Episodes of Matt Bubala

Find out what Earth looked like millions of years ago

Marty Coyle is an Industrial Technology teacher at Hillcrest High School. He noticed many students sitting on their beds or couches. Coyle began making desks for students who were in need of a place to work while learning remotely. He recently

University Of Illinois increasing restrictions on student activity as COVID-19 cases rise

California paleontologist Ian Webster has created an interactive map that allows people to see how far their hometowns have moved over 750 million years of continental drift. He built the map as a web application that sits on top of another map

As Labor Day approaches, Amazon drivers are getting creative about finding work

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign had implemented a mass coronavirus testing program for staff and students in an effort to keep virus spread on campus under control. Earlier in the week, the university reported rising numbers of p

Alderman Ray Lopez shares thoughts on city’s Emergency City Council meeting

A strange phenomenon has emerged near Amazon.com Inc. delivery stations and Whole Foods stores in the Chicago suburbs: smartphones dangling from trees. Contract delivery drivers are putting them there to get a jump on rivals seeking orders, acc

Aug 24th, 2020

The special meeting was held Friday afternoon after four alderman called for the Governor Pritzker to declare a state of emergency and send in the Illinois National Guard over the city’s recent unrest. Friday’s vote was 30-17 to delay the decis

Visit Navy Pier before Labor Day

Aug 23rd, 2020

COVID-19 has shut down Navy Pier once before, but now it’s temporarily closing again to save money as the weather starts to change and because of low visitor attendance during the pandemic. Cory Jobe, Vice President of Communications at Navy Pi

Could Earth face one of the biggest mass extinctions from an exploding star?

Aug 23rd, 2020

This star is roughly 65 light years away from Earth. A new study led by astrophysicist Brian Fields from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign suggests this great extinguisher of life on Earth could have been a distant and completely fore

Filming begins for COVID-19 film: Producer says it is an ‘historic time’

Aug 15th, 2020

Executive Producer Abbey LeVine joins The Matt Bubala Show to discuss her new film concept, COVID POV. It details stories that tell the struggles and hope of the pandemic. COVID POV is shot on individual’s phones and told with their voice. Th

Last Blockbuster store converted to Airbnb

Aug 15th, 2020

Blockbuster Blake Stubbs joins Matt Bubala to talk all things movies and television. Movie lovers that are longing for the ultimate 90’s sleepover party can rent out the last Blockbuster for $4 a night. Sandi Harding, the store manager of the l

Kamala Harris is back: What does it mean for Democrats this November?

Aug 15th, 2020

Political opposition researcher Sonia Van Meter joins Matt Bubala to discuss Joe Biden’s pick for Vice President, Kamala Harris. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/3780402/3780402_2020-08-15-170402.64kmono.mp3

BBB warns about uprise in scams

SpaceX’s first crewed flight was a successful two month mission

Steve Bernas, President and CEO of the Better Business Bureau, chats with Matt Bubala about a new BBB study about COVID-19 scams. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/3779142/3779142_2020-08-09-151942.64kmono.mp3

Humboldt Park resident turned a side hustle into COVID-19 income

Mike Wall, senior writer at space.com joins the Matt Bubala Show to discuss SpaceX’s return to Earth with NASA astronauts Bob Benken and Doug Hurley near Pensacola, FL. The journey was more dramatic with a standoff with Tropical Storm Isaias, h

How will parents handle homework help this fall?

Marcus Kirby joins Matt Bubala to discuss the leap of faith he took in March: his online house plant business, The Succulent City. Kirby went from making the same amount of income from his house plant business as he did when he was a server. H

CPS mom says remote learning is best

Lindsey Wander, CEO of WorldWise Tutoring, joins The Matt Bubala Show to chat about how to get kids excited about e-learning. Wander chats about summer enrichment programs, learning pods, and customized e-learning plans. [audiohttps://serve

Pets and COVID-19: Local vet shares the facts

As Chicago Public Schools work on finalizing a remote learning plan, Heidi Stevens wrote in her latest column to not worry about how they got to the decision of the remote learning, but rather understand that CPS had to take time to come to thi

Aug 1st, 2020

The first dog to test positive for COVID-19 in the U.S. has died. Buddy the German Shepard was also diagnosed with cancer, but there has been limited research about COVID-19 and pets. Dr. Marks has the real story on The Matt Bubala Show. She al

Is the public anxious to travel?

Aug 1st, 2020

Due to COVID-19 concerns, Chicago airports are limiting access. Aviation Safety Analyst David Soucie joins The Matt Bubala Show to discuss the lates on transportation and travel. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/3777994/3777994_2020-08-01-0

Political opposition researcher chats November election

Aug 1st, 2020

Democratic opposition researcher Sonia Van Meter joins The Matt Bubala Show to discuss what’s going in Texas and the country. She tells listeners if she thinks the Democrats are excited about a November election or if it will be delayed. h

Meet the biospherian: Mark Nelson

Could signals beneath an Italian mountain present a breakthrough in physics?

Eight volunteers better known as the original “biospherians” sealed themselves into a hi-tech dome meant to perfectly replicate the Earth’s ecosystems. They called this project Biosphere 2. Earth is considered Biosphere 1 and this two year proj

Matt Bubala Full Show 7.25.20

A team of scientists hunting dark matter has recorded suspicious pings coming from a vat of liquid xenon underneath a mountain in Italy. They are not claiming to have discovered dark matter but these pings could potentially be tapping out a new

Big Wig Tacos & Burritos announces partnership with Chicago Bull Wendell Carter Jr.

Matt chats with guests Jose Estrada about his new restaurant location and his partnership with a Chicago team. In the first hour of the show, Evan Shockley, a physicist from the University of Chicago talks about dark matter. Mark Nelson, one of