Get up, it's 2025 and we're plungin in. You're not in the Birdcast anymore, the news is too bleak, it's too freaky out there so we decided to portal to Pinball City and totally took you with us, sorry. I'm goin all in on my love and allegiance to the silver ball with an entire month of pinball madness, hijacking your usual programming with my favorite thing you humans have ever done. And also there's darts. This week, your first resident of Pinball City is the great Jon Chad author/illustrator of one of my favorite books ever written by your species Pinball: A Graphic History of the Silver Ball.

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Recorded LIVE The Paper Machete 01/04/25 at Chicago's Historic Green Mill Cocktail Lounge and in the Zoom courtesy of Q101 101.1 WKQX and Jeppson’s Malört: The Official Drink of the Apocalypse

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Featuring “Promises” by the Barrerracudas, a snippy of “The Wasteland” courtesy of Ross Bugden Twitter: Instagram For commissions/scores: bugdenross@gmail.com

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It's the last ep of December and 2024! Which must mean it's time for the 2024 Winter Holiday End o'the Year Roundup Spectacular! Yeah, I just came up with it but let's go, it's cold. For this holidazzlin finale, I deliver my final report of the year right to you, America! Stay tuned post report for a very special meta end of the year interview that'll take us out until next week when we get back to work. HAPPY NEW YEAR, HUMANS! Yer my favorite.

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Recorded LIVE The Paper Machete12/28/24 at Chicago's Historic Green Mill Cocktail Lounge courtesy of Q101 101.1 WKQX and Jeppson’s Malört: The Official Drink of the Apocalypse

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Featuring "Another Flockin Christmas Song" by Bill Larkin and Chad the Bird, “Promises” by the Barrerracudas, a snippy of “The Wasteland” courtesy of Ross Bugden Twitter: Instagram For commissions/scores: bugdenross@gmail.com

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It's STILL December! And that must mean it's time for the 2024 Winter Holiday End o'the Year Roundup Spectacular! Yeah, I just came up with it but let's go, it's cold. For this holidazzlin episode, in a post-Christmas cozy corner, I pull some classic reports from December's past from the shelf and put em on the turntable just for you.

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Recorded LIVE The Paper Machete 12/01/2018, 12/28/2019 and 12/21/24 at Chicago's Historic Green Mill Cocktail Lounge courtesy of Q101 101.1 WKQX and Jeppson’s Malört: The Official Drink of the Apocalypse

Come find me in all your favorite places including my Discord

Featuring "Another Flockin Christmas Song" by Bill Larkin and Chad the Bird, “Promises” by the Barrerracudas, a snippy of “The Wasteland” courtesy of Ross Bugden Twitter: Instagram For commissions/scores: bugdenross@gmail.com

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.