Best Lit Angels Podcasts (2024)

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234 - A Very April Fool's Day April Fool's Day (The Grinch Musical) 1:15:24

17d ago1:15:24

1:15:24

In this VERY impulsively recorded episode, a very convoluted April Fool's joke leads to us watching another horny Grinch movie.

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232 - We Have A Christmas Story at Home Video (A Christmas Story 2) 1:04:38

4M ago1:04:38

1:04:38

The mayor's final sibling joins him to review A Christmas Story 2, a real hunk of junk from a short-lived DTV crap factory. NOTE: Since recording this episode, I finished "The House", and honestly, it was pretty good. Rough first act, but that's comedies for you, sometimes you have to sweat through the exposition.…

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232 - A Story; Christmas Story (A Christmas Story Christmas) 1:12:31

4M ago1:12:31

1:12:31

Like a delicious sandwich made with terrible bread, the middle of Legasequel Month turns out to be quite tasty, as Tim and I look at the surprisingly good, if awkwardly titled "A Christmas Story Christmas", which is probably the best case scenario for what it could have been. I don't know why there's two slices of bread on each side of the sandwich…

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231 - Brokebrain Moron (National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure) 1:00:38

4M ago1:00:38

1:00:38

It's the middle of the beginning of theme month and the beginning of the end for Bogdanovich mainstay and Oscar nominee Randy Quaid. Join us as we look into the sad mush that is "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure". Read More

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230 - It's Been a Long Road Getting from There to Here (Home Sweet Home Alone) 1:23:16

5M ago1:23:16

1:23:16

HAPPY THEME MONTH! Our theme this year is "garbage sequels made LONG after anyone cared", and what better way to start than with 2022's "Home Sweet Home Alone", which isn't the worst Home Alone movie, but SURE IS the one I like the least!

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HALLOWEEN SPECIAL: Hocus Pocus 1:47:49

6M ago1:47:49

1:47:49

Welcome to the Pumpkin Patch, y'all! Brian and Lara from the Halloween universe, beset by fading batteries, review Brian's deepest childhood terror, a dumb comedy movie for little children.

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Season 6 Episode 20: Cheryl Hamilton-Hill, Lincoln Park Community Services 9:36

6M ago9:36

9:36

Cheryl Hamilton-Hill is the CEO of Lincoln Park Community Services, an organization that understands that doing good things for good people is important, but doing it in a way that sets them up to allow themselves and their families succeed is better. LPCS does not look at a moment in someones life and identify them by that moment, but they underst…

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Season 6 Episode 19: Kim Close, Foundation Of Little Village 36:40

6M ago36:40

36:40

Little Village is a vibrant, dynamic neighborhood in Chicago that is very important to Chicago's cultural and economic impact on the country. Kim Close, Executive Director of Foundation of Little Village joins the podcast to share about why the neighborhood means so much to her and what prompted her to start the organization. Foundation of Little V…

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Season 6 Episode 18: PJ Weiland, Author, Dinking Thru Life 36:40

7M ago36:40

36:40

As the cooler weather sets into our city and people begin to head back inside, PJ Weiland, business coach with Business Profit and author, joins us to introduce a sport that certainly is not new but is definitely exploding all over Chicago and the country. PJ shares with us about the sport of Pickleball and how being a part of a team and playing sp…

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Season 6 Episode 17: Bridging Chicago x Chicago Cares 2023 36:40

8M ago36:40

36:40

Chicago Cares is an organization that is close to the heart of the Bridging Chicago podcast! This episode features Rosie Drumgoole, now their Chief Executive Officer, who shares not only her story, but how that connects to Chicago and the mission of Chicago Cares. Rosie also shares about how the moments of chemistry with the neighborhoods and peopl…

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Season 6 Episode 16: Printers Row Lit Fest 36:54

8M ago36:54

36:54

We know how much Chicagoans love a good festival, and the Printers Row Lit Fest is a 38 year old tradition taking place in the heart of the city. Amy Danzer, their Director of Programming, join us to share about the importance of literacy, all the activities at the fest, and what they hope to accomplish in Chicago to help shape its future. Coming o…

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Season 6 Episode 15: En Masse Architecture and Design 36:54

8M ago36:54

36:54

Bridging Chicago is on location for this episode with En Masse Architecture and Design to record in their thoughtfully created design space. Nathan is joined by members of the En Masse team, Mike Shively, Lucas Goldbach, and Ross Renjilian to hear about how the space was curated, how work/life spaces have changed, and their love of their neighborho…

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Season 6 Episode 14: Michael Odongo, Angaza Center 30:11

9M ago30:11

30:11

Joe Amari returns to host Michael Odongo, founder and CEO of the Angaza Center, which aims to provide resources to children in Africa, to equip them to get the education they need to change their futures. Growing up in Kenya, Michael came to the U.S. to continue his education, doing his post-grad work in IT and began working in the field. Now, as a…

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Season 6 Episode 13: Kim Greene Hiller, The Laughing Academy 26:32

9M ago26:32

26:32

As the founder of The Laughing Academy, Kim Greene Hiller has quite the pedigree when it comes to improv comedy, and her roots run deep in Chicago. Sharing a stage with some of Chicago’s most well known actors, Kim knew early on that her path would look different than that of those who’s names you see on marquees in New York or Los Angeles. Her des…

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Season 6 Episode 12: Dr. Gordon Siegel, SpaceShifts 27:08

10M ago27:08

27:08

Dr. Gordon Siegel is an accomplished ENT doctor who, like many of us, saw the way that the Covid-19 pandemic was changing the world and saw an opportunity to help others make a shift. Gordy, as he’s known by his friends, then took a leap and started SpaceShifts a company dedicated to helping people and businesses find open office space that they ca…

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Season 6 Episode 11: Myriam Del Angel, Author 24:00

10M ago24:00

24:00

HR Expert and Author Myriam Del Angel joins the podcast to share what she has learned about people and the places they work. During her time, Myriam has stressed the importance of self-care and self-awareness, so that employees can be more of who they are at work while also adding benefits to the business. Myriam is also helping to shine a spotligh…

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Season 6 Episode 10: Business Diva 25:43

11M ago25:43

25:43

If you’ve been looking for a podcast that shares the fundamentals of starting and growing a business, creating a network of leaders, and authoring a book with twenty-two of your best friends, look no further than this episode! Martha Razo and Gabriela Gomez, two of the authors of Business Diva join us to share all of this and more. While they have …

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Phlebotomy Special and The Wrath of God 33:14

11M ago33:14

33:14

This episode is almost exactly 50% disgusting medical chat and 50% Colleen and I risking divine obliteration for our blasphemy.

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Grains of Sand / Black Hearses 1:59

11M ago1:59

1:59

Canvas shrouds for the mind

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Tookled / Unlost 2:13

11M ago2:13

2:13

Fair Wheel

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What wind's welp sent thorns went all your colours/What time your felt birds had to kill/What second 7:47

11M ago7:47

7:47

What wind's welp sent thorns went all your colours/What time your felt birds had to kill/What seconds hymnsed

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Where a whisper falls (upon your tomb), where it all disappears (sleepy hearth) 2:44

12M ago2:44

2:44

Where a whisper falls (upon your tomb), where it all disappears (sleepy hearth)

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BONUS - The Lit List Angel 56:39

12M ago56:39

56:39

I'm on medical leave for a couple of weeks due to... well, I'll probably do a B.A.D. about it, so I'll save you the gory details for now. Pun intended. But in the meantime, here's Colleen and I reviewing "The Littlest Angel", a semi-religious 70s TV movie with a truly weird cast.

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229 - FIXED - Cash Dummy Millionaires (Richie Rich's Christmas Wish) 1:40:47

12M ago1:40:47

1:40:47

This week, Courtney and I become the first people in history to compare "Richie Rich's Christmas Wish" to "Hamlet".

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Season 6 Episode 9: Patricia Mota of HACE 29:18

12M ago29:18

29:18

Patricia Mota is a powerful leader who’s experience and desire to lead by experience makes her story more than compelling. She now serves as the Chief Executive Officer of HACE, the Hispanic Alliance of Career Enhancement, which is seeking to cultivate the pipeline of Latinx/a/o talent, especially in Chicago. The changing landscape in the country h…

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228 - "The Rumble" (Mr. Saint Nick) 53:02

12M ago53:02

53:02

Flonk and Brian and the BRAND NEW (at the time) Spider struggle to remember the made-for-TV Kelsey Grammer vehicle "Mr. Saint Nick".

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Tegan & Lucy's First Analysis Podcast 2:46

1y ago2:46

2:46

Practice #3 (Testing, testing, 1, 2, 3)

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227 - Aquaman Saves Christmas (Unaccompanied Minors) 1:34:31

1y ago1:34:31

1:34:31

Anton and the Mayor look at Paul Feig's first big movie, "Unaccompanied Minors", a semi-fairly maligned but quite unfairly forgotten pretender to the Home Alone throne. Which is to say a movie where kids get up to unsupervised shenanigans at the expense of a character actor.

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226 - Reefer Dadness (Holiday Affair) 1:14:37

1y ago1:14:37

1:14:37

This week, Colleen and I look at what happens when one of Hollywood's most sullen and thuggish leading actors needs a hit of good publicity and agrees to be the guy in a pretty generic romcom. It's "Holiday Affair"!

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Hello, Mr. Thompson 59:30

1y ago59:30

59:30

Happy April First! I'm in a hurry, hope I don't upload a commentary by mistake or something.

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A Lesson in Trust Learned from a Toddler 4:18

1y ago4:18

4:18

Practical and relevant application of Proverbs 3:5,6.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/michael-barton1/support

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Getting Real Before God 5:29

1y ago5:29

5:29

Prayer begins with stopping in our tracks and releasing our grip slightly so God through Christ may do his best work in us and through us.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/michael-barton1/support

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Season 6 Episode 8: Hierbitas By Sandra 22:56

1y ago22:56

22:56

Sandra Aguirre was born in Mexico and moved to Chicago at a young age, and has lived here ever since. She loved growing up in the city and the opportunities that provided her to keep growing and reaching for new heights! She is a former teacher who still substitutes from time to time, but started her natural journey 10 years ago. Since then, she ha…

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Season 6 Episode 7: Imelda Rodriguez, Latinas in Finances Part 2 19:30

1y ago19:30

19:30

Our series with Imelda Rodriguez wraps up with her sharing about her book, Latinas in Finances. From just wanting to be a part of a project like this, to being the author and lead, Imelda has taken what she's learned in her career and growing up and found ways to share them with us. The co-authors that Imelda has brought together for this book are …

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B.A.D. - Jeelie Cly! 10:07

1y ago10:07

10:07

Another Broken Arm Dispatch, I'm afraid, as I take stock of the many delays we've faced, vent about the lingering effects of the pandemic, and OFFICIALLY schedule our next posted episode.

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Season 6 Episode 6: Imelda Rodriguez, Coaching Vida 26:57

1y ago26:57

26:57

To try and list all of the things Imelda Rodriguez does is an impossible task! An author, coach and CEO, Imelda has taken the lessons learned growing up and built the Personal Development Institute "Coaching Vida." In this first part of a two-part series, Imelda shares how her experiences in Chicago, including working at McDonald's near Chicago's b…

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B.A.D. - Everyody's Weakened from the Workin' 11:32

1y ago11:32

11:32

On this Broken Arm Dispatch, the mayor plays a game of "Why Brian So Busy", featuring King Charles III, Studs Terkel, and a little kitten that taught America to love again.

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Dion's Chicago Dream 48:25

1y ago48:25

48:25

Dion Dawson is a motivational leader who is a man of action and purpose. A veteran and native of the Englewood community in Chicago, Dion has made it his life's work to help bridge the need gap in his community in whatever way he is able. Dion shares with us about what he loves about his neighborhood, and about the reality of food insecurity in Chi…

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Season 6 Episode 4: Shenix Part 2 42:47

1y ago42:47

42:47

In this episode we continue our conversation with Olga Camargo and Juan Carlos Avila from Shenix, who share what their web-based app is and how it is helping people find their way to financial health and future planning. As you’ll hear in the episode, when you empower people, and especially women, to take hold of their financial health, the ceiling…

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225 - I Put a Spell on You (Bell, Book, and Candle) 1:16:26

1y ago1:16:26

1:16:26

Brian and Courtney review "Bell, Book, and Candle", in which a very talented cast plays almost exclusively roles they're poorly suited for. Also, this was recorded before I got Spider, which is a shame, there's a lot of cat content in here.

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Season 6 Episode 3: Shenix Part One 29:55

1y ago29:55

29:55

Today Olga Camargo and Juan Carlos Avila from Shenix join us to share about their path to Chicago, how their families shaped their work, and why it’s so important to them to educate the Latinx community about financial literacy and building goals. Planning for your future comes with so many questions, and though the answers are not always very clea…

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224 - Ain't No Rule (Puppy Star Christmas) 1:05:30

1y ago1:05:30

1:05:30

AAlgar and Maggie join Flonk and I to review the second sequel to a spinoff of a spinoff of a movie about a dog who plays sports. Surprisingly, it's not very good.

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Season 6 Episode 2: Trinity Irish Dance Company 41:02

1y ago41:02

41:02

Feeling the winter blues? Why not put on your dancing shoes! If you need some inspiration, no doubt this episode with Chelsea Hoy and Mark Howard of the Trinity Irish Dance Company will get you ready to move. Chelsea and Mark join us to share how they helped put Chicago on the map for Irish dance and what they're doing that is truly special. Their …

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Season 6 Episode 1: World Of Chocolate with the AIDS Foundation Chicago 27:49

1y ago27:49

27:49

What a better way to show the love than with chocolate? How about the premiere of season 6 of the podcast? Well today we doubled to love and are kicking off our new season welcoming back the AIDS Foundation Chicago to share about their annual event, the World of Chocolate, back in person for the first time in a long time! This fundraiser is the per…

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223 - Plane Crazy (Turbulence) 1:27:42

1y ago1:27:42

1:27:42

Amanda and Brian take a look at "Turbulence", a semi-erotic 90s thriller that is remarkably Christmassy, especially when you consider it came out on January 10.

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222 - The Decapitation of Larry Leadfoot (Downton Abbey: A Journey to the Highlands) 1:37:53

1y ago1:37:53

1:37:53

AAl, Amanda, and I review another Downton, now with more Molesley! This episode is set in August, but it's a Christmas special, so we're allowed. Also: Shrimp-eh.

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221 - Look Out, Itchy, She's Irish! (Samantha: American Girl Holiday) 57:17

1y ago57:17

57:17

"Brian and Katie review 90s kids books" is back, with a look at the most entitled American Girl, Samantha, and her film debut, with eventually includes some limited amounts of Christmas.

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220 - The Comeback Queen (Falling for Christmas) 1:56:30

1+ y ago1:56:30

1:56:30

Tim and I are joined by Brenda, a self confessed fan of hot goss and general trash, to review the latest comeback attempt of someone who has been well-represented in both of those categories. It's "Falling for Christmas"!

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219 - My God, It's Full of Stars (New Year's Eve) 1:49:52

1+ y ago1:49:52

1:49:52

Brian and Lisa ring in the new year with "New Year's Eve", an overstuffed, undercooked mess of a - HOLY COW, IS THAT JENSEN?!

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State of the Canon 2023 16:39

1+ y ago16:39

16:39

Better late than never, it's time for the state of the canon! And since said state is pretty lonely again, it's time for some analysis! Topics include why nothing got added this year, what can be done to avert this going forward, and Spider's Big Day Inside.

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