Alison Flowers is an award-winning investigative journalist who focuses on social justice and criminal justice. She's has written a book called Exoneree Diaries, which chronicles the stories of four exonerated individuals.We talk to her about

Ep 62: Eric Nuzum

Jul 17th, 2016 40m 44s

This is an interview that may surprise people close to Eric, or who've been reading the buzz around Audible's place in the audio space. You'll hear us delve into some audio nerd stuff, but this conversation is more about leadership, risk, worsh

Ep 61: Cleveland Dean & Bruno Surdo on Visual Art

Jun 20th, 2016 51m 14s

This week, the guys invite Cleveland Dean & Bruno Surdo to the show to talk about "visual art," a categorization often hard to categorize. The two artists come from different backgrounds and create very different work, so we thought it would be

Ep 60: Beyonce & Erin Kilmurray

Jun 2nd, 2016 43m 19s

Erin Kilmurray is the bad-ass director and choreographer behind Chicago's own The Fly Honey Show, produced by The Inconvenience. The show "collects a carefully curated main ensemble of dancers, musicians, actors, and performance artists and sup

Ep 59: Theatre on Film

May 19th, 2016 35m 39s

Is seeing theatre on a screen the same as going to the theatre? Most of us agree that it's not, but it's just not that simple.Tyler and Don went to see National Theatre Live's production of Hangment at Chicago's historic Music Box Theatre.T

Ep 58: Taylor Mac

Apr 27th, 2016 45m 43s

It’s all Taylor Mac this week! At any given Mac show there's singing, customs changes on stage (bare ass included), audience participation, as well as a high possibility of a make-out session. All of this is intentional-- it's smart, political,

Ep 57: Henry Rollins & Joe Shanahan

Apr 15th, 2016 43m 47s

"Scar tissue is stronger than regular tissue. Realize the strength, move on." - Henry RollinsGeneral Admission is back with a new season! We've got so much planned for you guys so get those headphone ready, subscribe and share. For our firs

Ep 56: The Star Wars Special

Jan 2nd, 2016 28m 41s

NOTE: THERE ARE SPOILERS CONTAINED IN THIS EPISODE.We're baaaaaaaaack! New, full episodes are coming in March, but we couldn't let that time go by without saying SOMETHING about Star Wars.Don Hall is a self-proclaimed Star Wars geek. Tyler

The "Goodbye WBEZ" / "Free Agent" Special!

Sep 11th, 2015 58m 32s

As you may have heard, General Admission is parting ways with WBEZ. The guys will continue the show in some form with a different network in March, but before that time, they wanted to celebrate their time with WBEZ: it's been real, as the kids

Ep 54: Musical Theatre & A Special Announcement

Sep 3rd, 2015 39m 58s

This week, the guys talk to Bethany Thomas, a master vocalist from Chicago who performs regularly as a musical theatre performer but also in clubs, bars and backrooms all over town. Stay tuned to the end of the episode for a special announcem

Ep 53: World Traveling Photographer Gene Pembroke

Aug 28th, 2015 33m 22s

On this episode, the guys talk to traveling photographer Gene Pembroke. Tyler stumbled across Gene's booth at a local art fair and insisted that he come on the show.They talk about how he gets the money to travel the world and take photos, wh

Ep 52: Art for Social Change

Aug 17th, 2015 33m 50s

This week, Tyler and Don speak with Collaboraction Theatre's Anthony Moseley about his part in the invention of Crime Scene, a performance project about gun violence in Chicago.The guys also talk about what it's like to have a family as an a

Ep 51: How Stand-up & Wrestling Aren't All That Different

Aug 8th, 2015 35m 59s

On this episode, Tyler and Don talk with the amazing stand-up comic Adam Burke and wrestling royalty Colt Cabana.Our hosts get the guys to open up about the similarities and differences between their chosen paths and what it takes to be a per

Ep 50: The Moth founder George Dawes Green

Jul 2nd, 2015 37m 32s

On this episode, Tyler & Don talk to George Dawes Green, the founder of the storytelling organization The Moth. Years ago, George told stories with his friends on a porch in Georgia where moths would flock in and out of the porch light. That

Ep 49: Fight Club author Chuck Palahniuk

Jun 26th, 2015 35m 33s

On this episode, Tyler and Don take a roadtrip to Naperville, Illinois to witness an author reading with FIGHT CLUB master Chuck Palahniuk. But what's an author reading have to do with art or, especially, performance?! In Chuck's world, autho

Ep 48: WrestleMania, Superfans & Mr. T's Daughter

Jun 17th, 2015 45m 23s

This week, Tyler takes a trip down memory lane and introduces the nuances of professional wrestling to Don. He brings along Wrestling Superfan Jeff Trainor to help him along the way. The three watching WrestleMania III (1986), followed by Wrest

Ep 47: Cultural Organizer Jane Saks

Jun 9th, 2015 42m 54s

Jane Saks uses art to make social change. She's a cultural producer, activist and organizer who has been raIsin' hell since she can remember. Jane started a new production company called Project& and she joins us to talk about that, plus growin

Ep 46: Mortal Kombat's Shaun Kimmerick

Jun 2nd, 2015 34m 27s

We welcome the Executive Producer of Netherrealm Studios, Shaun Himmerick, to the show this week. He's the man behind organizing the Mortal Kombat franchise, as well as Injustice and other games for the Chicago studio. We find out what it's li

Ep 45: Summer Blockbusters w/ Filmspotting

May 26th, 2015 38m 21s

Summer blockbusters are upon us! On this episode, the hosts of WBEZ's popular film podcast Filmspotting join Don & Tyler to talk about the summer blockbuster genre and then all four share their individual "Top 3 Summer Blockbusters of All Tim

Ep 44: Dan Savage

May 19th, 2015 46m 9s

This week, we welcome sex-advice columnist Dan Savage to the show! You might not know it, but Dan's also a playwright, theatre director and coordinator of an dirty movie festival. We talk to Dan about his column, activism and how it has changed

Ep 43: Modern Dance Date Night

May 12th, 2015 37m 22s

What is modern dance? This week, Margi Cole, Artistic Director of Chicago's The Dance COLEective, joins us to help Tyler understand a few ways of approaching that question. Then, Tyler and Don venture to The Storefront Theatre in downtown Chica

Ep 42: Henry Rollins

May 4th, 2015 40m 23s

Henry Rollins' career is being Henry Rollins. Perhaps most known as the vocalist in American hardcore punk band Black Flag, Henry is also a widely respected author, solo performer, radio host, voice talent, film actor and now, podcast host.Do

Ep 41: Risk's Kevin Allison & Chicago's Lily Be

Apr 26th, 2015 48m 8s

Kevin Allison and Lily Be are storytellers who walk up to the line of what's risky to tell and leap over it, sometimes falling flat on their faces but getting right back up to do it again.In this episode, Kevin talks about his popular podcast

Ep 40: Kate Mulgrew

Apr 20th, 2015 37m

Kate Mulgrew, star of stage and screen, joins the guys this week to talk about her new memoir Born with Teeth. They talk about her extensive career on television(Star Trek, Orange is the New Black, Ryan's Hope), her life in the theatre and the

ARCHIVES: Burlesque duo Michelle L'Amour & Franky Vivid

Apr 15th, 2015 37m 17s

You asked and we delivered: unearthed from the General Admission archives is our interview with world-famous burlesque duo, Michlle L'Amour and Franky Vivid. Originally recorded in June of 2013, this episode was Tyler's first interview ever!