What's Up St. Charles Podcast

The 2025 STC Six Collaboration recipient is Support Over Stigma - a non-profit that provides essential services for military personnel, veterans and first responders. We talk with the Zoeie Kreiner, Support's Over Stigma's President & CEO, about the organization, her journey creating the organization 5 years ago and what it means to her organization to be chosen as the recipient for this year's ST...

The St. Charles Fine Art show is this weekend on May 24 & 25! Get a preview of the show with ceramics artist Corey Bechler, who has been one of the familiar faces at the art show. We talk pottery, the difference between happy birds and angry birds and what to expect at Corey's booth during the Fine Art Show.

We got an episode full of (Chicago) style! Ryan, Tyler and Brian Rudowicz joined us on our podcast to talk hot dogs and interesting hot dog toppings, late night snacks and why Rud Dogs is open until 2 a.m. on the weekends.

You do-NUT want to miss this episode as we talk with Sue Park and Sophie Kim, sisters and creative geniuses at Dear Donuts! We talk how to make brioche donuts, their story and how they are closing in on their second anniversary and how Nate has a pretty bad British accent.

Let's taco-bout Taco Urbano as Mario Spina, Owner of Taco Urbano & the Pride Stores, came on our podcast to share some of Taco Urbano's tasty dishes, their plans for Cinco De Mayo and how to make gas stations into culinary experiences.

It's gonna be May and we have a full calendar of events coming to St. Charles! We have holidays such as Cinco De Mayo, Memorial Day and Mother's Day, the St. Charles Fine Arts Show, Chicagoland Gems and Minerals Show, and so much more!

We're putting the pedal to the metal with a cruise through motorcycle history as we are talking with Andy Koczwara, the owner of the new St. Charles Motorcycle Museum & Art Gallery. Learn more about the history of the 200+ motorcycles in Andy's collection, why you need to try some of their signature wines and some of Andy's world-wide adventures!

Let's get ready to shop till you want to drop! We're preparing for the St. Charles Spring Shop Crawl this weekend by talking with Diane Dewell, owner of Industrial Treasures! Come see what treasures you can discover at Industrial Treasures during the Shop Crawl, Diane's keen eye for treasures and some statement pieces like the Pink Horse!

Get ready for a 10/10 episode as we check-in with Andrew Carlin, the Executive Director for the Afterimage Film Festival, and the upcoming festival's must-see movies, Q&A's with movie directors and much more.

Time to make your dancing dreams a reality with Nick and Marta Rodriguez and their new dance studio, I Dream Dance Studio. Come see how they can inspire you with the skills you need to start your dance journey here in St. Charles.

We're setting the beat for the St. Charles St. Patrick's Parade this Saturday! We're joined by Dan Tesch from the Chicago Highlanders - one of the phenomenal bagpipe bands in the parade - and our events team to walk through the day of events!

Get ready to raise a toast as Riverlands Brewing Company is celebrating six years here in St. Charles! Riverlands Co-Founder, Steve Marck, joined Nick and Nate to test their Riverlands & beer trivia knowledge, share what you need to check out at the Sixth Anniversary Party and what's brewing at Riverlands. Cheers!

We're going on an adventure as we are talking with the new owners of Urban Air Trampoline Park - Hetal and Parag Surati. We talked birthday parties, all the fun activities and their upcoming summer camps on this episode of the What's Up St. Charles Podcast.

We're Wired Up and ready to go for this episode as Nick and Nate talk with Wired Up Party Zone Owner Michael Poulos about Wired Up, what you can see at the space and whether Michael likes Sonic or Mario the most!

Don't let the winter weather get you down, come along with Nick and Nate as we look toward spring in St. Charles! There plenty of spring events that will be here before we know it so make sure to mark your calendars and get ready for an amazing spring here in St. Charles!

Let's MEAT Zach Fisher - the owner of Puff Shack Barbecue here in St. Charles. Come learn about how this new business is cooking up some delicious barbecue in St. Charles, how they make their own sauces and rubs in house and much more.

Let's talk New Year's resolutions! If you're having a hard time maintaining those fitness goals or want to start some new ones, then you need to check out Medfitness! Medfitness owner Richard Wolff shared with us the importance of weight training and how to maintain a healthy lifestyle!

Congratulations to Arcedium Coffeehouse, who has BEAN here for over 16 years and was recently selected to our Made in St. Charles Program! We talked with Dennis & Celeste Walker to find out more about their time here St. Charles, their delicious coffees, beverages and food and so much more!

Let's CUT to the chase with Ginger Root Hair Salon! Ginger Root Hair Salon Owner Frank Perrelli joined Nick and Nate to talk about their 25th anniversary in the St. Charles area, hairstyles, and what the deal is with the motorcycle in Ginger Root's window.

Let's go shopping at Double Take Consignment! Double Take Consignment owner, Tammi Rojek, came on the What's Up St. Charles podcast to talk Holidays in St. Charles, Double Take's upcoming 12 Days of Christmas specials and more.

Get ready to fill up on what to check out before, during and after Thanksgiving as Nick and Nate share what's going on around town. Plus, we have a special interview with Jarrett Payton - who, along with his family, will be the grand marshal for the Electric Christmas Parade!

Our episode with West Valley Graphics is fresh off the press! West Valley Graphics owner Chris McClurg joined us to talk about how West Valley Graphics supports local businesses with a plethora of printing options. Plus, we debate on the best sides for Thanksgiving!

If you're looking FORE! a place to improve your golf skills, check out Brian King Performance Golf! Nick and Nate talked with Brian King about his golfing experiences, what his classes look like and his phenomenal golfing simulators.

Prepare for some history and mystery as our St. Charles history expert - Steve Gibson - joined Nick and Nate to tell St. Charles history and scary stories from the St. Charles Municipal building basement.

"Come on in you foolish mortals!" Ghouslish Mortals is here to help you get ready for Halloween as Dove Dove Thiselton and Warwick Price talk about what you can find and be afraid of at Ghoulish Mortals.