Best Of XRT

In celebration of 50 Years at 93XRT.  Terri Hemmert joins Marty Lennartz on the morning show. They told stories and shared memorable moments from her career so far, we played some of Terri's favorite songs and shared your comments about what Terri means to you, throughout the day. 

Jacob Slater, lead singer & guitarist of Wunderhorse, joined midday host Annalisa in studio today, on the heels of a 93XRT Pop Up Concert at Empty Bottle yesterday, and ahead of a sold-out show tonight at Schuba's. He spoke at length about his influences, his foray into acting, and Wunderhorse's new music that they just finished recording at Minnesota's famed Pachyderm Studios. 

This morning, Marty Lennartz memorialized the legendary singer / songwriter Gordon Lightfoot, whose "Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" memorialized one of the fabled shipwrecks on the Great Lakes in 1976. 

Baseball devotees always gather on Opening Day to mark a new beginning. One where hope springs eternal. The first in a 162-step journey that'll bring excitement, joy, heartache, and disbelief to all. Last week was the Miller Lite 93XRT Opening Day celebration from our longtime home of YakZies, 3710 N Clark. And while XRT & YakZies enjoy a familial relationship of about 30 years, yesterday was different. We missed the biggest baseball and rock n' roll fan out there, our collective best friend in the whole world, Lin Brehmer. Before the Cubs honored Lin with a Wrigley Field scoreboard tribute, The Regular Guy did, from the same humble stage that we gather at year after year to lay down our long burden of winter as we look ahead to a season of infinite possibility. Take nothing for granted. It's great to be alive.

Monday, December 12 Lin's Bin about chopping down your own Christmas Tree.

Lin Brehmer returned from his medical sabbatical Monday morning and brought us a new Lin's Bin answering the question he received a lot while out, "How are you doing?"

Marty Lennartz remembers Bob Gelms former Music Director in the 70's and 80's for 93XRT after his passing on Sunday, October 2nd.

XRT's Annalisa talks with Bryan Ferry ahead of Roxy Music's North American tour.

Patrick Carney of The Black Keys joins Marty Lennartz to talk about the band's new album.

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What is Chicagoland? Where is Chicagoland? The Lin's Bin Naked Remix of Lin's Bin of June 7, 2021. Listen here and share anywhere. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Lin Brehmer comments on Len Kasper's move from the Cubs to the White Sox. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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How Will We Celebrate Thanksgiving? Lin’s Bin How will my favorite holiday compare to years gone by? A question from a listener helped me remember and helped me look to the future. (Music is “Great Big God of Hands” by master guitarists Nathan Salzburg and James Elkington from the album Ambsace.) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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We were ready for the greatest summer ever. 

Here is Lin's Bin from Monday. I answer the question, "For whom does the bell toll?"

A Lin's Bin for baseball lovers in the absence of baseball.

Chris & Rich Robinson of The Black Crowes stop by our studio for a conversation with Lin Brehmer on their acoustic Brothers Of A Feather Tour, why the time was right to reunite, and more.

A sold out crowd was on hand to witness a wonderful night of music at Classic Cinemas Tivoli Theatre in Downers Grove as Poi Dog Pondering got the audience up and dancing right from the very first note. Here's Lin Brehmer's fantastic interview with Poi Dog Pondering's Frank Orrall as the two discuss the band's travels from Hawaii, to Austin, to Chicago, how Frank escaped danger from Hang Gliding, and much, much more!

After 28 years, Lin finally gets the chance to sleep in as he moves to middays this Monday beginning at 10 AM. Richard Milne will be taking over morning duties with his show starting at 5:30 AM. Here's the sign off Lin played right before spinning Garland Jeffreys' "R.O.C.K." as his final track.

Chicago Cubs President of Business Operations Crane Kenney joined Lin Brehmer & Marty Lennartz at the 2020 Cubs Convention to talk about the Marquee Network and share stories of his many years behind the scenes with the Cubs, including one time when Jeff Samardzija was nearly killed by Blue Man Group.

At the 2020 Cubs Convention, Lin Brehmer & Marty Lennartz had a chat with Chicago Cubs infielder David Bote about his time in the minor leagues, how his preparation has informed his clutch hitting, and why he chose the number 13.

At the 2020 Cubs Convention, Lin Brehmer & Marty Lennartz sat down with Cubs Radio 670 WSCR color analyst Ron Coomer to chat about who gave him his "Coom-Dawg" nickname, his thoughts on the Astros & Red Sox cheating scandals, and a whole lot more.

Lin Brehmer shares fond memories of watching Monty Python's Flying Circus alongside other red-eyed college students back in the 70's.

Welcome to the Linside Podcast: addressing the great podcast shortage in America, where today we speak with Jason Narducy (Split Single, Bob Mould, Superchunk) about the new rock and roll musical, Verboten. Verboten is based on the true story of Chicago’s own young punks. Written by Brett Neveu with music and lyrics by Jason Narducy. Info at TheHouseTheatre.com. We also talk about Dave Grohl, Sonic Highways, Steve Albini, Bob Mould, Mike Mills, Jon Wurster, Cubby Bear, Nora O’Connor, The Decemberists and the original members of Verboten.  

The Bears open the 2019 football campaign against the Green Bay Packers. It’s a rivalry that goes all the way back to the birth of the NFL. An earnest listeners asked Lin, What do you have against Wisconsin and The Packers?

Lee Smith was inducted into the Hall of Fame and Lin Brehmer pays tribute to the dominant Cubs closer.

Just Jeff Garlin from The Goldbergs and Curb Your Enthusiasm stopping by to alphabetize the CDs ... He’s got two shows at Park West Wednesday June 12 at 7 & 9:30pm for his Netflix special that’ll be releasing in the coming months.  Tickets available right here.

We catch up with Cage The Elephant frontman Matt Shultz ahead of the release of their new album Social Cues.

Ben Lovett & Ted Dwane from Mumford & Sons stopped by the XRT studios prior to their big show at the United Center to discuss their new album Delta, bringing an intimate feeling to a large stage, and their long relationship with Chicago.

The unseasonably warm weather hearkens to a summer evening under the stars on the beautiful lawn of Ravinia Festival. President & CEO Welz Kauffman called Frank E. Lee to give us a preview of what those nights will entail this year.   President & CEO of Ravinia Welz Kauffman Gives Frank E Lee A 2019 Preview

Today is International Women’s Day which recalls this piece I wrote and recorded for Lin’s Bin when a fellow asked me simply, Why are women crazy?