Tales From A Dive Bar Podcast
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Porch Karate at The Dive Bar
There was a storm surge while JD, Erich and “Jamie” were at the dive bar. They rode it out and talked about the most expensive song they found on the bar’s touch tunes. Then, this is not what Erich had envisioned for PKFC! There was some roughhousing on the patio this past week that made…
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Day drinking with JD, Erich, and Zig…
What is real? What can we trust? Are horror movies being made for shock value while sacrificing plot lines? The boys dive into A.I’s involvement in movies and Erich gives us his Stanley Cup hockey projections. The boys take bets on what genre will be responsible for the next big Summer banger….. Everybody is in…
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Raven and JD talk about toxic relationships…..
We’re going through growing pains… At least that’s what it feels like as of late…. The Raven’s new 515 Podcast provides a safe space while promoting education and awareness surrounding abusive and toxic relationships…. Raven dives deeper into the qualities and traits she’s noticed, and at times ignored, in her own experiences. She also explains…
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What makes a good bartender?
It’s World Bartender’s Day! David Vancil’s book “Rage Into The Night” is now an audio book. (Amazon) (Audable) JD and David air a few clips from the book, and talk about how glad they were to have experienced the crazy things they did when they were younger. They also discusses how a regular day at…
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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 and JD’s OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder). That said, forge forward. If’ you’re interested in playing with us, here’s Chris’s FOE…
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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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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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“From The Ice Rink To A Dive Bar” with Erich
Erich 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, Erich gets called out by…
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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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“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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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…