou...

It's SMARCH and our 40th Birdcast since joining up with Q101 so pop some champers and come on a journey with me all about my jealousy of your human parts. Are you nervous? Does it feel weird? Good! Know your privilege.  GET TO CLASS!  And  BUY SOME STUFF  Recorded LIVE at the  Paper Machete 03/01/25 at  Chicago's Historic Green Mill Cocktail Lounge and then from CLASS...

It's February and that means we're stayin in, grabbin sips and flippin through the ol vinyl collection of ME! To close out the month, here's the Chad Classic Finale and it's allll about MUMMIES!  GET TO CLASS!  And  BUY SOME STUFF  Recorded LIVE at the  Paper Machete 02/22/25 and then from back in the day 07/21/18 at  Chicago's Historic Green Mill Cocktail Lounge &nbs...

It's February and that means we're stayin in, grabbin sips and flippin through the ol vinyl collection of ME! This week I went all-in on my favorite thing you humans have ever done (besides mozzerella sticks and Tubi): SCIENCE! Not one but two reports of my hypin up the greatest of disciplines, one from this week about Asteroid 2024 YR4 (you're not gonna wanna miss a thing, there) and then some cl...

Yup it's cold, it's snowing and I'm going through some old memories from the vault. This week I bring you my history of Malört from last CLASS! live from the Lincoln Lodge and then I pull a post-Superbowl (GO BIRDS!) Chad Classic from February 2018!  GET TO CLASS!  And  BUY SOME STUFF  Recorded LIVE at the Lincoln Lodge  01/16/25 and then from the  Paper Machete...

In which I go out to SEA!!! Join me, lads, to the open waters whereabouts the rumblings be dark and beefy and the lungfish grow to a ripe old age. I talk pings and nuclear threats and then pop on a five year old (almost to the DAY) Chad Classic from the vault, perfect for any voyage.  GET TO CLASS!  And  BUY SOME STUFF  Recorded LIVE The Paper Machete 02/01/25 and 2/11/17 at Ch...

Get up, it's 2025 and we're plungin in. You're not in the Birdcast anymore, the news is too bleak, it's too freaky out there so we decided to portal to Pinball City and totally took you with us, sorry. I'm goin all in on my love and allegiance to the silver ball with an entire month of pinball madness, hijacking your usual programming with my favorite thing you humans have ever done and also figur...

Get up, it's 2025 and we're plungin in. You're not in the Birdcast anymore, the news is too bleak, it's too freaky out there so we decided to portal to Pinball City and totally took you with us, sorry. I'm goin all in on my love and allegiance to the silver ball with an entire month of pinball madness, hijacking your usual programming with my favorite thing you humans have ever done and also take...

Get up, it's 2025 and we're plungin in. You're not in the Birdcast anymore, the news is too bleak, it's too freaky out there so we decided to portal to Pinball City and totally took you with us, sorry. I'm goin all in on my love and allegiance to the silver ball with an entire month of pinball madness, hijacking your usual programming with my favorite thing you humans have ever done and also proba...

Get up, it's 2025 and we're plungin in. You're not in the Birdcast anymore, the news is too bleak, it's too freaky out there so we decided to portal to Pinball City and totally took you with us, sorry. I'm goin all in on my love and allegiance to the silver ball with an entire month of pinball madness, hijacking your usual programming with my favorite thing you humans have ever done. And also ther...

It's the last ep of December and 2024! Which must mean it's time for the 2024 Winter Holiday End o'the Year Roundup Spectacular! Yeah, I just came up with it but let's go, it's cold. For this holidazzlin finale, I deliver my final report of the year right to you, America! Stay tuned post report for a very special meta end of the year interview that'll take us out until next week when we get back t...

It's STILL December! And that must mean it's time for the 2024 Winter Holiday End o'the Year Roundup Spectacular! Yeah, I just came up with it but let's go, it's cold. For this holidazzlin episode, in a post-Christmas cozy corner, I pull some classic reports from December's past from the shelf and put em on the turntable just for you.  GO SEE BILL AND CHAD'S BELATED CHRISTMAS CAROL!  GET...

It's December! And that must mean it's time for the 2024 Winter Holiday End o'the Year Roundup Spectacular! Yeah, I just came up with it but let's go, it's cold. For this holidazzlin episode, I give America a gift from Tokyo and learn that if you believe and are a good bird then Santa will be on your podcast and if you don't believe me, go to Q101's YouTube and you will feel the magic!  GO SE...

It's December! And that must mean it's time for the 2024 Winter Holiday End o'the Year Roundup Spectacular! Yeah, I just came up with it but let's go, it's cold. For this holidazzlin episode, I drop some spicy takes on the mild salsa that was Chi-Chi's (IFYKYK) and then take you behind the scenes where the great Bill Larkin and I are rehearsing for Bill and Chad's Belated Christmas Carol our ONE N...

It's December! And that must mean it's time for the 2024 Winter Holiday End o'the Year Roundup Spectacular! Yeah, I just came up with it but let's go, it's cold. To begin this Holidazzle Season, I call up my old pal Julia Miller (Co-Artistic Director/Director of Marketing) of the iconic  Manual Cinema  and we talk art, holidays, puppets, Candyman (CAUTION: ONLY SAY IT ONCE!) and her incredible car...

It's the time of the season for seasonings and the time of year when I lay low cuz y'all get in a pre-turkey berserk rage and I can't run fast. So while I hide in the bunker, here's a classic holiday best-of episode featuring not one but FOUR Chad Classics from Thanksgivings past. So put this in your cornucopia and I'll see you in December.  GO SEE BILL AND CHAD'S BELATED CHRISTMAS CAROL!  Recorde...