Nick is joined by film critics Erik Childress and Steve Prokopy in this episode to review "Creed III" and "Operation Fortune" while also discussing the upcoming Robert Zemeckis retrospective at The Music Box Theatre in Chicago. The retrospective will feat

Nick is joined by Dan Fienberg, a TV critic from "The Hollywood Reporter" and "The Fien Print," in this episode. They discuss the unusual L.A. weather, last week's episode of SNL hosted by Woody Harrelson, the new Amazon Prime show "The Consultant" featur

In a conversation with guest Monica Eng from axios.com, Nick delves into her fantastic new book, "Made in Chicago: Stories Behind 30 Great Hometown Bites," which uncovers the history and anecdotes behind some of Chicago's finest cuisine. The book sheds li

Nick is joined by Marnie Shure from "The Takeout" to discuss Krispy Kreme's remarkable success in 2022 despite store shutdowns across the country where they sold over 1.63 BILLION donuts! They also explore McCheapest.com, a platform that tracks the prices

Nick is joined by movie critics Erik Childress and Steve Prokopy to review the new private-eye mystery "Marlowe," with Liam Neeson; the Australian romance "Of An Age," and the latest Marvel Universe adventure "Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania." Then, Bri

In this special "Anti-Valentine's Day" episode, Nick visits with TV critic from The Hollywood Reporter, Dan Fienberg to talk about appropriate anti-valentine's TV to watch, plus they discuss the Super Bowl commercials (most of them were bad) and half-time

Nick is joined by writer/podcaster/filmmaker Amy Guth to talk about her cross country road trip to Seattle, her latest writing projects, the joys of Scottish TikTok, being 'hotlined' on the radio and the upcoming Nick D Podcast LIVE show at Zanies in Rose

In this "For The People" episode, Nick talks with The Consumerman: Herb Weisbaum from Checkbook.org, about the feds coming down on hidden fees (from places like TicketMaster, your cell phone company, hotels), being safe from buying flood-damaged used cars

Nick is joined by film critics Erik Childress and Steve Prokopy to talk about the great Billy Wilder festival at The Music Box, and they review the new movies: "80 For Brady" a comedy about Tom Brady and some old ladies, the new horror/sci-fi satire from

Nick talks with artist/writer/podcaster/publisher/ex-cab driver Dmitry Samarov about his latest book "Paint-By-Numbers," his upcoming art shows, the reviews he writes for the Chicago Reader, his horror movie podcast, and how he described 2020 as "the Best