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Un Elogio Para Walter Mercado

The great Walter Mercado has left this planet for the cosmic dimension he probably came from. Chad takes a minute to learn about him and then he and Clark learn about Disney +. MACLUNKEY!!!

Brought to you by Jeppson’s Malört: The drink of the stars

Featuring the song “Promises” by the Barrerracudas

Recorded LIVE at The Paper Machete at Chicago’s Historic Green Mill Lounge courtesy of Jacob Serio and then deep in the mystical hideaway we call BENDER Studios.

Por favor califique y deje un comentario

Blade Running Back to the Future

Chad welcomes you to November 2019: The Future. It's finally here, you made it, well done... Again...

Brought to you by the Future Juice: Jeppson’s Malört

Featuring the song “Promises” by The Barrerracudas, the song that all the kids are into and samples from the 1982 soundtrack album “Blade Runner” by Vangelis: The sound of the future.

Recorded LIVE at The Paper Machete at Chicago’s Historic Green Mill Lounge courtesy of Jacob Serio and then deep in the impenetrable bunker known to the overlords as BENDER Studios.

Please rate and review and welcome to the future.

Road to Bosnia

A 700-year-old sword was pulled from an underwater stone in a river in Bosnia and Chad gathers the gang on a voyage to claim the treasure! LIVE THE LEGEND!

SHOUT-OUT to WildClaw Theatre’s HELL FOLLOWED WITH HER a zombie-western running Thurs, Fris, Sats and Mondays until November 9th! Get your tickets now, dammit!

Brought to you by a Chicago treasure worthy of claim: Jeppson’s Malort

Featuring the song “Promises” by the Barrerracudas: The official road trip mix of our journey

Recorded LIVE at The Paper Machete at Chicago’s Historic Green Mill Lounge courtesy of Jacob Serio and then deep in the bosom of Davy Jone’s Locker at BENDER Studios.

Please rate and review and HAPPY FJUKWINTER!

Say, Do You Know Scotty?

FOR A GOOD TIME: Listen to this episode as Chad uncovers the delightfully classy and bawdy life of legendary Hollywood "purveyor of Joy" Scotty Bowers.

Brought to you by Jeppson’s Malört: The drink of the elite and sadistic.

Featuring the song “Promises” by the Barreracudas, which we play at all our sexy parties.

Recorded LIVE at The Paper Machete every Saturday 3pm at Chicago’s Historic Green Mill Lounge courtesy of Jacob Serio and then deep in the underground orgy we call BENDER Studios.

SHOUT OUT: WildClaw Theatre’s HELL FOLLOWED WITH HER running until November 9th at The Den Theatre … its got zombies, it’s got gunslingers and there’s a bar. What more do you want? CHAD RECOMMENDED

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Chinese Twitterball

The NBA has doubled-down on defending the tweet from Houston Rockets owner Daryl Morey that pissed off all of China ...which is just SOOO 2019. Chad and Clark get into it.

SHOUT-OUT to WildClaw Theatre and their latest nightmare: HELL FOLLOWED WITH HER a zombie western playing Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Mondays until November 9th at The Den Theatre in Chicago!

Brought to you by the water of life the elves have named Jeppson’s Malort

Recorded LIVE at The Paper Machete every Saturday at 3pm at Chicago’s Historic Green Mill Lounge and then deep in the caves of BENDER Studios.

Featuring the song “Promises” by the Barrerracudas

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The Ballad of Carson King

In the land of Iowa there lived a hobbit named Carson King who changed the course of history through his love of Busch Light... but all was not well... Listen as Chad opens the tomes and reads to us another harrowing tale of Middle America.

SHOUT-OUT to WildClaw Theatre and their latest nightmare: HELL FOLLOWED WITH HER a zombie western playing Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Mondays until November 9th at The Den Theatre in Chicago!

Brought to you by the water of life the elves have named Jeppson’s Malort

Recorded LIVE at The Paper Machete every Saturday at 3pm at Chicago’s Historic Green Mill Lounge and then deep in the caves of BENDER Studios.

Featuring the song “Promises” by the Barrerracudas and "Im Himmel gibt's kein Bier" by Ernst Neubach and Ralph Maria Siegel 1965 (“In Heaven There is No Beer” English lyrics by Art Walunas) courtesy of THE Bill Larkin

Bullkakke

Fire at the old Bull Semen Storage Facility! Firefighters had to dodge flaming shrapnel of calf batter at 3am on September 16th 2019 in Yarram, Victoria on the island of Australia. This episode is dedicated to their bravery.

Brought to you by the best damn sex-juice in the business: Jeppson’s Malört

Featuring the song “Promises” by the Barrerracudas to get you in the mood.

Recorded LIVE at The Paper Machete at Chicago’s Historic Green Mill Lounge and then in the chaste sanctuary we call BENDER Studios.

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Be ARFID... Be Very ARFID

A Bristol boy has been left blind and deaf after living off a diet of fries, chips, white bread and sausages but save your judgey judge pants for another fashion show cuz Chad's gonna get to the bottom of it with SCIENCE!

Also Clark's back. You're welcome.

Brought to you by THE Jeppson’s Malört: The only shot that shoots back.

Shout-out to Three Floyd’s SPONSOR ME!

Recorded LIVE at the Paper Machete at Chicago’s Historic Green Mill Lounge (courtesy of Jacob Serio) and then in the safety of BENDER Studios.

Please Rate and Review and See A Doctor

Netflix presents: Jakarta

The city of Jakarta is sinking faster than any other city in the world due directly to impact of Climate Change and none of you are paying attention so Chad sounds the alarm at the Paper Machete ... meanwhile Clark is gone and Chad's alone... again...

Brought to you by Jeppson’s Malört: It shoots YOU!

Recorded LIVE at The Paper Machete at Chicago’s Historic Green Mill Lounge and then in the solitary confinement of BENDER Studios.

Please rate and review and pay attention to Jakarta.

All-Good Stock

It's the anniversary of one of the largest concerts in history, when attendance grew 8 times what was expected, facilities were short, the acid was brown and it was kinda, sorta, amazingly, surprisingly... all-good, man.

Brought to you by Jeppson’s Malört: The wavy in our gravy

Featuring the song “Promises” by the Barrerracuads who were so ahead of their time, they couldn’t even play Woodstock cuz they weren’t here yet.

Contains the deep voice of Chip Monck whose immortal warning saved a generation from Green and Brown acid. Respect.

Recorded LIVE at The Paper Machete at Chicago’s Historic Green Mill Lounge and then in the psychedelic paradise known only as BENDER studios.

Please rate and review and keep on trucking.

Good Ratscots

Union mascot and picket line pariah Scabby the Rat is under attack by the Trump Administration (God, is there anything they CAN'T do?) so Chad dons his worst Ray Liotta impression (and the great Robbie Ellis takes to the keys to keep up the atmosphere) as they pull back the wacky waving curtains on the dark underworld of Mascots.

Brought to you by our own personal mascot for all our adventures: Jeppson’s Malört

Featuring the great Robbie Ellis on keys keeping the air light and breezy; The song “Promises” by the Barrerracudas which is the song of JUSTICE and some horribly triggering plane noises at the end cuz it’s the fucking god damn Air and Water show again here in Chicago.

Recorded LIVE at the Paper Machete at Chicago’s Historic Green Mill Lounge and then deep in the perfectly safe and well-constructed haven from all things: BENDER Studios.

Please rate and review regardless of Chad’s Ray Liotta impression, which does not reflect the views and impressions of Chad the Podcast.

Equi-Hacks

In 2017, Equifax: one of the only three credit bureaus in the US, was hacked, making over 147 million people vulnerable to identity theft and general fuckery. Then they had the nerve to promise $125 to those compromised as part of their $425million settlement, forgetting how math works.

Brought to you by the one and only and truthful and loyal and totally not shady that keeps its promises: Jeppson’s Malört

Featuring the song “Promises” by the Barrerracudas that settle for no one and “On the Franches Mountains” by the Jura Orchestra from the album “Swiss Mountain Music” (Capitol LP 1957) … that’s the song from the Cliffhanger game on Price is Right.. there, now you know.

Recorded LIVE at The Paper Machete at Chicago’s Historic Green Mill Lounge courtesy of Jacob Serio and then in the fully funded off-the-grid playland we call BENDER Studios

Please rate and review and be you, that’s all you can be.

Breaking the Seal

ALRIGHT! Who did it?! Which one of you was it?! Seems a little troublemaker got a hold of a doctored graphic of the Presidential seal and decided to troll the Turning Point USA Summit! Chad's on the case and he always seals the deal. Plus CLARK IS BACK! So you know this one's quality.

Shout-out to OneTermDonnie for all your patriotic needs!

And to RAGBRAI for bringing Clark home safe.

Brought to you by Jeppson's Malört: The only shot qualified to sponsor the Chad Cast.

Featuring "Promises" by the Barrerracudas.. you know why.

Recorded LIVE at the Paper Machete at Chicago's Historic Green Mill Lounge and then back at the base those in the know call BENDER Studios.

Please rate and review and resist

Sum of Summer LIVE from the Blowout!

With Clark still away, Chad's alone in the booth except his trusty bottle of Jeppson's Malört to remind him he's alive. Luckily, he has the recording of his set from the legendary 6 hour Lollapalooza of Live Lit known to the locals as The Machete Blowout. So sit back and indulge, won't you?

Brought to you by Jeppson's Malört: They know why

Recorded LIVE at Sleeping Village for the Machete Blowout courtesy of Jacob Serio and then on Chad's phone cuz he couldn't find the keys to the booth.

Featuring the song "Promises" by the Barrerracudas, the song of the summer.

Please rate and review and thanks for coming out

The Night The Disco Died

Gripped in a heat wave, Chad takes the controls and goes all in on getting his groove thing on about the infamous DISCO DEMOLITION of 1979 while Clark is out on RAGBRAI (Don't forget to hydrate!). A few things to note: There are some corrections and the sound’s a little messed up so just like, let it go, it's hot.

Brought to you by Jeppson's Malört: She's a winner!

Featuring the song "Promises" by the Barrerracudas and "Win Place or Show" by the Intruders, disco4lyfe.

Recorded LIVE at the Paper Machete at Chicago's historic Green Mill Lounge courtesy of Jacob Serio and then on Chad's phone cuz Clark's out of town, go easy on him.

Please rate, review and shake your groove thing.

What? You Worried?

After 67 years of farting on celebrities and not actually worrying about it: MAD Magazine is ceasing publication of original material and a bunch of dudes are MAD about it! Fortunately Chad is here to clean that shit up with MAD respect for the "usual gang of idiots" celebrated legacy as American's longest running humor magazine.... but Clark's out of town, so sorry about the sound y'all. Please rate and review.

Brought to you by the MAD geniuses at Jeppson's Malört

Featuring the song "Promises" by the Barrerracudas: America's Band

Recorded LIVE at The Paper Machete at Chicago's Historic Green Mill Lounge on Chad's phone.

Please actually rate and review and we'll do better next time.

Slanderbilt

STOP THE PRESSES! Just kidding, don't actually do that, it's a pain in the printed ass. Chad goes all in on the scandal that America Vander-bilt during the Great Depression cuz a tawdry tale of the upper-crust was just the kinda pizza the peoples needed to snack on. So get thirsty cuz it's time to spill some 20th century tea!

Shout-out to WildClaw Theatre's annual DEATHSCRIBE Submissions: Send them your 10 minute radio horror plays by July 31st! Don’t be a-scared!

Brought to you by THE Jeppson's Malört: The shot that's a scandal in your mouth.

Featuring the song "Promises" by the Barrerracudas which is on a need to know basis and you need to know!

Recorded LIVE at The Paper Machete at Chicago's Historic Green Mill Lounge and then in the safe soft sanctuary we call BENDER Studios.

Please rate and review and keep it classy.

Meh-Donna: The Madame X Review

Hey! You guys! Madonna's back! Her new album MADAME X dropped this week and Chad took the time to respectfully heed the decrees of the Queen of Pop and then report back, track by track, with his final thoughts on the 14th studio album from the 60 year old legend. Meanwhile, in BENDER studios, the boys reminisce about the death of rap recaps and make a promise they couldn't possibly keep... Listen in, won't you?

SHOUTOUT to WildClaw Theatre who’s Annual 10 Minute Radio Horror Contest DEATHSCRIBE is NOW ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS until July 31st! GET IN THERE!

Brought to you by Jeppson's Malört: The Shot of Shots

Featuring the song "Promises" by the Barrerracudas: Your Song of Songs

Recorded LIVE at The Paper Machete at Chicago's Historic Green Mill Lounge courtesy of Jacob Serio and then in the grassy field of tranquility we call BENDER Studios.

Please Rate and Review and Put Your Lover to the Test

D-Day Drive-In

Chad dives in on the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion when several near-centennial veterans decided the best way to honor being ordered to jump into a the largest seaborne invasion in history ... was to do it again (which is why we respect our elders even if we're arguing with them at Thanksgiving) and then Chad and Clark solve a mystery!

Brought to you by Jeppson's Malört: The official drink of the revolution.

Featuring the song "Promises" by the Barrerracudas

Recorded LIVE at The Paper Machete at Chicago's Historic Green Mill Lounge courtesy of Jacob Serio and then in the safety bunker called BENDER Studios.

Please rate and riggity-view, hurd?