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Special Intro: Neve McIntosh - Madame Vastra from Doctor Who 
Film at 11: The Fall Guy (2024) 
Adventures in a Black Box: Joe Turner’s Come and Gone by August Wilson (The Goodman Theatre)
Book IT: Get Married: Why Americans Must Defy the Elites, Forge Strong Families, and Save Civilization (2024) by Brad Wilcox 
Scroll with it: It’s graduation time for the class of 2024. We are so proud of you all! Caleb Williams is a Chicago Bear. Doctor Who is coming to Disney+ this week. Get ready for Whacking Day on Friday and Mother’s Day on Sunday. 
Show Notes: https://bit.ly/tms5724

Special Intro: Ben Hollis – Host of Wild Chicago on WTTW in Chicago  
Film at 11: Sasquatch Sunset (2024) 
Book IT: As I Knew Him: My Dad, Rod Serling (2013) by Anne Serling 
Scroll with it: It’s graduation time for the class of 2024. We are so proud of you all! Streaming TV is changing and net neutrality is back. Happy #Maythe4th this week along with #FreeComicBookDay, #CincodeMayo, and Orthodox Easter. That is a recipe for a great weekend.
Show Notes: https://bit.ly/tms43024

Special Intro: Filmmaker David Giancola 
Film at 11: The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (2024) 
Book IT: The Origins of Woke: Civil Rights Law, Corporate America, and the Triumph of Identity Politics (2023) by Richard Hanania 
Scroll with it: Endless Shrimp may end Red Lobster. Celebrate this weekend with Chicago’s big convention, C2E2, and the rebirth of Arena Football! 
Show Notes: https://bit.ly/tms42324

Special Intro: “Blue” Lou Marini 
Film at 11: Civil War (2024) 
Book IT: The Blues Brothers: An Epic Friendship, the Rise of Improv, and the Making of an American Film Classic (2024) by Daniel de Visé 
Scroll with it: It’s the 16th today, Dear. Happy 60th Anniversary to Sybil and Basil Fawlty tomorrow, the 17th of April. Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt argues in his new book The Anxious Generation, replacing play and exploration with screen-scrolling isolation has led to an epidemic of mental illness. On Monday, April 8, 2024, Patrick Moriarty fulfilled a promise from 1978 when about 100 former students watched the total solar eclipse from the driveway of his Rochester, N.Y., home. Our community can make a difference!!
Show Notes: https://bit.ly/tms41624

Film at 11: Wicked Little Letters (2024) 
Book IT: Chicago (2016) by Brian Doyle 
Scroll with it: Our Guest, Ben Hollis, ran the streets of Chicago (literally) on his local public television program Wild Chicago from 1989 to 1992 and won eight local Emmy awards for his inspiring story CATCHING and zany style. Friend of the show, Deidre Struck has a recording release party on April 10.  Her new album is The Year of Lost and Found (A Pand’opera) 
Show Notes: https://bit.ly/tms4924

Special Intro: Kevin Murphy - from MST3K and Rifftrax  
Film at 11: Anyone But You (2023) 
Book IT: The Naked Clone (2023) by Conor Lastowka, Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy, Bill Corbett, and Sean Thomason 
Scroll with it: We have a full week of celestial celebrations and basketball. Make your plans to see the solar eclipse on April 8, 2024. Don’t miss it!! 
Show Notes: https://bit.ly/tms4224