Fook and Konkol get the inside scoop on the Save Coco rally downtown from Conan O'Brien fanatic, local DJ Jill Hopkins. Plus, America Idol boos Chicago off the stage. The guys deep dish on the bankruptcy of a Chicago institution -- Uno Pizza. And Drew Peterson's dead third wife testifies...
Posted January 14, 2010 | 10:49:19 (EST)
Fook and Konkol chat with Sun-Times TV critic Paige Wiser, who dishes on the current situation on TV -- the Conan/ Leno situation, the Simon Cowell situation and Mike "The Situation" and his D-bag cronies on the MTV hit Jersey Shore. The guys get political as election season heats up,...
Posted December 29, 2009 | 16:09:48 (EST)
Chicago Sun-Times columnist Richard Roeper dishes on the best and worst movies of the 2009, why Spider-man is the next De Niro, quashes his overblown internet beef with Roger Ebert and why his new book (Bet the House, coming in 2010) could land him on a reality show. Fook and...
Posted December 16, 2009 | 16:13:37 (EST)
NEWS FLASH: Tiger Woods sex scandal hits Chicago. Plus, Sun-Times reporter Kara Spak dishes Beluga babies at the Shedd Aquarium, leasing Giant Pandas and gives the scoop on a pregnant Brookfield Zoo animal. Don't miss the latest on the attack of the Asian Bighead Carp. There's more Blagojevich ridiculousness. An...
Posted November 18, 2009 | 15:58:50 (EST)
Listener Beware: This is what happens when a Republican congressmen stands up Fook and Konkol ... and they have too many of The Champagne of Beers.
A quick 'cast recapping a rather crappy week in Chicago. Da Bears suck, suicide strikes Mayor Daley's inner circle and a Steelers fan claims...
Posted November 11, 2009 | 11:17:42 (EST)
No matter what the soccer moms say, Chicago will not fall into Lake Michigan if Big O packs up her self-help circus and heads to LaLa land. Sun-Times columnist Bill Zwecker gives the scoop on what people are saying about Oprah's diabolical plan to sell out Chicago and cuddle with...
Posted November 4, 2009 | 13:46:16 (EST)
Fook and Konkol chat up a couple Chicago characters -- Tony Rogers and Mike Starcevich -- who aim to rustle up cash for prostate and testicular cancer research with a music video that's going viral on YouTube. Rogers' song "Mustache Rides" is a nod to Movember, an international charity...
Posted October 14, 2009 | 19:51:59 (EST)
Two must listen interviews this week. U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley talks about handguns, hockey and Chicago politics. Chicago's Bra Guy, Oz du Soleil, enlightens us on how he's saving the world one brassiere at a time. His fledgling charity, Support1000, aims to provide needy women with "new or gently used...
Posted October 7, 2009 | 16:40:05 (EST)
After Chicago's shocking Olympic failure, Chicagoans need something to make them smile. Get prepared to meet the Kinky Llama, Chi-Town's bicycle-riding sex toy delivery man. What's his top seller? Listen to find out.
The guys slug it out over the U.S. Supreme Court's coming ruling on Chicago's 20-year ban on...
Posted September 29, 2009 | 19:59:36 (EST)
The guy who takes on Craigslist and saves puppies, but won't put political ambition in front of his wife and five kids. Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart -- the most influential law man in America -- explains why he's out to solve social problems while locking up bad guys. Dart...
Posted September 22, 2009 | 16:03:46 (EST)
What is the Great Smashing Pumpkin up to with his latest scheme to give away his new songs for free? Sun-Times Rock Critic Jim DeRogatis gets to the bottom of it by answering the question: What do Kanye and Corgan have in common?
Chicago writer Mike Thomas has the scoop...
Posted September 17, 2009 | 16:54:10 (EST)
Amid the Soldier Field statue controversy, Walter Payton's son shares memories of his famous father a decade after Sweetness' death.
Fook and Konkol go in depth on what really killed Blago-boy Chris Kelly, and who is MJ's new arm candy? The debut edition of "Fill in the blank" with Sun-Times...
Posted September 10, 2009 | 18:58:21 (EST)
The poster mom for Chicago's public breast feeding movement, Lauren Trost, basks in the afterglow of her newfound "celebreasty."
Speaking of bare naughty bits, the guys chat it up with Red Hot Annie, star of the underground hit, "Rolling Outta Here Naked, A Lebowski Burlesque" at Gorilla Tango Theater. In...
Posted September 1, 2009 | 20:48:28 (EST)
After Fook and Konkol chew on a Halal-approved lamb kabob appetizer, Rick Bayless of Frontera Grill talks about his big win on "Top Chef Masters," your chances of getting a table at Topolobampo, the opening of his new fast food joint and why he'll never open a restaurant in Los...
Posted August 12, 2009 | 15:08:29 (EST)
The Parking Ticket Geek tells about a growing parking meter revolt on the South Side and warns us that a meter vigilante may be lurking in the shadows. Beware!
Fook and Konkol give you the 411 on the 872, the best place to watch Rod Blagojevich's continued breakdown and the...
Posted August 5, 2009 | 17:43:22 (EST)
This week the guys talk about some funny crime stories in Chicago -- and some not so funny crime stories.
Former ABC-7 political reporter and new Better Government Association boss Andy Shaw outlines his plan for combating corruption. It involves a teapot and you. And they're bring the heat with...
Posted July 28, 2009 | 18:52:31 (EST)
Was that Bartman in the stands at Sox Park for Mark Buerhle's perfect game? You'll have to listen to find out. And what if "The Tin Man" challenged you to a dance off every day? One girl's true story.
Special guest Ald. Tom Tunney (44th) and the guys have a...
Posted July 21, 2009 | 17:57:40 (EST)
Back from summer vacation, Fook And Konkol get the scoop from Chicago Sun-Times sports columnist Rick Telander about how Japanese baseball writers spoiled his attempt to prompt a serious talk about voting Steroid Era players into the Hall of Fame.
Mark is ashamed of Fook's callousness toward the Burr...
Posted June 23, 2009 | 15:53:27 (EST)
This podcast is a radical drunken, hulking, rocking good time. The guys interview former Chicago rock radio DJ James VanOsdol about his fight to publish a book about Chicago's rock scene in the '90s and why you should donate to the cause.
A beer truck spilled on a Chicago...
Posted June 16, 2009 | 14:05:50 (EST)
The guys get the inside scoop on the Chicago Sports Webio scandal from Mike North, who tells all about his allegedly crooked business partner, David Hernandez, and his future as a FBI cooperating witness.
A former Playboy Bunny dishes on what it takes to be a Real Chicago Housewife,...

Posted January 21, 2010 | 14:18:02 (EST)