Jim Adkins (Jimmy Eat World) on 25 years of 'Bleed American', memories of Twisted XMAS, and more!

About this episode

Jim Adkins of Jimmy Eat World discusses the legacy of 'Bleed American' and their upcoming tour.

Jim Adkins of Jimmy Eat World joins Brian & Kenzie to talk about the lasting legacy of 'Bleed American', their upcoming tour with Sunny Day Real Estate & The Get Up Kids, and more!  Chicago’s best morning radio show now has a podcast! Don’t forget to rate, review, and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts and remember that the conversation always lives on the Q101 Facebook page.  Brian & Kenzie are live every morning from 6a-10a on Q101.    Subscribe to our channel HERE: https://www.youtube.com/@Q101 Like Q101 on Facebook HERE: https://www.facebook.com/q101chicago Follow Q101 on Twitter HERE: https://twitter.com/Q101Chicago Follow Q101 on Instagram HERE: https://www.instagram.com/q101chicago/?hl=en Follow Q101 on TikTok HERE: https://www.tiktok.com/@q101chicago?lang=en See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Brian, Kenzie

Guest: Jim Adkins

Topics covered

• music legacy
• upcoming tour
• interview
• Bleed American
• Chicago radio

Keywords

• Jim Adkins
• Jimmy Eat World
• Bleed American
• Twisted XMAS
• Sunny Day Real Estate
• The Get Up Kids
• Q101

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Jimmy Eat World, Q101, Cumulus Media Chicago, Sunny Day Real Estate, The Get Up Kids

Books & works: Bleed American

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