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WHPK

WHPK

Here is the Friday Daily Dose of Dahl. Before he was talking about obscure music on the DahlCast Zippy was playing obscure music on WHPK. Share this with your friends.

March 2nd, 2012 | Read More »

Chicago Turns 175

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Check out the Daily Dose of Dahl for Thursday. Chicago is celebrating its 175th birthday this Sunday. The party is free, which is the right price for Pete. Share this with your friends.

March 1st, 2012 | Read More »

Leap Day

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Here is your Wednesday Daily Dose of Dahl. It’s Leap Day and Pete is on pins and needles about a possible marriage proposal. Share this with your friends.

February 29th, 2012 | Read More »

Lunch Run

McDonalds

It’s Tell-a-Friend Tuesday and this is the Daily Dose of Dahl. Remind Steve to never eat dinner at Pete’s house. Not that he’s ever been invited. Share this with your friends.

February 28th, 2012 | Read More »

Banned from YouTube?

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Here is the Daily Dose of Dahl for Monday. Is Pete a victim of his environment? Has the basement lead him down a path of deviant behavior? Share this with your friends.

February 27th, 2012 | Read More »

Unicycles and Nunchucks

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Check out the Friday Daily Dose of Dahl. Buzz considers adding a new element to his unicycle routine. Share this with your friends.

February 24th, 2012 | Read More »

Boobs for Beer

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Here is your Thursday Daily Dose of Dahl. For two women trying to exchange a boob flash for beer money things got ugly well before one of them brandished a knife. Share this with your friends.

February 23rd, 2012 | Read More »

Jason Segel

Segel

Check out the Ash Wednesday Daily Dose of Dahl. And now we come to the part of the show called Pete’s Personal Messages to Hollywood Celebrities delivered by Tami Sagher. Share this with your friends.

February 22nd, 2012 | Read More »

Staff Fishing Trip

Northwoods

It’s Tell-a-Friend Tuesday and here is your Daily Dose of Dahl. Pete seems a little too eager to go on a secluded camping trip. Share this with your friends.

February 21st, 2012 | Read More »

Gay Lincoln

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Here is your Monday Daily Dose of Dahl. It wouldn’t be President’s Day without a visit from Gay Lincoln! Share this with your friends.

February 20th, 2012 | Read More »

Stickers!

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Come check out the Friday Daily Dose of Dahl. Steve’s finely tuned ears allowed him to know that Pete brought his dog out to DahlCast Central today. Share this with your friends.

February 17th, 2012 | Read More »

Twitter Unfollowers

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Here’s your Daily Dose of Dahl for Thursday. Steve went ahead and unfollowed anyone who doesn’t follow him on Twitter. A few of the offenders might shock you. Share this with your friends.

February 16th, 2012 | Read More »

What About Yahoo?

Yahoo

Here is your Hump Day Daily Dose of Dahl. Today we had a guy call in with the answer to all of Steve’s problems. Share this with your friends.

February 15th, 2012 | Read More »

Busy Season

Paul

Check out the Tell-a-Friend Tuesday DahlCast. This is Paul Steve’s busiest time of the year and he has lost a lot of weight recently. Share this with your friends.

February 14th, 2012 | Read More »

Outdated Check

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Here is your Monday Daily Dose of Dahl. Pete’s attempt to cash 7-year-old check has backfired on him, not surprisingly. Share this with your friends.

February 13th, 2012 | Read More »

Valentine’s Day

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Here is your Friday Daily Dose of Dahl. This Valentine’s Day Buzz is getting his daughter Piper the gift of a future job. Share this with your friends.

February 10th, 2012 | Read More »

Science Fair

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Check out Thursday’s Daily Dose of Dahl. Was it nerd-on-nerd crime when Pete got his college-aged neighbor to do his 6th grade science fair project for him? Share this with your friends.

February 9th, 2012 | Read More »

Volunteer Fireman

Volunteer

Check out the Wednesday Daily Dose of Dahl. Steve wouldn’t mind being a volunteer fireman but he’d want to pick and choose his fires. Share this with your friends.

February 8th, 2012 | Read More »

David Beckham

Beckham

Check out the Tell-a-Friend Tuesday Daily Dose of Dahl. Both Pete and Stephanie really enjoyed the David Beckham Super Bowl ads. Share this with your friends.

February 7th, 2012 | Read More »

Henry’s Debut

Henry

Here is your Daily Dose of Dahl for Monday. Henry Dahl makes his DahlCast debut while returning back to the condo for a nap. Share this with your friends.

February 6th, 2012 | Read More »

Artisan Pizza?

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Here is the Friday Daily Dose of Dahl. Pete seems easily swayed by advertising but Steve warns him against wasting a pizza order on Domino’s. Share this with your friends.

February 3rd, 2012 | Read More »

Coyote Sighting

Coyote

Check out Thursday’s Daily Dose of Dahl. Pete and Stickers had a “harrowing” encounter with one of Chicago’s many coyotes. Share this with your friends.

February 2nd, 2012 | Read More »

Kevin and Ed

Shepherds

Check out the Wednesday Daily Dose of Dahl. Is it wrong for a man to be excited about another man coming over to look at his home studio and have some shepherd’s pie? Share this with your friends.

February 1st, 2012 | Read More »

Jerry Tangelo

Angelo

Here is the Tell-a-Friend Tuesday Daily Dose of Dahl. Tom Thayer knows Steve has an eagle eye but thinks he’s way off on Jerry Angelo’s tanning bed usage. Share this with your friends.

January 31st, 2012 | Read More »

Lift Ticket

Ski Lift

Check out the Monday Daily Dose of Dahl. While hoping to score Guns n’ Roses tickets Brendan also shows off his lime green lift ticket from the weekend. Share this with your friends.

January 30th, 2012 | Read More »

Sledding Question

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Here is your Friday Daily Dose of Dahl. Pete wonders if he’s too old to go sledding by himself, without a child. Luckily sledding expert Buzz Kilman was on the phone with an answer. Share this with your friends.

January 27th, 2012 | Read More »

Sox Throwback Uniforms

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Check out Thursday’s Daily Dose of Dahl. Steve is unimpressed with the new White Sox throwback uniforms. Share this with your friends.

January 26th, 2012 | Read More »

Newspaper Thief

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Happy Hump Day, here is your Daily Dose of Dahl. Pete has devised a very complicated plan to cover up his theft of a neighbor’s New York Times. Share this with your friends.

January 25th, 2012 | Read More »

The Nut Situation

Nuts

Here is your Tell-a-Friend Tuesday Daily Dose of Dahl. The nut situation has reached a breaking point at DahlCast Central. Share this with your friends.

January 24th, 2012 | Read More »

Jim Shorts

Shorts

This is the Monday Daily Dose of Dahl. Today Steve checked in with Jim Shorts, who suffered some potentially life-threatening gambling losses over the weekend. Share this with your friends.

January 23rd, 2012 | Read More »

CVS Double Life

CVS

Here is your Friday Daily Dose of Dahl. Steve’s refusal to sign up for a CVS card let the cashier to assume it was because he wanted to lead a double life. Share this with your friends.

January 20th, 2012 | Read More »

Time Out Softball Team

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Here’s your Thursday Daily Dose of Dahl. Steve is looking forward to a full season with the Time Out Chicago softball team and he’s hopeful they’ll get revenge on Pete and the sore winners at CHIRP. Share this with your friends.

January 19th, 2012 | Read More »

Landlines

Desert

Here is your Hump Day Daily Dose of Dahl. Steve prefers the crisp, clear, old school sound of landlines. Pete would like one in the event of a fire. Share this with your friends.

January 18th, 2012 | Read More »

Janet’s Florida Wardrobe

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Here is your Tell-a-Friend Tuesday Daily Dose of Dahl. Janet wants to know what clothing she has at the Florida condo before she goes down there. Steve says there are a lot of florescent colors. Share this with your friends.

January 17th, 2012 | Read More »

Total Lockdown

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Here is the Monday Daily Dose of Dahl. In a classic from the Archives Steve explains why the Dahl boys are on lockdown for the weekend. Share this with your friends.

January 16th, 2012 | Read More »

Floridian Gigolo

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Here is your Friday Daily Dose of Dahl. Steve needs a source of income and if he has to earn it on his back he will! Share this with your friends.

January 13th, 2012 | Read More »

Woman with Two Vaginas

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Check out Thursday’s Daily Dose of Dahl. Comcast’s Pat Boyle joins Steve on the phone as he reads an article about a British woman with two vaginas. Share this with your friends.

January 12th, 2012 | Read More »

Personal Massager

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Today’s Daily Dose of Dahl puts the “hump” in Hump Day. Before leaving for Florida Janet showed Steve a woman’s catalog featuring “personal massagers” in many weird shapes. Share this with your friends.

January 11th, 2012 | Read More »

Roger in Florida

Florida

Here is your Tell-a-Friend Tuesday Daily Dose of Dahl. There’s a chance Roger could drop in on Steve in Florida. Pete is concerned that his own trip will overlap with Roger’s. Share this with your friends.

January 10th, 2012 | Read More »

Clementines

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Here’s your Daily Dose of Dahl for Monday. Pete explains why he likes clementines, or Cuties, so much. Share this with your friends.

January 9th, 2012 | Read More »

Passed Out or Dying?

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Here’s the Friday Daily Dose of Dahl. Pete has a hard time determining if he’s passed out drunk or dying from carbon monoxide fumes. Share this with your friends.

January 6th, 2012 | Read More »

Germans and Pit Bulls

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Check out the Thursday Daily Dose of Dahl. It’s been a bad week for Germans and pit bulls. Share this with your friends.

January 5th, 2012 | Read More »

Joe Walsh Podcast?

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Here is your Daily Dose of Dahl for Wednesday. Joe Walsh can see the ways in which podcasting is way better than radio. Share this with your friends.

January 4th, 2012 | Read More »

Manscaping

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Here’s your Tell-a-Friend Tuesday Daily Dose of Dahl. Tom Thayer recommends that Steve perform a thorough manscaping on himself before leaving for the shirtless-friendly climate of Florida. Share this with your friends.

January 3rd, 2012 | Read More »

A Tribute to Mary

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Here is your Friday Daily Dose of Dahl. For Mary’s last day Steve commissioned an audio tribute with some of her greatest hits. Share this with your friends.

December 30th, 2011 | Read More »

Total Eclipse of the Pete

Total Eclipse

It’s your Daily Dose of Dahl for Thursday. In Japan bosses go out with their employees, who then get drunk and tell them what they really think of them. It’s an idea that really appeals to Pete. Share this with your friends.

December 29th, 2011 | Read More »

Brendan’s Mic Stand

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Here is your Hump Day Daily Dose of Dahl. Brendan, always the innovator, pulls an Eddie Schwartz and tips his entire mic stand towards him by stepping on its wobbly base. Share this with your friends.

December 28th, 2011 | Read More »

New Year’s Eve Eve

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Here’s our Tell-a-Friend Tuesday Daily Dose of Dahl. Tom Thayer is taken aback by Steve’s very low-key New Year’s Eve plans. Share this with your friends.

December 27th, 2011 | Read More »

Ghost of Christmas Present

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Here’s your Daily Dose of Dahl. It’s the (bearded) role that Buzz was born to play. Share this with your friends.

December 26th, 2011 | Read More »

Roger’s Night Out

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Here it is your Daily Dose of Dahl for Friday. Roger Dahl was out on the town last night and he wanted Steve to let him run free. Share this with your friends. 

December 23rd, 2011 | Read More »

Singing in Church

Christmas

Here is your Thursday Daily Dose of Dahl. Steve tries to decide what singing style he’ll use at the Christmas service at the congregational church. Share this with your friends. 

December 22nd, 2011 | Read More »

Hawaiian Shirts

Hawaiian

It’s your Daily Dose of Dahl for Wednesday. Brendan’s Christmas shopping strategy reminds Roger Dahl of how Steve got his first Hawaiian shirt. Share this with your friends.

December 21st, 2011 | Read More »

Roger Dahl

Roger

Here’s the Daily Dose of Dahl for Tell-a-Friend Tuesday. Share it with your friends! Steve called Roger Dahl as his delayed plane to Chicago sat on the tarmac at LAX.

December 20th, 2011 | Read More »

Tebow and Brady

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Check out Monday’s Daily Dose of Dahl and then share it with your friends. Steve weighs in on Tebow versus Brady.

December 19th, 2011 | Read More »

Jim Shorts’ Radio Career

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It’s Sunday and here is your Daily Dose of Dahl. Kev asks Jim about the early days of his radio career in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Share this with your friends.

December 18th, 2011 | Read More »

Paul Brian

Paul Brian

Here is your Daily Dose of Dahl for Saturday. Steve reads an article about Paul Brian’s recent weight loss along with Buzz, who seems stunned by the problems Paul is having. Pass this along to your friends.

December 17th, 2011 | Read More »

Bad, Bad Lemur Brown

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It’s the Daily Dose of Dahl for Friday. Steve gives an update on the viral status of the Pete and Stephanie YouTube videos. Then Buzz tells his side of the story concerning Pete’s drunk dial last Monday. Pass this along to your friends. 

December 16th, 2011 | Read More »

Bonnie & Clyde

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It’s Thursday and here is your Daily Dose of Dahl. Steve feels bad for Roe and Roeper after he’s done with his monthly fill-in on WLS. He knows they’re going to be punished for what he did. Pass this along to your friends. 

December 15th, 2011 | Read More »

Blago’s Prison

Blago

Happy Hump Day! Here is a Daily Dose of Dahl to pass along to your friends. Steve reads through the manual for the prison Blago will be doing time at.

December 14th, 2011 | Read More »

Oh Mollie

Zippy

This is your Daily Dose of Dahl for Tell-a-Friend Tuesday. Steve sings Oh Mollie in Pete’s voice, written by listener Roxanne Semersky. Share this with your friends. 

December 13th, 2011 | Read More »

Altitude Sickness (Part Two)

Denver

Here is your Daily Dose of Dahl for Friday. Jeff Joniak goes a little deeper into the altitude sickness story by telling his version the events that transpired. Pass this along to your friends. 

December 9th, 2011 | Read More »

Mary’s Leaving

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This is your Thursday Daily Dose of Dahl. Keith Van Horne seems shaken after the news from Mary that she’s leaving. Steve would appreciate her not telling guests right before he talks to them. Share this with your friends.

December 8th, 2011 | Read More »

Zippy’s New Shoes

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It’s Hump Day and here is your Daily Dose of Dahl. Pete’s quest to have an entire wardrobe of other people’s clothes got a big boost when Mollie’s dad gave him a pair of sneakers that didn’t fit him. Pass this along to your friends.

December 7th, 2011 | Read More »

Christmas Sweaters

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It’s Tell-a-Friend Tuesday and this is your Daily Dose of Dahl. Steve asks for some help in finding the perfect Christmas sweater. Janet has other ideas for what he should and shouldn’t wear. Pass this along to your friends. 

December 6th, 2011 | Read More »

Joniak’s Altitude Sickness

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It’s Monday and here is your Daily Dose of Dahl. Tom Thayer recounted the story of the last time the Bears were in Denver and Jeff Joniak convinced himself he had altitude sickness. Share this with your friends. 

December 5th, 2011 | Read More »

Pete Is A Radio Personality?

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Happy Friday! Here is your Daily Dose of Dahl. Pete asks Steve for some tips after being invited to speak to a class at King College Prep as a radio/TV personality. Pass this along to your friends. 

December 2nd, 2011 | Read More »

Airport Security

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Here is your Daily Dose of Dahl for Thursday. Steve, Frank Sennett and Roe Conn discussed the woes of going through airport security and the fears of the backscatter imaging. Share this with your friends. 

December 1st, 2011 | Read More »

West Wing Thanksgiving

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Here is your Hump Day Daily Dose of Dahl. Pete describes in full detail one of his favorite episodes of West Wing to Steve, Brendan and Keith Van Horne. Pass this along to your friends. 

November 30th, 2011 | Read More »

Throat Tea

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It’s Tell-a-Friend Tuesday and here is your Daily Dose of Dahl. Steve has a new tea he’s trying out for his throat, as recommended by Paul Natkin. Brian Wilson used it once and recovered his lost voice. It reminds Pete of an episode of The Brady Bunch. Share this with your friends.

November 29th, 2011 | Read More »

Christmas Decorations

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Here is your Daily Dose of Dahl for Monday. Janet joined Steve in the studio to discuss the Christmas decoration situation at the Dahl household. Steve feels Janet is gaming him and she feels the same way about him. Share it with your friends.

November 28th, 2011 | Read More »

Pizza

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It’s Friday and here is your Daily Dose of Dahl. In a classic show from the archives, Steve decides to bail on cooking turkey roll in the radio station kitchen and instead wants to order pizza. Tell your friends!

November 25th, 2011 | Read More »

Turkey Bowl

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Here is your Daily Dose of Dahl for Wednesday. Jeff Joniak discussed his Thanksgiving plans, which includes what sounds like a very intense game of touch football. Share it with your friends.

November 23rd, 2011 | Read More »

Black Wednesday

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Here is your Tell-a-Friend Tuesday Daily Dose of Dahl. Time Out Chicago’s Frank Sennett checked in with some Black Wednesday clubbing ideas. Pete has an “iss-you” with one of the bars on the list. Share this with your friends!

November 22nd, 2011 | Read More »

Long Snapper Tryouts

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Happy Monday, here is your Daily Dose of Dahl! Steve and Tom Thayer are thinking about trying out to be the new long snapper for the Bears. Tom talks about the birthday shoutout he and Jeff gave Steve yesterday. Pass it along to your friends.

November 21st, 2011 | Read More »

Steve’s Birthday

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Check out Friday’s Daily Dose of Dahl. Steve checks in with Jeff Joniak to see if he’s heard any rumors about how the Bears are planning to celebrate his 57th birthday at Sunday’s game. Share it with your friends. 

November 18th, 2011 | Read More »

Blackhawks Rant

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It’s Thursday and here is your Daily Dose of Dahl. ESPO1 called in to rant about the Blackhawks/Canucks rivalry and made a bold prediction about Detroit moving to the Eastern Conference. Pass this along to your friends. 

November 17th, 2011 | Read More »

Podium

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Check out Wednesday’s Daily Dose of Dahl. With Keith Van Horne on the phone Steve reads the story of a suburban math teacher doing inappropriate things behind a podium during class. Share it with your friends. 

November 16th, 2011 | Read More »

Pete Behaving Badly

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It’s Tell-a-Friend Tuesday and this is your Daily Dose of Dahl. Pete recalled many incidents from his childhood where he acted out at his parents, including the time he pushed his mom into a swimming pool. Spread the word!

November 15th, 2011 | Read More »

Asparagus

Asparagus

It’s Monday and here is your Daily Dose of Dahl. Steve reads an article about a restaurant in Boca Raton, Florida where a staff member is doing some untoward things with vegetables. Pass this along to your friends. 

November 14th, 2011 | Read More »

Joniak’s Glasses

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Here is your 11/11/11 Daily Dose of Dahl. Jeff Joniak finally got to tell his side of the incident in Philadelphia when he lost his glasses. Steve recommends prescription binoculars to Jeff. Share it with your friends. 

November 11th, 2011 | Read More »

Occupy Chicago

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It’s Thursday and here’s your Daily Dose of Dahl. Steve read through a Time Out Chicago article about some hipster Occupy Chicago protestors and their “ordeal” behind bars. Share it with your friends!

November 10th, 2011 | Read More »

Rules

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Here is your Hump Day Daily Dose of Dahl. The DahlCast staff recalled all of the crazy rules they were told to follow when they first started working for Steve. None of them actually came directly from Steve though. Please share it with your friends. 

November 9th, 2011 | Read More »

Tom and Jeff

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It’s Tell-a-Friend Tuesday and here is your Daily Dose of Dahl. Tom Thayer tells Steve about what it can be like working with Jeff Joniak. It almost sounds like raising a kid. Share this with your friends. 

November 8th, 2011 | Read More »

Bill Kurtis Day

Kurtis

Happy Monday! Here is your Daily Dose of Dahl. It’s Bill Kurtis Day and Steve has no idea why so he tries to get to the bottom of it, with some help from Bill himself. Share this with your friends.

November 7th, 2011 | Read More »

Soup & Bread

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Happy Friday! Here is your Daily Dose of Dahl. Steve talks to Pete about Soup & Bread at The Hideout, which he attended last night with his girlfriend. Unfortunately they both forgot their soup spoons. Please share it with your friends.

November 4th, 2011 | Read More »

Christmas Tree

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Here is your Thursday Daily Dose of Dahl. Brendan reported live from the Spangler house in Western Springs where the Daley Plaza Christmas tree was being cut down. He also scored an interview for Steve with homeowner Don Spangler. Share it with your friends.

November 3rd, 2011 | Read More »

Peter Billingsley

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Check out the Daily Dose of Dahl for Thursday. Time Out Chicago’s Frank Sennett relayed the story of trying to book an uncooperative Peter Billingsley for the cover of their holiday issues.

November 2nd, 2011 | Read More »

LSD Construction

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It’s Tell-a-Friend Tuesday and this is the Daily Dose of Dahl. The city is making some changes to Lake Shore Drive after last year’s blizzard disaster. Steve is not impressed with the plans.

November 1st, 2011 | Read More »

Calling Virgin

Virgin

Here is your Daily Dose of Dahl for Halloween. On Saturday Steve called Virgin America to switch his return flight. Mary had to step up for Stephanie-whose phone was conveniently not working-to call customer service and wait on hold for 2 hours. Share this with your friends. 

October 31st, 2011 | Read More »

Lozenge

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Here’s the Daily Dose of Dahl for Friday. Pete broke one of the cardinals rules of broadcasting, talking with a lozenge in your mouth. He has a bit of a throat, which everyone blames on his recent cleanse. Share this with your friends.

October 28th, 2011 | Read More »

Rakediculous

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Enjoy the Thursday Daily Dose of Dahl. Jeff Joniak called in with some highlights from his trip to London. Steve gave him some advice for when he has to renegotiate his contract and also came up with a possible endorsement deal for him. Share it with your friends. 

October 27th, 2011 | Read More »

Young Boys & Grasshoppers

Chef Hans

Happy Hump Day, here is your Daily Dose of Dahl. Chef Hans called in to talk about an upcoming charity event and to remind Steve of his old Swiss Sports segment. Then he had a very personal question for Brendan. Share it with your friends. 

October 26th, 2011 | Read More »

Epstein Press Conference

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It’s Tell-a-Friend Tuesday and here is your Daily Dose of Dahl. Theo Epstein is now with the Cubs although Steve doesn’t quite understand where this kid came from. Pete explains his baseball pedigree. Share it with your friends.

October 25th, 2011 | Read More »

Watching Henry

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Check out Monday’s Daily Dose of Dahl. Over the weekend Steve and Janet were in Maine for a wedding. They were a little late getting their grandson back to the church on time. Share it with your friends.

October 24th, 2011 | Read More »

Buzz’s Daughter

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Enjoy Friday’s Daily Dose of Dahl. Buzz’s daughter was suspended for school. She was afraid to tell him but because of her extracurricular activities he could care less about the whole thing. Share this with your friends.

October 21st, 2011 | Read More »

Trip to London

London

Here is the Daily Dose of Dahl for Thursday. Jeff Joniak called in to the DahlCast today before the team’s trip to London. Steve professed his love for London and gave Jeff a few travel tips. Share this with your friends.

October 20th, 2011 | Read More »

Sex Issue

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This is the Daily Dose of Dahl for Hump Day. Frank Sennett joined Steve on the DahlCast today to talk about Time Out Chicago’s annual sex issue. As you can imagine the topic piqued Steve’s interest. Share this with your friends.

October 19th, 2011 | Read More »

Peanut Gallery Mic

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It’s Tell-a-Friend Tuesday and here is your Daily Dose of Dahl. Steve gives Mary proper instructions on how to operate the peanut gallery mic. Although we might have to wrest control of it away from her. Share this with your friends.

October 18th, 2011 | Read More »

Oliver Thayer

Twist

Here’s your Daily Dose of Dahl for Monday. Tom Thayer has some surprises planned for his and Jeff’s coverage of the Bears game in London. Steve can’t make the trip because he’s going to a wedding in Maine. Share this with your friends.

October 17th, 2011 | Read More »

Theo Epstein’s Cover Band

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Here’s the Daily Dose of Dahl for Friday. Len Kasper called in to the DahlCast today and Pete and Brendan were suddenly full of questions for a guest. Pete wants to know if Theo Epstein’s cover band will play at the annual Len & Bob Bash. Share this with friends.

October 14th, 2011 | Read More »

Poker Game

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Check out Thursday’s Daily Dose of Dahl. Steve would love to get a poker game together at Richard Roeper’s swingin’ bachelor pad with Frank Sennett, Richard and a few other people. Share this with your friends.

October 13th, 2011 | Read More »

Pete’s Cleanse

Fat Flush

Here’s your Hump Day Daily Dose of Dahl. Pete is doing the Fat Flush cleanse with his girlfriend Mollie. Further investigation, at Steve’s behest, uncovers a plot by Pete to cheat on the cleanse. Share this with your friends.

October 12th, 2011 | Read More »

Zippy’s Night Out

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Check out the Daily Dose of Dahl for Tell-a-Friend Tuesday. Another Monday Night Football party, another collection of crazy tales from Pete. Steve tries to defend Pete’s drunken groping of listeners. Share this with your friends.

October 11th, 2011 | Read More »

Lafayette Coney Island

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Here’s your Daily Dose of Dahl. Tom Thayer finally went to check out Lafayette Coney Island in Detroit on Steve’s recommendation. Jeff Joniak did not join him, he has a very delicate constitution. Share this with your friends.

October 10th, 2011 | Read More »

Shady Yoga Class

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Happy Friday, here’s your Daily Dose of Dahl. Steve feels that the place Mary goes for Bikram yoga downtown is a little suspect. Both Steve and Brendan look better with their shirts off than Mary’s instructor, who wanted to take a photo of him standing on Mary’s back. Share this with your friends.

October 7th, 2011 | Read More »

Ed Silha Rant

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Here’s your Daily Dose of Dahl for Thursday. Steve received an Ed Silha rant about a DahlCast Groupon. Steve thinks Ed’s problem is his wording of things. Also he needs to keep some things to himself. Share this with your friends.

October 6th, 2011 | Read More »

Our Neighbor Keith

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Here is your Hump Day Daily Dose of Dahl. Keith Van Horne spends a lot of time at his neighbors’ house. His neighbor who also used to be his trig tutor. And currently the neighbors’ daughter and boyfriend are living with them. It sounds like a wacky sitcom. Share this with your friends.

October 5th, 2011 | Read More »

Garrison Stever

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Happy Tell-a-Friend Tuesday! Last week at the Schadenfreude event Steve was mistaken for Garrison Keillor. Steve explains the entire NPR money-making scam. Share this with your friends.

October 4th, 2011 | Read More »

Stickers!

Stickers

Happy Monday, here is your Daily Dose of Dahl. Pete had a real Sophie’s Choice situation on his hands over the weekend when he couldn’t decide if he should bring Stickers to the Ravenswood Art Walk. Steve is sick of people bringing their dogs everywhere but it seems to be the new thing to do. [...]

October 3rd, 2011 | Read More »

Visiting Tom and Jeff

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It’s Friday! Here’s your Daily Dose of Dahl. Jeff Joniak was incredulous when Steve asked where he and Tom were before all Bears home games, in case he wanted to pay a visit. Mary helps Steve out by reminding Jeff that before the first home game they were actually in a different place. Share this [...]

September 30th, 2011 | Read More »

Mary’s Yoga Class

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Here’s your Daily Dose of Dahl for Thursday. Brendan is a chronic slammer; he slams doors, he slams toilet seats, whatever. Steve is thinking of installing a special anti-slam toilet seat. Then Mary interrupts his story with some information that no one really wanted to hear. Share this with your friends!

September 29th, 2011 | Read More »

Tell All

Payton

Happy Hump Day, here’s your Daily Dose of Dahl! There’s a new tell-all coming out about Walter Payton that has piqued Pete’s interest. Meanwhile Steve is not interested in the least bit. Then Pete reveals plans for his own tell-all about Steve. Share this with your friends.

September 28th, 2011 | Read More »

Ozzie Guillen

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It’s Tell-a-Friend Tuesday and here is your Daily Dose of Dahl. Ozzie Guillen is gone and Steve and Pat Boyle try to make sense of all of it. They’re both also quite surprised that Hawk Harrelson was able to sum the entire situation up. Share this with your friends.

September 27th, 2011 | Read More »

Dancing with the Steves

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New week, new Daily Dose of Dahl. Steve filled Tom Thayer in on the latest Cutler/K-Cav gossip. Tom suggests Steve go on Dancing with the Stars so he can show off his moves. Although maybe Tom just wants Steve to embarrass himself. Share this with your friends.

September 26th, 2011 | Read More »

Christmas Bears Game

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Check out Friday’s Daily Dose of Dahl. The Bears are playing in Green Bay on Christmas night and today I volunteered to do the play-by-play if Jeff Joniak would rather stay home with his family. Jeff remembered a previous Christmas trip to Green Bay that didn’t go too well. Share this with your friends.

September 23rd, 2011 | Read More »

Ellipses

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Here’s your Daily Dose of Dahl for this Thursday. Steve learned a valuable lesson about the use of ellipses on the teleprompter while at Fox 32. It turns out Mary uses ellipses quite a bit…they’re kind of her trademark…share this with your friends!

September 22nd, 2011 | Read More »

Neil Diamond

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Here’s the Hump Day Daily Dose of Dahl. Neil Diamond is getting married to his manager, a woman much younger than him. He made his announcement in verse via Twitter. Luckily Steve does a killer Neil Diamond impersonation. Share this with your friends.

September 21st, 2011 | Read More »

Flying High on Caffeine

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It’s Tell-a-Friend Tuesday and here is your Daily Dose of Dahl. Zippy was gacked on caffeine today, which caused him to be extra fidgety and distracting. Steve finally got to the bottom of why he had consumed so much coffee. Share this with your friends!

September 20th, 2011 | Read More »

Cam Newton

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It’s the Daily Dose of Dahl! Tom Thayer was on the DahlCast today to talk Bears football. He also gave his theory on why so many people thought Cam Newton wouldn’t make it in the NFL. Then Steve thought up a new test teams can give incoming NFL QBs to see if they can make [...]

September 19th, 2011 | Read More »

Angelo’s Ashes

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Here’s the Friday Daily Dose of Dahl. The award-winning radio play Angelo’s Ashes returns for another hilarious season with Buzz once again starring as The Matriarch, Mama Bear Virginia McCaskey. Steve of course reprises his role as Jerry Angelo. Enjoy and share with your friends!

September 16th, 2011 | Read More »

World’s Most Expensive Timer

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Check out the Daily Dose of Dahl for Thursday. The world’s most expensive timer causes a loud squeaking noise to start off today’s DahlCast. The timer is one of those things on the show that start and never stop. They keep going and are eventually blamed on Steve. Share this with your friends!

September 15th, 2011 | Read More »

Stevenson-Dahl Expressway

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Here’s the Hump Day Daily Dose of Dahl. Tim Smithe and Stephanie Castagnier, co-chairs of the Green Tie Ball stopped by the house today. Steve wants to see the Gateway Greens do some work on the depressing Stevenson Expressway. Share this with your friends.

September 14th, 2011 | Read More »

Social Anxiety Disorder

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Here’s the Daily Dose of Dahl on a cool Tell-a-Friend Tuesday. Brendan’s friend and former Bachelor contestant Jamie Blyth dropped by DahlCast Central today. He wrote a book about Social Anxiety Disorder, which he’s obviously overcome. Steve is considering writing his own book on the subject. Share this with your friends!

September 13th, 2011 | Read More »

Colts Wide Receivers

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This is the Daily Dose of Dahl on a Monday. Steve’s fantasy team is in shambles as he somehow ended up with all of the Colts’ wide receivers. Pete tries to fleece him in a trade but the rest of the staff clues him into what’s going down. Share this with your friends.

September 12th, 2011 | Read More »

Steve Does His Bob Dylan (and Sally Kirkland)

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Here’s the Daily Dose of Dahl for Friday. Buzz has just discovered the directorial prowess of Rob Schneider, who made Big Stan featuring Sally Kirkland. Steve and Buzz are both fans and imagine every one of Bob Dylan’s songs being about either her or sex. Share this with your friends.

September 10th, 2011 | Read More »

ESPN Mary

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Don’t forget your Daily Dose of Dahl for Thursday. Jeff Joniak called in today to preview the upcoming NFL season. ESPN Mary kicked into high gear with some serious football questions. Share this with your friends!

September 8th, 2011 | Read More »

Autofocus

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It’s the Daily Dose of Dahl for Wednesday. There’s nothing good on TV right now, which led Steve to finally watch Autofocus, the Bob Crane biopic. Steve was traumatized by the movie. Share this with your friends.  

September 7th, 2011 | Read More »

Bike Ride

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It’s Tell-a-Friend Tuesday and the easiest way to tell a friend about the DahlCast is by sharing the Daily Dose of Dahl. Steve went on a 23 mile bike ride over the weekend but Pete was questioning his leisurely pace on the journey. Subscribe here.

September 6th, 2011 | Read More »

Dr. Mercola

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It’s the Daily Dose of Dahl for Friday. Buzz has made some more major changes in his diet, thanks to the guidance of Dr. Mercola. It seems like we’ve lost Buzz for good to him and there’s coming back. Share this with your friends.

September 2nd, 2011 | Read More »

Yogurt Man

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Here is your Daily Dose of Dahl for a Thursday. Steve and the staff manned the Culture Yogurt truck today downtown. Pete showed up in the appropriate attire but wasn’t too good at bringing in new business. Share this with your friends!

September 1st, 2011 | Read More »

Mr. Know It All

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The only cure for Hump Day Fever is the Daily Dose of Dahl. Pete forcibly subjected Jim to the new Kelly Clarkson song Mr. Know It All on the ride in today. It’s assumed Pete likes the song because he thinks it’s about Steve. Share this with your friends! Subscribe here.

August 31st, 2011 | Read More »

Getting Cruised

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Take some time on this Tell-a-Friend Tuesday to share the Daily Dose of Dahl. Steve is in New Buffalo cruising around on his bike and maybe getting cruised by some dudes. There’s a chance he’s the best-looking guy up there during the week. Subscribe here!

August 30th, 2011 | Read More »

Anthem Singer

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Start your week the right way with Monday’s Daily Dose of Dahl. Did you know there are other verses to the Star-Spangled Banner? Steve does and he favors Tom Thayer with verse number 2. Share it with your friends. Subscribe here.

August 29th, 2011 | Read More »

Weiland

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Here’s your Daily Dose of Dahl for the 500th DahlCast! The DahlCast staff is cyber stalking listener Michael Weiland, who is an avid Foursquare user. The staff explains why they’re so obsessed with his whereabouts. Share it with your friends! Subscribe here.

August 26th, 2011 | Read More »

Mike Flanagan

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Here is your Daily Dose of Dahl for Thursday. Share it with your friends. Ed Farmer called in to share some funny stories about his friend Mike Flanagan Cy Young winner for the Baltimore Orioles.

August 25th, 2011 | Read More »

Turkey Sandwiches

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Here’s your Daily Dose of Dahl on a hot and humid Hump Day. After decades of denying it, Steve has finally learned to love sandwiches. Brendan extolls the virtues of Subway and Steve explains the main reason why he didn’t recognize sandwiches as a meal option. Share it with your friends. Subscribe here!    

August 24th, 2011 | Read More »

Ryan Gosling Video

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Your Daily Dose of Dahl on a Tell-a-Friend Tuesday. Steve checks out an oddly dressed Ryan Gosling as he saves the day in New York City. Brendan shares his fond memories of The Giving Tree. Share it with your friends. Subscribe here!  

August 23rd, 2011 | Read More »

Supplemental Draft

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Unfortunately I was once again passed over in the NFL Supplemental Draft.

August 22nd, 2011 | Read More »

I-Pass

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The I-Pass mystery is solved, hear more on today’s DahlCast.

August 19th, 2011 | Read More »

Agreeable

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More of my remembrances from the Greetings from Graceland Emmy acceptance only on the DahlCast.

August 18th, 2011 | Read More »

Ass Kicking

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Pete got very passionate (angry?) when discussing last night’s CHIRP/Time Out softball game.

August 17th, 2011 | Read More »

Ball Slippage

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Apparently my last time lecturing a class at Columbia College was memorable for all the wrong reasons.

August 16th, 2011 | Read More »

Jerry Krause

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Mary’s comparison of me to a former member of the Chicago Bulls front office was less than favorable.

August 15th, 2011 | Read More »

Breakfast

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Apparently we were interrupting Mary’s breakfast during the show today.

August 12th, 2011 | Read More »

World’s Greatest Boyfriend

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Pete was unhappy with the anniversary plans Janet and I have made.

August 11th, 2011 | Read More »

Manlier Scent

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Pete might be making the transition to a manlier scent.  

August 9th, 2011 | Read More »

Fatty Shots

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I’m trying to control the flow of photographs of me that go out to various media outlets.

August 8th, 2011 | Read More »

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