Tales From A Dive Bar Podcast
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This is why we’re all friends….
I’ve been told to leave, I’ve been kindly escorted out… but I’ve never refused to leave and the police came…” ALLEN IS BACK from the peace corps! He’s completed his mission of passing out bibles and fireball to those less fortunate in some foreign country… Anyway, JD and Allen try to wrap their heads around…
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Sponsoring a hole for a golf outing…
The episode starts on a somber note. JD and Raven reflect on the passing of Ozzy Osbourne… Then we recap the podcast remote! JD and Raven explored Tuckaway Golf Club in Crete. TFADB sponsored a hole to benefit the Steger Women’s Auxiliary #521 in addition to Mission 22 which creates programs that meet veterans and…
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Patrick “Deep Dish” Bertoletti
“You can think about things, you can talk about em, but actually doing them, that really is the hard part.” The simplest and purist of sports is returning to Chicago…. With Nathan’s Annual Hot Dog Eating Contest just days away, we sit down with professional eater Patrick “Deep Dish” Bertoletti to discuss defending his title…
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“Stoner Forgecast” with JD and Chris
Disclaimer… sortaWe have to start with a disclaimer because this episode is nerdy and very specific to the online game Forge of Empires. It’s a fun distraction, possibly addicting, and does great at triggering Chris’s OCD. That said, forge forward. If’ you’re interested in playing with us, here’s Chris’s FOE invite link! It automatically adds…
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Stunt Performer/Actor, and Two Time Karate World Champion Joseph Huskisson
“You would never expect someone who’s a world champion, aspiring stuntman, and fighter to also be a mechanic, who works on airplanes, who does fences…..” Stunt Performer/Actor, and two time Karate World Champion Joseph Huskisson talks about his travels, working on movie sets, and his hopes of being set on fire someday… He’s also shares…
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Mike from Grow Bros
You never know who you’ll meet out in the parking lot. Seed vendors Grow Bros love growing everything. Mike started planting cannabis at a super young age in his Mom’s garden and it fueled his passion to become an advanced horticulturist. His latest artisan grow “Drizzle Berry” features an incredibly strong pungent odor and a high punch…
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Camping on a weed farm with Chris Hellickson
JD, Chris Hellickson, and Raven reminisce. They try to sort out how these boys initially met in addition to processing all the partying they did while working for a local DJ company as well as all the laughs they’ve had partying in Don’s “Drink n’ Lube” while rooting against each other’s football teams. They eventually…
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“The Juice’s” Estate Auction, female teachers, and the Gen Z Lolla lineup
The estate of O.J. Simpson is selling some of The Juice’s most prized collectables. Would you buy an autographed picture of him standing next to Leslie Nielsen during their time on the set of Naked Gun? Then, going under the radar like a serial killer; what’s with all of the female teacher student hookups lately?…
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Justine really loves Malort!
Has it been that long?! We’re back and working out the rust with Justine and “Sorta Gill”… If we get 4 words or more out of Gill, that’s an accomplishment on our watch! Congrats to Jimmy for being a winner! He scored himself a free pizza courtesy of Allen by being a devoted caller to…
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Jake “The Slugger” Guzman
It’s the pre-blackout Wednesday podcast! Jake, Allen, and JD warm up with some cold ones and discuss the big fight everyone in the world apparently watched featuring a 27 year old beating up on a 58 year old. We didn’t notice… What we DID find out was Allen has no idea how to make a…
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Korrupted Comedy’s Trevor Keveloh
From L.A. To Texas to the Midwest, Trevor Keveloh has been doing his own thing for a long time. He’s the founder of Korrupted Comedy and grabbed a stool with TFADB to talk about his brand of comedy and attaching it to an existing place in a world where comedy is, for the most part,…
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“From The Ice Rink To A Dive Bar” with Eric
Eric excelled in hockey at a young age. It ended up becoming a key to a lot of opportunity, and a lock out of a lot of other things…. His father’s passing at the age of 10, in a way, became a catalyst. Years later, during an junior hockey tryout, Eric gets called out by…
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Ladies Night with Raven & Jeana
It’s ladies night at TFADB. How’d you end up with that name? Jeana and Raven talk gossip, animal magnetism, awful Walgreens customer service, and what their favorite thing to do is. Drunk Dial Us! – 1-847-220-7769 Call us, text us, promote you or whatever your thing is… Leave us a drunken random thought-rant, or better…
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JD, Allen, and Nyssa recap Riot Fest 2024
Turns out, once they hit a certain age, Goth girls become obsessed with a dirt covered Rob Zombie… We highlight some of the fun that was Riot Fest 2024. Artists that stuck out: From there, Allen talks about his trip to Denver Colorado. He visits Red Rocks for a show and enjoys the views of…
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Hollywood Special Effects Master Vince “V” Kustush talks music, movies, and men’s mental health
What was it like being on the set of Space Jam? “Fire tornado” building, special effects, audio-video producer, and podcast extraordinaire Vince “V” Kustush talks shop about working in commercial and live music production, what it’s like dealing with drama on Hollywood movie sets, and he shares a few “On the road” adventures. V is…
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Heavy Metal Singer & Guitarist Steve Lederman
We dive deep into the bars stash with botanist Steve Lederman who also happens to be a heavy metal singer and guitarist. Do copious amounts of Soco and herb mix? How about ecstacy and habaneros? It’s the best 14 seconds of Steve’s life when we play, “You suck at drinking!” Ever trip so hard that…
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Comedian Todd Glover
Chicago Comedian Todd Glover, host of the Stand Up Showdown Throwdown at Second City talks to JD and The Raven about the stray cat mob he’s recruiting in his back-yard to stave off the ongoing neighborhood city rat invasion…. “No two shows are the same”… Glover describes his writing process and explains how comedy is…
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Patrick “Deep Dish” Bertoletti
What’s required to be the master of ‘chompin down handfuls of glizzies?’… JD and Allen speak with the undisputed heavy weight champion of professional competitive eating Patrick “Deep Dish” Bertoletti after bringing the world famous “Mustard Belt” back to Sweet Home Chicago! Patrick lets us know how to digest everything from 18.5 pounds of blue…
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JD, Allen and Raven get amped for the summer
Drunk Dial Us! Call us, text us, promote you or whatever your thing is… Leave us a drunken random thought-rant, or better yet, send us a picture of you having a blast at your favorite dive bar…. we might just use some of it for the show! 1-847-220-7769 Allen’s Angry SportsHe’s not happy at all…
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“Raging Into The Podcast” with David Vancil
David Vancil pours a few drinks with JD to talk about his book “Raging Into The Night, Stories From The Underground“. He shares a few stories from his early 20’s, about being a young man from the Midwest who spontaneously decides to travel and see the world all for the sake of having the experience.…
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Nicole the Bartender, and Ryan The Regular
Nicole the Bartender and Ryan The Regular drop in for a few drinks. Nicole talks about her latest drunken online shopping splurge involving soap that bleaches your stink star…. Just don’t put it on your face! Then things take a turn for the worse as she shares her story about a foot fetish bumble date…
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Devon “Soupe” Wallace
Devon “Soupe” Wallace joins us to discuss how he got into music and his upcomming compillation. Then he tells us his craziest dive bar story and the first time he tripped on acid. Then we wrap up the podcast by asking Soupe, “What’s on your mind.”
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David Vancil
David Vancil, artist, author, photographer, bartender and former hypnotherapist joins the TFADB crew and shares a few stories, laughs, and libations. He talks about his world travels as a bartender from Tokyo to Hawaii, explains how he got into hypnotherapy, and what inspired his book Martyr of the American Night : Anthology of an Average…
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Episode 2: Marvin… Martin… Marvin?
John Martin talks about his time as a banker and a Marine. He also explains how courage and fear have motivated him during his full time travels across the U.S. in a converted van named “Serendipity.” We also ask how do we get followers and talk about the many ways the internet has changed and…
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Episode One-Ish
It’s the inaugural web pilot of Tales From A Dive Bar with JD, Allen, and Raven. Cigarettes & OJ– we definitely suck at drinking, even at weddings…We dive deep into the Ocean, Scientology, Fame, The Power ball, & we reflect on our better and most unfortunate times in our youth.
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Summer 2022: August 10th – Wade “The Blade” Cunningham
Wade… or “Blade” joins us for You Suck At Drinking, talks about the time he got really stoned with his girlfriend. Then we talk about “safe words.”…. Things get a little “50 Shades” if you catch the drift. Then a story on how Greta Van Fleet brought Allen and Wade together. We talk AOL screen…
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Summer 2022: July 28th. – The Chronicles of “Tigger”
JD and Allen try to get their heads back into the game after a weekend of mass indulgence. Mike “Tigger” Hand lets you know how to score a beer pint glass from the local library. Then, he tries to explain his complicated love life. And finally, we give him 60 seconds to promote a bar,…