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Best podcasts about dave plier

Latest podcast episodes about dave plier

WGN - The Dave Plier Podcast
Watching TV: Eight Decades of American Television

WGN - The Dave Plier Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2025


Authors Wally Podrazik and Harry Castleman join WGN Radio's Dave Plier to talk about the latest edition of their extremely comprehensive book on the history of television and visual media from the 1940's to today.

WGN - The Dave Plier Podcast
Chicago's own Billy Corgan: Summer's The Machines of God concerts, Smashing Pumpkins oversees tour, collab with The Lyric Opera

WGN - The Dave Plier Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2025


Smashing Pumpkins’ own Billy Corgan joins WGN Radio's Dave Plier to talk about his new solo tour with newly formed band The Machines of God, upcoming concerts overseas, his upcoming collaboration this fall with The Lyric Opera of Chicago, expanding his family, and Billy's world of wrestling.

WGN - The Dave Plier Podcast
The greatest TV moms that you grew up with

WGN - The Dave Plier Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2025


Who is your favorite TV mom? WGN Radio's Dave Plier talks to Watching TV author Wally Podrazik about TV's best moms that you grew up with, ranging from I Love Lucy, The Brady Bunch, The Partridge Family, Happy Days, The Cosby Show, Modern Family and more.

WGN - The Dave Plier Podcast
Actor and comedian Jeremy Piven brings his comedy tour to The Vic Theatre in June!

WGN - The Dave Plier Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2025


Evanston's own Jeremy Piven joins WGN Radio's Dave Plier to talk about his upcoming comedy show at The Vic Theatre on June 6th, his acting journey, his legendary parents and the Piven Theater Workshop and his upcoming projects. For tickets, visit axs.com.

WGN - The Dave Plier Podcast
Bishop John Siemianowski talks about Chicago's very own Pope Leo XIV, expectation of leadership, and is the Pope a Cubs fan or Sox Fan?

WGN - The Dave Plier Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2025


Chicago Bishop John Siemianowski joins WGN Radio's Dave Plier to talk about Chicago's own Pope Leo XIV, the expected direction of the Catholic Church, and is the new Pope a Cubs fan or Sox fan?

WGN - The Dave Plier Podcast
Chicago radio legend Kevin Matthews: Upcoming documentary, radio days, friendship with the late Bears Hall of Famer Steve McMichael

WGN - The Dave Plier Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2025


Chicago radio great Kevin Matthews joins WGN Radio's Dave Plier to talk about his radio days, his upcoming documentary, a longtime friendship with the ‘85 Chicago Bears including the late great Steve McMichael, and Jim Shorts joins in to talk about the new Bears coach and his pig skin picks.

WGN - The Dave Plier Podcast
Don Rickles: Keeping the late legendary comedian's name alive on what would have been his 99th

WGN - The Dave Plier Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2025


In keeping a promise to help ‘keep his name alive', WGN Radio's Dave Plier celebrates the legacy of the late Don Rickles on his birthday by sharing his backstage Vegas interview with the comedy legend. Plus bonus interviews with his longtime best friend, the late Bob Newhart, author Michael Starr of the book ‘The Merchant […]

WGN - The Dave Plier Podcast
Iconic drummer Kenny Aronoff: His life in music as he is touring with Sammy Hagar and the ‘Best of All Worlds Tour' Vegas residency

WGN - The Dave Plier Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2025


Voted by Rolling Stone Magazine as one of the greatest drummers of all time, Kenny Aronoff joins WGN Radio's Dave Plier to talk about his nearly 50 years in music, touring with Sammy Hagar, Joe Satriani, Michael Anthony and playing with the likes of John Mellencamp, The Rolling Stones, Sting, Ringo Starr, Elton John, Rod […]

WGN - The Dave Plier Podcast
Comedian Lisa Ann Walter at Zanies Rosemont, Emmy Award-winning sitcom ‘Abbott Elementary'

WGN - The Dave Plier Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2025


Comedian Lisa Ann Walter joins WGN Radio's Dave Plier to talk about her Emmy, Peabody, Golden Globe award-winning sitcom ‘Abbott Elementary', ‘The Parent Trap', being a mom and her love of stand-up comedy leading into her appearances at Zanies Rosemont this weekend.

WGN - The Dave Plier Podcast
Alex Plier shares his favorite things about Easter

WGN - The Dave Plier Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2025


12 year old Alex Plier joins his Dad, WGN Radio's Dave Plier, to talk about his favorite things about Easter.

WGN - The Dave Plier Podcast
Cardinal Blase Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago: ‘An Easter Message of Renewal'

WGN - The Dave Plier Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2025


Cardinal Blase Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago, joins WGN Radio's Dave Plier to talk about Easter weekend activities, the health of Pope Francis, The Generation to Generation Campaign, the appointment of five new bishops, Catholic Charities, and his excellency's ‘Easter Message of Renewal.'

WGN - The Dave Plier Podcast
Record Store Day at Chicago's Dusty Groove

WGN - The Dave Plier Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2025


Rick Wojcik, owner of Chicago's Dusty Groove, joins WGN Radio's Dave Plier to preview ‘Record Store Day' and shares the story of when he purchased the entire WGN Radio record collection from our archives. To visit the website of the store and for more information, visit dustygroove.com.

WGN - The Dave Plier Podcast
Geoffrey Baer takes a deep dive into WTTW's ‘Touring Chicago's Lakefront' Special

WGN - The Dave Plier Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2025


WTTW’s popular on-air host, producer and Chicago Architecture Foundation docent Geoffrey Baer joins WGN Radio's Dave Plier to talk about his new special, Touring Chicago's Lakefront, by exploring its many attractions, revealing some of its secrets, and telling colorful stories about how it was created and why it looks as it does today.

WGN - The Dave Plier Podcast
The Exit Interview: Chicago broadcasting legend Walter Jacobson retires after 65 years

WGN - The Dave Plier Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2025


WGN Radio's Dave Plier shares his ‘exit interview' with the legendary Walter Jacobson as he retires after 65 years in broadcast journalism, reports and his iconic Perspectives. Dave also replays his 2023 interview with Walter and Bill Kurtis when they celebrated the 50th anniversary of their pairing on ‘THE 10 O'Clock News'.

WGN - The Dave Plier Podcast
Chicago's own Chief O'Neill's: St. Patrick's Festival, perfect Guinness pours, corned beef, Friday fish fry, Sunday brunch, more!

WGN - The Dave Plier Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2025


WGN Radio's Dave Plier welcomes Brendan, Siobhan, Etain, and Anlon McKinney of Chicago's #1 Irish pub Chief O'Neill's talk to about the legend of Chicago Police Chief O'Neill, the art of pouring the perfect pint of Guinness, their classic Irish cuisine, private label scotch, beer, the Bad Irish Momz of Comedy event, inspired music and […]

WGN - The Dave Plier Podcast
When Chicago was Hollywood: The dawn of the film industry

WGN - The Dave Plier Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2025


WGN Radio's Dave Plier shares his interview with author and historian Adam Selzer to talk about the fascinating yet little-known story of how Chicago served as the unlikely capital of American film production in the years before the rise of Hollywood (1907–1913), the rise and fall of the major Chicago movie studios in the mid-silent […]

WGN - The Dave Plier Podcast
Wayne Messmer as Father Damien at Holy Name Cathedral, Sunday March 2nd!

WGN - The Dave Plier Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2025


Chicago's own Wayne Messmer joins WGN Radio's Dave Plier to talk bout his one-man play, 'Father (Saint) Damien' happening at Holy Name Cathedral on Sunday March 2, 2025. For tickets, visit Holynamecathedral.org.

WGN - The Dave Plier Podcast
Music legend Bill Medley from The Righteous Brothers: Returning to Chicago at The Des Plaines Theatre on March 1st

WGN - The Dave Plier Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2025


Music legend Bill Medley from The Righteous Brothers joins WGN Radio's Dave Plier to talk about his journey in music and his upcoming show at The Des Plaines Theatre on Saturday, March 1st, 2025. For tickets, visit desplainestheatre.com.

WGN - The Dave Plier Podcast
WGN Morning News' Brhett Vickery on new streaming show ‘What a Day!'

WGN - The Dave Plier Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2025


WGN Radio's Dave Plier welcomes WGN-TV's Brhett Vickery to the WGN Radio Studios to talk about her first year at WGN, her new streaming show with Marcus Leshock on the WGN Plus app and wgntv.com called ‘What a Day!', stories about her mom interning for Bob Sirott back in the day, her journey, her family […]

WGN - The Dave Plier Podcast
Comedian Jeff Ross ‘The Roastmaster General': Coming to The Den Theatre March 7-9, 2025!

WGN - The Dave Plier Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2025


WGN Radio's Dave Plier spends some time with comedian Jeff Ross, THE Roastmaster General about his comedic process, favorite roast jokes and his upcoming appearance at The Den Theatre in Chicago on March 7-9th, 2025. For tickets, visit thedentheatre.com.

WGN - The Dave Plier Podcast
WGN-TV Chief Meteorologist Demetrius Ivory on snow returning Friday night, Saturday and Sunday

WGN - The Dave Plier Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2025


WGN-TV Chief Meteorologist Demetrius Ivory hangs out with WGN Radio's Dave Plier to talk about the snow moving into the area tonight and through the weekend, along with some spirited 90's pop culture trivia.

WGN - The Dave Plier Podcast
Nostalgia Digest Magazine: 75th anniversary of Jack Benny's debut on television, the history of Pez, and more

WGN - The Dave Plier Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2025


Steve Darnall, Editor-in-Chief of Nostalgia Digest Magazine, speaks with WGN Radio's Dave Plier about the latest edition of Nostalgia Digest Magazine, featuring stories about film legend Lionel Barrymoore, Judy Holliday, the history of Pez and more. Steve & Dave also celebrate the 75th Anniversary of Jack Benny's debut on television and his 131st birthday, which is on […]

WGN - The Dave Plier Podcast
Disco: Music, Movies and Mania under the Mirror Ball with Frank DeCaro

WGN - The Dave Plier Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2025


Half a century after the drug-fueled, DJ-driven, glamour-drenched musical phenomenon of disco was born at a New York City loft party, disco's musical and fashion influences live on in popular culture. WGN Radio's Dave Plier talks to author Frank DeCaro about his new book Disco: Music, Movies, and Mania under the Mirror Ball — an entertaining, yet serious tribute […]

WGN - The Dave Plier Podcast
Sunday's Big Game: Preview of this year's star-studded ads, top 20 Super Bowl commercials of all-time

WGN - The Dave Plier Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2025


WGN Radio's Dave Plier talks to Jeff Rogers, jeffrogersunlimited.com, about this year's commercials for Sunday’s Big Game featuring celebs, nostalgia and plenty of humor. Plus Dave and Jeff talk about the NEW Museum of Broadcast Communications online exhibit on the Top 20 Super Bowl Commercials of all time. To see the new exhibit, visit MUSEUM.TV.

WGN - The Dave Plier Podcast
Tripp Whetsell on ‘Norman Lear: His Life & Times'

WGN - The Dave Plier Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2025


Author and entertainment journalist Tripp Whetsell talks to WGN Radio’s Dave Plier about Norman Lear and his new biography about the seven-decade career of a TV icon who created the gold standard for television comedies, producing shows that were the first to give underrepresented members of society an authentic prime-time voice, while encouraging audiences to […]

WGN - The Dave Plier Podcast
Chicago Restaurant Week with Choose Chicago's Stephen Crano

WGN - The Dave Plier Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2025


WGN Radio’s Dave Plier (in for Lisa Dent) is joined by Steven Crano, Corporate Communications Manager at Choose Chicago, and Ben Goodnick, Chef Partner at Lettuce Entertain You, for this week’s edition of ‘Foodie Friday’ where we are highlighting Chicago Restaurant Week.

WGN - The Dave Plier Podcast
David Eigenberg of TV's ‘Chicago Fire': Crossover episode preview, Sex in the City spin-off ‘And Just Like That'

WGN - The Dave Plier Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2025


WGN Radio's Dave Plier talks to actor David Eigenberg about his role on NBC's ‘Chicago Fire', their upcoming crossover episode, jumping back in to ‘Sex in the City' spinoff ‘And Just Like That', and a trivia game on Eigenberg's career.

WGN - The Dave Plier Podcast
Bill O'Reilly: The power of presidential pardons, declassifying JFK, RFK, MLK assassination files

WGN - The Dave Plier Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2025


Bill O'Reilly talks to WGN Radio's Dave Plier about President Trump's executive orders this week to include the release of assassination files from JFK, RFK and MLK and challenging presidential pardons from both President Biden and President Trump.

WGN - The Dave Plier Podcast
Garry Meier: Bottled old fashioned, award shows relevance, importance of creature comforts

WGN - The Dave Plier Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2025


Garry Meier catches up with WGN Radio's Dave Plier on cocktailing, the bottled old fashioned, award show relevance and the obscure movie and TV shows nominated, and the creature comforts of life.

WGN - The Dave Plier Podcast
Comedian Nikki Glaser adds second show at The Chicago Theatre, making the uncomfortable comfortable

WGN - The Dave Plier Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2025


Comedian Nikki Glaser is coming back to The Chicago Theatre with a new show added on June 1 and talks to Dave Plier about her comfort on stage and her style of comedy.

Chicago's Afternoon News with Steve Bertrand
Chicago Restaurant Week with Choose Chicago's Stephen Crano

Chicago's Afternoon News with Steve Bertrand

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2025


WGN Radio’s Dave Plier (in for Lisa Dent) is joined by Steven Crano, Corporate Communications Manager at Choose Chicago, and Ben Goodnick, Chef Partner at Lettuce Entertain You, for this week’s edition of ‘Foodie Friday’ where we are highlighting Chicago Restaurant Week.

Chicago's Afternoon News with Steve Bertrand
Comedian Nikki Glaser adds second show at The Chicago Theatre, making the uncomfortable comfortable

Chicago's Afternoon News with Steve Bertrand

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2025


Comedian Nikki Glaser is coming back to The Chicago Theatre with a new show added on June 1 and talks to Dave Plier about her comfort on stage and her style of comedy.

Chicago's Afternoon News with Steve Bertrand
Garry Meier: Bottled old fashioned, award shows relevance, importance of creature comforts

Chicago's Afternoon News with Steve Bertrand

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2025


Garry Meier catches up with WGN Radio's Dave Plier on cocktailing, the bottled old fashioned, award show relevance and the obscure movie and TV shows nominated, and the creature comforts of life.

Chicago's Afternoon News with Steve Bertrand
David Eigenberg of TV's ‘Chicago Fire': Crossover episode preview, Sex in the City spin-off ‘And Just Like That'

Chicago's Afternoon News with Steve Bertrand

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2025


WGN Radio's Dave Plier talks to actor David Eigenberg about his role on NBC's ‘Chicago Fire', their upcoming crossover episode, jumping back in to ‘Sex in the City' spinoff ‘And Just Like That', and a trivia game on Eigenberg's career.

Chicago's Afternoon News with Steve Bertrand
Bill O'Reilly: The power of presidential pardons, declassifying JFK, RFK, MLK assassination files

Chicago's Afternoon News with Steve Bertrand

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2025


Bill O'Reilly talks to WGN Radio's Dave Plier about President Trump's executive orders this week to include the release of assassination files from JFK, RFK and MLK and challenging presidential pardons from both President Biden and President Trump.

WGN - The Dave Plier Podcast
Newsroom Temperature Check: 1-24-25

WGN - The Dave Plier Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2025


WGN Radio’s Dave Plier (in for Lisa Dent) and the Newsroom cover some of today's most unusual stories. First, Lauren Lapka (in for Steve Bertrand) talks about the most common passwords. Then, Kevin Powell discusses Olympic memorabilia. Finally, Mary Van De Velde talks about ‘Octomom.’

WGN - The Dave Plier Podcast
Dan Hampton: ‘This could be something special'

WGN - The Dave Plier Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2025


Dan Hampton, NFL Hall of Famer and host of The Hamp and O'B Show, joins WGN Radio’s Dave Plier (in for Lisa Dent) to give his thoughts on the Bears’ new head coach.

WGN - The Dave Plier Podcast
Ilyce Glink: Analyzing this year's tax bracket increases

WGN - The Dave Plier Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2025


Ilyce Glink, CEO of Best Money Moves financial wellness company, joins WGN Radio’s Dave Plier (in for Lisa Dent) to share information about this year’s tax bracket increases and what the new administration is going to look at.

Chicago's Afternoon News with Steve Bertrand
Dan Hampton: ‘This could be something special'

Chicago's Afternoon News with Steve Bertrand

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2025


Dan Hampton, NFL Hall of Famer and host of The Hamp and O'B Show, joins WGN Radio’s Dave Plier (in for Lisa Dent) to give his thoughts on the Bears’ new head coach.

Chicago's Afternoon News with Steve Bertrand
Ilyce Glink: Analyzing this year's tax bracket increases

Chicago's Afternoon News with Steve Bertrand

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2025


Ilyce Glink, CEO of Best Money Moves financial wellness company, joins WGN Radio’s Dave Plier (in for Lisa Dent) to share information about this year’s tax bracket increases and what the new administration is going to look at.

Chicago's Afternoon News with Steve Bertrand
Newsroom Temperature Check: 1-24-25

Chicago's Afternoon News with Steve Bertrand

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2025


WGN Radio’s Dave Plier (in for Lisa Dent) and the Newsroom cover some of today's most unusual stories. First, Lauren Lapka (in for Steve Bertrand) talks about the most common passwords. Then, Kevin Powell discusses Olympic memorabilia. Finally, Mary Van De Velde talks about ‘Octomom.’

WGN - The Dave Plier Podcast
Copyright expiration brings 1929's films, music, books and art into the public domain: Popeye, Singin' in the Rain, A Farewell to Arms, more

WGN - The Dave Plier Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2025


Professor Jennifer Jenkins, Director of Duke University's Center for the Public Domain, joins WGN Radio's Dave Plier to talk about the thousands of copyrighted works from 1929 entering the US public domain along with sound recordings from 1924.

WGN - The Dave Plier Podcast
Aaron Kall, Director of Debate for University of Michigan: Notable American Presidential Inaugural Speeches

WGN - The Dave Plier Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2025


Aaron Kall, Director of Debate for University of Michigan, joins WGN Radio's Dave Plier to talk about the significance and history of American Presidential Inaugural Speeches.

WGN - The Dave Plier Podcast
Comedian Pat McGann: Chicago Theatre on Saturday January 25th, touring with his kids, Sebastian Maniscalco

WGN - The Dave Plier Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2025


Comedian Pat McGann joins WGN Radio's Dave Plier to preview his LIVE show at the historic Chicago Theatre on Saturday, January 25, touring with his kids and more!

WGN - The Dave Plier Podcast
Mike Rowe: ‘Something to Stand For' streaming now, skilled labor recruiting crisis, custom 1962 Dodge Power Wagon auction, work ethic scholarships

WGN - The Dave Plier Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2025


WGN Radio's Dave Plier is joined by Mike Rowe to talk about his upcoming custom-made 1962 Dodge Power Wagon auction to benefit the Mike Rowe Works Foundation and scholarships, his movie project “Something to Stand For', the skilled labor recruiting crisis, his Knobel Whiskey brand and more. For more, mikeroweworks.org, somethingtostandfor.com and knobelspirits.com.

WGN - The Dave Plier Podcast
Cheryl Scott previews ‘Countdown Chicago', Dancing into the 2025!

WGN - The Dave Plier Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2024


WGN Radio's Dave Plier talks to ABC7's Cheryl Scott as she previews ‘Countdown Chicago’ at 11:25pm on New Year's Eve, the planning, the dance routines and the fun behind the scenes to prep for this longtime New Year's Eve tradition in Chicago.

WGN - The Dave Plier Podcast
Those we lost in 2024: Bob Newhart, Phil Donahue, Richard Lewis, Shannon Doherty, Quincy Jones, Ethel Kennedy, Willy Mays

WGN - The Dave Plier Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2024


UIC Adjunct Lecturer and historian Wally Podrazik joins WGN Radio's Dave Plier and Dave Schwan to look back at the notable figures we lost in 2024.

WGN - The Dave Plier Podcast
Kevin Powell co-hosts the New Year's Eve pre-pre-game at Murphy's Bleachers

WGN - The Dave Plier Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2024


WGN Radio's Dave Plier and Kevin Powell preview 2025 Discover NHL Winter Classic between the Chicago Blackhawks and St. Louis Blues at Wrigley Field. You can join Kevin Powell, along with Charlie Roumeliotis, before the puck drops at Murphy's Bleachers from 1 to 3:30pm on New Year’s Eve. The pregame show and the game call will follow […]

WGN - The Dave Plier Podcast
Choose Chicago on New Year's Eve fireworks, parties, dining and more

WGN - The Dave Plier Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2024


WGN Radio's Dave Plier visits with Rob Fojtik, Choose Chicago’s vice president of neighborhood strategy, to talk about things to do and see in the city on New Year’s Eve, from dining to fireworks, plus parties and more.

WGN - The Dave Plier Podcast
Gift cards are being drained before they are sold

WGN - The Dave Plier Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2024


President and CEO of the Better Business Bureau Steve Bernas joins WGN Radio’s Dave Plier, in for Bob Sirott, to talk about scams to be aware of when purchasing gift cards from the store. Steve also highlights other scams and risks to keep an eye on during the holiday season and emphasizes the importance of […]