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This week on the Houl’s Hooley summer is in full swing, and so is the madness. Paddy shares the emotional whiplash of watching his son Mike crush his first over-the-fence home run of the season before ending the tournament with a broken thumb. His daughter Charlotte has returned from her NYU songwriting program with fresh songs, new inspiration, and plenty of New York stories, while the lads...

This week on Hibernian Radio, Mike Houlihan welcomes back retired Chicago Police Captain Brendan McCrudden, who reflects on a distinguished 30-year career in law enforcement and his new mission of serving those who serve others. After retiring at the end of 2024, Brendan has dedicated much of his time to The Well Resource Center, a nonprofit providing free, confidential mental health counseling an...

This week on Hibernian Radio, Mike Houlihan welcomes back retired Cook County Sheriff’s Police officer Ed Graney, whose remarkable career has taken him from the Cook County Jail to the skies above Chicago as a tactical flight officer, and now into the classroom as a professor of police operations at Chicago State University. Ed shares stories from nearly three decades in law enforcement, inc...

Billy is out this week, leaving Paddy and Clay to hold down the fort and immediately launch an investigation into whether Bill’s mysterious illness was actually caused by eating ten egg rolls in one sitting. The “Egg Roll Ghost” quickly becomes the leading suspect, and the show never fully recovers. From there, the boys bounce from summer baseball road trips to Paddy’s late...

This week on The Houli’s Hooley, Paddy, Bill, and Clay welcome a special guest to the bunker: Clay’s 11-year-old son Brody, who confidently predicts a monster football season while somehow sounding like the most composed person in the room. The lads kick things off with the White Sox taking it to the Yankees before immediately becoming armchair general managers, dreaming up trade-deadl...

This week on Hibernian Radio , Paddy Houlihan welcomes back John O’Connor, a retired Chicago Police Department sergeant, longtime coach, and current educator at Mount Carmel High School. Drawing on 25 years with CPD and decades of coaching experience, John reflects on a life dedicated to service, mentorship, and helping young people find their path. The conversation explores John’s tra...

This week on The Houli’s Hooley , Paddy, Bill, and Clay reunite after Bill’s successful facial surgery following his infamous golf-ball mishap. He’s recovering well, though he’s developed a newfound appreciation for sour Airheads, Dove ice cream bars, and generally eating like a 12-year-old. Paddy proudly recaps Charlotte’s debut benefit concert, thanking the communit...

This week on Hibernian Radio, Mike Houlihan celebrates the 50th anniversary of Riley’s Daughter with a special tribute to the late Boz O’Brien, one of the South Side’s most beloved publicans and storytellers. Built around clips from Boz’s final interview, the episode serves as both a history lesson and a love letter to a man whose personality helped define generations of Ch...

This week on The Houli’s Hooley, we’re dipping into the vault while Billy continues recovering from his recent facial surgery following his now-infamous encounter with a rocket-shanked golf ball. Rather than leave the airwaves silent, we dusted off one of our favorite episodes: the long-awaited Return of Clay O’Brien. Originally recorded after a mysterious two-year disappearance that m...

This week on Hibernian Radio, Mike Houlihan broadcasts from Robert’s Westside during a fundraiser for his granddaughter Charlotte “Lottie” Houlihan and her band, Lottie and the Drama, as she prepares for an elite summer songwriting program at NYU. Mike also updates listeners on upcoming Hibernian Media events before dipping into the archives for a special From the Vault conversat...