HOST and GUEST

Dec 28 2023 24 ep. 2.1k
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Host and Guest is an audio program hosted by Rick Katschke, featuring a cavalcade of guests such as Jimmy Pardo and Matt Belknap of Never Not Funny, "Semisonic, Trip Shakespeare and The New Standards" John Munson, Glen Phillips of Toad the Wet Sprocket, film director Joe Dante (Gremlins, The Howling, Innerspace) David Wain Michael Showalter and Michael Ian Black of Stella and Wet Hot American Summer, The Sklar Brothers, Eef Barzelay of Clem Snide, Mick Napier, Davy Rothbart from Found Magazine and This American Life, TJ Jagodowski, David Pasquesi, Dick Chudnow of Comedysportz, Chris Hardwick and Chester French discussing all matters topical and anecdotal.

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Host and Guest - Jake Slichter

Dec 28 2023
On the final Host and Guest of 2023, Rick is joined by writer and musician Jake Slichter to talk about the new Semisonic album, what it was like touring for the first time in 20+ years, Jake's book "So You Wanna Be a Rock & Roll Star" and for a quick trip down memory lane to revisit how Jake & Rick first met in 2001. Semisonic's new album Little Bit of Sun is available now

Host and Guest - Luke Geddes

Oct 31 2023
On a special Halloween episode of Host and Guest, Rick is joined by writer Luke Geddes. Luke is the creator of TV Grime, a comprehensive and introspective guide to Halloween episodes of TV shows up to 2004. Luke is also the author of the novel Heart of Junk, published by Simon & Schuster and available in paperback, hardcover and as an audio book.  On this episode, Luke tal

Host and Guest - Nate Fernald

Sep 29 2023
On this edition of Host and Guest, Rick is joined by Nate Fernald. They discuss Nate's band Crub that recently put out the new EP Welcome to My Life (https://crub.bandcamp.com/album/welcome-to-my-life), his work on The Late Late Show With James Corden and some of his favorite bits from Team Submarine, his comedy duo with Steve O'Brien. In particular, they reflect on a Chicago Sketc

Host and Guest - Kent Watson (9/15/23)

Sep 15 2023
On the latest episode of Host and Guest, Rick is joined by Kent Watson to discuss his new art exhibit It Took a Long Time to Take This Shape which is currently on display at the NOVA Waddell Art Gallery at Northern Virginia Community College through October 2nd. But that's not all! In this episode, Kent reflects on his time at the Digital Video Club at UWM, talks about his work at

Host and Guest - Michael Carbonaro

Aug 31 2023
On the latest episode of Host and Guest, Rick is joined by magician and comedian Michael Carbonaro. In addition to being the star of the tv show The Carbonaro Effect, Michae l Carbonaro has also toured the country performing live and his current tour Lies on Stage will be coming to Waukegan at the Genesee Theatre. on Friday, September 8th. Ahead of the tour stop, Michael shares det

Host and Guest - Steve Young

Aug 14 2023
On this edition of Host and Guest, Rick is joined by comedy writer and industrial musical expert Steve Young. If you've never heard of industrial musicals, they are musicals that were created for corporate meetings/sales conferences and then records of the shows were given to attendees intended as a souvenir and never meant to be heard by the general public. For over three decades,

Host and Guest - Rick DeMint

Jul 26 2023
On the latest edition of Host and Guest, Rick Katschke is joined by Rick DeMint, the photographer behind Portroids, his series of portraits taken by a Polaroid camera. 2023 marks the 20th anniversary of Portroids and Rick DeMint has taken over 5000 Portroids over the past two decades. On this episode, Rick DeMint shares how he started his hobby, some notable adventures he’s had t

Host and Guest - Please Don't Destroy (Ben Marshall, John Higgins and Martin Herlihy)

Jul 11 2023
On the latest episode of Host and Guest, Rick is joined by Ben Marshall, John Higgins and Martin Herlihy of Please Don’t Destroy ahead of their tour stop in Milwaukee on Thursday, July 13th. The comedy trio shares how they first met, some of their comedic inspirations, what it’s like to join Saturday Night Live and previews both their Summer tour as well as their feature film c

Host and Guest - Curt Neill, Director of Derek's Dead

Jun 30 2023
On this edition of Host and Guest, Rick is joined by Curt Neill, the director/star of the film Derek's Dead. This episode covers Curt's start in comedy, his time performing in and creating shows for Channel 101, his recent short films and an in-depth discussion of his feature film Derek's Dead. Derek's Dead is now available on multiple streaming platforms including the free-for-all

Host and Guest - Oscar Harding, Director of A Life on the Farm

Jun 20 2023
On this edition of Host and Guest, Rick is joined by filmmaker Oscar Harding, director of the documentary A Life on the Farm. Oscar shares the VHS tape origins of the documentary, what it was like to shoot an international production during a pandemic, and how the film has now screened on all seven continents.  A Life on the Farm is now available on VOD and will have a physica