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The man behind the hat - Try finding a pic of Jonathan alone,it just doesn't happen! Always surrounded by friends, Jonathan Rodriguez knows his stuff, whether its training premier athletes, hard work, or making $$$ off throwing college parties. He also is an elite R&B music fan, and knows his stuff! So with a mix of some classics in the background we cover a lot of ground including a love of all t...

E-Money, Vogs, The Vogelmonster...no matter the nickname I give her my homie Erin Vogel keeps doing amazing things and earning new nicknames in the process. The Co-Executive Director of the non-profit I Grow Chicago Erin has made her mark in the Englewood community by helping change lives and the narrative of how one historically troubled neighborhood is looked upon. We chop it up with Erin at the...

Rob is all over the place, thus earning the name World Wide Rob. He has so many talents and plans that its hard to catch up with sometimes. Who knows where he'll be next. Today he's with us and we talk schools and sports and his world series game seven road trip. We also get into some other fun stuff, and even ramble on a little bit about Fondy (thats Fond du Lac, to you). We didnt get too much in...

In this episode we talk to "professor" Rachel Kyne, a teaching fellow currently at University of Chicago. Kyne owns more degrees than some of us own books, and talks about a varied assortment of fun and provocative topics. All you nerds, hipsters, and students will love this one, as Rachel is pretty bad ass. We had a lot of fun on this one & who knows you might even learn a thing or two. Music in...

Its my birthday....so this episode made exclusively for listeners of the podcast is me solo talking about my appreciation for all things Janet Jackson.

Recorded live from I Grow Chicago I got to hang out with Eric Mills, the do-everything intern/Grad student from Adler who just happens to be a musical genius. Who knew? We get into the old Prince/new prince debate, why Kanye is a f'n genius, our crazy, beautiful world of @iGrowChi, Quincy Jones, Eric's back story (Berkley College of Music), and Tech N9ne. Eric also explains the whole George Clinto...

We finally get @TheBaseballGirl Cat Garcia. One of my favorite music snobs, we learn how she got started,her love of Jack's Mannequin, her crazy music tastes, and her fascination with birds. We also talk a little White Sox baseball (and some Cubs) as we get ready for the 2018 season. A very cool listen! Everything in Transit plays in the background (please dont sue us Andrew McMahon we love you).

Back this week talking punk rock with Elena, who introduces us to the UK band Black Honey. Vegas-born, she gives us some insight into the world of a millennial in this crazy time in history. We talk punk music, bad-ass women singers, Las Vegas, movies, and even some Cubs. A really fun interview!

Back again...this week's episode is with my homie & Party Per Purpose founder Gina Ramirez. Gina came by to talk about G-Herbo and more of Chi-town's top rappers at the moment, but we get lost in the story of her world and her own amazing interesting story. Gina is real, and you'll learn just a bit about her & her Party Per Purpose organization here. There's a part two coming soon, so please enjoy...

We sit down with Chicago film-maker Dan Pellikan to talk about Fight Club, film and video making, the Cubs victory parade, and other stuff. And how did we start talking about I Heart Huckabees??? Another heavy breathing episode....I promise this cold is slowly going away!

This week's episode I chat with student/musician Mike Molitor about Elliott Smith and the X/O album, the trials of being lost and successful, and a bunch of other cool music/life related things. Sorry if I sound funny, the show should be called "the cant breathe out your nose show" this week. Check out Mike and his band Jan. 17th at Quenchers! background music is from the X/O album and no I do not...