Best Eanet Podcasts (2024)

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How Northwestern football players became security for Queen

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‘Play The Game: A Jock ‘N’ Roll Story‘ is a documentary which depicts the adventures of six football players from Northwestern University who became the bodyguards for rock legends Queen. Walt Versen and Tony Ardizzone, two of the former players involved with the project, join Bob Sirott and Dave Eanet are to talk about how the documentary is comin…

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Northwestern to play football on the shores of Lake Michigan

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Jesse Marks, Deputy Director of Athletics & Assistant Vice President (Development), Northwestern University, joins John Williams and WGN Radio Sports Director Dave Eanet to talk about the temporary field the university is building for the Northwestern football team while Ryan Field is being rebuilt. Jesse and Dave are really excited to watch the te…

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Northwestern Football Coach David Braun: ‘There’s an excitement to be at home and on campus’

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Bob Sirott and Dave Eanet check in with Northwestern Football Coach David Braun. Coach Braun reflects on his first year as coach of the Wildcats, shares his thoughts about coaching during what was the final season of the old Ryan Field, and looks ahead to the next two seasons when home games will be played on campus at Martin Stadium as Ryan Field …

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Boo Buie reflects on his incredible career at Northwestern

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Northwestern basketball great Boo Buie joins John Williams and WGN Sports Director Dave Eanet to talk about his incredible career at Northwestern, how he will go down as one of the best players to ever play at Northwestern, the amazing support the team received from students and the community, being able to make the NCAA Tournament two years in a r…

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Northwestern honors Billy McKinney

4M ago

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Northwestern University honored Billy McKinney by making him the first player in school history to have their jersey retired. Jersey retirement ceremony at halftime of the March 2, 2024 game: https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4501582/Billy_McKinney_Jersey_Retirement_2024-03-03-001122.64kmono.mp3 Video of ceremony Video highlights of ceremony Northwe…

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Recap: Northwestern 76 – Michigan 62 – 2/22/24

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Dave Eanet’s call of Boo Buie setting Northwestern’s all-time leading scoring record: https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4498870/Boo_Buie_sets_record_2024-02-23-022610.64kmono.mp3 Postgame ceremony and Boo Buie interview with Dave Eanet and Billy McKinney: https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4498886/Boo_Buie_Postgame_2024-02-23-040726.64kmono.mp3 Northw…

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Recap: Northwestern 74 – Jackson State 63 – 12/29/23

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Northwestern Wildcats vs. Jackson State Tigers – December 29, 2023 Box score | Recap | Video highlights Northwestern coach Chris Collins and broadcasters Dave Eanet and Billy McKinney remember Joey Meyer during postgame of tonight’s broadcast. Meyer, a former DePaul basketball player and coach and Northwestern basketball broadcaster for WGN Radio, …

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Remembering Joey Meyer

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Joey Meyer, who spent 30 years with the men’s basketball program at Chicago’s DePaul University as a player, assistant coach and head coach and later worked for WGN Radio as an analyst for Northwestern basketball broadcasts, died this afternoon at age 74. Former DePaul coach Joey Meyer, who led the Blue Demons to 7 NCAA Tournaments, dies at 74 Blue…

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Highlights: SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl – Northwestern 14 – Utah 7 – 12/23/23

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Northwestern Wildcats vs Utah Utes – SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl – Las Vegas, NV – December 23, 2023 https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4473376/Las_Vegas_Bowl_2023_2023-12-24-040416.64kmono.mp3 Box score | Recap Video highlights More coverage Northwestern Wildcat Football How Northwestern football players became Queen bodyguards .cls-7{fill:#fff;…

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Collegiately Speaking: Vegas, Baby!

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The Northwestern Wildcats are heading to Las Vegas! The Wildcats will face Utah in the SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl on December 23rd. Dave Eanet and Dan Persa preview the bowl game and talk about how it can build momentum for next year. Next, the guys welcome back ESPN’s Senior College Football Writer Adam Rittenberg to the show to talk about th…

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Northwestern Athletics are the talk of the town!

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The Northwestern University football team finished their season as strong as anybody in the country, winning four-of-their last five games. The win over in-state rival Illinois in the regular season finale helped land an invite to the Las Vegas Bowl, where the ‘Cats will take on the Utah Utes on December 23. Vice President for Athletics and Recreat…

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Recap: Northwestern 92 – Purdue 88 – OT – 12/1/23

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Northwestern Wildcats vs. Purdue Boilermakers – December 1, 2023 Listen as Dave Eanet and Billy McKinney describe the final moments of overtime and the beginning of the celebration as the crowd storms the court at Welsh-Ryan Arena after Northwestern beats top-ranked Purdue for the second season in a row.: https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4466754/No…

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Highlights: Northwestern 45 – Illinois 43 – 11/25/23

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Northwestern Wildcats at Illinois Fighting Illini – November 25, 2023 https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4463191/Northwestern_Illinois_11-25-23_2023-11-26-021631.64kmono.mp3 Box score | Recap Video highlights More coverage Northwestern Wildcat Football How Northwestern football players became Queen bodyguards .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} North…

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Collegiately Speaking: Wildcats are going bowling!

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In the final game at Ryan Field before renovations start, the Wildcats went out with a bang, beating Purdue 23-15 and clinching a bowl berth for the 1st time since the 2020 season. Dave Eanet and Dan Persa talk about how the Wildcats are playing some of their best football and the coaching job head coach David Braun has done this year, who had the …

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Highlights: Northwestern 23 – Purdue 15 – 11/18/23

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Northwestern Wildcats vs. Purdue Boilermakers – November 18, 2023 https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4460858/Northwestern_Purdue_11-18-23_2023-11-18-215458.64kmono.mp3 Box score | Recap Video highlights More coverage Northwestern Wildcat Football How Northwestern football players became Queen bodyguards .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Northwester…

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Collegiately Speaking: David Braun impressive in year one

8M ago

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Northwestern headed up north to Wisconsin as a double-digit underdog but that didn’t matter. Quarterback Ben Bryant returned from injury and led the offense to 4 straight scoring drives to start the game and the defense continued their strong play and held the Wisconsin offense in check on their way to 24-10 win. Dave Eanet and Dan Persa recap the …

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Highlights: Northwestern 24 – Wisconsin 10 – 11/11/23

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Northwestern Wildcats at Wisconsin Badgers – November 11, 2023 https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4456188/Northwestern_Wisconsin_11-11-23_2023-11-12-025028.64kmono.mp3 Box score | Recap Video highlights More coverage Northwestern Wildcat Football How Northwestern football players became Queen bodyguards .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Northwester…

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Collegiately Speaking: The 4th quarter of the season is here

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After a defensive battle against Iowa where the Wildcats came up just short 10-7, Dave Eanet and Dan Persa are back this week to recap the game and talk about the continued strong play of the defense. Then Ted Albrecht, analyst for Northwestern Radio, joins Dave and Dan to get his take on the Iowa game and the three talk about what the Wildcats nee…

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Highlights: Iowa 10 – Northwestern 7 – 11/4/23

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Northwestern Wildcats vs. Iowa Hawkeyes – Wrigley Field – November 4, 2023 https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4452707/Northwestern_Iowa_11-4-23_2023-11-05-013707.64kmono.mp3 Box score | Recap Video highlights More coverage Northwestern Wildcat Football How Northwestern football players became Queen bodyguards .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} North…

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Collegiately Speaking: ‘Cats coming into Wrigley Field with a lot of confidence

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Northwestern was as high as a 14-point underdog heading into their home matchup against Maryland last weekend, but that didn’t matter to Wildcats as offense bounced back to score 33 points and the defense came up with big stops in the 2nd half to hold on for the win. Dave Eanet and Dan Persa talk about how this was Northwestern’s most complete game…

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Highlights: Northwestern 33 – Maryland 27 -10/28/23

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Northwestern Wildcats vs. Maryland Terrapins – October 28, 2023 https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4450466/Northwestern_Maryland_10-28-23_2023-10-28-204806.64kmono.mp3 Box score | Recap Video highlights More coverage Northwestern Wildcat Football How Northwestern football players became Queen bodyguards .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Northwester…

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Collegiately Speaking: Wildcats ready to right the ship on Saturday

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Dave Eanet and Dan Persa are back this week to recap Northwestern’s road loss to Nebraska 17-9. The guys talk about how Northwestern struggles on offense and what they need to do to get back on track. Northwestern senior running back Cam Porter joins Dave and Dan to talk about turning the page from the Nebraska game to Maryland this week, what it w…

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Highlights: Nebraska 17 – Northwestern 9 – 10/21/23

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Northwestern Wildcats at Nebraska Cornhuskers – October 21, 2023 https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4448212/Northwestern_Nebraska_10-21-23_2023-10-22-012312.64kmono.mp3 Box score | Recap Video highlights More coverage Northwestern Wildcat Football How Northwestern football players became Queen bodyguards .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Northweste…

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Collegiately Speaking: The bye week came at perfect time for Northwestern

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Dave Eanet and Dan Persa are back this week after the bye! They begin this week by talking about how the bye is well timed for this Northwestern team at the halfway point of the season. Then Dave and Dan talk about how everyone in the Big West is still alive for the division title and preview this week’s road test at Nebraska. Northwestern senior k…

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Highlights: Northwestern 23 – Howard 20 – 10/7/23

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Northwestern Wildcats vs. Howard Bison – October 7, 2023 https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4443498/Northwestern_Howard_10-7-23_2023-10-08-025538.64kmono.mp3 Box score | Recap Video highlights More coverage Northwestern Wildcat Football How Northwestern football players became Queen bodyguards .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Northwestern to play …

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Collegiately Speaking: Richie Hagarty is at the center of an improving Wildcat defense

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Dave Eanet and Dan Persa are back this week to recap Northwestern’s 41-13 loss to #6 Penn State. The guys talk about the why Northwestern has good things to build off and take into the rest of the season. Graduate student defensive linemen Richie Hagarty joins the guys to talk about how this Northwestern defense has improved as the season as gone o…

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Highlights: Penn State 41 – Northwestern 13 – 9/30/23

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Northwestern Wildcats vs. Penn State Nittany Lions – September 23, 2023 https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4441247/Northwestern_Penn_St_9-30-23_2023-09-30-205547.64kmono.mp3 Box score | Recap Video highlights More coverage Northwestern Wildcat Football How Northwestern football players became Queen bodyguards .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} North…

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Collegiately Speaking: The Cardiac Cats strike again!

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The Cardiac Cats are back! Dave Eanet and Dan Persa are back this week to recap Northwestern’s wild come-from-behind win and talk about the importance of always playing hard no matter what the score is. Then the two talk about the impact quarterback Ben Bryant is making and the connection him and Bryce Kirtz are developing. One of the heroes from S…

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Highlights: Northwestern 37 – Minnesota 34 – OT – 9/23/23

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Northwestern Wildcats vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers – September 23, 2023 https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4291773/Northwestern_Minnesota_9-23-23_2023-09-24-041513.64kmono.mp3 Box score | Recap Video highlights More coverage Northwestern Wildcat Football How Northwestern football players became Queen bodyguards .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Nor…

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Collegiately Speaking: Newcomer Cam Johnson making an impact

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Dave Eanet and Dan Persa are back this week to recap Northwestern’s 38-14 loss at Duke over the weekend. Then they turn their focus to this week’s game against Minnesota on Saturday night at Ryan Field and talk about the impact the students returning can have on the team. Then wide receiver #14 Cam Johnson joins Dave and Dan to talk about his colle…

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Highlights: Duke 38 – Northwestern 14 – 9/16/23

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Northwestern Wildcats at Duke Blue Devils – September 16, 2023 https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4159580/northwestern_duke_9-16-23_2023-09-17-024320.64kmono.mp3 Box score | Recap Video highlights More coverage Northwestern Wildcat Football How Northwestern football players became Queen bodyguards .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Northwestern to p…

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Collegiately Speaking: Young guys star as Northwestern snaps losing skid

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Northwestern broke through and ended their 12-game losing streak, winning the home opener over UTEP 38-7. Dave Eanet and Dan Persa break down what adjustments Northwestern made to come out with the win. Later on, Dave and Dan welcome in one stars from Saturday’s win, sophomore quarterback Jack Lausch, who scored his 1st career touchdown to start th…

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Highlights: Northwestern 38 – UTEP 7 – 9/9/23

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Northwestern Wildcats vs. University of Texas at El Paso Miners – September 9, 2023 https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4157355/Northwestern_UTEP_9-9-23_2023-09-09-231355.64kmono.mp3 Box score | Recap Video highlights More coverage Northwestern Wildcat Football How Northwestern football players became Queen bodyguards .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenod…

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Collegiately Speaking: A new era for Northwestern

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Collegiately Speaking is back! The college football season is underway, and both Dave Eanet and Dan Persa reflect on the tough summer Northwestern faced and the new era for the team with Interim Heach Coach David Braun taking over for long-time Head Coach Pat Fitzgerald. Then Dave’s long-time partner on Northwestern Radio Ted Albrecht joins Dave an…

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Highlights: Rutgers 24 – Northwestern 7 – 9/3/23

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Northwestern Wildcats at Rutgers Scarlet Knights – September 3, 2023 https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4155568/Northwestern_Rutgers_9-3-23_2023-09-03-215008.64kmono.mp3 Box score | Recap Video highlights More coverage Northwestern Wildcat Football How Northwestern football players became Queen bodyguards .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Northwest…

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Pat Fitzgerald’s legal case against Northwestern

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Scott Szala, former trial partner of Dan Webb, the law Ffrm that is representing former Northwestern Football Coach Pat Fitzgerald, joins Karen Conti to talk about Fitzgerald’s contract and whether he has a valid breach of contract case against Northwestern. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4139750/4139750_2023-07-16-222650.64kmono.mp3…

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How The Daily Northwestern broke the Pat Fitzgerald hazing story

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Nicole Markus, Summer Editor in Chief, The Daily Northwestern, joins John Williams to talk about how they broke the bombshell Northwestern football hazing story that ultimately led to the university firing head football coach Pat Fitzgerald. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4138708/4138708_2023-07-12-224308.128.mp3 More coverage Northwestern Wildca…

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John Williams Show: Reacting to Pat Fitzgerald’s firing as Northwestern football coach

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John Williams and WGN Radio’s sports director Dave Eanet talk about Northwestern University firing head football coach Pat Fitzgerald after hazing allegations came to light over the weekend. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4138344/4138344_2023-07-11-215844.128.mp3 More coverage Northwestern Wildcat Football How Northwestern football players became…

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Pirate Content (The Big Sick with Brandon Prosek) 42:42

4+ y ago42:42

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Brandon Prosek is a Renaissance man. Comedian, host, playwright, writer of a graphic novel about pirates, connoisseur of bad movies. This, however, is about a good movie, and how the 2017 romantic comedy The Big Sick got him through a rough time in his personal life. May it give you some comfort while we all deal with, well, a Big Sick. Take care o…

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The Gentleman Caller Room (Mad Men with Molly Horan) 36:13

4+ y ago36:13

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Do you remember your first post-college/"adulthood" living situation? What were you listening to or watching to get you through that time? In this episode, writer and academic Molly Horan (Refinery29, Mashable, Buzzfeed) shares her experiences moving to New York and coping with the isolation of moving to the city through Mad Men. Topics include: Un…

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Ears With Feet (Tori Amos with James Bradford) 39:33

4+ y ago39:33

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Content Note: This episode contains references to the death of a parent and eating disorders. Season 2 of IBTFY is here! Excited to be back with more stories from funny, talented people and the pop culture that got them through rough times. For our first episode of this new season, actor/comedian/musician/multihyphenate James Bradford ("The Chris G…

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Peach Pit Pals (90210 w/LeeAnn Yops) 38:07

4+ y ago38:07

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Content Note: This episode deals heavily with matters of loss, grieving and addiction. We've made it to our Season Finale! Thanks to everyone who stuck with the first season of IBTFY and helped build this little community. Our final Season 1 guest is LeeAnn Yops, storyteller, comedian and 90210 fan site curator. LeeAnn came to IBTFY to share her lo…

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#IBTFYandFriends (Live from PODSLAM 2019 w/Jeremy Owens) 27:16

5y ago27:16

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IBTFY was honored to be a part of Podslam 2019, Arcade Audio's annual podcast marathon for Connor's Cure. We were especially honored to have one of our favorite funny Chicagoans, Jeremy Owens of You're Being Ridiculous, at iO with us to talk about the Bravo'verse and coping. And yes, there were two Bravoverse episodes in a row. It's fine. Donations…

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Full Face, Beachy Waves (Madonna & RHONY with John Sundholm) 42:21

5y ago42:21

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We're back! Comedian, writer and Internet legend John Sundholm discusses navigating family life, mental health, coming out & his fandom of Madonna through the ages & many reinventions, and the joys of coping and escapism with the Real Housewives of New York. Topics include: Your first Madonna experiences, the Blonde Ambition tour, what's the best M…

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We Were All Rooting for You (Divas with Archy Jamjun) 40:17

5y ago40:17

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(Heads up: Apologies in advance for some echoey/muffled bits on this one, it was our first recording with a new setup and we were still working out the bugs. We did our best to remediate and Archy was such a wonderful guest that we think you'll enjoy it anyway.) Archy Jamjun is a hilarious and caring storyteller, curator and teacher, who helps run …

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Hey, Teens! (Blankets and Sam Cooke with Rosamund Lannin) 42:11

5y ago42:11

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Hey, teens! This episode is a lot about you and how to relate to what you're going through! Journalist and fiction writer Rosamund Lannin has written for /Film, Vice, Lifehacker and more, and today she comes on to the podcast to talk about two works that helped her get through stretches of her teenage years: Craig Thompson's graphic novel "Blankets…

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That's What The Gauntlet Is For (IBTFY x Beyond Queer Stories) 46:03

5y ago46:03

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It's IBTFY's first CROSSOVER epsiode! We're celebrating the new season of one of our other favorite local podcasts, Beyond Queer Stories, with a special crossover episode! BQS co-producers and hosts Dawn Brown and Ashabi Owagboriaye discuss channeling emotions through anime, growing into your queer identity alongside the old & new versions of Queer…

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Every Gay Child is a Tiny Joan Didion (Maria Tallchief & Pedro Almodóvar w/Patrick Gill) 56:43

5y ago56:43

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Proving this show contains multitudes and occasionally our guests delve into ~~cUlTuRe~~, the hilarious and generous writer, producer and comedian Patrick Gill shares stories of building a better relationship with your body from ballerina Maria Tallchief and falling in love with the world of Pedro Almodóvar. Topics include: Raccoons vs. opossums, o…

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Back to Back to the Island (Hanson with Amy Trummer) 41:41

5y ago41:41

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You have so many relationships in this life, only one of two will last, and one of those is with the band you loved the most in your teen years. Artist Amy Trummer takes us on a journey through her love of the brothers Hanson, the Hanson fan community and a little something called Back to the Island. Topics include: The differences between each Han…

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The Best of Times is Now (Pride Weekend Mini-Sode) 15:18

5y ago15:18

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We did a little something different this episode! It's Pride in Chicago, so we asked some friends to share stories of LGBTQ+ media that meant a lot to them for a Pride mini-sode. What transpired was beautiful stories about Glee, Schitt's Creek, Petal, Queer Eye (old and new) and more. Also, your host has some feelings about the Indigo Girls double …

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