Jessica and Chad are friends (pals, buddies) who used to live in the same, sleepy, town in Washington. Then, Chad moved back to Chicago. Now, they co-host a delightfully irreverent podcast that is (thankfully) difficult to categorize. That podcast is called Jessica and Chad Before Dark.
Blood and Hail: A NovelcastWritten by J.D. BrickerRead by Johnny WinjoeArt Design by Will E. Styles"War Of Kings" composed by Jeff Van Dyckemail us at: jessandchadb4@gmail.com
HOLY RECLUSIVE GHOSTS!!!! The author of such brilliant novels as "The Montana Escape". "Curbside Stickup", and, of course, the Novelcast "Blood and Hail", guest hosts this very special episode of "Johnny Winjoe's Porch Of Horrors." J.D. and Johnny share some very scary stories and absolutely pump the hell out of "Blood and Hail" in a promotional sense.Listen to "Blood and Hail" here" https://www.buzzsprout.com/544780
In a callback to episode two of "Hittin' The Bricks!", Johnny Winjoe reads a delightful, award winning, story that Jessica wrote when she was nine years old. She later got it signed by none other than J.D. Bricker.Feel free to Email us your comments and questions at jessandchadb4@gmail.com.
On this episode of Hittin' The Bricks!, Johnny Winjoe is joined by Caitlin Morris, the world's foremost J.D. Bricker scholar. Caitlin and Johnny talk about the Bricker canon (including the Novelcast Blood and Hail) and some of Caitlin's more controversial investigative techniques.Please send us emails at: jessandchadb4@gmail.com
Blood and Hail: A NovelcastWritten by J.D. BrickerRead by Johnny WinjoeArt Design by Will E. Styles"War Of Kings" composed by Jeff Van Dyckemail us at jessandchadb4@gmail.com
Jessica joins Johnny to have an in depth discussion about the scintillating second part of Blood and Hail. They also discuss the online yoga class they're taking.
Blood and Hail: A NovelcastWritten by J.D. BrickerRead by Johnny WinjoeArt Design by Will E. Styles"War Of Kings" composed by Jeff Van Dyckemail us at jessandchadb4@gmail.com
Welcome to the very first episode of Hittin' The Bricks!; an in depth discussion about Blood and Hail, the new Novelcast by J.D. Bricker. On this episode, host Johnny Winjoe interviews comedian and writer Jane Mitchell.
Blood And Hail: A Novelcast.Written by J.D. BrickerRead by Johnny WinjoeArt Design by Will E. Styles"War of Kings" composed by Jeff Van Dyckemail us at jessandchadb4@gmail.com
COMING SOON TO THE JESSICA AND CHAD BEFORE DARK PODCAST CHANNEL
It's been a while since Jessica and Chad chatted on a podcast and they each have surprising news. Jessica's is considerably more surprising.
Producer Chad was going through some storage boxes and he found a video tape filled with old episodes of The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. He watched the tape and one of the guests was none other than Johnny Winjoe! This very special podcast is the audio from that appearance.
Jessica and Johnny record some audio in the hopes that it will help Chad's insomnia.
In this groundbreaking episode, Johnny Winjoe sits in his car and narrates the goings on in his neighborhood on a rainy afternoon.
Johnny Winjoe shares recent, specific, events that coalesce into a story.
Johnny Winjoe covers a whole bunch of stuff in just under seven minutes. Bless him.
Jessica and Chad have a brief, but lively, conversation about how they're doing given all of the things. Also, Jessica can't stop inadvertently thinking of great t-shirt slogans and Chad is excited about carbs.
Mr. Winjoe does his very best to help remind people to wash their hands to combat the spread of Coronavirus.The song "April and May" was written by Johnny Winjoe, Jessica Lohafer, and Chad Lind.For more detailed info on the virus: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/index.htmlEveryone here at Conversation Happens hopes you and your loved ones are healthy and safe.
Johnny reads a listener email while bacon is prepared.
Jessica and Chad look back at the first season of JACBD and set some goals for the second season. Also, Jessica makes a very strong case for the show eventually becoming the official podcast of Magic Mike Live and Chad gets on his Podcast Soapbox and (remarkably) makes it back down without twisting his ankle. Before all of that, two people try to work out the logistics for standing in line for an event. During his Podcast Soapbox "moment", Chad mentions the wonderful work of Caroline Crampton. Here's a link to her webpage (check it out!): http://shedunnitshow.com/
Hey!! It's the debut episode of a podcast that lasts as long as a pot of coffee takes to make-literally!!! Please join host Johnny Winjoe as he regales us with tales as basic as his morning brew.
In a special, Chad free, episode of Jessica and Chad Before Dark, Jessica sits down for an interview with Johnny Winjoe and welcomes him to the JACBD podcast family.
While puppy sitting, Johnny Winjoe composes an announcement concerning his "podcast collection".
Jessica and Chad chat about a wide variety of topics including: their love of Matt Gourley, hanging out on Christmas, and anti-resolutions for the new year!(This episode was recorded from Jessica's parent's garage on Boxing Day, 2019.)
Jessica and Chad discuss the lack of elegance in their friendship, have a brief Creativity Check In, and then converse openly about seasonal depression; including the importance of tiny steps, reaching out, listening, and sending snacks.Jessica mentions Psychology Today's wonderful Find A Therapist tool. Here's the link: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapistsJessica sings a brief, but delightful, song about the pitfalls of measuring self worth via the constraints and pressures of late era Capitalism. Her main influence for that song is The Nap Ministry. Here's a link to their Instagram page: https://instagram.com/thenapministry?igshid=7swzo5gfus2eChad thinks Jessica's song may also have been influenced by Public Enemy.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kj9SeMZE_YwAs always, Jessica and Chad can be reached at jessandchadb4@gmail.com
Jessica and Chad are back with a deeply silly episode. Huey Lewis is the main topic. The movie Duets is discussed and Jessica finally opens up about the TV show she created, wrote, and starred in.
Jessica and Chad talk about their loves of autumn while pretending it already is autumn. They each discuss "Top 5" lists about their favorite autumnal occurrences. Jessica receives the first gift of autumn. Chad starts a fire, reads a poem, and is a terrible host to Jeff Tweedy.The poem Chad reads is called "Autumn" by Grace Paley. It can be found here:https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/48222/autumn-56d22948808b5
During the 2019 Women's World Cup, Jessica and Chad challenged themselves to release an episode before every single game played by the USWNT. Somehow, they did it. Those six mini-episodes are now one mega-episode. The excitement remains palpable!
Jessica and Chad have a creativity check in from Jessica's parent's very warm garage.
Jessica and Chad talk in an entertaining manner about ways to contact your congressional representatives. Also, the greatness of Canada is wistfully discussed. And, Jessica throws men.
A woman is awoken by a late night phone call concerning her son's behavior. After that gets sorted out, Jessica and Chad exchange stories and ideas about how to stay in the creative groove. Oh, also, the show's very first fan email is read dramatically.Creativity Helpers:https://juliacameronlive.com/books-by-julia/https://ericmaisel.com/the-van-gogh-blues-2/https://www.soundstrue.com/store/the-enlightened-brain-2433.html
An energetic woman tries to sell furniture over the phone to a reserved man. Once that gets resolved, listener shout outs happen and another fan email is read! Then, Jessica provides raucously brilliant "On The Scene" audio of her recent trip to Las Vegas where she saw Magic Mike LIVE!Special thanks to Eric, Alan, Ethan and Supreet!You can contact Jessica and Chad at: jessandchadb4@gmail.com
A woman and man suffer a series of miscommunications. Someone is stealing Jessica's poetry. Jessica and Chad love their listeners. Jessica gets contact lenses. Chad is well versed in the art of confectionery. The United States is a garbage fire.Contact Jessica and Chad at: jessandchadb4@gmail.com Links!We have a bunch, but the first two are articles that more closely discuss how anti-abortion laws impact people of color and LGBTQ people:https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/first-person/2019/5/18/18630514/missouri-alabama-abortion-ban-2019-racismhttps://www.them.us/story/abortion-access-lgbtq-rights-alabamaAnd another great general resource:https://shoutyourabortion.com/Here are links to places to donate:https://yellowhammerfund.org/https://www.arabortionsupport.org/https://www.arc-southeast.org/http://www.womenhaveoptions.org/https://www.prochoiceamerica.org/https://www.aclu.org/