Chad tries to give the rundown on the winners of the 2016 Nobel Prize but Herb is still crashing on the couch and since Chad is a good samaritan (and also cuz he doesn't trust Herb alone in the apartment), Herb tags along to the Machete and well... Herbs it.
LIVE from The Paper Machete at the Green Mill Lounge
Bitchin' Theme Song "Promises" by The Barreracudas
The Carnegie Deli is closing after 80 years?! What the knish?! Chad throws all the Yiddish he knows at the problem until everything's kosher. Best listened to on rye bread.
LIVE from The Paper Machete at the Green Mill Lounge
Bitchin' Theme Song "Promises" by The Barreracudas
It's finally Fall! Which means it's time for allergies and colds and Chad is home sick. So sit back, pull up a blanket, make some tea, pop some Sudafed and crack open a Chad Classic from Chad's Past: September 26th 2015 - Happy Birthday to Everyone.
LIVE from The Paper Machete at the Green Mill Lounge
Bitchin' Theme Song "Promises" by The Barreracudas
Chad's bud Herb drops by and drinks too much while Chad talks about Kim Jong-Un who keeps testing bombs and that's pissing off Mt. Paekdu so much it's gonna blow! Also it's Batman Day. COINCIDENCE?!
LIVE from The Paper Machete at the Green Mill Lounge
Bitchin' Theme Song "Promises" by The Barreracudas
Chadptains Log - Stardate: September 8th 1966 - 50 years ago Star Trek set out on its voyage and has since gone boldly where no one has gone before. Set phasers to "Memories" and engage, nyerds.
LIVE from The Paper Machete at the Green Mill Lounge
Bitchin' Theme Song "Promises" by The Barreracudas
Congressman Anthony Weiner's private tweets about his privates are still not set on Private. Keep it cloaked, brah!
LIVE from The Paper Machete at the Green Mill Lounge
Bitchin' Theme Song "Promises" by The Barreracudas
Dr. Erika Price (who was totally on the news) comes by and we talk trigger warnings, The University of Chicago and peanut allergies. PLUS she reads some mean tweets cuz that's how we do. If you got somethin to add, please let her know at: erikadprice.tumblr.com but be cool or she will come for you....with baked goods.
LIVE from The Paper Machete at the Green Mill Lounge
Bitchin' Theme Song "Promises" by The Barreracudas
TOTAL BONUS EPISODE! Here's the recording LIVE from LitCrawl 2016 at Hopleaf in Chicago's Andersonville where I was asked to talk about someone I admire. I got to play with the Chicago Live Literatti Elite so I guess I'm smart too, take THAT High School GPA! PS it was late and we were a little buzzed so chill back on this one.
LIVE from Hopleaf Bar
It's HERE! The conclusion of Chad's Olympic-sized massive, epic, badass, three-part series..on the Olympics: Part 3 - History's Victories
LIVE from The Paper Machete at the Green Mill Lounge
Bitchin' Theme Song "Promises" by The Barreracudas
Chad takes on the Olympics in a massive, epic, badass, three-part series. This is Part 2 - Made of Medal
LIVE from The Paper Machete at the Green Mill Lounge
Bitchin' Theme Song "Promises" by The Barreracudas
Chad takes on the Olympics in a massive, epic, badass, three-part series. This is Part 1 - Let the Games Begin!
LIVE from The Paper Machete at the Green Mill Lounge
Bitchin' Theme Song "Promises" by The Barreracudas
Due to increased political discourse, Chad the Bird resorted to self-assigning coverage of Lollapalooza in the Grant Park area of Chicago, where he fell victim to a chemically induced altered-state after “totally just, I don’t know, breathing” in close proximity to the music festival. What follows is...what happened.
LIVE from The Paper Machete at the Green Mill Lounge
Bitchin' Theme Song "Promises" by The Barreracudas
The last company to make new VCRs, Funai Co., is shutting down production for good. So say goodbye to a legacy and an era and hello to the ones in the pawnshops, in the basement that you never learned to program, hell you can still get one at BEST BUY.... Whatever it's a fun episode, just have fun, jeez, let it go.
LIVE from The Paper Machete at the Green Mill Lounge
Bitchin' Theme Song "Promises" by The Barreracudas
After a brief affirmation, Chad gets nostalgic looking under his couch for knick-knacks which leads him to his live, spoiler-free, ain't afraid'a'no bros Chadpinion of the new "Ghostbusters".
LIVE from The Paper Machete at the Green Mill Lounge
Bitchin' Theme Song "Promises" by The Barreracudas
It's hot so let's get weird, let loose, maxin' relaxin' and waxin' nostalgic cuz Summer. Featuring Eric Van Tassell aka Lego Eric.
LIVE from The Paper Machete at the Green Mill Lounge
Bitchin' Theme Song "Promises" by The Barreracudas
Chad offers his research in an attempt at a little light in this, a dark America. Goes good with beer.
LIVE from The Paper Machete at the Green Mill Lounge
Bitchin' Theme Song "Promises" by The Barreracudas
Websclusive bonus vid recorded LIVE at the Green Mill Lounge 06/25/16
Do you know your Led Zeppelin/Spirit "Stairway to Heaven"/"Taurus" lawsuit facts? You need to know the facts. Know the facts*.
LIVE from The Paper Machete at the Green Mill Lounge, Chicago
Bitchin' Theme Song "Promises" by The Barreracudas
*may contain facts
It may always be sunny in Philadelphia but that sun is now 1.5 cents more expensive, so twist open your Diet Mountain Dew as Chad checks your first world problems.
LIVE from the Green Mill Lounge, Chicago
featuring "Promises" by The Barreracudas
A mass shooting in Orlando, Chad calls it, no show, no goddamn anything and just reads an old poem cuz fuck it. Close your eyes and escape. Next week will be super fun.
Bitchin' Theme Song "Promises" by The Barreracudas