Cally Raduenzel's Podcast Lunatic Fringe

Get on your treadmill, start up your car, hop on the L Train and listen to  my most poignant thoughts which will be anchored in comedy. Ramble with me for a hot 23 minutes as I solve the problems of the world while listening to some cool ass music and giving you the straight dope on this fine Sunday morning in Rogers Park, Chicago, USA! Headphones ready...let's go!

Music, mayhem and connecting the dots! My love of all things weird and wonderful and the road to possibly finding a new vision for Chicago Stories my book of "fly on the wall" moments. Talking here about lost bands, reads and places that need rediscovering.

David Berman was a great song writer who killed himself. BUT he left behind one of the most profound YET bouncy/ poignant/ and unforgettable music  albums  with his band Purple Mountains. He was a smart man, deep soul, wordsmith and in my humble opinion genius. His music greatly affected my life and he is the topic of one of my Chicago Stories....hear about him now and some other fine gab on this podcast. Lunatic Find/Stories from the Edges of Music and Media!!! #DavidBermanMusic #PurpleMountainsMusic #DragCity #ChicagoMusicians #LocalMusic #CriticalThinking #ImportantShit #DeepThoughts

Two of my favorite "new" Chicago bands you may not know about and will love. Neal Franics is funky, instantly gratifying and will hook your ear from the get go. We will be talking about him on Lunatic Fringe. The Metalliques and smoky, haunting and like watching a movie in a song- they will put a spell on you...don't fight it! #metalliques #nealfrancismusic  We will also talk about a couple of cool local bars you need to check out- Montrose Saloon and Phyllis Musical Inn both great local live music haunts

This is one of the stories from my soon to be published book "Chicago Stories: An Outsiders View from the Inside". These are true life tales by yours truly shared for your reading/listening pleasure! I hope they inspire some fun conversations about your personal "Chicago Stores"...this specific story is about the perils and pleasures of "Riding The L". Enjoy while driving or making breakfast! Ahhh the beauty of audio!