Chicago Transplant Authority

In this episode ilych interviews writer, comedian and Hyde Park native Wolf Larsen about growing up in Chicago, being classmates with R. Kelly, his complicated relationship with the communist movement, his time living in Alaska, New York, and South America, and the importance of obscenity.

ilych and George talk about the move to bus migrants into our wonderful Sanctuary City, Venezuelans, what we can learn from the Mexican Independence Day parade, post-9/11 politics, prestigious universities' war on America, and the deaths of Queen Elizabeth and Princess Diana.

Fellow Chicago transplant Chris P. Wicks chats to us about walking along Lake Michigan, Kanye West's discography, the deep south, and maximalism. We also spend time discussing urban planning and brainstorming Chicago's future.

George and ilych have a raucous night with Nick Malone and Cris Lopez of Thot Topics where they discuss the thottiest topics from Mexican drinking laws, STDs, growing up in Chicago, zoomers, and George's adventure with two German guys. ilych gets very high and makes it very apparent.

ilych and George go to a Bastille Day celebration at Navy Pier and George educates ilych about French culture and Illinois history.

Writer, musician and fellow Chicago transplant Sam Buntz shoots the shit with us on JD Salinger, internet mischief, local art scenes, Dimes Square, dating apps in Chicago, historical changes on the Left, conspiracy theories, and more. Link to Sam's writings: https://themutedtrumpet.wordpress.com/ Link to Sam's music: https://sambuntz.bandcamp.com/ Link to Sam's podcast: https://www.patreon.com/sambuntz

Join us backstage with ev (@newpleroma) and Evan Lipson of the band Meinschaft to discuss their most recent tour, Wiener Circle, why race relations are better in Dixieland, Hunter Biden, being kinda religious, and more. Listen to Meinschaft here: https://soundcloud.com/meinschaftofficial Follow Meinschaft on Instagram: @meinschaft

Listen to this spur of the moment conversation between ilych and George where they discuss post-WW2 geopolitics, Hyde Park, monkeypox, the possibility of COVID mandates returning, and why giving up is easy.

Here is where the lovely Josh and Maddie of the (NOT SO) Evil Thespian podcast join us to discuss Chicago - the musical, the film, and the city itself - as well as other cultural issues from COVID life in the city to working under girlbosses.

ilych tries poppers for the first time while he and George discuss Baz Luhrmann's Elvis and the legacy of the King of Rock and Roll in music and culture. We also discuss movie theaters, Pete Buttigieg, pop punk, and navigating a large crowd in Lakeview on the last weekend of Pride.

The Perfume Nationalist himself joins us to talk about his Chicago experience, trad LARPers, the dirtbag left to alt-right pipeline, the alt-right to libtard pipeline, modern-day televangelists, and the e-girl problem.

Berto joins us on the outskirts of Pride to discuss why sports are based, why Chicago is safer than commonly portrayed, Deliverance, Amber Heard, and the joys of collecting physical media. George tells us about his first summer in Chicago and how he almost attended his first major Pride event.

ilych and George mostly shoot the shit about George's experience at Andersonville Midsommarfest as well as ABBA, the vaccine stuff, The Northman, Giordano's, and more. ilych forgets a detail about The Northman but don't yell at him about it.

The formidable Filthy Armenian talks to us about his visit to Chicago, used bookstores, the leftist and hetero war on gayborhoods, and our favorite conspiracy theories that nobody cares about.

ilych and Boystown George discuss Lori Lightfoot, deciding to move to and stay in Chicago, bottomless mimosas, life after the mask mandate, Thomas Carlyle, AIDS denial, the freedom of loneliness and the loneliness of freedom.