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Special Intro: The late great Caroll Spinney - the puppeteer behind Big Bird

Film at 11: Back to Black (2024)

Book IT: Bridge to Bat City (2024) by Ernest Cline

Scroll with it: Northwestern Football has a temporary stadium, Apple’s Airtags save the day, Steve is back from Budapest, and Chicago Blues Fest is this weekend. Get out there. Find a way to connect with your community and your family. Happy Summer, everyone!

Show Notes: https://bit.ly/tms6424

Film at 11: Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024)

Book IT: V for Vendetta (1982) written by Alan Moore and illustrated by David Lloyd

Scroll with it: Steve’s in Budapest this week. Streaming seems to be entering a consolidation phase. You can now get MAX on your Disney+ subscription and Major League Baseball games on Roku TV.

Show Notes: https://bit.ly/tms52824

Special Intro: Gates McFadden - Dr. Crusher from Star Trek

Film at 11: IF (2024)

Book IT: Star Trek: Picard: Firewall (2024) by David Mack

Scroll with it: All eyes on AI this week with Google I/O 2024 rolling out their latest version of Gemini and OpenAI giving the world ChatGPT 4o. It’s Geek Pride Day this weekend. Get out and show your pride!

Show Notes: https://bit.ly/tms52124

Special Intro: Audrey Niffenegger – Author of The Time Traveler’s Wife

Film at 11: Challengers (2024)

Book IT: Generation Gap: Why the Baby Boomers Still Dominate American Politics and Culture (2022) by Kevin Munger

Scroll with it: Apple has a new faster, thinner, nicer iPad. Boy Scouts of America is changing their name to Scouting America. Mark Hamill is coming to Chicago this Summer.

Show Notes: https://bit.ly/tms51424

Special Intro: Neve McIntosh - Madame Vastra from Doctor Who

Film at 11: The Fall Guy (2024)

Adventures in a Black Box: Joe Turner’s Come and Gone by August Wilson (The Goodman Theatre)

Book IT: Get Married: Why Americans Must Defy the Elites, Forge Strong Families, and Save Civilization (2024) by Brad Wilcox

Scroll with it: It’s graduation time for the class of 2024. We are so proud of you all! Caleb Williams is a Chicago Bear. Doctor Who is coming to Disney+ this week. Get ready for Whacking Day on Friday and Mother’s Day on Sunday.

Show Notes: https://bit.ly/tms5724

Special Intro: Ben Hollis – Host of Wild Chicago on WTTW in Chicago

Film at 11: Sasquatch Sunset (2024)

Book IT: As I Knew Him: My Dad, Rod Serling (2013) by Anne Serling

Scroll with it: It’s graduation time for the class of 2024. We are so proud of you all! Streaming TV is changing and net neutrality is back. Happy #Maythe4th this week along with #FreeComicBookDay, #CincodeMayo, and Orthodox Easter. That is a recipe for a great weekend.

Show Notes: https://bit.ly/tms43024

Special Intro: Filmmaker David Giancola

Film at 11: The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (2024)

Book IT: The Origins of Woke: Civil Rights Law, Corporate America, and the Triumph of Identity Politics (2023) by Richard Hanania

Scroll with it: Endless Shrimp may end Red Lobster. Celebrate this weekend with Chicago’s big convention, C2E2, and the rebirth of Arena Football!

Show Notes: https://bit.ly/tms42324

Special Intro: “Blue” Lou Marini

Film at 11: Civil War (2024)

Book IT: The Blues Brothers: An Epic Friendship, the Rise of Improv, and the Making of an American Film Classic (2024) by Daniel de Visé

Scroll with it: It’s the 16th today, Dear. Happy 60th Anniversary to Sybil and Basil Fawlty tomorrow, the 17th of April. Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt argues in his new book The Anxious Generation, replacing play and exploration with screen-scrolling isolation has led to an epidemic of mental illness. On Monday, April 8, 2024, Patrick Moriarty fulfilled a promise from 1978 when about 100 former students watched the total solar eclipse from the driveway of his Rochester, N.Y., home. Our community can make a difference!!

Show Notes: https://bit.ly/tms41624

Film at 11: Wicked Little Letters (2024)

Book IT: Chicago (2016) by Brian Doyle

Scroll with it: Our Guest, Ben Hollis, ran the streets of Chicago (literally) on his local public television program Wild Chicago from 1989 to 1992 and won eight local Emmy awards for his inspiring story CATCHING and zany style. Friend of the show, Deidre Struck has a recording release party on April 10. Her new album is The Year of Lost and Found (A Pand’opera)

Show Notes: https://bit.ly/tms4924

Special Intro: Kevin Murphy - from MST3K and Rifftrax

Film at 11: Anyone But You (2023)

Book IT: The Naked Clone (2023) by Conor Lastowka, Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy, Bill Corbett, and Sean Thomason

Scroll with it: We have a full week of celestial celebrations and basketball. Make your plans to see the solar eclipse on April 8, 2024. Don’t miss it!!

Show Notes: https://bit.ly/tms4224