The Midnight Air is your weekly “overnight radio” podcast from Daniel Van Kirk. Topics range from friendly conversation, pop culture news, film and tv discussions, stories of lore and mysteries, plus the articles from the pages of a small newspaper in rural Wisconsin. This is the easy-listening podcast for people trying to fall asleep or for people that are trying to stay awake. This feed is also the home of the back catalogue for The Pen Pals Podcast. With new episodes of Pen Pals dropping occasionally.
Bad news is that I have a head cold, good news is that I’m in Chicago and mustache summer is in full swing. Tonight, I read some of your responses to my Top Donut List! Plus we hit the usual topics with the Holi-days like National Applesauce Cake Day and I end the episode with some banger Wisconsin names from Rhonda in The Tribune!
Thank you to Aaron Brungardt for engineering, mixing, and production expertise, Geoffrey Tice f...
Running through my favorites of the king of breakfast treats tonight! Plus I’m heading to Florida for a wedding and NEED to talk to you about this song I heard over the weekend. Hope you celebrated National Towel Day and I end the episode with Rhonda and The Tribune. Premium Subscribers, get to stick around for thoughts on my favorite episode from season 1 of of The Sopranos, "Nobody Knows Anything” and listen to the so...
Before jumping into the definitive Wisconsin Fun List, we’ve got a fun email from a listener about their first CD, and I'll tell you about my HOA meeting and the joys of Hot Dog Day. Plus we hit the Holi-Days like Brown Bag It Thursday and end it with Rhonda and The Tribune. Bonus for Premium Subscribers, we’re talking about Episode 10 of The Sopranos, "A Hit Is A Hit.”
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I finally saw The Devil Wears Prada just in time to see The Devil Wears Prada 2! I’ve also got some great emails from some of you in The Midnight Mailbag! And I cover the Holi-Days like, “Relive Your Past by Listening to the First Music You Ever Bought No Matter What It Was no Excuses Day” and we end with Rhonda and The Tribune. Bonus for Premium Subscribers, we’re talking about Episode 9, "Boca" of The Sopr...
Netflix Is A Joke Festival is over and my show was great! I give you the details plus tell ya how I did in Vegas, and read a bunch of your emails from The Midnight Mailbag! There’s also the Holi-Days like, National Miniature Golf Day, and we close it out with Rhonda and The Tribune. Bonus for Premium Subscribers, we’re talking about Episode 8, "The Legend of Tennessee Moltisanti" of The Sopranos.
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I’m going to Vegas this weekend and telling you the 10 places I will mostly likely go to! I also have a great news update from Rochelle, IL and we have the Holi-Days like, National No Pants Day, and I end the episode as we always do, with Rhonda and The Tribune. Bonus for Premium Subscribers, I’ve got a Denver news report on why people are too dumb to zipper-merge and how they are trying to fix that.
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Welp, life is getting the better of me this week but at least I have a new hot water heater! I tell you all about it and run through your messages in The Midnight Mailbag. Plus we have the Holi-Days like, National Mani-Pedi Day, and I end the episode as we always do, with Rhonda and The Tribune.
Thank you to Aaron Brungardt for engineering, mixing, and production expertise, Geoffrey Tice for artwork, Bobby TBD for theme music...
Relive Dazed and Confused and run down the Top-10 Fads form the 1970s with me! I also wanna talk about traffic patterns and read your emails from the Midnight Mailbag. Plus we have the Holi-Days like, National Cheeseball Day, and I end the episode with Rhonda and The Tribune. Premium Subscribers can stick around for my thoughts on Episode 7 of The Sopranos!
Thank you to Aaron Brungardt for engineering, mixing, and production expert...
I have had a week! I finally get to tell you a little bit about the project I’ve been working on and why this episode wasn’t posted earlier in the week. Then, our main topic is straight from The Midnight Mailbag! Plus, I took my mom to Cheesecake Factory, and I saw Project Hail Mary twice! We also hit our holidays like, National Hug Your Dog Day, and close it all out with The Tribune. Premium Subscribers can stick aroun...
I’m back in the podcast seat and telling you about my past week on the road! I’ve also got some listener emails, and we hit our holidays like, National Film Score Day, before we say goodnight with Rhonda Goldsmith and The Tribune. Premium Subscribers, stick around for my review of New Haven Pizza!
Thank you to Aaron Brungardt for engineering, mixing, and production expertise, Geoffrey Tice for artwork, Bobby TBD for the...
The perfection of one of my favorite foods is thanks to US Military! I’ve also got a few listener emails, and I turn this episode into a garage sale before I cover the Holi-Days like, Lips Appreciation Day. Then we close it out with The Tribune! Premium Subscribers, stick around for my thoughts on episode 6 of The Sopranos!
Thank you to Aaron Brungardt for engineering, mixing, and production expertise, Geoffrey Tice for artwo...
A listener suggested that I do my Top-10 Most Annoying Things About Travel! And boy do I have a lot to say! And I do it all on camera! But I also read your emails, ask you about movie soundtracks and we cover the Holi-Days like, Smart & Sexy Day. Plus, I read The Tribune with Rhonda’s review of my show! And for you Premium Subscribers, we’re covering episodes 4 and 5 of the Soprano!
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I have so much to cover tonight! I heard about an insane purge-style ball game in England but I get into that after I talk about my delay in posting this week’s episode. I share that I am now a guy with “readers” but after this past weekend, I am also a guy that loves card shows and doesn’t care about the cards. I have an update about my pursuit to get a picture with Rhonda and I slide a rant in while coveri...
Thanks to a listener I have the great story of Cow Milked On A Plane Day! I also talk about USA winning gold, and read your emails! Plus we have the Holi-Days like, National Clam Chowder Day and as always, I read The Tribune! For Premium Subscribers, we continue our Sopranos watch-along-podcast with Episode 2, “46 Long”!
Thank you to Aaron Brungardt for engineering, mixing, and production expertise, Geoffrey Tice for ar...
After I talk about the Canadian Curling cheating scandal and husbands that really piss me off, the bulk of this episode is all thanks to listeners! I read some grandma stories, cover your merch suggestions, and more! We also cover the Holi-Days like, National Comfy Day before I close out the show with a surprise message from Ronda in The Tribune! For Premium Subscribers, the show doesn’t end in Germania because I’ve sta...
The Olympics had me thinking about what countries have the best food so I found a list online and breaking it down for you! And yes, I disagree with the internet. I also talk about the Super Bowl Halftime Show, tv shows like The Chair Company and Beast Games, and I cover the Holi-Days like, National Flannel Day! And as always, I close out the show with Ronda and The Tribune.
Thank you to Aaron Brungardt for engineering, mixing, and...
Welp, I'm still fighting this cold but very glad to be back in LA for 48 hours! Tonight, I talk about shooting the Bear, the only time I HATE Chicago, and the Holi-Days like, Work Naked Day! Then I cover 7 Facts About Black History Month that you may not know! And as always, I close out the show with Ronda and The Tribune.
Thank you to Aaron Brungardt for engineering, mixing, and production expertise, Geoffrey Tice for artwork, Bob...
I’m finally back home in LA but for one night! Gonna tell you about my car getting broken into and how I’m a bit under the weather before I read your emails, and cover the Holi-Days like Yodel for Your Neighbors Day! Then I give you my Sick Day Top 10 and as always, I close out the show with Ronda and The Tribune! And for Premium Subscribers, I’ve got last week’s News From Germania that I didn’t get to...
Plus, I’m in Punta Cana and spending the night talking to you! Tonight we talk about my trip, watching the Bears Game in a hotel lobby, read your emails, and cover the Holi-Days like National Take the Stairs Day! And as always, I close out the show with Ronda and The Tribune!
Thank you to Aaron Brungardt for engineering, mixing, and production expertise, Geoffrey Tice for artwork, Bobby TBD for theme music, and All Thin...
It’s A Midnight Mailbag Episode! I’m starting out 2026 by reading your messages to the show! I also extol the good word of Facebook Marketplace, talk about my outlook for the new year, and cover the Holi-Days like, National Man Watcher's Day! And as always, I close out the show with Ronda and The Tribune!
Premium Subscribers, don’t forget to stick around after the closing theme for another addition to the Mi...
Ding dong! Join your culture consultants, Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang, on an unforgettable journey into the beating heart of CULTURE. Alongside sizzling special guests, they GET INTO the hottest pop-culture moments of the day and the formative cultural experiences that turned them into Culturistas. Produced by the Big Money Players Network and iHeartRadio.
Fear thrives in silence and confusion. Ana Navarro rejects both. Her voice is an antidote to today’s chaos. Her new podcast, Bleep! with Ana Navarro, takes on today’s most pressing issues with the voices most connected to it: decision-makers, political leaders, cultural shapers, and people on the frontlines of the story. The conversations acknowledge the emotions we all feel—despair, sadness, fear— but emerge with knowledge, perspective, and hope. The belief is simple: fearless dialogue can transform fear into courage, and courage into change. When fear dominates the headlines, this show digs deeper. Because information, debate, and conversation don’t just ease fear, they give us power to shape the future.
Hey Jonas! The official Jonas Brothers podcast. Hosted by Kevin, Joe, and Nick Jonas. It’s the Jonas Brothers you know... musicians, actors, and well, yes, brothers. Now, they’re sharing another side of themselves in the playful, intimate, and irreverent way only they can. Spend time with the Jonas Brothers here and stay a little bit longer for deep conversations like never before.
Thanks Dad with Ego Nwodim is back! And this time, she's sitting down with not just dads, but anyone with a dad...so everyone! Raised by a single mom, Ego Nwodim may have daddy issues, but she suspects you might too. This season, Ego has funny, heartfelt conversations with actors, comedians, musicians and athletes about life and their experiences with their own fathers. Each episode starts with a simple question: “who do you want to say thanks to?” and ends with a listener asking Ego and the guest for some personal advice. Produced by the Big Money Players Network and iHeartRadio.
A weekly podcast where host, Robert Smigel, and a rotating panel, his friends, assist callers seeking help in making something in their real life funnier. Anything. A best man speech, a eulogy, a breakup letter, a cover letter, an apology, a Tinder profile - Robert, with a panel of professional comedy writers and comedians, will punch it up and get results. Want help with your writing assignment? Submit it to: speakpipe.com/humorme