Podcasts by Hog Butcher Radio Hour
Chicago writer and director Ron Lazzeretti’s Hog Butcher Radio Hour features interviews with an eclectic mix of guests, many of whom share a Chicago connection. Also featuring comedy segments with performers from Chicago’s legendary comedy and improv stages.
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Episode 14- Guy Van Swearingen from 2018-05-09T16:59:32
When Guy Van Swearingen co-founded A Red Orchid Theater with his pal and fellow actor Michael Shannon, he couldn’t have known that 25 years later they’d still be at it, still taking on challenging...
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Episode 13- Dag Juhlin from 2018-02-28T18:29:23
There are any number of ways that you might know Dag Juhlin. Maybe you were a fan of The Slugs, the underdog, hard drinking, fist fighting band Dag co-founded with his brother, Gregg. Or maybe you ...
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Episode 12- Bill FitzGerald from 2018-01-18T18:08:01
“We should open a bar.” Many have thought it, but Bill FitzGerald actually did it. And now 37 years later, he seems genuinely surprised at the emotional response to the news that he’s retiring and...
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Episode 11- Charna Halpern from 2016-11-15T20:39:31
The New York Times called her "The Hidden Architect of Modern Comedy." She's nurtured the careers of the likes of Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Adam McKay, Chris Farley, Andy Richter, Cecily Strong, Aid...
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Episode 10, Christian Stolte- Part 2 from 2016-09-20T17:22:47
Part 2 of our 2-Part discussion with Chicago actor and Chicago Fire star Christian Stolte, In this installment we talk about what a cool guy Paul Newman was to be around, what a magician producer ...
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Episode 9, Part 1- Christian Stolte from 2016-08-30T16:38:11
Chris Stolte comes from St. Louis. But he’s a Chicago actor if ever there was one. Since the early nineties, he’s been a veteran of theaters like Steppenwolf, A Red Orchid, Goodman… For years, h...
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Episode 8- Rashawn Nadine Scott from 2016-07-07T20:20:12
Second City Mainstage cast member Rashawn Nadine Scott’s story plays like one of those great, classic show biz tales of a girl with a dream. "I made a plan, and then a few months later, here I was ...
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Episode 7 - TJ Jagadowski from 2016-05-31T20:59:06
It’s hard to believe that when TJ Jagadowski moved to Chicago from Holyoke Massachusetts in 1992, he had never heard of Second City or, for that matter, improvisation. That’s like hearing that wh...
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Episode 6 - Tony Fitzpatrick from 2016-04-12T19:11:47
You’d have to search far and wide to find someone with more hyphenates than artist-actor-poet-playwright-columnist-raconteur and all-around amazing character Tony Fitzpatrick. And the thing is, he ...
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Episode 5 - Bill Zehme from 2016-03-17T22:45:15
Andy Kaufman, Johnny Carson, Warren Beatty, David Letterman…
Author and celebrity profile writer Bill Zehme has never shied away from enigmatic subjects. In fact, he’s always been drawn to the...
Episode 4 - Stephen Cone from 2016-02-04T16:39:46
"I grew up a queer son of a Southern Baptist minister in South Carolina, and that’s where a lot of this comes from." That's writer/director/actor Stephen Cone telling the New York Times where he dr...
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Episode 3 - Paul Konrad from 2016-01-05T18:59:37
For over 20 years, the WGN Morning News has ruled morning television in Chicago. More than that, it’s stood as one of the last bastions of live local television. Our guest today is one of the stars...
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Episode 2 – Steve James from 2015-08-26T00:00
In Episode Two of the Hog Butcher Radio Hour, Ron talks with filmmaker Steve James. From Hoop Dreams to last year’s documentary adaptation of Roger Ebert’s best-selling memoir Life Itself, Steve ha...
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Episode 1 - David Pasquesi from 2015-07-11T00:00
For The Hog Butcher Radio Hour’s maiden voyage, Ron talks with his friend and sometime collaborator, the great David Pasquesi. One of the world’s most acclaimed improvisers, half of the legendary ...
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