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Chad the Birdcast

Chad the Bird | Cumulus Chicago

Chad the Bird continues to build a following around Chicagoland with his audio and video bits that have amassed 358K TikTok followers, 17k YouTube subscribers, and 69k Instagram followers. The Birdcast is locally charged comedy centered around iconic Chicago institutions as well as in the moment pop culture tie-ins.

comedy stand-up

All Episodes

33:02

Wellesness Check

Chad the Birdcast ·

2025/04/14

In which we returned from C2E2 happy and content but without a lot of content for the week so I pull some Chad Classics from the shelf from 2017. GET TO CLASS! BUY SOME STUFF Recorded LIVE at thePaper Machete 03/18/17 and 04/01/17 at Chicago's Historic Green Mill Cocktail Lounge courtesy ofJeppson’s Malört: The Official Drink of the Apocalypse and then in the Birdhouse courtesy of WKQX (101.1 FM) Come find me in all your favorite places including my Discord Featuring

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29:45

Tales of Great Booty

Chad the Birdcast ·

2025/04/07

In which I bring you some pirate tales of treasure, municipal elections and lots of booty! First a follow-up to my pitch to unite the 46th and 48th ward in Chicago (This is the original, get into it) and then we pull a Chad Classic from the ol vinyl wall from 2019 when we went treasure diving! Hehe... booty. GET TO CLASS AT C2E2 BUY SOME STUFF And check out BREATHING ROOM some time! Recorded LIVE at thePaper Machete 03/29/25 and 10/26/19 atChicago's Historic Green Mill Cocktail Lounge courtesy

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81:52

Business Beards with Luke Dimyan

Chad the Birdcast ·

2025/03/31

In which Spring has sprung and it's gettin inappropriate so we're gonna get into it about Bradford pear trees and it's gonna get musty. Then, on a very special episode of Out of Character with Josh Zagoren, my roommate reveals his secret double life as he interviews the immaculate Luke Dimyan fromThe Chosen. GET TO CLASS AT C2E2 WATCH LUKE IN THE CHOSEN AndBUY SOME STUFF Recorded LIVE at thePaper Machete 03/22/25 at Chicago's Historic Green Mill Cocktail Lounge courtesy ofJeppson’s

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90:32

Good Cardboard with Andrew Marchetti

Chad the Birdcast ·

2025/03/25

In which I go all in on Southwest airlines dropping the freebags whilst surviving a contact drunk cuz it was St Paddy's Day in Chicago and then my roommate kicks off the newest segment OUT OF CHARACTER and he interviews the great and sweet-smelling Andrew Marchetti (Puppeteer/Puppet Maker/Producer). Go see Andrew Marchetti in anything byDead Reckoning HERE in Chicago COME TO BLUE ISLAND! AndBUY SOME STUFF Recorded LIVE at thePaper Machete 03/15/25 at Chicago's Historic Green Mill Cocktail Lounge

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30:59

St Paddy's Monopoly

Chad the Birdcast ·

2025/03/17

It's THAT time of the year again, humans: The river is green and so am I! I talk about Monopoly and then pull a classic from the St Paddy's Days of Yore. The Before Times. The Old Days. Back in good ol 2017. GET TO CLASS! COME TO BLUE ISLAND! AndBUY SOME STUFF Recorded LIVE at thePaper Machete 03/15/25 and 03/18/17 atChicago's Historic Green Mill Cocktail Lounge courtesy ofJeppson’s Malört: The Official Drink of the Apocalypse Come find me in all your favorite places including my Discord

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34:20

Whiskers and Nips

Chad the Birdcast ·

2025/03/07

It's SMARCH and our 40th Birdcast since joining up with Q101 so pop some champers and come on a journey with me all about my jealousy of your human parts. Are you nervous? Does it feel weird? Good! Know your privilege. GET TO CLASS! AndBUY SOME STUFF Recorded LIVE at thePaper Machete 03/01/25 atChicago's Historic Green Mill Cocktail Lounge and then from CLASS! 02/15/25 at Lincoln Lodgecourtesy ofJeppson’s Malört: The Official Drink of the Apocalypse Come find me in all your favorite

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33:17

Mummy Dearest with Me!

Chad the Birdcast ·

2025/02/28

It's February and that means we're stayin in, grabbin sips and flippin through the ol vinyl collection of ME! To close out the month, here's the Chad Classic Finale and it's allll about MUMMIES! GET TO CLASS! AndBUY SOME STUFF Recorded LIVE at thePaper Machete 02/22/25 and then from back in the day 07/21/18 atChicago's Historic Green Mill Cocktail Loungecourtesy ofJeppson’s Malört: The Official Drink of the Apocalypse Come find me in all your favorite places including my Discord Featuring

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33:08

Science-a-gogo-a-geddon with Me

Chad the Birdcast ·

2025/02/25

It's February and that means we're stayin in, grabbin sips and flippin through the ol vinyl collection of ME! This week I went all-in on my favorite thing you humans have ever done (besides mozzerella sticks and Tubi): SCIENCE! Not one but two reports of my hypin up the greatest of disciplines, one from this week about Asteroid 2024 YR4 (you're not gonna wanna miss a thing, there) and then some classic science news from September 2018 so hydrate cuz it'll get nostalgic. GET TO CLASS! AndBUY SOME

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35:39

Superbowling and Malört

Chad the Birdcast ·

2025/02/14

Yup it's cold, it's snowing and I'm going through some old memories from the vault. This week I bring you my history of Malört from last CLASS! live from the Lincoln Lodge and then I pull a post-Superbowl (GO BIRDS!) Chad Classic from February 2018! GET TO CLASS! AndBUY SOME STUFF Recorded LIVE at the Lincoln Lodge 01/16/25 and then from thePaper Machete 2/10/18 at Chicago's Historic Green Mill Cocktail Loungecourtesy ofJeppson’s Malört: The Official Drink of the Apocalypse Come find

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31:45

Bubbles in the Deep

Chad the Birdcast ·

2025/02/08

In which I go out to SEA!!! Join me, lads, to the open waters whereabouts the rumblings be dark and beefy and the lungfish grow to a ripe old age. I talk pings and nuclear threats and then pop on a five year old (almost to the DAY) Chad Classic from the vault, perfect for any voyage. GET TO CLASS! AndBUY SOME STUFF Recorded LIVE The Paper Machete 02/01/25 and 2/11/17 at Chicago's Historic Green Mill Cocktail Loungecourtesy ofJeppson’s Malört: The Official Drink of the Apocalypse Come find

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32:55

Pinball City the Finale with Me

Chad the Birdcast ·

2025/01/31

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 figure out what Irony actually is. Then we go back in time to April of last year when I dropped some hard

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73:04

Jets Flappers and the Future of Pinball with Stern

Chad the Birdcast ·

2025/01/24

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 take a moment for David Lynch. This week I climbed Pinball Mountain to the summit, to Stern Pinball HQ

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83:13

Pinball Wizards at Logan Arcade

Chad the Birdcast ·

2025/01/17

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 probably dunk on Microsoft. This week I got to hang out with my good pals (and yours if you watch my pinball

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67:59

Cake and Pinball with Cartoonist/Illustrator Jon Chad

Chad the Birdcast ·

2025/01/11

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 greatJon Chad author/illustrator of one

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98:45

Aud Lang Fine with Josh Zagoren and Cody Benefiel

Chad the Birdcast ·

2024/12/31

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. GET READY TO GET TO CLASS! And BUY SOME STUFF Recorded

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51:03

Holly Jolly Dread with Chad the Bird

Chad the Birdcast ·

2024/12/27

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. GO SEE BILL AND CHAD'S BELATED CHRISTMAS CAROL! GET READY TO GET TO CLASS! And BUY SOME STUFF Recorded LIVE The Paper Machete 12/01/2018, 12/28/2019 and 12/21/24 at

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58:37

Chad Saves Christmas with Santa Claus

Chad the Birdcast ·

2024/12/20

It's 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, I give America a gift from Tokyo and learn that if you believe and are a good bird then Santa will be on your podcast and if you don't believe me, go to Q101's YouTube and you will feel the magic! GO SEE BILL AND CHAD'S BELATED CHRISTMAS CAROL! GET READY TO GET TO CLASS! And BUY SOME STUFF Recorded LIVE The

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71:08

Chi-Chis and Cheer with Comedian Bill Larkin

Chad the Birdcast ·

2024/12/13

It's 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, I drop some spicy takes on the mild salsa that was Chi-Chi's (IFYKYK) and then take you behind the scenes where the great Bill Larkin and I are rehearsing for Bill and Chad's Belated Christmas Carol our ONE NIGHT ONLY cabaret at Davenport's on Dec 28th. GO SEE BILL AND CHAD'S BELATED CHRISTMAS CAROL! And BUY

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59:31

Puppets in a Pear Tree with Julia Miller

Chad the Birdcast ·

2024/12/06

It's 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. To begin this Holidazzle Season, I call up my old pal Julia Miller (Co-Artistic Director/Director of Marketing) of the iconic Manual Cinema and we talk art, holidays, puppets, Candyman (CAUTION: ONLY SAY IT ONCE!) and her incredible career thus far cuz it's been a bit since we caught up. Get cozy and hang out a sec, won't ya? GO SEE MANUAL

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71:26

Chadsgiving with Me

Chad the Birdcast ·

2024/11/28

It's the time of the season for seasonings and the time of year when I lay low cuz y'all get in a pre-turkey berserk rage and I can't run fast. So while I hide in the bunker, here's a classic holiday best-of episode featuring not one but FOUR Chad Classics from Thanksgivings past. So put this in your cornucopia and I'll see you in December. GO SEE BILL AND CHAD'S BELATED CHRISTMAS CAROL! Recorded LIVE at Chicago’s Historic Green Mill Lounge on 11/23/2024, 11/04/2023, 11/19/2022, 11/20/2021 and

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