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A wide-ranging talk with Toronto-based writer Damian Rogers . Read my review of her great book about her mother here .

A talk about Soviet Stamps in Frank Spidale 's freshman seminar at Dominican University, November 22, 2022.

An excerpt from a work in progress.

A talk with Chris Brokaw about his bands past and present, touring, teaching, and more.

A talk with musician James Marlon Magas about leaving the Upper Peninsula of Michigan for Chicago and his journey through music, art, and even rideshare driving.

A talk with musician Janet Beveridge Bean about growing up in Kentucky, playing music as a child, her bands— Freakwater and Eleventh Dream Day —and current writing and and musical projects.

A book-release talk about paint-by-numbers with Annie Howard . Recorded at Pilsen Community Books in Chicago.

A talk with writer/actor/humorist John Hodgman about Shopsin's, the future of capitalism, zines, and all the rest.

A talk with writer, publisher, and my horror movie podcast cohost Mallory Smart . Check out Maudlin House and Textual Healing for what she's about.

A couple pages from Italo Svevo's A Very Old Man .

A talk with musician and sound guy Elliot Dicks about growing up in Columbus, Ohio, moving to Chicago, and building a life in music. Check out his current band and one of his old ones here .

A talk with Jake Austen about growing up in the South Shore neighborhood of Chicago, art school, his lifelong fascination with masked singers and much more. Check out what Austen's all about at his Rocktober site .

A talk with musician/artist/craftfair majordomo Mat Daly .

A talk with writer/musician Westley Heine. Get his 12 Chicago Cabbies and Busking Blues and read my Reader article about him.

A talk with Nancy Carey about writing, painting, baking, conflict-resolution, and more.

A reading of chapter 12 of Don DeLillo's White Noise. Theme music, forever, by  Bill MacKay .

A talk with Chicago painter James Jankowiak about growing up in Back of the Yards, getting into graffiti writing, becoming an artist, a teacher, and a whole lot of other stuff. See a bunch of his work  here . Check out his show at Compound Yellow through 11/20/22. Theme music, forever, by  Bill MacKay .

A talk with musician Azita Youssefi about the transition from visual to musical art, the Chicago scene, and more. Listen to Azita’s music  here . Theme music, forever, by  Bill MacKay . Subscribe at  Apple  or the other usual places.

A talk with Max Samarov about Israel, California, metal music, and other matters. Learn more about Max  here . Theme music, forever, by  Bill MacKay . Subscribe at  Apple  or the other usual places.

A talk with forensics student and former mixologist Alicia Martinez. Follow her on  Instagram  (if she lets you.) Music today, tomorrow, and the days after that by  Bill MacKay . Subscribe at  Apple  or the other usual places.

A talk with jazz musician Keefe Jackson. We discuss his youth in an Arkansas college town, the switch from cello to saxophone, his move to Chicago, and more. Catch his gigs or buy a record at  his site . Theme music by  Bill MacKay , as ever.

A talk with musician Sam Wagster about growing up in Texas, studying film and writing, and playing in bands. Listen to  Mute Duo ,  The Father Costume ,  Anatomy of Habit , but also enjoy Wagster’s work with The Cairo Gang, Azita, and countless others. Theme music by  Bill MacKay , as ever.

A talk with musician and aspiring linguist Mick Collins about  the Dirtbombs ,  the Gories , the  Wolfmanhattan Project , and inventing his own language. Follow Collins  on Twitter  and listen to all his music you can find. Theme music by  Bill MacKay . 

A talk with musician and graphic designer Brian Case about coming from St. Louis to Chicago, getting into the music scene, and about just keeping going. Check out his current band,  FACS , as well as  his solo work , and his old band,  Disappears . Theme music—as if you needed to ask—by  Bill MacKay.

A talk with writer Scott McClanahan about Robert Mitchum, writing, music, and more. Get his books  here  and  here  and read  my review of  The Sarah Book . Music now and always by  Bill MacKay .