Film at 11: Here (2024)  Book IT: Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (2008) by Anthony Bourdain  Scroll with it: It’s National Novel Writing Month. A Russian court has fined Google $2.5 decillion. The 25th edition of the Midwest’s best Doctor Who Convention Chicago TARDIS November 29-December 1, 2024 at the Westin Chicago Lombard. Memberships are still available. Go to http://www.chicagoTARDIS.com for tickets and all the details. Show notes: https://bit.ly/tms11524

Special Intro: Robert Kurtzman -- Special Effects creator on Doctor Sleep (2019)  Film at 11: Conclave (2024)  Book IT: The Shining (1977) by Stephen King  Scroll with it: The Mads are Back are riffing The Giant Gila Monster (1959) with very special guests Rich Koz & Jim Roche (star & producer of SVENGOOLIE). Seven days until the US election. 32 days until the 25th edition of the Midwest’s best Doctor Who Convention Chicago TARDIS November 29-December 1, 2024 at the Westin Chicago Lombard. Happy Halloween!! Show notes: https://bit.ly/tms102924

Special Intro: Marilyn Ghigliotti – Veronica from CLERKS (1994)   Film at 11: Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (2024)  Book IT: Hate Crime Hoax: How the Left is Selling a Fake Race War (2019) by Wilfried Riley  Scroll with it: Japanese Toilets are available now. Restaurants are so noisy! There is a possible McDonald’s french fries shortage. Stock up now! PANIC!  Show notes: https://bit.ly/tms102224 

Special Intro: The one and only Tommy Chong, man!  Film at 11: Saturday Night (2024)  Book IT: Svengoolie 45th Anniversary Boo-Nanza Comic Book (2024), Gemstone Publishing  Scroll with it: We partied with the View Askew community in Chicago all weekend for Chronic Con 2024. The love and joy was special in this inaugural celebration. Steve has joined the crew of Elgin’s Nightmare on Chicago Street. Make plans to join us on Saturday, October 19, 2024.  Show notes: https://bit.ly/tms101524

Special Intro: Jason Mewes - Appearing in Chicago this weekend at Chronic Con  Film at 11: Joker: Folie À Deux (2024)  Book IT: The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science (2024) by Kate McKinnon  Scroll with it: Burger King has an Addams Family meal this week. All the View Askew community will be in Chicago this weekend for Chronic Con 2024. Make plans to meet us at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare. Steve has joined the crew of Elgin’s Nightmare on Chicago Street. Make plans to join us on Saturday, October 19, 2024.  Show notes: https://bit.ly/tms10824

Special Intro: Jarrett Payton from WGN sports  Film at 11: Transformers One (2024)  Book IT: Not Till We Are Lost (2024) by Dennis E Taylor  Scroll with it: Taco Bell has decided to move National Taco Day to the First Tuesday in October every year. Kate McKinnon is in Chicago this week. Steve has joined the crew of Elgin’s Nightmare on Chicago Street. Make plans to join us on Saturday, October 19, 2024.  Show notes: https://bit.ly/tms10124

Special Intro: Gates McFadden – Dr. Crusher from Star Trek: The Next Generation  Film at 11: The 4:30 Movie (2024)  Book IT: The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells  Scroll with it: Taco Bell has decided to move National Taco Day to the First Tuesday in October every year. Join us for ST*CHI The Star Trek Convention September 27-29, 2024 at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare in Rosemont, IL. Weird Al is touring in 2025 and he's bringing Puddles Pity Party with him! Details are on weirdal.com. Steve has joined the crew of Elgin’s Nightmare on Chicago Street. Make plans to join us on Saturday, October 19, 2024.  Show notes: https://bit.ly/tms92424

Special Intro: Author and Activist Cory Doctorow  Film at 11: Am I Racist? (2024)  Book IT: The Invisible Hook: The Hidden Economics of Pirates (2009) by Peter T. Leeson  Scroll with it: The New Notre Dame president announces a loan-free financial aid initiative. Two astronauts flawlessly completed the Earth’s first private space walk. NASA confirmed on Friday that it’s developing a new lunar time system for the Moon. Steve has joined the crew of Elgin’s Nightmare on Chicago Street. Make plans to join us on Saturday, October 19, 2024. Show notes: https://bit.ly/tms91724

Special Intro: David Rosik - Host of The Saturday Blues on WNIJ  Film at 11: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)  Book IT: The Terminal List (2018) by Jack Carr  Scroll with it: The Battle to Ban Screens From School Now Includes Chromebooks and Tablets. Jimmy Fallon’s Tonight Show is going down to 4 nights a week. It’s Patriot Day tomorrow, September 11th. It’s 90s Con in Daytona Beach, Florida this weekend, and also, more locally, West Dundee Heritage Fest this weekend.  Show notes: https://bit.ly/tms91024

Special Intro: Kevin Butler – The First Chicago Bear to score 1,000 points  NFL football season starts Thursday, September 5, 2024  Film at 11: Reagan (2024)  Book IT: Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1994) by John Berendt  Scroll with it: Mark Zuckerberg says the White House pressured Facebook over some COVID-19 content during the pandemic. Brazil Blocks X After Musk Ignores Court Orders. Cellphone bans spread in schools amid growing mental health worries. Baseball’s Most Miserable Record May Be About to Fall.    Show notes: https://bit.ly/tms9324

Special Intro: Sister Mary Jo - the fastball sister from Marian Catholic High School  Film at 11: The Forge (2024)  Book IT: Cook This Book: Techniques That Teach and Recipes to Repeat: A Cookbook (2021) by Molly Baz  Scroll with it: Astronauts are stranded on the ISS. Fast Food costs are rising. Football season is here. Loyola University's beloved Sister Jean turned 105 on Wednesday!   Show notes: https://bit.ly/tms82724

Special Intro: Daniel de Visé - Author of The Blues Brothers: An Epic Friendship, the Rise of Improv, and the Making of an American Film Classic (2024)   Film at 11: Chris Claremont's X-Men (2018)  Book IT: We have met so many authors this weekend. Check out their stuff.  Scroll with it: What an epic weekend we had! Dan Aykroyd and Jim Belushi hit the stage at the Old Joliet Prison as The Blues Brothers on Saturday at Blues Brothers Con and FAN EXPO Chicago hit Rosemont Friday through Sunday! This week, The Democratic National Convention is all over Chicago.  Show notes: https://bit.ly/tms82024

Special Intro: “Blue” Lou Marini  Film at 11: Borderlands (2024)  Book IT: The Blues Brothers: The Arc of Gratitude (2024) by Dan Aykroyd   Scroll with it: SiriusXM is offering FREE ad supported radio. The Democratic National Committee is coming to Chicago next week. Dan Aykroyd and Jim Belushi are hitting the stage at the Old Joliet Prison as The Blues Brothers on Saturday at Blues Brothers Con and FAN EXPO Chicago is coming to Rosemont August 16-18, 2024!  Show notes: https://bit.ly/tms81324 

Film at 11: Deadpool and Wolverine (2024)  Book IT: How to Run Wars: A Confidential Playbook for the National Security Elite (2024) by Christopher Coyne and Abigail Hall  Scroll with it: The Greenbrier Hotel is for sale. The Olympics are in full swing. Steve had some great adventures in LA. Rifftrax LIVE is in theaters this week and FAN EXPO Chicago is coming to Rosemont August 16-18, 2024!  Show notes: https://bit.ly/tms8624

Special Intro: Jonah Ray – Host of MST3K  Film at 11: Blazing Saddles (1974) Celebrating its 50th Anniversary at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California with Writer and Director Mel Brooks  Book IT: James (2024) by Percival Everett  Scroll with it: We celebrate some great birthdays this week and the end of Summer with our friends at the Makers Market this weekend at MORE Brewing in Huntley, IL. Saturday August 3, 2024.  Show notes: https://bit.ly/tms73024 

Special Intro: The iconic voice of Billy West   Film at 11: Kinds of Kindness (2024)   Book IT: Author Mark Voger joins us to tell us all about his latest book – Zowie! (2024)   Scroll with it: We remember so many celebrities we lost this week and celebrate a new “Weird AL” polka while we plan for the future of IT after a huge worldwide issue as we make plans to watch the Olympics this week.  Show notes: https://bit.ly/tms72324

Special Intro: Trace Beaulieu from The Mads are Back  Film at 11: The Mads Are Back Celebrating Four Years of LIVE riffing online A Night of Shorts 16 (9 July 2024)  Book IT: The Teacher (2024) by Freida McFadden  Scroll with it: The NBA agrees to terms on $76B media rights deals. AT&T says a hacker stole data on nearly all its wireless customers. Cecilia Rabess says not everyone in your life has to spark joy.   Show notes: https://bit.ly/tms71624

Special Intro: Haley and Ashley (and Theo) at the Joliet Slammers game  Film at 11: Fly Me to the Moon (2024)  Book IT: BoyMom: Reimagining Boyhood in the Age of Impossible Masculinity (2024) by Ruth Whippman  Scroll with it: We mourn the loss of Chicago’s Very Own Judy Belushi this week while we look forward to the further celebration of The Blues Brothers (1980). Join us for Blues Brothers Con 2024 at the old Joliet prison, August 17, 2024. Show notes: https://bit.ly/tms7924

Special Intro: Ron Kittle from the Chicago White Sox   Film at 11: It’s Documentary Week! We saw BRATS (2024), Saint of Second Chances (2023), Remembering Gene Wilder (2023)  Book IT: BRAT PACK 30th Anniversary Edition (2022) by Rick Veitch  Scroll with it: Self-Driving wheelchairs have been deployed at Miami international airport. Mel Brooks announced this week, on his 98th birthday, that he is hosting a LIVE Q&A after a showing of Blazing Saddles (1974) for its 50th anniversary. What an amazing opportunity to chat with a comedy legend! Happy Independence Day to our American listeners on Thursday, July 4.