Mark Caro

Your Friday Cage Match: National Lampoon's Animal House vs. National Lampoon's Vacation. Discuss.

@BasebaIlKing Javy's safe sign before he turns around and runs back toward 1st is one more hilarious bit.

This is the still the craziest thing I’ve ever seen on a baseball diamond.

On the new Caropop "Jazz Detective" Zev Feldman describes visiting Joe Segal's Jazz Showcase archive of 8-10,000 live recordings; choosing performances by Ahmad Jamal, Yusef Lateef and others; and preparing them to be among his 11 @recordstoreday releases. caropop.com/caropopcast/ep…

Your Friday Cage Match: "Inner City Blues" vs. "Living for the City." Discuss.

Brendan Hunt, the laconic Coach Beard of Ted Lasso, opens up about the Beatles and his relationship with his mom in his @SteppenwolfThtr one-man show, The Movement You Need. He opens up about doing all that plus the new Ted Lasso season on the new Caropop. caropop.com/caropopcast/ep…

We lost Dave Mason yesterday plus Alan Osmond. In tribute to the latter, I offer this serving of awesomeness: youtube.com/watch?v=iXcj8d…

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Your Friday Cage Match: Agatha Christie vs. Dorothy L. Sayers. Discuss.

With @recordstoreday coming up, Tim Peterson of Squeezebox Books & Music tells Caropop how it all works: the science of ordering, the Taylor Swift effect, the first-in-line fans or flippers, the hot titles and sleepers and the overall impact on business. youtube.com/watch?v=GKXfHi…

@TreatmentB I'd love to have Pete--and tried a while back. You got the right reference, but it's a record store name.

@MarkCaro Is it the guy whose caricature is up top here?

It's time to Guess Tomorrow's Caropop Guest! Hint #1: This is a special Record Store Day-themed episode.

Hint #3: There's no escape from the music in the whole damn street.

Hint #2: He owns a record store.

Late Friday night dialogue, I go first: "Are we gonna let it all hang down?" "What?" "Are we gonna let it all hang down?" "What are you talking about?" "It's after midnight." "Oh, Jesus." "Gonna shake your tambourine? Gonna shake your tambourine?"

Your Friday Cage Match: James Brown 1956-1967 vs. James Brown 1968-1979. Discuss.

@beckyyerak Rick Bayless! youtube.com/watch?v=NuOkRp…

@MarkCaro Art Smith?

It's time to Guess Tomorrow's Caropop Guest! Hint #1: He has been nominated for Emmy Awards and acted on stage but has received many more accolades for his primary profession.

Chef Rick Bayless reflects upon almost 40 years of his game-changing Frontera Grill, that Top Chef Masters victory, the White House state dinner he prepared, how he makes O’Hare’s best food, what happened to my favorite granola and more on the new Caropop. caropop.com/caropopcast/ep…

Hint #3: One of his restaurants was a favorite date spot of a former First Couple.

Hint #2: He's a chef.