Chad the Birdcast

July 4th: A day when America celebrates its victorious freedom from a rich aristocracy by spending a ton on explosives, scaring the pets and giving lil birds like me a reason to crush 100mg. The day after, however, we're talking about the lottery. Which I think is some deep deep irony. RHYMES! 

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Recorded LIVE at The Paper Machete 07/05/25 at Chicago's Historic Green Mill Cocktail Lounge   courtesy of WKQX (Q101.1 FM) and Jeppson’s Malört: The Official Drink of the Apocalypse 

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In my newest dooby DOOist true crime podcast, I get the gang back together and dive into the mystery of the Scooby Doo Bandit of Duncansville AL.

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Recorded LIVE at The Paper Machete 06/28/25 at Chicago's Historic Green Mill Cocktail Lounge   courtesy of WKQX (Q101.1 FM) and Jeppson’s Malört: The Official Drink of the Apocalypse 

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Featuring “Promises” by the Barrerracudas, a snippy of “The Wasteland” courtesy of Ross Bugden Twitter: Instagram For commissions/s...

We're gonna get REAL SMALL as we dive into some science and then we're goin back to Blue Island Beer Co. for a fan requested reprise of Good Vibrations for Everyday People with THE Bill Larkin (yeah I know we just did it but you asked and when you ask I DO IT!) 

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Recorded LIVE at The Paper Machete 06/28/25 at Chicago's Historic Green Mill Cocktail Lounge   courtesy of WKQX (Q101.1 FM) and Jeppson’s Malört: The Official Drink of the Apocalypse and at Blue Island Beer Co. 06/2...

The following is a musicuology for Brian Wilson and Sly Stone featuring the great Bill Larkin on piano. 

"Good Vibrations for Everyday People" a medley by Bill Larkin and Josh Zagoren featuring: "Everyday People" Sly Stone 1968 "Wouldn't It Be Nice" Brian Wilson, Tony Asher and Mike Love 1966 "California Girls" Brian Wilson and Mike Love 1965 "Hot Fun in the Summertime" Sly Stone 1969 "Good Vibrations" Brian Wilson and Mike Love 1966 "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)" Sly Stone 1969 "Dance to the Music" Sly Stone 1967 "Everybody is a Star" Sly Stone 1969 "God Only Knows" Brian Wilson and Tony Asher 1966

In which I discuss the Skyrider 2.0 airline seating being the ultimate expression of your avian envy, humans. But y'all got things I want too. 

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Recorded LIVE at CLASS! 05/29/25 at The Lincoln Lodge courtesy of Jeppson’s Malört: The Official Drink of the Apocalypse and then in the Birdhouse courtesy of WKQX (Q101.1 FM) 

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Featuring “Promises” by the Barrerracudas, a snippy of “The Wasteland” courtesy of Ross Bugden Twitter: Instagram For commissions/scores: bugdenros...

I run down Cooper's Hill for the annual Double Gloucester Cheese Rolling and Wake cuz that's how good cheese is! 

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Recorded LIVE at The Paper Machete 05/31/25 at Chicago's Historic Green Mill Cocktail Lounge   courtesy of Jeppson’s Malört: The Official Drink of the Apocalypse and then in the Birdhouse courtesy of WKQX (Q101.1 FM) 

Come find me in all your favorite places including my Discord 

Featuring “Promises” by the Barrerracudas, a snippy of “The Wasteland” courtesy of Ross Bugden Twitter: Instagram For commissions/scores...

In the thrilling conclusion from last episode, I survive and spin a report from back in March when Bill Larkin and me were LIVE at Blue Island Beer Co which we're doin again June 22nd so get tix now! 

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Recorded LIVE at Blue Island Beer Co. 03/28/25 courtesy of Blue Island and Jeppson’s Malört: The Official Drink of the Apocalypse and then in the Birdhouse courtesy of WKQX (101.1 FM) 

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Featuring “Promises” by the Barre...

In which we go all in on the legend and I end on a cliffhanger! ADDENDUM: The line actually is "Alright, time's up. Let's do this." I was lost in the sauce. 

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Recorded LIVE at The Paper Machete 05/17/25 at Chicago's Historic Green Mill Cocktail Lounge   courtesy of Jeppson’s Malört: The Official Drink of the Apocalypse and then in the Birdhouse courtesy of WKQX (101.1 FM) 

Come find me in all your favorite places including my Discord 

Featuring “Promises” by the Barrerracudas, a snippy of “The...

In which I do my best to honor that the pope is from Chicago but all the jokes have been taken and we get the straight poop on dooks from the doc! If you have anything you'd like Josh the Hand and the Doc to cover on the next MEDICINAL, hit me up at thebirdchad@gmail.com (just for funs, this is not advice) 

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Recorded LIVE at The Paper Machete 05/10/25 at Chicago's Historic Green Mill Cocktail Lounge   courtesy of Jeppson’s Malört: The Official Drink of the Apoca...

In which it was the day beforeth May the 4th and I had to talk about fonts! I did my best to not talk about Star Wars but failed miserably and then we start a new segment that's very good for you so stay with us. 

If you have anything you'd like Josh the Hand and the Doc to cover on the next MEDICINAL, hit me up at thebirdchad@gmail.com (just for funs, this is not advice) 

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Recorded LIVE at The Paper Machete 05/03/25 at Chica...

This one's all about SPORTS! 

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Recorded LIVE at The Paper Machete 04/26/25 at Chicago's Historic Green Mill Cocktail Lounge   and at CLASS! 04/30/25 at Lincoln Lodge courtesy of Jeppson’s Malört: The Official Drink of the Apocalypse and then in the Birdhouse courtesy of WKQX (101.1 FM) 

Come find me in all your favorite places including my Discord 

Featuring “Promises” by the Barrerracudas, a snippy of “The Wasteland” courtesy of Ross Bugden Twitter: Instagram For commissions/scores: bugdenross@gmail.com

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HOT MONDAY BONUS EPISODE? Kick that case of the munnndays in the face with me as I give you a triple dose of me from now and then, past and present, here and there and sometimes Y. First off, two minutes of me live at 20x2 Chicago where my assignment was "What is the Mission?" (SPOILERS for The Mission) and then I get straight to the news. There's a lot of news out there, humans, but I'm just here for the headlines. 

CHECK OUT 20x2 

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In which I pull a classic and some hard science but is it as dire as they say?! 

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Recorded LIVE at the Paper Machete 04/12/25 and 01/26/19 at Chicago's Historic Green Mill Cocktail Lounge  courtesy of Jeppson’s Malört: The Official Drink of the Apocalypse and then in the Birdhouse courtesy of WKQX (101.1 FM) 

Come find me in all your favorite places including my Discord 

Featuring “Promises” by the Barrerracudas, a snippy of “The Wasteland” courtesy of Ross Bugden Twitter: Instagram For commissions/scores: bugdenross@gmail.com...

In which we returned from C2E2 happy and content but without a lot of content for the week so I pull some Chad Classics from the shelf from 2017. 

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Recorded LIVE at the Paper Machete 03/18/17 and 04/01/17 at Chicago's Historic Green Mill Cocktail Lounge  courtesy of Jeppson’s Malört: The Official Drink of the Apocalypse and then in the Birdhouse courtesy of WKQX (101.1 FM) 

Come find me in all your favorite places including my Discord 

Featuring “Promises” by the Barrerracudas, a snippy of “The Wasteland” co...

In which I bring you some pirate tales of treasure, municipal elections and lots of booty! First a follow-up to my pitch to unite the 46th and 48th ward in Chicago (This is the original, get into it) and then we pull a Chad Classic from the ol vinyl wall from 2019 when we went treasure diving! Hehe... booty. 

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And check out BREATHING ROOM some time! 

Recorded LIVE at the Paper Machete 03/29/25 and 10/26/19 at Chicago's Historic Green Mill Cocktail Lounge  courtesy of Jeppson’s Malört...

In which Spring has sprung and it's gettin inappropriate so we're gonna get into it about Bradford pear trees and it's gonna get musty. Then, on a very special episode of Out of Character with Josh Zagoren, my roommate reveals his secret double life as he interviews the immaculate Luke Dimyan from The Chosen. 

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Recorded LIVE at the Paper Machete 03/22/25 at Chicago's Historic Green Mill Cocktail Lounge  courtesy of Jeppson’s Malört: The Official Drink of the Apo...

In which I go all in on Southwest airlines dropping the freebags whilst surviving a contact drunk cuz it was St Paddy's Day in Chicago and then my roommate kicks off the newest segment OUT OF CHARACTER and he interviews the great and sweet-smelling Andrew Marchetti (Puppeteer/Puppet Maker/Producer). 

Go see Andrew Marchetti in anything by Dead Reckoning HERE in Chicago 

COME TO BLUE ISLAND! 

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Recorded LIVE at the Paper Machete 03/15/25 at Chicago's Historic Green Mill Cocktail Lounge  courtesy of Jeppson’s Malört: The Official Drink of the...

It's THAT time of the year again, humans: The river is green and so am I! I talk about Monopoly and then pull a classic from the St Paddy's Days of Yore. The Before Times. The Old Days. Back in good ol 2017. 

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Recorded LIVE at the Paper Machete 03/08/25 and 03/18/17 at Chicago's Historic Green Mill Cocktail Lounge  courtesy of Jeppson’s Malört: The Official Drink of the Apocalypse

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It's SMARCH and our 40th Birdcast since joining up with Q101 so pop some champers and come on a journey with me all about my jealousy of your human parts. Are you nervous? Does it feel weird? Good! Know your privilege. 

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Recorded LIVE at the Paper Machete 03/01/25 at Chicago's Historic Green Mill Cocktail Lounge and then from CLASS! 02/15/25 at Lincoln Lodge courtesy of Jeppson’s Malört: The Official Drink of the Apocalypse

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It's February and that means we're stayin in, grabbin sips and flippin through the ol vinyl collection of ME! To close out the month, here's the Chad Classic Finale and it's allll about MUMMIES! 

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Recorded LIVE at the Paper Machete 02/22/25 and then from back in the day 07/21/18 at Chicago's Historic Green Mill Cocktail Lounge courtesy of Jeppson’s Malört: The Official Drink of the Apocalypse

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Featuring “Promises” by the Barrerracudas, a snippy of “The...

It's February and that means we're stayin in, grabbin sips and flippin through the ol vinyl collection of ME! This week I went all-in on my favorite thing you humans have ever done (besides mozzerella sticks and Tubi): SCIENCE! Not one but two reports of my hypin up the greatest of disciplines, one from this week about Asteroid 2024 YR4 (you're not gonna wanna miss a thing, there) and then some classic science news from September 2018 so hydrate cuz it'll get nostalgic. 

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Recorded LIVE at the Lincoln Lodg...

Yup it's cold, it's snowing and I'm going through some old memories from the vault. This week I bring you my history of Malört from last CLASS! live from the Lincoln Lodge and then I pull a post-Superbowl (GO BIRDS!) Chad Classic from February 2018! 

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Recorded LIVE at the Lincoln Lodge  01/16/25 and then from the Paper Machete 2/10/18 at Chicago's Historic Green Mill Cocktail Lounge courtesy of Jeppson’s Malört: The Official Drink of the Apocalypse

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In which I go out to SEA!!! Join me, lads, to the open waters whereabouts the rumblings be dark and beefy and the lungfish grow to a ripe old age. I talk pings and nuclear threats and then pop on a five year old (almost to the DAY) Chad Classic from the vault, perfect for any voyage. 

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Recorded LIVE The Paper Machete 02/01/25 and 2/11/17 at Chicago's Historic Green Mill Cocktail Lounge courtesy of Jeppson’s Malört: The Official Drink of the Apocalypse

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Get up, it's 2025 and we're plungin in. You're not in the Birdcast anymore, the news is too bleak, it's too freaky out there so we decided to portal to Pinball City and totally took you with us, sorry. I'm goin all in on my love and allegiance to the silver ball with an entire month of pinball madness, hijacking your usual programming with my favorite thing you humans have ever done and also figure out what Irony actually is. Then we go back in time to April of last year when I dropped some hard history about Chicago and...

Get up, it's 2025 and we're plungin in. You're not in the Birdcast anymore, the news is too bleak, it's too freaky out there so we decided to portal to Pinball City and totally took you with us, sorry. I'm goin all in on my love and allegiance to the silver ball with an entire month of pinball madness, hijacking your usual programming with my favorite thing you humans have ever done and also take a moment for David Lynch. This week I climbed Pinball Mountain to the summit, to Stern Pinball HQ itself, humbled and honored, to hang out...

Get up, it's 2025 and we're plungin in. You're not in the Birdcast anymore, the news is too bleak, it's too freaky out there so we decided to portal to Pinball City and totally took you with us, sorry. I'm goin all in on my love and allegiance to the silver ball with an entire month of pinball madness, hijacking your usual programming with my favorite thing you humans have ever done and also probably dunk on Microsoft. This week I got to hang out with my good pals (and yours if you watch my pinball streams, which you should...

Get up, it's 2025 and we're plungin in. You're not in the Birdcast anymore, the news is too bleak, it's too freaky out there so we decided to portal to Pinball City and totally took you with us, sorry. I'm goin all in on my love and allegiance to the silver ball with an entire month of pinball madness, hijacking your usual programming with my favorite thing you humans have ever done. And also there's darts. This week, your first resident of Pinball City is the great Jon Chad  author/illustrator of one of my favorite books ever written by yo...

It's the last ep of December and 2024! Which must mean it's time for the 2024 Winter Holiday End o'the Year Roundup Spectacular! Yeah, I just came up with it but let's go, it's cold. For this holidazzlin finale, I deliver my final report of the year right to you, America! Stay tuned post report for a very special meta end of the year interview that'll take us out until next week when we get back to work. HAPPY NEW YEAR, HUMANS! Yer my favorite. 

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It's STILL December! And that must mean it's time for the 2024 Winter Holiday End o'the Year Roundup Spectacular! Yeah, I just came up with it but let's go, it's cold. For this holidazzlin episode, in a post-Christmas cozy corner, I pull some classic reports from December's past from the shelf and put em on the turntable just for you. 

GO SEE BILL AND CHAD'S BELATED CHRISTMAS CAROL! 

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Recorded LIVE The Paper Machete 12/01/2018, 12/28/2019 and 12/21/24 at Chicago's Historic Green Mill Cocktail Lounge courtesy of Q...

It's December! And that must mean it's time for the 2024 Winter Holiday End o'the Year Roundup Spectacular! Yeah, I just came up with it but let's go, it's cold. For this holidazzlin episode, I give America a gift from Tokyo and learn that if you believe and are a good bird then Santa will be on your podcast and if you don't believe me, go to Q101's YouTube and you will feel the magic! 

GO SEE BILL AND CHAD'S BELATED CHRISTMAS CAROL! 

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It's December! And that must mean it's time for the 2024 Winter Holiday End o'the Year Roundup Spectacular! Yeah, I just came up with it but let's go, it's cold. For this holidazzlin episode, I drop some spicy takes on the mild salsa that was Chi-Chi's (IFYKYK) and then take you behind the scenes where the great Bill Larkin and I are rehearsing for Bill and Chad's Belated Christmas Carol our ONE NIGHT ONLY cabaret at Davenport's on Dec 28th. 

GO SEE BILL AND CHAD'S BELATED CHRISTMAS CAROL! 

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Recorded LIVE The...

It's December! And that must mean it's time for the 2024 Winter Holiday End o'the Year Roundup Spectacular! Yeah, I just came up with it but let's go, it's cold. To begin this Holidazzle Season, I call up my old pal Julia Miller (Co-Artistic Director/Director of Marketing) of the iconic Manual Cinema and we talk art, holidays, puppets, Candyman (CAUTION: ONLY SAY IT ONCE!) and her incredible career thus far cuz it's been a bit since we caught up. Get cozy and hang out a sec, won't ya? 

GO SEE MANUAL CINEMA'S CHRISTMAS CAROL WHILE YOU CAN!

It's the time of the season for seasonings and the time of year when I lay low cuz y'all get in a pre-turkey berserk rage and I can't run fast. So while I hide in the bunker, here's a classic holiday best-of episode featuring not one but FOUR Chad Classics from Thanksgivings past. So put this in your cornucopia and I'll see you in December. 

GO SEE BILL AND CHAD'S BELATED CHRISTMAS CAROL! 

Recorded LIVE at Chicago’s Historic Green Mill Lounge on 11/23/2024, 11/04/2023, 11/19/2022, 11/20/2021 and 11/11/2017 and then from the Birdhouse in Your Soul courtesy of Jeppson’s Malört...

In which I defy gravity reporting on the great WICKED packaging biff and get into it with the great Kieron Harrell. 

GO SEE BILL AND CHAD'S BELATED CHRISTMAS CAROL! 

Recorded LIVE at Chicago’s Historic Green Mill Lounge on 11/16/24 and then from the Birdhouse in Your Soul courtesy of Jeppson’s Malört: The Official Drink of the Apocalypse 

Come find me in all your favorite places including my Discord 

Featuring “Promises” by the Barrerracudas and a snippy of “The Wasteland” courtesy of Ross Bugden Twitter: Instagram For commissions/scores: bugdenross@gmail.com

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ART ALERT! Put on your culture pants cuz we're getting the paints out and doin some artistic expression. First I talk about the great Oisterwijk Warhol Heist of 2024 (totally not a metaphor for anything) and then I get to hang with Graig Weich (BeyondComics.TV) and talk some legendary geekery! 

GO SEE BILL AND CHAD'S BELATED CHRISTMAS CAROL! 

DOWNLOAD GEKIDO! 

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Recorded LIVE at Chicago’s Historic Green Mill Lounge on 11/0...

Whelp. Anyway, you can jaywalk legally in NYC now. 

Recorded LIVE from my lil hole in the wall (which I own, don't assume anything) courtesy of Jeppson’s Malört: The Official Drink of the Apocalypse 

Come find me in all your favorite places including my Discord 

Featuring “Promises” by the Barrerracudas and a snippy of “The Wasteland” courtesy of Ross Bugden Twitter: Instagram For commissions/scores: bugdenross@gmail.com

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The Halloween Spooksnackular is on! Thrill to Halloween-ONLY episodes for the rest of this month cuz if you can keep your Christmas trees up til February than you can handle this! On the grand finale of the Spooksnackular: I dive into the pumpkin bucket of Halloween history and get to the movies with the great Dr. AC (Horror 101; Hidden Horror) and we talk all the horror we've been snacking on this SCREAMson! 

NEW POE-RFECT MERCH IS ALIVE

GIVE MONEY TO MUD AND FLOOD! 

AND KICK SOME CASH TO DOC'S SCARE-A-THON 2024! 

Recorded LIV...

The Halloween Spooksnackular is on! Thrill to Halloween-ONLY episodes for the rest of this month cuz if you can keep your Christmas trees up til February than you can handle this! On this penultimate episode of the SCREAMson: I get mad about you getting mad about robots in Wal Mart and reveal that all this time I've been studying how to summon a demon! The Demon Overlord of Fright Fest at Six Flags Great America apparates in the Q101 studios and we got to talking. 

NEW POE-RFECT MERCH IS ALIVE

GET YOU TO FRIGHT FEST! 

The Halloween Spooksnackular is on! Thrill to Halloween-ONLY episodes for the rest of this month cuz if you can keep your Christmas trees up til February than you can handle this! On this ep, POE-rfect for the SCREAMson, I get after it about Edgar Allan Poe (courtesy of the fine folk at Poe Baltimore) and then into with Isabella Gutierrez (Channel Zero; CHUCKY) about her career in horror. THE BEST! 

NEW POE-RFECT MERCH IS ALIVE

Come see Chad and Teddy's Halloween Show LIVE Oct 24th

Recorded LIVE at Chicago’s Historic Green Mill Lou...

The Halloween Spooksnackular is on! Thrill to Halloween-ONLY episodes for the rest of this month cuz if you can keep your Christmas trees up til February than you can handle this! In this terrifying BOO-nus episode, I summon via a haunted ZOOM the great writer Joshua Hull (Glorious; Mouth; Underexposed: The 50 Greatest Movies Never Made) 

Check out Underexposed and Glorious and Mouth and PRE-ORDER 8114 while you can and if you're in Indiana, hit up Scarlet Lane Brewing this season, cuz they are the "official beer of horror"

NEW POE-RFECT MERCH IS ALIVE

Come s...