Cally Raduenzel's Podcast Lunatic Fringe

Cally Raduenzel's Podcast Lunatic Fringe

Stories from the edges of music and media with a focus on Chicagoland area, comedy, popular culture, writing... Interviews with far from the mainstreaml artists, musicians and directors. "On the fly" episodes (while she's driving the mean streets)...where your host hairdresser, writer, musician and girl on the street...will keep you informed about exciting goings-on- with mind blowing commentary and stuff you did't even know you gave a shit about!

Episodes

April 7, 2024 23 mins

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! 

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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. 

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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 ...

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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 bar...

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March 1, 2023 8 mins

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 ...

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Cally will re-introduce Lunatic Fringe her podcast, which focuses on stories from the edges of music and media. She will discuss lively topics from local dive bars like Phyllis' Musical Inn to author/artist Dmitry Samarov and how he influenced the conception of her book. She'll also tell you a little bit about her forthcoming book Chicago Stories: An Outsiders View from the Inside. Crate-digging musical finds and lots of ...

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It's the Preparation H of podcasts! You were burning and scratching to know more about this ticket to paradise...literally all in one book! Lisa Marie Peabody interviews Cally Raduenzel your host of Lunatic Fringe ( the podcast about stories from the edges of music and media in the Chicagoland area...and more)! Cally Raduenzel wrote a book and it takes place in sunny Oahu and it's a damn good time! Hawaii, drug smugglers,...

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March 28, 2021 14 mins

The hits keep on coming....actually this is more of an actual review of Technicolor Paradise, a CD compilation by Numero Group of an amazing assortment of "a musical cocktail...two parties easy listening, one part jazz..." conga drums, bird calls, alluring sexy vibes, "mosquito bitten torch singers, mad genius band leaders, D-List actors," who needed gigs, "summoning Shangri-la." Get out the Daiquiri m...

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Polynesian Village, remember that...or Don Ho? Well in this shorty episode we will cover a fun new compilation CD called Technicolor Paradise, which according to the label who put it out, Numero Group...it's all about "rum rhapsodies and other exotic delights' from the music of Les Baxter to Martin Denny. Then we will chat about Permanent Vacation my new book that hopes to make you feel as fine as a mystery solved by...

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TALKING ABOUT...Covid Conversations. Chats or moments I would've never had if it weren't for COVID/ quarantine! 

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