It’s another “Best of Skinny & Houli” this week because of circumstances beyond our control, aren’t they always? Tune in to hear our interview and a song from international Irish tenor Paddy Homan, some wailing from Van Morrison, epic “Who Cares?”, our classic interview with Finbar Furey, and Skinny’s brother “Johnny Vegas” reprises his famous […]
Podcast: December 22, 2012
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International toastmaster and motivational speaker from Cork, Conor Cuneen, www.irishmanspeaks.com, drops in for the Wednesday Wiggle as Skinny & Houli return to Lizzie McNeill’s. Conor offers stories of the best attitude when hitting life’s speed bumps. Then legendary fiddler and founder of The Irish Music School, Sean Cleland, http://irishmusicschool.com, entertains with stories and music. Throw […]
Podcast: December 15, 2012
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It’s a special edition of the Wednesday Wiggle as Skinny & Houli make an emergency change of venue to record the show at Fox’s Beverly Pizza. Huge crowd turns out on Western Ave as the lads reprise their adventures last week at the Irish Fellowship Christmas luncheon and then welcome Southside Irish Parade reps Kevin […]
Podcast: December 8, 2012
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It’s another Wednesday Wiggle at Lizzie McNeill’s for Skinny & Houli as they re-cap recent fundraisers they’ve hit, including Marty McGarry’s on Sunday and Alderman Ed Burke’s on Tues. celebrating his 44th year in office. Then comedian Pat McGann (www.patmcganncomedy.com) drops by with jokes and stories. Pat is the house emcee at Zanies and gives […]
Podcast: Dec. 1, 2012
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Skinny & Houli welcome Pulitzer Prize winning former Sun-Times columnist Mark Konkol to the show to discuss his new venture, DNAinfo.com, a new web newspaper featuring only neighborhood stories of Chicagoland. Mark talks about Marty McGarry and the upcoming fundraiser, why he chose to live in Pullman, his Pulitzer adventures, and good old fashioned “shoe-leather […]
Podcast: Nov. 24, 2012
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Skinny & Houli celebrate the black Wednesday Wiggle at Lizzie McNeill’s and rejoice at the resignation of Jesse Jackson Jr. and remember the 25th anniversary of Chicago Mayor Harold Washington’s death. Singer/actor/recording artist Dan McGuinness joins the lads and tells tales of his dad Terry who arrived from Eire in 1958 and went to work […]
Podcast: Nov. 17, 2012
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Classic Skinny & Houli Show. It doesn’t get any more local than this folks. Skinny’s brother John “the Head” Sheahan, AKA “Johnny Vegas”, and “Southside Johnny”, sits in while Skinny calls in from Florida. You’ll be treated to many stories from John including his days owning the saloon “Olde South Side Pub” at 111th and […]
Podcast: Nov. 10, 2012
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Southside Irish troubadours, Sean & Charlie, drop by The Wednesday Wiggle at Lizzie McNeill’s for The Skinny & Houli Show and bring with them a couple of drinking songs and then offer up a touching salute to Chicago Fire Dept. Captain Herbie Johnson who was killed in a fire last week and received a hero’s […]
The Skinny & Houli Show starts our 4th year on the air!
November 7, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Hi everybody! Thanks for tuning into the Skinny & Houli Show. This November marks the beginning of our fourth year on the air and we’re excited about bringing you all the buzz in the Irish American community all over Chicagoland. We’ve been recording the show each week at Lizzie McNeill’s Irish Pub since last Spring […]
Skinny & Houli Begin 4th Year on the air!
November 6, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Hi everybody! Thanks for tuning into the Skinny & Houli Show. This November marks the beginning of our fourth year on the air and we’re excited about bringing you all the buzz in the Irish American community all over Chicagoland. We’ve been recording the show each week at Lizzie McNeill’s Irish Pub since last Spring […]
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