The Midnight Citizen

Join Mike on whiskey alley.

Join Mike outside for some thoughts about (and inspired by) the 1970s revenge classic.

Join Mike on the hot southern porch for a chat about the '96 classic...and some other new business...

On a humid Christmas night in Birmingham, AL, join me for a drink as I mull over Kubrick's last movie "Eyes Wide Shut" -- the weirdo plot, theories old and new, and why nobody liked it when it came out...even though I processed countless late fees for the VHS when I worked at Blockbuster back in the day.

Join Mike in the studio for the last time…maybe? After 15 years and 300 shows, it all ends tonight. Bring out your drink of choice and make a toast with me as I say goodbye to this weird, wonderful podcast that’s been, altogether, not a bad way to document all the ups and downs of a random guy’s life in this world. Hear all about the show’s origins, the various stops-and-starts along the way, and,...

After seeing "THE FRENCH CONNECTION" at the Sidewalk Cinema, I take a walk in downtown Birmingham, AL. Join me as I give some thoughts on the movie (eventually), and stumble into a basement bar that's all done-up to look like Edgar Allan Poe. Remember that the FINAL EPISODE of The Midnight Citizen is this Saturday, November 22. Join me LIVE in the studio @ 11 CST at youtube.com/@the_...

While waiting for the store to open, I sit in my car and talk about the movie I saw last night, "Eddington". (No spoilers) Join me in the studio this Saturday, November 22 for the FINAL EPISODE of The Midnight Citizen -- LIVE @ 11 CST at youtube.com/@the_midnightcitizenpodcast.

After a long day of grading papers and driving for dollars, I crashed out on Saturday night and slept right through my scheduled live show. But no worries, join me in the car on Sunday morning as I deliver food to the good, hung-over people of Birmingham, AL. Later that night, sit with me outside to celebrate the milestone of what I'm choosing to believe those thousands of screaming, cigar-puffing...

Join Mike in the studio late on a Saturday night. Tonight, we continue the countdown to Episode 300 — the series finale of The Midnight Citizen . Although, after tonight’s show, I’m not sure I’ll make it that long — this after a FREAK SCARE about an hour into it, when my whiskey toast to Diane Keaton was cut short by a ghoulish face outside the studio, staring in at me. Can Halloween be over? Plea...

Join Mike in the studio late on a Saturday night. Tonight, we begin the countdown to the series finale of The Midnight Citizen show. It’s been a long, strange trip, but after 15 years, I’ve decided to close the curtains and throw up the “Closed” sign for good at episode 300. So, sit back, crack open your tasty beverage of choice, and enjoy these final four late-night rambles! Music Break: “Promise...

After teaching class, I give you some quick thoughts on the new film, "One Battle After Another," and also discuss the final four episodes of The Midnight Citizen podcast, which begin this Saturday, October 4th -- LIVE @ 11 CST at youtube.com/@the_midnightcitizenpodcast.

Join Mike outside on a Friday night. This week, I’m sitting on the back porch of my folks’ house in suburban Birmingham, AL., gazing out into the serene channel of woods and darkness, wondering why my family chose to live here in the late summer of 1992. I guess I’ve never thought of it before, or, for that matter, why one of our neighbors, the heir to one of the state’s great Department Store for...

Join Mike outside on a Friday night. Hang out on the makeshift back patio with me while I reminisce on morning TV and what happened after that on those long hot days in the summer when you had nothing to do and all day to do it. Anyway, I was feeling real nostalgic today when I took a small break to take in a double feature — something I don’t get to do much these days when I’m driving for dollars...

Join Mike in the studio late on a Saturday night. Tonight, check your commie cynicism at the door and give yourself a little permission to be a proud Ameri-CAN on this 4th of July weekend. Go on, now — call a ceasefire on the whole “Us vs. Them” thing. Just watch yourself a little “Back Up, Terry” and I promise, it’ll all feel right as rain… Now that we’re all feeling appropriately patriotic, join...

Join Mike in the studio late at night. Tonight, to kick off 4th of July week, I bring to you some quotes from a barrage of great American patriots — George Washington, Justice Potter Stewart, Missile Command Champ and former Playgirl Centerfold Roy “Mr. Awesome” Schildt. From there, we get onto the idea of “underground” postal systems, which Thomas Pynchon talks about in his Crying of Lot 49, and...

Join Mike in the studio late (and LIVE! ) on a stormy Saturday night… Tonight, on the eve of Fathers’ Day, and in the absence of having kids of my own, I pass onto you some sage advice handed down to me by my dad…or maybe it was the funny coach from Teen Wolf : “Never get less than 12 hours sleep… never play cards with a guy who has the same first name as a city… …and never get involved with a wom...

🗨️Listen and rate the show on Spotify! 🟢ᯤ Join Mike in the studio late on a Saturday night. Tonight, I’m wondering why my generation has gotten such a bad rap for so long. Is it really just our love for Avocado toast, or something much deeper? Maybe we’re all looked down on because all the 80s and 90s pop culture we’re so nostalgic for was kind of vapid and banal, or it’s simply the fact that we...

🗨️Be sure to rate the show and leave a comment if you can! It really helps the show!🟢ᯤ Join Mike in the studio late at night. Tonight, a real experimental episode as we cross over into June, and I do my first live show in over 2 years! Of course, you’re downloading it, but still… Witness the drama as I attempt to engineer a livestream while clumsily monologuing about bullies, 90s self-help videos...

🗨️Don’t be shy! Leave a comment, tell me what you think! Listen and rate the show on Spotify! 🟢ᯤ Join Mike in the studio late at night. After fighting a long, drawn-out battle to some stubborn window blinds, I give in and just get on with the show. Starting with listener comments about their absolute worst job interviews. Then an update on my continuing job hunt gets me thinking about how my life...

Join Mike back in the studio on a Saturday night. This week: some audience participation! What was your worst job interview ever? For me, it was that time I got detained for peddling coupon books in a federal building. I should’ve done more to heed the number 4, a bad sign for good fortune. The interviews lately haven’t been that bad on my most recent run of unemployment. I mean, there’s no job ye...

Join Mike on a rainy night in the suburbs of Birmingham, AL, as he sits in his parents’ garage, freshly unemployed, and ponders the next big move. Really, instead of making any definite decisions, I get hung up on spotting “The Club” security bar on the steering wheel of somebody’s late model POS in a Walgreens parking lot — probably the first time I’ve seen one since the 90’s. Gets me thinking ab...

Join Mike in the studio for another late night ramble. Tonight, we explore life after the rat race in Margaritaville, FLA, where a flock of 55-and-up Parrot Heads and coastal grandmothers are wastin’ away in an oasis by the sea. Also, Katy Perry and Gayle King go to space, and to all our chagrin, come back; meanwhile, back on Earth, I pay my taxes and cause a car accident, consider taking a job te...

Join Mike in the studio for another late night ramble. Tonight, it’s all about looking for a new business to get into, like maybe buyin’ a drone and selling my services as a “droneprenuer”. It seems to work for all those folks on Youtube infomercials, and as far as shady enterprise goes, it’s really no more sketchy than any other classified ad on LinkedIn. Later, I have a religious epiphany over a...

Join Mike in the studio late at night for a free-flowing ramble. On this episode, he recounts the Friday night scramble of his first job — racing to close down the dollar theater lobby in time to make it to the video store before they locked the gates. Thankfully, Christy, the night manager, would keep the lights on just a little longer, giving rise to their own unofficial after hours film society...

Join Mike in the studio late at night, where he recounts how he visited a place from his distant childhood this week — the atrium lobby of his dad’s old office building from the 80’s. Not having been there in nearly 40 years, he was prepared to receive nothing but warm, nostalgic vibes, but instead suffered the wrath of a hangry woman in scrubs. Later, I spend some time looking for a job in the ju...