About this episode

Cally reintroduces her podcast Lunatic Fringe, discussing music, media, and her forthcoming book Chicago Stories.

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 juicy bits will tempt your ear!

People in this episode

Host: Cally Raduenzel

Topics covered

• music
• media
• memoir
• local culture
• storytelling

Keywords

• Lunatic Fringe
• Chicago Stories
• Dmitry Samarov
• Phyllis' Musical Inn
• music stories

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Chicago Stories: An Outsiders View from the Inside

Places: Phyllis' Musical Inn

More episodes of Cally Raduenzel's Podcast Lunatic Fringe

• Chicago Stories: Dedication · July 8, 2026 · 4 min
• Phyllis Musical Inn, Chicago Troubadours, TV Theme Songs of the 80's defining what 90's were not, Jackalope and Chicago Stories · February 17, 2026 · 39 min
• My Sunday Morning Got Sidetracked by Deep Thoughts...in a comical way... · April 7, 2024 · 23 min
• Lunatic Fringe/Rubber Rodeo/Quimby's/Chicago Stories, The Nails...and more Music and Mayhem! · April 6, 2024 · 26 min
• David Berman/Purple Mountains/Critical Thinking and Margaritas At The Mall · March 9, 2023 · 23 min
• Chicago Musicians/ Neal Francis and The Metalliques · March 6, 2023 · 14 min

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