Red Bar Radio
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Red Bar Radio is an American comedy Internet radio show hosted by Mike David, who goes by the name Mike D.
The format is a call-in talk show, with topics ranging from pop culture to current events.with a live listener ship of 18+ per show. The topics of interest are talked about and branched off of with a very strong sarcastic tone of humor. Mike D broadcasts the show from Chicago, Illinois along with special co-host comedians. It was the first Internet talk show to be put on syndicated radio.[1] In November 2008, Red Bar Radio was the subject of a feature article for the magazine Time Out Chicago. [2] The outro song is Asia Face by Mike D. There is speculation that Mike D cheats in the monthly podcast alley votes.
The show's tagline is "We Make Fun of Everybody."[3]
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[edit] Live stream
As well as being a podcast, the show also runs on a live stream, paid for by its "sister show" Free Talk Live.
The live internet feed broadcasts every Monday,Wednesday, and Friday 3 to 5 pm CT. Additionally, the show is also shown on the video cast website Stickam. The Red Bar Radio web cam can be viewed at Red Bar Radio TV The live video stream is also available on the Red Bar Radio home page.
However, the live audio stream has been unavailable for some time now, as host Mike D explained to fans that "The computer running the live feed stopped working". This created some controversy, as a lot of podcast listeners listen to audio feeds through headphones while working at deskjobs. Being logged into Stickam for the video feed may not only be inappropriate for a lot of workplaces, but is commonly also blocked on a lot of office networks. The Red Bar Radio homepage still displays the link for the live audio feed at the top of the page, even though the discontinuation of the feed pre-dates the current button labeled 'Listen Live'. This seems to suggest that Mike D's plan for the live feed is to have it running again some time in the near future; however, no attempts have been made thus far. The show's live feed runs great now via Stickam.
[edit] Break And Cancellation
On May 29, 2008, Mike D announced that Red Bar Radio would be "on hold" for a month, and return to say "a decision, or an official goodbye".[4] Prior to this announcement the show had been canceled many times. Mike D explained that the show cost a lot of effort that he wasn't willing to put up with anymore, and lost interest in the show. Elaborating, he explained he started the show when he was 19 and thought there was money in the industry, but realized after a few years that were was no point for the show to continue. Listeners inferred that since Mike D was getting married and has a stable job now that he no longer needs the show to keep him occupied. The day of announcement generated 256 members to be online on the forums at once, breaking the previous record of 37.
On July 2, 2008 the show returned for a Wednesday night show, announcing that it would not go off the air, but would switch to a once a week schedule. Mike D claims that it's "the same exact show with new promos" (New audio recorded promotional content played in between breaks). Mike D has also brought back the idea of quitting his job, and working on Red Bar Radio full time, if enough members support the show by signing up for a premium account, allowing them to view secret content. The following week the show changed its airing time from 9pm-11pm CT to 7pm-9pm CT.
[edit] Co-Hosts
The show's only current and stable co-host is Chicago stand-up comedian Dean Carlson. He's an alleged man of many talents. Carlsons's resume is described as including former amateur mixed martial artist, aggressive cuddler, former employee of Sears, and bar waiter. However there are other comics who have become regulars on the show:
- Paul Saurini, who quit the show after Mike D made fun of him on the show. Widely regarded as the most loyal fan red bar radio has ever had Paul has since returned with his own successful rival podcast Marijuana Radio and production company Barefoot Radio.
The show has cycled through many co-hosts in the past, including;
- Kelly "Morpheus" Williams, whose wife made him leave the show for racism after Nice Peter improvised the song 'I Make Soup Out Of Black People'.
- Ron, who left the show, never wanted to be a "radio personality" and pursued other interests.
- Brad, who left for more than three weeks and was kicked off.
- Panama Black, who was fired for being late too often.
- Dani, who quit the show.
- Kyle Ramos, who was fired for not adding to the show, being too "obnoxious" and causing more drama than needed.
- Bryan Biggs, who left the show after feeling bad for his friend Kyle.
- Mike "Brido" Bridenstine, who moved to Los Angeles but is still welcomed to join the show whenever possible.
- David Angelo, who left to pursue his comedy career in New York. Angelo is one of the few co-hosts to have left the show on good terms with Mike D, and is welcome to co-host the show whenever he visits Chicago. As of January 2009, David Angelo hosts an eponymous rival internet talk show of his own, broadcasting twice per week out of New York City.
- Brendan McGowan - A veteran of Red Bar Radio, having been a part of the show for over a year. He enjoys talking about steaks, and watching football, specifically the Chicago Bears
Red Bar Radio has also had Chicago comedians as co-hosts, but many failed to make the final grade as they saw themselves as above the show. Host Mike D claimed that "the other comedians felt themselves too important, and I can't have that attitude on the show". Despite the split, some make rare appearances in more of a guest than host role. The following comedians were used in the original host rotation system, after Biggs and Kyle left;
- T. J. Miller
- Jeff Hansen
- Prescott Tolk
- Steve O. Harvey
- Darren Bodecker
- Tony Sam
- Ken Barnard
- Renee Gauthier
- Lauren Bishop
- Kumail Nanjiani
- Dave Odd
- Hannibal
- Ricky Carmona
- Robert Buscemi
- Bradley Fojas
- Brian Berris, host of Wreckless media radio
Since the rotation, there have been guests, some of whom have been on the show before:
- Hannibal
- Renee Gauthier
- Tony Blanco
- Jeff Hansen
- TJ Miller
- Brady Novak
- Nice Peter
- Drew Michael
- Joe Kilgallon
- Michael Stanley
- Mike Sheehan
- Marty DeRosa
There also have been listeners who have sat in on the show, including:
- Absalon
- Mark Reynolds from the UK
- Mini-Penn Jillete
- Tim from Boston
- Two unnamed guests, they chose not to be named.
as well as a core group of fans who regularly call into the show, including:
- Brendon - a long time fan of the show who revealed that his father left him when he was a kid. Because of this fact, he has been renamed "Dadless." Although the show's host normally bash Brendon's situation he takes it humorously as opposed to being offended.
- Dean from Australia - also known as DFA, a registered nurse in Australia who often calls in with medical advice for Mike D and tries to make things seem more severe then they actually are. For instance, throughout 2007 when Mike had headaches, Dean suggested that he had sleep apnea and could possibly die. Mike D's professional doctor, on the other hand, said he just needed glasses. In February 2008 Dean became the first fan to get a Red Bar Radio tattoo on his forearm and in June 2008 Dean became an RBR "staffer" receiving an Red Bar Radio email account for contributing the show. Whenever Mike D needs "busy work" done, Dean from Australia is called upon to do research and compile information for the show.
- Duzi - a sixteen year old listener who first gained notoriety during a forum debate on the movie Cloverfield, complaining that the monster in the movie should have been called "Chimera." Mike D thought this was a ridiculous suggestion, and makes fun of it occasionally on the show. During the month of March 2008 Duzi started a "Red Bar Radio Fancast" featuring other fans of the show, but the fancast only lasted three episodes due to overwhelming hatred from fans and the hosts of Red Bar itself. Mike D explained that he was fine with the show itself, but didn't want it to be called a "fancast", suggesting it be renamed "smarmcast" since the "fancast" was more so about the hosts being smart asses, rather than talking about the Red Bar Radio show, nor did he want it to be related to Red Bar in any official manner. Duzi's account was deleted after discussing the frequency of canceled shows. Mike D explained that he was "causing trouble" and "didn't want more stress from the forums."
"Mike's Brother Dan David", has his own segment on the Red Bar Radio Show that deals with how extreme he is. He has his own intro music and can only be on the show after it has been played. He also has his own joke bomb sound clip that is played when he says something that is not funny. The name Mike'sBrotherDanDavid was coined by Max from Honduras on one of his RBR Facebook group radio promos. The name derived from the clarification of "He is MY brother, I am not HIS brother" explained Mike D.
[edit] Celebrity Interviews and Guests
In addition to comedian co-hosts and guests, Red Bar Radio has had a number of celebrity guests and interviews on the show. They include such people as Doug Stanhope to Wendi McLendon-Covey. Mike D has since moved on from this format of the show and has phased it out of the show after he was taken off the syndicated radio.
- "Hottie" Schatar Sapphira Taylor - contestant on "Flavor of Love"
- Allen Salkin - Author of "Festivus"
- Amanda Congdon - Rocketboom
- Bubba Sparxxx - Rapper
- Chris Gore - My Big Fat Independent Movie
- Christopher Knight and Adrianne Curry - My Fair Brady
- David Lawrence - Syndicated Radio Host
- Doug Stanhope - Comedian
- Evil Jared from The BloodHound Gang
- Gene Amondson - Candidate for the "Prohibition Party"
- Gene Ray - Crazy Man - Time Cube Theory
- Gervase Peterson - From "Survivor: Season One"
- Hal Sparks - Actor (Queer As Folk)
- Henry Rollins
- Jennifer Elise Cox - Actress/Comedian
- John Leland - Author
- Jonathon Sharkey - Vampire
- Kamal - Scientologist rapper
- Kyle MacDonald - "trading up"
- Lloyd Kaufman - (What about) Brainz (?) behind Troma Entertainment.
- Lord Jamar - From Brand Nubian. Appeared on "Sopranos"
- Lorraine Bracco - Actress - The Sopranos
- Lucky Diamond Rich - Most tattoed man
- Lynn Shawcroft - Comedian / Mitch Hedberg's Wife
- MC Lars - Hip Hop Funny Songs
- Michael Bower - Donkey Lips on Salute Your Shorts
- Peter H. Gilmore - High Priest of the Church of Satan
- Regina Lynn - Sex & Technology columnist for Wired.com
- Robert Greene - Author - "Art Of War"
- Sudden Death - Crappy Metal Band
- The Changes - A Rock Band
- The Tossers - Punk Band
- Valery Ortiz - Actress - DATE MOVIE
- Milo Turk- Singer Songwriter
- Wendi McLendon-Covey - Reno 911
- Patrick Melton - Host of Nobody Likes Onions
- Allison Harvard - Creepy Myspace Girl, years before she was on America's Next Top Model
- Amy Sakasitz - Child Star - Was in "Denice The Menace"
- Angry Bob - Comedian
- Ben Schwartz - Comedy writer for SNL and David Letterman.
- Bob Read - Judge for "Last Comic Standing"
- Bryan Flood - Comedy Band called "White Trashistan"
- Candie Marie & Nikki Zeno - Lingerie Bowl
- Chanda Wright - National Ghost Hunters Society
- Chaunce Hayden - Regular on Howard Stern
- Colin Ross - Author
- Daron "South Boy" Fordham - Director / Rapper
- David Elms - "The Erotic Review"
- David Kupelian - Author
- David McGraw - Vital Podcasts
- DivineDove - Sacred Connections
- Dr. Dave Oester - Ghost Hunter
- Flying Spaghetti Monster Guys
- Geaorge Sarris - NYC Comedy Producer
- J.J. Barmettler - UFO/Alien Expert
- James Capers - Celebrity psychic
- Jason Cage - Radio Personality (Alice 107.7)
- J-Dia - Hop Hop Artist
- Jeff from Podcast Shuffle
- Joe - Owner of hearhoward.org
- John Aguirre - Shot "The Utopian Society" film
- Joseph & Jennifer Safuto - American Inventor
- Josh Bennett - Owner of "Knit New York" - Knitting
- Karyn Easton - Zombie Expert
- Katherine DeBrecht - Help Mom, There's Liberals Under My Bed
- Kathleen Slattery-Moschkau - Director of "Side Effects"
- Kevin Crossman - The Frat Pack Podcast
- Lisa Shiel - Bigfoot expert
- Manuel Viramontes - American Idol reject named after a saint
- Marc H. Rudov - Author - "The Man’s No-Nonsense Guide to Women"
- Marissa Fischer - Canada's Sex Party
- Matti Leshem - USA Rock Paper Scissors League
- Michael Calace - Director of the film "Rape of the Soul
- Michael K - Creator of D-Listed.com
- Michael Payne - freelance reporter
- Mike Potter - Winner of CellFlix festival contest
- Pete Vonder Haar - Film Critic
- Randy Kagan - Comedian
- Ricardo Diaz - "Day Without An Immigrant"
- Rich Maloof - Fears and Phobias Expert
- Rick Morris - Producer/Director/Writer - Heroin Town
- Ron Stallworth - Black sergeant who infiltrated the KKK
- Roseanna Pulido - Illinois Minuteman Project
- RX - THE PARTY PARTY - GEORGE BUSH SONGS
- Scott - Bad Psychic
- Sheila Cameron - Creator of FreeKatie.net
- Start From Scratch - A Rock Band
- Steve Pasternack - Sugar Daddy Dot Com
- Tammy Trenta - The Apprentice
- The Unemployed - Band in Studio
- Thomas Jackson - Atheist Agenda
- TJ Miller - Actor - Carpoolers and Cloverfield/11808
- Tom Pacque - Weird Shit on Ebay
- Tricia Erickson - Ex-Mormon
- Zulema Griffin - Project Runway
[edit] Sound Clips
These are samples of sound clips from the Red Bar Radio show.
[edit] References
- ^ http://dturnbull.newsvine.com/_news/2006/03/27/147328-chicagos-red-bar-radio-1st-podcast-ever-to-gain-national-syndication
- ^ ""Hot air Personality"". Time Out. November 30, 2008. http://www.timeout.com/chicago/articles/time-in/69176/hot-air-personality. Retrieved on 2008-11-30.
- ^ http://redbarradio.com/wordpress/header.jpg
- ^ Red Bar On Hold
