Rock 'n Roll Ghost

Welcome back to the Rock ‘n Roll Ghost Podcast. On this week's episode, the Ghost welcomes former Congressman, political commentator and host of The Social Contract podcast, Joe Walsh joins the Ghost to talk the madness of the Trump administration and the cult of MAGA.Just this past week, Walsh made a surprising decision to register as a Democrat. His move from Tea Party firebrand in 2010 to now is important. We need more conservatives to break with the Trump Republican Party.#Resist #ImpeachTrumpLinks:The Social Contract with Joe Walsh - https://socialcontractwithjoewalsh.substack.com/Joe Walsh on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/walshfreedom.bsky.socialJoe Walsh apologizes for Tea Party past - https://www.pbs.org/video/joe-walsh-apologizes-past-and-attacks-trump-bspjgo/

Welcome back to the Rock ‘n Roll Ghost Podcast. On this week's episode, the Ghost welcomes musician Gary Lightbody of UK rock band Snow Patrol. Lightbody discusses the band's history and their latest album, The Forest is the Path. Snow Patrol is currently on tour in the UK, with European dates this summer as well.Links:Snow Patrol

Welcome back to the Rock ‘n Roll Ghost Podcast. On this week's episode, the Ghost welcomes cinematographer Juanmi Azpiroz (Shadow Force - in theaters now). Azpiroz discusses his role as cinematographer, how he got his start, his multi-film collaboration with Shadow Force's co-writer/director Joe Carnahan (Wheelman, Point Blank, Boss Level, El Chicano, and Copshop), his and Carnahan's shared love of Raiders of the Lost Ark, and he teases the pair's upcoming films RIP (starring Matt Damon, Ben Affleck and Steven Yuen due out later this year on Netflix, and Not Without Hope starring Zachary Levi and Josh Duhamel - no release date just yet).Shadow Force from Lionsgate is now in theaters. Links:Juanmi AzpirozShadow Force

Welcome back to the Rock ‘n Roll Ghost Podcast. On this week's episode, the Ghost welcomes Michelin-starred chef Christian Hunter (Chicago's Atelier).Hunter, who has also been a James Beard finalist, joined me back in September of last year to discuss the future of Atelier (currently crowd-funding for a larger space with more foot traffic). Hunter has essentially left Atelier in the hands of Bradyn Kawcak, who was Executive Sous Chef before handed the reins as Executive Chef, but is still credited on the restaurant's website as "Founder Emritus."During the interview, Hunter describes his humble beginnings, his time in Kentucky, coming to Chicago to open Atelier, how and why he walks around Chicago so much and discusses La Verne’s, a project intended to be more casual than Atelier that, sadly, is on hold for the time being.Links:AtelierChristian HunterAtelier crowd-funding (via SBMX)

Welcome back to the Rock ‘n Roll Ghost Podcast. On this week's episode, the Ghost welcomes back author/political strategist Rick Wilson (The Lincoln Project, as well as being one of the strongest anti-Trump voices for years) to discuss the chaos and insanity of the second Trump administration. With particular focus on Trump's capitulation to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, Wilson details Trump's subservience to Putin, Marco Rubio selling his soul and more. Wilson is, for my money, the one person who speaks full truth about what Trump, his cabinet of evil morons and the entire Republican party are doing to dissolve democracy and give away as much money as possible to people like the stupidest Bond villain ever, Elon Musk (as well as other billionaires/corporations), and trying to take away Medicaid/Medicare/Social Security from all of us. We are in the most dangerous time in American history. Trump and his band of authoritarian lunatics need to be stopped. Not just for liberals, but for all Americans. He's lied to the people who voted for him and he has dictator visions. Call your congressional representatives and tell them to do their job - protect America, keep their oath to the constitution and work for ALL Americans. Only we can stop him. Links:Rick Wilson's Intel & Observations SubstackRick Wilson on Blue SkyThe Lincoln Project

Welcome back to the Rock ‘n Roll Ghost Podcast. On this week's episode, the Ghost speaks with musician Holly Minto of UK rock band Crawlers. Minto, interviewed in the middle of a tour this past fall in support of Jane's Addiction and Love & Rockets (which fell apart the week of this conversation) discusses her excitement of touring the states, her reticence to jump into the pit these days, dealing with anxiety and more. Links: Crawlers Holly Minto

Welcome back to the Rock ‘n Roll Ghost Podcast. On this week's episode, the Ghost speaks with actor Penelope Ann Miller about her role as Nancy Reagan in the film Reagan (which is in theaters now). Miller discusses working on the film, her research into Reagan, as well as touching on her work in The Freshman (with some funny stories about star Marlon Brando), Carlito's Way and The Relic. Reagan is in theaters now. Links: Penelope Ann Miller Reagan

Welcome back to the Rock ‘n Roll Ghost Podcast. On this week's episode, the Ghost speaks with actor/author/filmmaker Nick Searcy, who appears as James Burke (former Chief of Staff for President Ronald Reagan) in the film Reagan, starring Dennis Quaid as Reagan and Penelope Ann Miller as Nancy Reagan (check the shows for my interview with Miller). Searcy discusses his work in the film, his book Justify This: A Career Without Compromise, his time on the classic FX drama Justified as Chief Deputy Art Mullen, as well as his start in theater and his big break as the abusive husband in Fried Green Tomatoes. Reagan is in theaters now. Links: Nick Searcy Justify This: A Career Without Compromise Reagan

Welcome back to the Rock ‘n Roll Ghost Podcast. On this week's episode, the Ghost speaks with Michael Muser, director of operations and co-owner of Chicago's two Michelin-starred restaurant Ever. Muser discusses his and Ever's executive chef/co-owner Curtis Duffy's relationship, which stretches back to their time at Avenues at The Peninsula, moving to Grace (both restaurants are no more, but were highly rated, Grace ended its run with three Michelin stars) and then opening Ever during the pandemic. He also talks about how important service is to him and Duffy, the restaurant's feature placement on the hit FX series The Bear, and the things that are most important to him. Links: Michael Muser Ever Ever reservations on Tock

Welcome back to the Rock ‘n Roll Ghost Podcast. On this week's episode, the Ghost speaks with filmmaker Jennifer Phang about the hit Disney original movie Descendants: The Rise of Red (currently on Disney+ and hitting The Disney Channel on August 08th). The Rise of Red is the highest rated original movie premiere on the streaming service. Phang (pronounced Pong) discusses how she and her team worked to ensure that this fourth installment of the Descendants franchise would be a true crowd pleaser. She also talks about her career in independent film (Half-Life, Advantageous), TV work (The Boys, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), as well as the movies made by Asian filmmakers that inspired her to become a filmmaker. Descendants: The Rise of Red is streaming now on Disney+ and coming to The Disney Channel on August 08th. Links: Jennifer Phang Descendants: The Rise of Red