South Side Pod

South Side Social

Pollyanna Brewing Company has jumped into the distilling game and you can now experience local craft bourbons, gins and more at Pollyanna Social in Lemont. We give it a taste. Dan Casey and 10 other people want to make Moraine Valley Community College something special. Problem is only two of them will be elected to do so this April. And Marianne Rowan Leslie returns to tell us how the South Side Irish Parade went this past Sunday. Plus, all the South Side events, music, food & fun you need this weekend in "30 Minutes of Good!"
Brought to you by Family Waterproofing Solutions! 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!

Your Hometown

Frank Finnegan, Mayor of Hometown, has a bone to pick with South Side Pod. So, we got him a barstool at our basement bar to work it all out and learn a little about his town. Tinley Park has done away with requiring vehicle stickers! Village Clerk Nancy O'Connor explains why they did it, and also why their residents should still put a free sticker on that windshield. We reveal where you can find South Side Pod at the South Side Irish Parade. Plus, all the South Side events, music, food & fun you need this weekend in "30 Minutes of Good!"
Brought to you by Family Waterproofing Solutions! 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!

The Ghost & Mr. Bourbon

Wait? Did a ghost just attack one of our hosts?! Neal Gibbons of Graveside Paranormal and the Pair-A-Normal Guys Podcast brings his ghost hunting expertise to determine if there was a spiritual encounter or just too much bourbon drinking. Our friend Cramer is back with another installment of "It Is What It Is" from Cork & Kerry as they prep for the South Side Irish Parade. And we ask an expert about the best way to shoot down spy balloons. Plus, all the South Side events, music, food & fun you need this weekend in "30 Minutes of Good!"
Brought to you by Family Waterproofing Solutions! 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!

Comedy, Hoops & A Singing Monkey

ATTENTION: One lucky listener will get a special intro song when they click on this show! Everyone is getting a south side high school hoops breakdown from Tim O'Brien of the Beverly Review as the IHSA tournament starts. We also learn about the Laugh To Create Awareness comedy showcase taking place this weekend. And, of course, the singing monkey mentioned in the show title. (Which is more real than that first sentence in the show description.) Plus, all the South Side events, music, food & fun you need this weekend in "30 Minutes of Good!"
Brought to you by Family Waterproofing Solutions! 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!

Marching Toward The Parade

With the South Side Irish Parade on the horizon, we are joined by co-coordinator of the parade Marianne Rowan Leslie as fundraising efforts have begun along with the ramp-up to the big day. Learn a little about one of the greatest traditions on the south side, and how you can be a part of it all over the next month! We're also in Blue Island tasting a beer that folks wait for every year and is now once again available to you. Plus, all the South Side events, music, food & fun you need this weekend in "30 Minutes of Good!"
Brought to you by Family Waterproofing Solutions! 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!

The South Side Gets Delirio

The craft beer scene in Beverly is getting bigger, and another brewery is bringing a good one to local taps near you. We sit down with John Brand of Open Outcry to check out Delirio on-tap at Cork & Kerry and talk beer, neighborhood pubs and the upcoming South Side Irish Parade. The guys also play "Burb Association" and say the first thing that pops in their heads when touring the area. Plus, all the South Side events, music, food & fun you need this weekend in "30 Minutes of Good!"
Brought to you by Family Waterproofing Solutions! 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!

Maple Bacon Bourbon Old Fashioned

A stop at Corner Stone Tavern in Lemont finds a beautiful bar backing up a restaurant bringing the heat with their southern menu. Just don't try to name that hot (secret) chicken sandwich for them. Instead, focus on their outside-the-box cocktails. The guys also talk about a journey to the Kentucky Bourbon trail and discuss the problem with streaming channels. We have all the South Side events, music, food & fun you need this weekend in "30 Minutes of Good!"
Brought to you by Family Waterproofing Solutions! 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!

Look At You! Good Job!

Professional organizer Colleen Klimczak returns to the 9-foot homemade oak bar and questions Chris about his Christmas lights still hanging off the house. A south side scuba diver explains a trending video this week of a man swept away but later saved by family instead of the Coast Guard. Go hide from the kids in your bathroom and enjoy "30 Minutes of Good!"
Brought to you by Family Waterproofing Solutions! 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 Fights & Feasts

We're in Lemont at Barrel & Vine to find a lot more than just wine in the trendy restaurant owned by a local couple. Find out why fresh food matters and if a smoked old fashioned can rank as one of the South Side's best. We're also visiting Cork & Kerry to meet a man called Cramer with some big opinions. Plus a fight involving maybe Kid Rock even breaks out in "30 Minutes of Good!"
Brought to you by Family Waterproofing Solutions! 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...Herbivore?

Can a vegan cheeseburger taste good? Why would you even try such a thing?! Welp, we're putting south side chef Max Musto and Herbivore Chicago to the test as they set up shop in Bridgeport this January. Goose Island Brewing comes south to Beverly for a classic collaboration at Horse Thief Hollow. Plus, we may have the greatest "girl dad" in the world at our bar! It's all in "30 Minutes of Good!"
Brought to you by Family Waterproofing Solutions! 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!