River Cities Reader Podcast

River Cities Reader Podcast


Latest Episodes

April 18, 2024, on Planet 93.9 with Dave and Darren — “Civil War,” “Arcadian,” “Vanya,” and “Hundreds of Beavers”
April 18, 2024

Mike Schulz, Dave Levora, and Darren Pitra chit the film chat for a tight fifteen. Schulz liked what he saw this week, which disappointed Levora, who finds Schulz to be most fun when hes attacking so

April 11, 2024, on Planet 93.9 with Dave and Darren — “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire,” “In the Land of Saints and Sinners,” “Ripley,” “The New Omen,” “Monkey Man,” “Wicked Little Letters,” and “Problemista”
April 11, 2024

Mike Schulz has overcome last weeks problem (car died, again) to make it into studio to jaw with Dave Levora and Darren Pitra about stuff cinematic. Schulz credits the fine folk at Uber for making th

March 28, 2024 on Planet 93.9 with Dave and Darren — “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire,” “Road House,” “Shirley,” “Immaculate,” and “Late Night with the Devil”
March 28, 2024

Mike Schulz, Dave Levora, and Darren Pitra take an extended stroll down Memory Lane with the films from 1989.Road House wasnt theonly film released that year, you know. Thats what Wikipedia tells

March 21, 2024 on Planet 93.9 with Dave and Darren — “Arthur the King,” “Love Lies Bleeding,” “One Life,” “The American Society of Magical Negroes,” and “Snack Shack”
March 21, 2024

Mike Schulz was over the moon with Dave Levora and Darren Pitra about how many films he was able to watch and review (five) and still visit his mother in Chicago. Good job, homie. Here, now, the revie

March 14, 2024 on Planet 93.9 with Dave and Darren — “Imaginary,” “Cabrini,” “Kung Fu Panda 4,” and “20 Days in Mariupol”
March 14, 2024

Mike Schulz, Dave Levora, and Darren Pitra sound alarmed about the possibility of another mic having fritzed out, leaving Pitra to shout out his contributions from the bleachers. Not this time, baby!

More Citizen Intelligence, Less Artificial Intelligence Needed: Todd McGreevy & AD in the Morning on WQUD Discuss the March Edition of River Cities’ Reader
March 11, 2024

River Cities Reader publisher Todd McGreevy talks with WQUD GM Aaron Dail and Pat Jones, Sancho Panza to Dails Don Quixote, re recent highlights, both online and within Issue N 1019. Joining the tw

March 7, 2024 on Planet 93.9 with Dave and Darren — “Dune: Part Two” and “Spaceman”
March 07, 2024

Mike Schulz, Dave Levora, and Darren Pitra discuss Schulzs recent reviews as well as the Oscars, airing this Sunday and breathe out. Owing to technical issues, however, what should be an audio thre

February 29, 2024 on Planet 93.9 with Dave and Darren — “Drive-Away Dolls” and “Ordinary Angels”
February 29, 2024

Mike Schulz, Dave Levora, and Darren Pitra have a comparatively brisk tte--tte. Next week, theyll be on about the Oscars. AndDune: Part Two. Drive-Away Dolls, directed by Ethan Coen, starring Mar

February 22, 2024 on Planet 93.9 with Dave and Darren — “Bob Marley: One Love,” “Madame Web,” and the 2024 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Animated and Live Action
February 22, 2024

Dave Levora told Mike Schulz how he regrets not being present when MS sawMadame Webb: I love it when you just tee off on a film, he said. Levoras not the only one Darren Pitra presumably shares

Todd McGreevy & AD in the Morning on WQUD Discuss the February Edition of River Cities’ Reader
February 15, 2024

River Cities Reader publisher Todd McGreevy talks with WQUD GM Aaron Dail re recent highlights, both online and within Issue N 1018. The first one-and-a-half minutes that you dont get to hear conce