South Side Pod

We have fun from a huge party in BLUE ISLAND with local artists and start-up businesses, hot sauces & Mayor Fred Bilotto taste-testing beers. We're also celebrating the 6th Anniversary of Evil Horse Brewing in CRETE. Parties in ASHBURN, bands in CRESTWOOD and the Kentucky Derby in...well...Kentucky. Did you get your Mother's Day gift yet? 
Recorded at a 9-foot homemade oak bar in a basement on the South Side of Chicago. Let's talk food, drink, concerts, events and local news. Pull up a stool and have a drink with Chris, Bill, Mike, and a cast of Southsiders! Call us at 708-459-8406 anytime and leave a message anytime! Subscribe today everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SouthSidePod.com!

Police and Fire face off in a brewing contest for a great cause at Horse Thief Hollow in BEVERLY, and we're chatting with one of the organizers from Bank the Blue. A high school teacher in ORLAND PARK makes us a customized beer mug for use at Open Outcry Brewing. We prepare to hang out with you at Mai Fest in BLUE ISLAND. We have weekend events in CRETE and LEMONT. We have live music in BRIDGEVIEW, EVERGREEN PARK & MERRIONETTE PARK. We have kids summer camps in PALOS HEIGHTS. We have it all for you in "30 Minutes of Good" for the South Side. 
Recorded at a 9-foot homemade oak bar in a basement on the South Side of Chicago. Let's talk food, drink, concerts, events and local news. Pull up a stool and have a drink with Chris, Bill, Mike, and a cast of Southsiders! Call us at 708-459-8406 anytime and leave a message anytime! Subscribe today everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SouthSidePod.com!

We are heading to LANSING this week to visit One Trick Pony, the hidden brewery that takes you back to local brewing roots. Jason Berry joins us from the Village of LEMONT to break down several weeks of fun from one of the best daytrip locations in all of Chicagoland. From BLUE ISLAND, PALOS, EVERGREEN PARK, BEVERLY & beyond, we have local free concerts, bowling alley showdowns and fires in the sky for you in "30 Minutes of Good" for the South Side. 
Recorded at a 9-foot homemade oak bar in a basement on the South Side of Chicago. Let's talk food, drink, concerts, events and local news. Pull up a stool and have a drink with Chris, Bill, Mike, and a cast of Southsiders! Call us at 708-459-8406 anytime and leave a message anytime! Subscribe today everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SouthSidePod.com!

A south suburb has been named "Tree City USA" and we have one of the main folks behind it as Earth Day & Arbor Day approach. A couple of middle-aged men try to figure out who all these acts are on the Lollapalooza schedule. We also address an ugly incident in Blue Island, where we will be for happier times when Mai Fest arrives on April 30th. We'll try not to get too braggy in "30 Minutes of Good!"
Recorded at a 9-foot homemade oak bar in a basement on the South Side of Chicago. Let's talk food, drink, concerts, events and local news. Pull up a stool and have a drink with Chris, Bill, Mike, and a cast of Southsiders! Call us at 708-459-8406 anytime and leave a message anytime! Subscribe today everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SouthSidePod.com!

South Side Pod has booked our first public festival appearance of the spring, and we have John Streetz on to tell you about the huge event known as Mai Fest coming to Blue Island on April 30th. We also have some fun with high school dance season, all while wondering why people are just giving away their DNA these days. Plus learn about all of this weeks news and events in "30 Minutes Of Good!"
Recorded at a 9-foot homemade oak bar in a basement on the South Side of Chicago. Let's talk food, drink, concerts, events and local news. Pull up a stool and have a drink with Chris, Bill, Mike, and a cast of Southsiders! Call us at 708-459-8406 anytime and leave a message anytime! Subscribe today everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SouthSidePod.com!

We are in Blue Island trying a beer from Blue Island Beer Company with a comic book feel. The guys wrap their head around being dads during high school dance season. A contest involving White Sox players Liam Hendriks and Jake Burger needs your vote. Plus, we compare Australia's greatest enemy to our own. Get the lowdown on south side news and weekend events in "30 Minutes of Good!"
Recorded at a 9-foot homemade oak bar in a basement on the South Side of Chicago. Let's talk food, drink, concerts, events and local news. Pull up a stool and have a drink with Chris, Bill, Mike, and a cast of Southsiders! Call us at 708-459-8406 anytime and leave a message anytime! Subscribe today everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SouthSidePod.com!

From a huge party during the South Side Irish Parade to family plans for Easter, we have it all covered in "30 Minutes of Good!" We also have Alderman Brent Lewandowski on to explain a new look at video gaming and if it could come soon to Palos Heights. Try an blood-orange beer at Open Outcry Bewing with us as we ask Lauren Koszola how much chocolate a person can eat after a 5K run. And we meet some folks who are pure South Side!
Recorded at a 9-foot homemade oak bar in a basement on the South Side of Chicago. Let's talk food, drink, concerts, events and local news. Pull up a stool and have a drink with Chris, Bill, Mike, and a cast of Southsiders! Call us at 708-459-8406 anytime and leave a message anytime! Subscribe today everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SouthSidePod.com!

Relax! The title is a play on words! It looks like Parade Day on the South Side will be pretty nice. But, we are visiting Hailstorm Brewing Company in Tinley Park to meet their new brewer Wil Turner and learn about what makes them a unique place to drink great beer. Then we're visiting with Liam and Tommy Hopkins of Papa Hops, which will be an Honoree at the South Side Irish Parade. Get a preview of their float and learn about the organization's plans this year. We're going to be live at Cork & Kerry during the parade. Come see us!
Recorded at a 9-foot homemade oak bar in a basement on the South Side of Chicago. Let's talk food, drink, concerts, events and local news. Pull up a stool and have a drink with Chris, Bill, Mike, and a cast of Southsiders! Call us at 708-459-8406 anytime and leave a message anytime! Subscribe today everywhere podcasts can be found and always at SouthSidePod.com!