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Nite Lite with Pete Schwaba and Greg Bach · Wed Feb 4, 2026
Broadcasting live statewide from the Civic Media Studios in Green Bay.
This is Night Light with Pete Schwabba, your inside source on everything entertainment from Wisconsin to Hollywood.
And now a guy who's had a paper route for 25 years but never collected, Pete Schwabba.
Hey, welcome to Night Light, ladies and gentlemen.
How are we doing?
Great to have you here tonight.
Happy Wednesday everybody.
We are jamming through this Super Bowl week as they call it.
The Super Bowl has almost become like a holiday in this country.
So I think it's safe to say Super Bowl week.
This is an entertainment show and the Super Bowl is certainly entertainment.
So very excited about that and a great show tonight.
Some really fun topics we're gonna discuss tonight.
We'll get into all of that.
We got a great question.
And some fun things I found that I'm very anxious to discuss with all of the listeners tonight.
It'll be really fun.
All of you are going to have chances to weigh in.
The phone lines are open as they always are here at Nightlight at 855-752-4842.
855-75 Civic.
Great to have you here.
Sitting in tonight for the Kid Conrad Krieger is Aaron Zommers.
Always fun to work with you, my friend.
How are you tonight?
doing well, always fun
to work with you also.
And you know, I'm shocked that at this point, the Super Bowl is not considered a national holiday.
I mean, I'm sure it would be if it wasn't Sunday.
How sad is it?
Like, honestly, like in this country, you know, where I feel like election day should be a national holiday, it's more likely that Super Bowl Sunday, well, it's already, we already have the day off, but it was during the week, people would probably rather have it as a national holiday.
Oh, you think
so?
Definitely.
I think the majority of Americans, if I had to guess, would probably rather watch the Super Bowl than vote.
Which is unfortunate.
Just not even acceptable on any level.
Why not both?
You know what?
We should play the Super Bowl at the voting booth.
I was just going to say, have a big screen TV set up over, you know, I don't know, like America's Most Wanted or something like that.
So how are things in Madison tonight, Aaron?
What's cooking down there?
What am I missing?
Well.
Not a whole lot.
You know, by this time of day, usually people have head home, and that is the case today.
One of the only ones here in the studio, as far as the out-of-doors, you know, it's warmer than it has been.
Still chilly, but we're not talking zero or below wind chills.
For sure.
Now, it's freezing up here.
In northern Wisconsin, we are still dealing with this.
I did have this.
This was kind of fun today.
I love when weird things happen to me in my hometown and I had to go pay our mechanic.
We have this gigantic car called a Toyota Land Cruiser and I had to go, they had did some work on an oil change.
I went to pay while I'm on my way there.
I'm trapped behind this driver who in a 25, it's a side street.
I was taking a shortcut.
She's going 10 and I'm like, you know,
I got a life to lead.
Can we pick it up a little bit here?
I'm kind of tailgating because I'm looking for a place to pass her and then I'm like, well, I don't want to freak her out.
She finally pulls over a little and I pass her and she's looking for an address, obviously.
I didn't make a big deal.
I gave her a wave and I kept going.
I go pay the mechanic.
I come back 15 minutes later.
I'm on the other side of town behind the same car.
On a bigger street this time, but she's holding up traffic.
At one point, I almost wanted to motion her over and say, do you need some help?
But it was so bizarre that it was the same car in the same driver on opposite sides of town
I don't know.
Maybe maybe the address was just completely wrong the first time.
I'm not sure
It could have been like yeah, like let's say it could have been like Vulcan Drive instead of Vulcan Street Where am I getting Vulcan from?
I
don't know.
I can never seen a Vulcan Drive or Street There should be though
But I have many driving mishaps up here in Marinette, Wisconsin.
You get a wide array.
We've got a very older population here.
So you get a lot of older drivers.
You get some young idiot drivers.
We have a huge parking lot out by our mall where kids with pickup trucks go and do
donuts.
And there's no, it's just all parking spots from like the 80s when they needed more space.
And now there's no lanes or anything.
an absolute fiasco free for all.
People just driving over old parking spots, it's insanity.
So that's what I'm dealing with up here, Aaron.
What do you think about that?
It's pretty crazy how different everybody drives around the state.
Like living in Madison, way different than Manitowoc where I grew up, which is probably a little closer to Marinette.
You know, you got the people meeting up in the Walmart parking lot, which just probably sounds like it's a little more used than the one that you're talking about.
a little less safe to be doing donuts.
That's
insane.
But it's just bad driving too.
It's people not adhering to any kind of lanes or whatever they just drive.
If there's no car park there, they'll just drive over it like it's part of the lane.
But I think I cut you off.
Please continue.
Oh, I was just going to say, I always have to think very carefully when I'm driving back home in Manitowoc because these speed limit signs are suggestions here, not as much in Manitowoc.
But in Madison, people just go.
So they'll nail you in Manitowoc.
They're not messing around.
Oh, maybe.
I mean, I did get pulled over once.
I got a warning.
This was before I lived in Madison, but it's no Rosendale or anything where, you know, they sell merch for their driving tickets.
Awful.
Rosendale, like years ago, I got a ticket there.
They don't even give you, like when they say, when the speed limit goes from like 55 to 35, they expect you to be at 35 within like 20 feet.
Or they'll they'll get you and that's how they got me and I and then you try to say something to a public servant And they kind of think you're giving him attitude.
I'm like, I'm asking Legitimately a question like how was I supposed to get down to that speed limit that quick?
I got two kids in the car It would had to like leave a skid mark on the road or something.
It's terrible Yeah, following the law should not necessitate getting whiplash No, or any kind of danger for that matter That is the voice of
Aaron Zommers, ladies and gentlemen.
Always fun to partner up with Aaron and have him produce Nightlight.
Lots of fun on the show tonight.
New sports and weather coming up in just about 18 minutes.
But our guests tonight, check out these guests.
I love this guest lineup.
Arthur Ursink will be here from American, American, Wisconsin Foodie.
Wisconsin is the American state.
Arthur will be here after the news.
We're gonna talk about his upcoming new season, the 16th of Wisconsin Foodie that drops tomorrow.
And then Arthur and I will, he can tell you what's on tap, what you can expect this season.
The show is just an Emmy-winning, outstanding piece of television shot right here in Wisconsin, celebrating local food and community.
It's just outstanding.
So we'll talk to Arthur about that at 535 and maybe dabble into some Super Bowl snacks.
He's always got some fun, healthy suggestions.
If you want, if you want healthy Super Bowl snacks, not everybody does.
Steve Segrin will be here at 635.
Steve is an actor, artist, comedian.
If you've seen the Godfather of Green Bay, he played Ralphie the bartender.
He's been on The Office.
He's been on Friends and all kinds of fun.
credits and Steve started this list on social media Aaron a couple years ago with songs I never need to hear again and it just kept growing and adding to it so periodically he comes on to nightlight and we talk about his list and these songs because they get stuck in your head so if you don't want bad songs stuck in your head you might want to turn the radio down for Steve's visit but you might not want to either because he's hilarious and we're gonna have a lot of fun with those with those songs and then
Did I tell you Sherry Shepherd was supposed to be on the show?
Yes today.
Okay, so her talk show got cancelled her reps emailed me the other night and said Terry her Milwaukee day got cancelled for a live show So she's gonna have to back out of the nightlight and appearance.
I said, that's fine.
You know, I get it Well as it turns out the next morning I read her whole show got cancelled.
So yeah,
that's
probably yeah, not in a very good place right now.
Anyway, so but
Sherry's great, but Mike too me.
My pal will be here filling in.
Mike is a TV host at WGN.
A very funny comedian and we will talk to Mike in hour number three.
So it's going to be a lot of fun.
We got great guests.
Right now, Erin, I think without further ado, we should get to our nightlight question of the night.
Let's talk about the question.
OK, question.
Question.
Question.
Pregunta.
Question.
Question.
OK, I have a question.
Questions.
This question.
Domanda.
Question.
Question.
Questions.
All right, so on this day in history, Ace Ventura, pet detective, came out starring Jim Carrey.
So it got me thinking.
What is your favorite Jim Carrey movie?
I was not a huge fan of Ace Venture.
I thought it was funny.
I thought it had two or three big laughs.
But I saw it before I really knew who Jim Carrey was.
And since then, he has put together quite a body of work.
He's done hilarious comedies, some crazy dramas.
He's really kind of broadened his acting horizons, so to speak.
But let us know what your favorite Jim Carrey film is, and let's have a discussion.
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Aaron you got a
favorite Jim Carrey movie well first It looks like one of our people watching the radio is already weighed in Carol on Facebook says the mask Okay
You know I'm gonna open up here a little bit Carol.
That's a great.
That's a great choice and he was great in it My pal rich Jenny was also in the movie.
God rest his soul Aaron I don't know if I've told you this before my writing partner and I Greg Lee and I had a script called dream girl it was about
A character like Julia Roberts, the most famous movie star in America stalking a guy who manages like a steak and shake.
And she's in love with him because he helped her change a tire when she was driving across country in a rainstorm.
She loves it.
He's a normal guy.
They have a fling.
She goes back to Hollywood.
He swears to secrecy.
He says, I'll never tell anyone.
She says, please don't.
The paparazzi will ruin your life.
Well, she comes back two days later and says, I want you.
And he rejects her.
and she can't handle that.
She makes his life miserable.
So the script was called Dream Girl.
We were really proud of it.
We thought it was really funny.
It was like Notting Hill meets Fatal Attraction.
And Jamie Kennedy, the actor, was attached to play the lead role.
Jamie Kennedy decided to do the Mask 2 first, and sadly it killed his career.
And Dream Girl is still sitting on the shelves at Warner Brothers.
Why on earth would you follow Jim Carrey?
Yeah, that's not really, he's not a performer that you can outdo.
No.
Especially in a role he's already done.
So Carol, you are spot on with Mask.
That was a great movie.
Jim Carrey had a lot to do in it.
It was a really an excellent showcase of his talents.
Dave on the stream says Laces out.
I don't know that script.
I haven't seen that one either.
I'm not familiar, but I mean, I know it exists.
I can tell you that much.
Sure.
I believe you.
Thank you, Dave.
And thank you, Carol.
Mine is Dumb and Dumber.
It's not a sexy choice, but it's one of my favorite comedies of all time.
That's my favorite Jim Carrey movie.
I still haven't seen Dumb and Dumber, which I know I need to.
I'll have to watch
this weekend.
How about that?
You got to watch it, dude.
I'm telling you.
I know.
I like a lot of his other movies, though.
Like, you got to love How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
except
for that
stupid Dahudore song.
That's something that should be on my list of songs.
I never need to hear again.
But what was I gonna say?
The Truman Show is also a lot of fun.
Yeah, he's great.
He's great.
And in those serious roles, when he can tone it down a little bit, I think he's excellent.
So, all right, folks, we are gonna do a very short break coming up in just a moment here.
We've got new sports and weather, about 12 minutes away.
Tonight, we are talking
We're talking Jim Carrey.
So let us know your favorite Jim Carrey movie.
After a very short break, I'm going to tell you we're going to do our Olympic spotlight.
We've been focusing on one athlete every night who's competing in the games in Italy starting Friday night.
So that'll be fun.
We'll tell you who that athlete is coming up next.
This is Nightlight with Pete Schwabba on the Civic Media Radio Network.
Well, that is dramatic.
That is outstanding.
Aaron Zahmer's, ladies and gentlemen.
Working the board tonight.
Some Olympic music.
Do you like the Olympics, Aaron?
I do, yeah.
I'm always a fan of the Winter Olympics, personally.
I was just saying that the other night to Conrad that I think the Winter Olympics, for some reason, I don't know if there's more speed or more excitement or the games are more extreme, but I think I'm with you other than track and field in the summer.
I don't care about basketball as an Olympic sport.
I like basketball, but not... I think I like track and field.
After that, give me the winter games and the different sports.
I like all the different things you can do with skis.
You know, you got the slalom and everything, which is a fun thing to say as well.
I love
all the ski event.
Cross-country skiing doesn't really do it for me, but the downhill stuff, the biathlon, there's a Wisconsinite, the biathlon that we just talked about the other night.
Tonight's spotlight for our Wisconsin athlete competing in the 2026 Olympic Games in Italy, which start Friday night, is Jaden O'Brien.
She is a member of the Bobsled team.
What do you think about the
Bobsled, Erin?
The bobsled, that and luge are all the things that when I was a kid, I'd see that and be like, why is this an Olympic sport?
You're just going on a sled.
And then you get older and realize, oh, no, that's really hard and really dangerous.
It's
incredible.
Yeah.
I'm totally with you.
Like I would watch it and go, oh, they're going in a circle.
Whoop-de-doo.
But it's incredible.
And they're the, you know, the, I would say the challenge or the...
Danger in it is what makes it so exciting because even they're wearing helmets But they're going a hundred miles an hour on the luge and the bobsled is probably probably put pretty close to that, too Jadon O'Brien is from Milwaukee, Wisconsin Aaron and She is a bobsled her as I mentioned She's called a considered a as are all bobsled athletes a push athlete.
Have you heard that phrase before
I have not but I mean to be fair how else would you describe what you do there?
I mean you push off and
Sled
yeah, no it makes total sense.
I just never I've never heard that phrase before so I thought that was kind of cool her parents were both athletes She just made the team in August of 2025 which I think is kind of cool So she's obviously very good at she finished fourth with her partner in the two-woman Bob sled In Latvia, so that's kind of cool.
She's also a three-time pentathlon champ
of the NCAA indoor games.
Do you know what the pentathlon is?
No.
Do you?
Well, I'm guessing there's five.
I know pent.
Let's break the word down.
Right, right.
I know it's five sports.
I just don't know which ones they are.
But I googled it.
And apparently, this could be wrong.
This feels wrong.
But I think it is fencing, freestyle swimming, horse riding.
And then a laser run combining pistol shooting and cross country running Which so why
that's impressive because those aren't necessarily Olympic sports.
I don't think any of them are really so she's obviously got Multi talents,
right?
There are other pentathlons.
There's man.
This is interesting There's another one that is you know, 60 meters hurdles high jump shot put long jump and 800 meter run So it seems like that the first one I listed off is called the modern pentathlon
which is an Olympic multi-sport.
Okay, so you've got the pent, so we know there's five, but the Thalon can vary.
Yes, that is my understanding, yes.
That makes sense.
Good research, sir, buddy.
That was impressive.
How quickly you pulled that up.
So let's cheer for Jaden O'Brien.
I think that's exciting.
I think it makes the events more fun when you have something and you know a little bit about their history.
And, you know, it's one thing to say, oh, they're from Wisconsin.
That might make you cheer for them on its own.
But, you know, when you know a little bit about them, she's one of six siblings.
They're all, the whole family is athletic.
Like her parents were both college athletes.
Very impressive.
And she's a push athlete here.
Are you a push,
you're like a push producer though, right?
I suppose, you know, pushing the faders a little bit, but sometimes you pull them to go down.
Like, you know, it's, it's hard work moving these sliders that are designed to move quickly and easily.
Totally, but precisely there's there's precision, you know.
Yeah, absolutely I want to talk about this.
I saw this and I shared this with you earlier There's a grown man who on social media has announced he's gonna spend one full year in his bedroom And he's doing it to be healthy He's taking this time to eat proper snacks and work out, but he's closing himself off from the outside world
He's calling it the isolation year.
His name is skip voice.
He's 49 years old and he's trying to get healthy He doesn't want the distractions of the outside world or fast food or unhealthy food So he's gonna live in his bedroom for 365 days.
You think you could do that
Zomers?
I don't think so because when I got COVID and it was still new and we didn't really know what was going on I isolated myself in my room for just you know, 10 days and
Maybe it would be better if I had a treadmill like this guy did but my butt hurts so bad He's he started January
10th.
He's three weeks in and He's gonna do 365 days.
Here's the weird thing though.
He is married and his wife is serving him food So maybe it's a vacation for the wife, too.
I don't know anything about this skip boys.
Maybe he's not a very pleasant person
I don't know.
I mean, I pulled up the live stream earlier today just to check it out.
And I can confirm there is a man in the room by himself.
He was sitting with his feet up on the wall and playing on his phone.
See, that's the chat.
I think I could stay in a room for a year if I had my phone.
Oh, if I can just pull up any movie in human history and watch it.
Right.
But he's got a bathroom.
He's
got a virtual trainer.
And he says, this isn't about shock value.
I wanted to create a controlled environment to step away from constant stimulation.
Reestablish discipline and rebuild habits around health focus and accountability Okay, I hope it works.
I don't hate it.
I got to be honest.
I think it's admirable in a way So I'm gonna maybe I'll try that somebody not during the show, but maybe another time Hey, we are coming right back folks new sports and weather is next so we will be back with Wisconsin foodies Arthur Urson This is Pete Schwabba and nightlight Aaron's armor is riding shotgun.
We'll be right back on the Civic Nadia radio network
That's pretty bad.
I feel like I need to explain.
Steve Seager will be here in hour number two, and we are going to be talking about songs we never need to hear again.
So Aaron is having fun with our bumper music tonight and prepping us for Steve's appearance, I think.
That was a great one.
This is Peach Wabba in Nightlight.
Glad to have you here, folks.
Aaron's on.
We're sitting in for Conrad tonight.
Our question of the night is what is your favorite Jim Carrey movie?
So let us know and we will read your texts on the radio.
Very excited to see all the choices.
He's got quite a resume and there are very few actors you can actually say what is your favorite movie where even if you're a casual fan you still know his body of work.
So we'll read those as well.
But right now there's a great show we have here in Wisconsin folks and now you can see it in parts beyond.
um thanks to its success it's called Wisconsin Foodie and joining me now to discuss this fantastic show and uh you know maybe some Super Bowl snacks too we'll see how it goes uh that are not so detrimental to your heart either is my pal and Wisconsin Foodie creator Mr Arthur Ersing hey buddy hey Pete always a pleasure great to have you back we've got a lot to talk about because um you've got some big news so we'll get to that in just a moment but first I have to ask you do you have a favorite uh Jim Carrey movie
You know when I was when you just said that it kind of the first one that came into my mind And I feel bad.
I'm probably leaving out, you know So many great Jim Carrey movies, but the first one that came into my mind is the Truman Show that's it's got to be one of my one of my all-time favorites and Yeah, like I said, I hate I hate that like I hate the favorite It gives me such anxiety to think of like what my favorite is because like later tonight I'm gonna be laying in bed.
I'll be like, oh, there was that one Jim Carrey movie.
God, I love that one so
I'm going with the one that came to my head first, because I was thinking about it earlier this week, and that's the Truman Show.
I love it.
That's a great choice.
And I was just kind of peeking ahead at some of the texts that have been rolling in.
And Truman Show is a popular one.
You can't go wrong with that.
That's a great choice.
How about a song?
Do you have a song, Arthur?
You never need to hear again?
I like all music, my friend.
I
encourage it all.
I'll take it all.
OK.
Even bad music should be celebrated.
Sounds like way of saying that.
There's something for everybody out there, man.
Very diplomatic.
Very well done.
All right, so let's jump in here.
You've got some big news regarding this great show, Wisconsin Foodie.
And before we get to the news, tell people that might not be familiar, although I doubt there's anybody out there since you've been on so long, but tell them about Wisconsin Foodie.
Yeah, so Wisconsin Foodie is a local program.
You know, I say that, but we're a regional program that is, you know, we call Wisconsin Public Television our home.
So that we're broadcast pretty much throughout all of the state, as well as right now, TPT, which is the public television station in Minneapolis and Twin Cities, as well as WTTW in Chicago.
So the show has started growing to a regional level.
And it's really just a show about the stories in our own backyard, the food stories in our own backyard.
We love to talk about the history of certain foods and really just tell the stories.
That's really big for us.
We look at ourselves as sort of more of a documentary show and something that gives a little bit more breath to the subjects.
That's a great description.
And I find when I watch it, I feel like...
It's one of those shows you can just have on and you feel like you're part of a conversation.
It's so mellow
and, you know,
food is very calming.
It's almost therapeutic to watch Wisconsin Foodie and I really tip my hat to you.
I don't know if that's something you went for when you started out or if that's a rhythm you found.
Did you know what it was going to be when you started out exactly or did you have to find your way?
No, I love that you you realize that or either that's that's kind of what that's what you take away from the show because that is really something that we try to bring that's that's kind of our calling card is that that intimacy
That's a really important thing for us is to make sure that we're bringing people in and people feel like they're part of this conversation or they're part of this family.
We want to slow things down.
In food TV and TV in general these days, everything's so fast.
Everything's so clipped.
Everything's two minutes.
Everything's 30 seconds.
Everything's just, you know, cuts our frantic and we want to slow things down.
I'm working on it right now where I think there's a shot that was like
you know 45 seconds I mean it's unheard of right but it's you know it's um you know it's something that um you know that we really take pride in and um and and more specifically this season alone this this was a really fun season for us because Luke and I decided that we kind of wanted to go back to the roots and uh and essentially the whole season was just
Luke and I shoot like I would do all the shooting and editing Luke would do the hosting and sometimes I'd give Luke the camera and let him do a little shooting but we thought that if we paired our crew down just to the bare essentials just us two that we could die we could dig deeper into these stories and uh and that was um that goal was achieved uh you know people
When you don't bring in a crew of 10 people and lights and all this other stuff, you can really break down the walls much faster.
And that's really what we try to do is make sure we break down those walls and get past any sort of nerves and just let people open up and tell their story.
Very well put.
And I agree with you.
Your show, you can breathe when you're watching it.
Because you want to see some of those cooking shows and the competition shows.
I love the pace.
of Wisconsin foodie and and that was very well said and like the fact that you don't have a huge crew in there you know people want content they want to be invested in your host Luke who's great the food uh the community everything that's
way more important to me than production value.
I mean, you got to make it look good, but you guys have just crushed it.
So
we try to do both.
We try to do both.
And, you know, as, as, you know, as the original filmmaker, which, you know, over time, I kind of stepped away and was more of a director, producer, occasional second camera.
You know, I had that calling to come back, you know, I really love the craft of filmmaking and, and, and shooting and editing and telling and storytelling.
So, you know, it was something that was calling to me and it was
something that I wanted to see, you know, if, if I can still, instead of yelling at camera guys and editors now that they didn't either get the shot or didn't, you know, put the, you know,
put the piece together the way I envisioned it, now there's nobody to yell at.
Pete, it's just me.
I just torture my own self that I didn't get the enough B-roll for this one shoot or I cut this thing together poorly or I didn't color correct it right.
So there's nobody to yell at except for me anymore.
But no, it was really fulfilling.
It's one of these shows that the audience gets to see sort of what we put out there.
the story is so much deeper with us in the moment there.
And it's really something that we're, Luke and I are really thinking about how we can show people, you know, even more of the show, like how we make the show.
And Luke and I interacting more, you know, behind the scenes because I think there's so much more there that gets left on the cutting room floor or people don't get to see because there's only one camera there.
So, you know, we're trying to figure out how to bring more of that experience to our audience.
My guest is Arthur Ursank.
He is the creator of the tremendous Wisconsin Foodie, a show that started here in Wisconsin on PBS and has grown to parts beyond because of its popularity, which is very exciting.
How are you?
You've had two hosts, Arthur, so far.
And how did you find Luke?
He seems to just completely, you know, accentuate what you were doing to begin with and
Was it hard to find a guy who knows a lot about food, but is also good on camera?
You know, I wasn't necessarily, I have to say, I wasn't really looking at the time.
You know, we had, the previous host, Kyle Cherick, was really actually, you know, pushing for Luke to be on the show.
Luke was a very sort of boisterous, outspoken, I want to say flamboyant in a way, chef from the Driflus area.
and you know at first I was a little apprehensive you know some of those types of characters can be sort of off-putting to how I like to tell stories you know people that want to just kind of preach and and and talk about themselves you know they kind of scare me off sometimes right I really you know I try to you know bring in this like midwestern humbleness and I just didn't realize but but I decided that you know
Kyle convinced me that we should go up there.
We should check him out.
And I agreed.
And, you know, Luke had me at like, you know, hello.
I just, I, you know, fell in love with the man.
He was, you know, he, we liked it.
You know, he was like a preacher at food church.
He, you know, he said all the right things.
He had the right energy.
He had, he had kind of everything.
And, and really as, as a producer,
Even with Kyle, the original host, he wasn't a trained host.
And that's really what I was looking for.
I want somebody that's not necessarily trained as a host, somebody that can fill that role and grow into that role, but doesn't come with all that baggage of being a host.
And that's what we've been doing with Luke.
When I found that TV is a...
TV can be a tough industry sometimes and sometimes you need a change and you need to go in a different direction.
When you've been on like 18 years, this is our 18th year we've been on.
Sometimes you just need to take a left or a right and
And I think the time came where I saw Luke as sort of that next step, the evolution of what we were trying to do.
Him being a chef was just an incredible resource.
And the energy and the passion he had for Wisconsin was unlike I've ever seen before.
And that's something that was just so seductive.
I fell in love with that immediately.
And that's just grown for him.
He's just a fantastic human.
He's somebody I call family.
And I love that guy and his family to death.
That's fantastic.
All right, Arthur, so I got it wrong.
16 seasons, I said.
It's 18 seasons.
Well, yeah, it's been 16 on PBS.
We had two seasons on commercial television before.
So just a little disconnect there.
But yeah, we've been doing it for a little while now.
So tell us about your new season.
It starts tomorrow.
We got you just in time.
I'm very excited.
Unbelievable.
Yeah, thanks for having me on the night before.
Absolutely.
the PR circuit here.
No, so Tomorrow Night is our first, is our premiere and I couldn't tell you, I couldn't premiere with a better episode.
We're featuring a spot called the Kinship Community Food Center and it's based out of Milwaukee and it's started off in a church in River West, the basement of a church and it was a group of people that came together to feed those that are in need of food.
from that time, it's grown into just this massive organization of energy and food and help in the community.
They've built a beautiful cafe over on Martin Luther King Drive that is making some of the best chicken sandwiches out there in Wisconsin right now.
It's just such an underrated spot, but this cafe they built, it's
It's kind of like there's a lot of big corporate offices in there, so it's this most gorgeous cafe you'll ever see.
They really focus on like salads and bowls, but like the chicken sandwiches, those are to die for.
So we start the show there, we check out the chicken sandwiches, we make some chicken sandwiches, but then they also have an urban farm in Milwaukee, and that farm produces...
all the food and all the produce that then goes into their food center, which is hosted, I think, multiple times a week, where the community comes out.
And it's basically, they convert this old basement into a grocery store.
And anybody that's in need can come down there and just take whatever they need.
They're cereal.
You have grocery stores that donate food.
You have all this beautiful produce that's grown there.
And folks that need a food come out and they fill up their bags of food.
And not only that, but they're cooked a hot meal that night as well.
And the meals are like, it's not just a standard meal.
It's unbelievable food.
I mean, when I was there, they cooked chili.
And it was just like this top notch chili that was produced by a lot of the veggies that they grow on their farm.
It's just such a cool store, man.
It hits you in the heart so hard because you're in there and you see the people that are in need of food.
And when you talk about foodies or you talk
about people like us that go around and eat at restaurants, you immediately think of privilege, right?
You immediately think they're always in the best restaurants, they're eating the finest food.
But for us to tell these stories too of what people are doing on the ground that don't always get the most, you know, attention, that to me is the most incredible thing.
And the beautiful part about that is there's a chef, her name is Caitlin Cullen from, she used to run a restaurant called The Tandem in Milwaukee.
And once she closed that restaurant, she started working at Kinship.
And she is responsible for really this sort of the energy to bring all of the food together there.
Awesome.
All right.
We are coming right back with Arthur Ersing, folks, creator of Wisconsin Foodie.
This is Nightlight with Pete Chwaba on the Civic Media Radio Network.
Welcome back.
Spookster86 on the stream says Aaron, this is directed at Mr. Aaron's Armors.
Dumb and Dumber absolutely needs to be the very next movie you see.
It's the most quotable movie ever.
I don't totally disagree with Spookster86.
Thank you for the comment and hopefully you're making a note of that, Mr. Zomers.
Oh, definitely.
I do plan on watching it.
I will watch it at least this weekend.
We'll see how late I feel like staying up tonight.
It's it's a it's a fast watch.
It's a crackling good watch as they say you won't be disappointed and then we can discuss it So I highly recommend it.
Um Arthur Ursink is my guest folks.
He's the creator of the show Wisconsin Foodie a Great show that started on PBS.
Did it start on PBS Milwaukee or PBS Wisconsin?
You're on both now
It's there on PBS Wisconsin.
Okay at the time we had connections It actually started on channel 12 and then went to CBS at WSN in Milwaukee
There was only in Milwaukee for a while on channel 12 and then 58.
And then we made the connection to PBS.
And that's when we started to get syndicated across the state.
Unfortunately, right now, we're still working with the Milwaukee station.
There's been a lot of turnover there.
And I think they forgot to schedule Wisconsin Foodie this season.
So a little frustration there.
But I think they've reassured us that spring they will air the show.
Wow.
Yeah, yep.
You know, it's unfortunate because Milwaukee is my backyard, you know, that's where I live.
So, to not have the show on, I mean, it's been on for consistently 16 years and not to see it on the channel guide here is...
Kind
of
sucks, but you know, there's always YouTube and that's that's that's where we're We're starting to direct a lot of people to YouTube these days because you know, it's great to be able to see that traffic come through You know, we we get a check from YouTube as well, which is fantastic and you know So between Wisconsin Public Television and YouTube those are two great ways to view the show
For sure.
The new season premieres tomorrow night on PBS Wisconsin at 7.30 p.m.
so definitely check that out.
You described the show Arthur as dedicated to finding the stories behind the food we eat.
What are some specific stories you've discovered that you found really interesting or fascinating over the years?
I'm gonna say the one that I'm working on right now.
That's usually
the
one that I find the most fascinating.
And that is a place called Charlie's Smokehouse.
And yes, the show premieres tomorrow and I'm still working on episodes.
So there's
a
behind the curtain.
Not necessarily ideal, but no, Charlie's smokehouse out in Gills Rock, Door County, just a fantastic smokehouse, smoked fish, smoked fish for generations.
And they are probably some of the best, if not the best at what they do up there.
And Chris is the man, they're still fishing white fish out of the lake right there, bringing the white fish in, bringing the salmon in, and they're smoking every day, about 2,000 pounds a day during the season, which is just fantastic.
And the product is some of the best.
You know, the stories are just, you know, the stories, so many of the stories just hit me, you know, right in the heart and just the people that we meet, especially the folks that, you know, some of the farmers, the cheese makers that aren't used to being on camera, that have never had somebody come and talk to them about what they do.
You
know, folks that have spent their lives.
you know generations doing what they do become masters at what they do but nobody's ever taken the time to talk to them about why they do what they do what they love about what they do and those are the ones that resonate with me the most you know because as you know you've been in the same position as I have it's almost to agree like like therapy right you know where when I'm when I'm interviewing somebody I take myself out of it completely and I'm just getting their story I'm talking to them and I'm trying to I'm trying to extract the story from them and I just listen
and let them talk.
And sometimes it's so powerful for people.
We developed this just incredible connection where I'll get phone calls for Christmas 10 years later from folks that I've interviewed and talked to because that connection that we developed is so strong.
And that's a testament to the production and what we do is just that's how deep we're willing to get.
That's how much we care about telling the story.
So I think,
My favorite story, the most impactful one is usually the one that I worked on last.
That's a very diplomatic answer, but also very honest answer.
So I appreciate that.
Hey, before we let you go, can you recommend any Super Bowl snacks?
Something healthy, maybe?
Yeah, let's talk about it.
So the Packers aren't in the Super Bowl this year.
It's hard for me.
So I want to promote Wisconsin food and all this great local Wisconsin food.
But the beauty of this country is that there's regional food and there's food everywhere around this country.
So I would say that let's take this opportunity to celebrate East Coast and West Coast seafood, because that's the real money when it comes to seafood.
And especially when you're talking about New England and Seattle, that's where some of the best seafood lives.
So when we're talking about New England, we're looking at lobster rolls.
Get your hands on a lobster roll, go up to the St.
Paul Fish, they make some of the best lobster rolls that I've had in a while.
Grab yourself a lobster roll from up there.
Maybe some sushi, some smoked salmon.
If you can find the Charlie's smokehouse smoked salmon, it might not be from the Pacific Northwest, but hey, you can just sit back and think in your head that you're living up in rainy Seattle.
But I would
say let the seafood win this year.
Let's have a battle of seafood and bring all the treats.
That's a great answer.
you can always stop by the show road farmers market winter farmers market and pick all the snacks up you need.
I know I have so much to talk to you about but I know you got to get back at it so I won't keep you through the news because I know you got to work but I want to thank you for the
the recommendation about Charlie Smokehouse because I'm going to the Door County Film Festival next week and my dad was just saying today we got to find a place to eat and he's all about making reservations ahead of time so we'll look into that.
He said it's in Gil's Rock, right?
Gil's Rock.
It might be close to the scenes over but I'll give you some, hit me up offline.
I'll give you all the suggestions you need up in that area.
You got it.
Dude, this is always fun.
Best of luck with the new season.
I'm sure you'll have 16 or 18 more or whatever it is.
So keep up the great work and
always, always appreciate it.
Just crush it.
Great work, man.
Thank you so much for your time tonight.
Yeah.
Thanks, brother.
Thanks.
All right.
That's Arthur Ursink.
Check out Wisconsin Foodie, ladies and gentlemen, tomorrow night on PBS Wisconsin at 7 30 p.m.
And it sounds like you could check it out on YouTube as well.
So really, really just a solid show.
And if you're tired, like I am, of the short attention span editing, you have to check out Wisconsin Foodie.
It's therapy, and it involves food, and it's very well done.
All right, Aaron Zommer is sitting in for Conrad tonight.
Our question tonight, what is your favorite Jim Carrey movie?
Let me know, and I will read it on the radio.
Steve Seager in coming up.
In hour number two to talk about songs we never need to hear again.
We're coming right back after the news.
This is Pete Schwabba and Nightlight on the Civic Media Radio Network.
Broadcasting live statewide from the Civic Media Studios in Green Bay.
This is Night Light with Pete Schwabba, your inside source on everything entertainment from Wisconsin to Hollywood.
And now a guy who washes his hands even after using a towel, Pete Schwabba.
Hey, hey, welcome back, folks.
The hour number two of Night Light on this beautiful, beautiful Wednesday night in the beautiful state of Wisconsin.
Great to have you here.
We're focusing on music tonight, ladies and gentlemen.
So we're gonna talk a lot about music this hour in the form of songs we don't ever need to hear again.
And then in hour three, just bad songs.
So a lot of chance to weigh in about music and how you feel tonight.
phone lines are always open at 855-752-4842, 855-75 Civic.
So let us know.
Be part of the show.
It's always fun.
You can also text us on the app or on the stream if you're watching the radio at YouTube, Facebook, or X. Sitting in tonight, producing the show, working the board, taking care of business is Mr. Aaron Zomer is always fun to work with you, pal.
You too.
Taking care of business is a pretty good song.
That one I'm okay with hearing.
You I worked that in there.
I thought subtly but you picked up on it and you pounced and that's why you're a great producer I appreciate that very much taking care of business is one of those songs that we'll talk about with Steve Seager and at 635 I don't ever need to hear that song again.
That's totally fair I mean, I guess I don't maybe I probably haven't heard it as many times as you have
That one and sweet home Alabama all
you
hear like by cover bands and bars really are what?
are on my list, but we'll talk to Steve Segrin at 635 and find out what he's added to his songs.
I never need to hear again list.
Steve is a comedian, actor, and a very accomplished artist who will be joining us over the stream at 635.
Love talking to Steve.
In hour number three or act three, Mike Toomey will be here.
Mike is a TV host and a comedian also, and we are just going to talk about bad songs.
So, he's got five he wants to share.
I told him to send them to me and I can have you pull them, Aaron, so we can hear some of the glory.
But that's what we're going to be talking about is music over the next couple hours mixed in with reading your texts and all kinds of fun stuff.
If you missed hour number one, you can check it out at civicmedia.us.
Arthur Ursink was my guest and it is always fun to talk about someone with such passion.
For food for filmmaking and that's what Arthur does and he's all about community and healthy food and His show Wisconsin foodie premieres season 16.
I believe on PBS Premieres tomorrow night at 7 30 on PBS Wisconsin so you can check that out It's also on YouTube.
Yeah,
we featured our Olympian of the night Jaden O'Brien who is from Milwaukee.
She will be competing in
In the bobsled event, in the Olympics that start, I think her event is February 20th and 21st, but we can cheer on Jaden, as well as all of our fellow Wisconsinites as they compete in the Olympics.
She's a push athlete, if you forgot, Erin.
I do remember.
I do remember that she's a push athlete, and that's partially why I played push it, so that I would remember.
You know, lock it in there.
That's a great one.
Our question of the night.
I think we should just I think we should just reintroduce it.
What do you say pal?
Here's the nightlight question of the night.
Let's talk about the question.
Okay, question.
Question.
Question.
Question.
Question.
Okay, I have a question.
Questions.
This question.
Question.
Question.
Questions.
What is your favorite Jim Carrey movie?
This is the anniversary of the dropage of Ace Ventura, Pet Detective.
So it got me thinking about Jim Carrey I'll be honest.
I don't love all of his movies But when he's good he is great and he is always hilarious So let me know what your favorite Jim Carrey movie is tonight What did you say again?
I think I went with I went with the Truman Show which you know your choice.
That's right if I have a crazier one.
I I don't know it's he does so many good ones and
I know the Grinch has also been mentioned and I like that except for the Dahudore song which I hate which I loathe as Jim Carrey would say as the Grinch It's crazy that when you see the behind the scenes his face just does that like it's not the prosthetics are
barely there Absolutely, he doesn't he's got such an animated face.
You don't even the makeup is like a bonus like he could just do it anyway He's that talented I said dumb and dumber one of my all-time favorite movies and
Here's where Dumb and Dumber won me over.
There's a scene in the film where Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels, two idiots, are driving cross-country to return a briefcase to Mary Swanson.
And Jim Carrey is in love with her.
He's a crush on her.
And while he's falling asleep at the wheel, he daydreams about himself being charming.
But he does it as a dumb guy would.
Like it's sometimes in movies you see a dumb guy imagining something where it's not consistent with his intellect.
But Jim Carrey
lights his own gas on fire and all these smart people are cracking up he throws popcorn in his face and I mean it's just brilliant the Fairly Brothers created an absolute masterpiece in Dumb and Dumber and I know some people who are snobs think oh that's just silly humor it is but it's very clever and it's very well done it's a great movie so I think you're gonna like it Aaron
I think so too yeah I mean I've I know some of the famous quotes I've seen a couple of clips I think I'm gonna like it I just it's just one I haven't gotten around to
The the list of movies to watch is never ending.
It happens.
So we're going to do that.
So let us know what your favorite Jim Carrey movie is.
We'll get to your text in just a little bit.
I want to talk, though, there was this great survey done about music.
How important would you say music is to your day,
Aaron?
I would say very important.
I went to school for music, so it's important to my life, but also, of course, you know, working in radio.
Music is a very big part of that.
So definitely important to my day-to-day life for sure
This was an interesting survey.
I saw this.
I think it was in rancor 84% of Americans say listening to music is an important part of the day How often do people listen to music 55% said an hour a day at least only 2% said never so I I'm one of those people I have
kind of mood music on all the time in my house even when I go to bed at night.
I've got like one of the you know music stations on and it's usually like classical like KUSC or something just very subtle string music or something.
I just like it on in the background and I know my wife will wake up and have coffee and it's on and the room is well lit and all that kind of stuff.
It just can be so important to your mood.
Most people said they still listen on the radio which I think is encouraging.
Here at Civic Media, that's great.
73% stream the radio, 48% listen to the music on the actual radio on a regular basis.
I don't know how they got those percentages, but okay.
24% download MP3s.
24% still use CDs.
11% listen to vinyl records and 4% use cassettes.
That's kind of cool.
When asked what their favorite type of music was,
Classic rock ranked first speaking of taking care of business With 19% of the vote now that's not it's that's not really surprising because all the classical music there is some new classical music that comes out but classical Classic rock just the catalog grows every year Because now you know nirvana is considered classic rock or something from the early 2000s
like a
good point that just keeps growing 11% said country
9% said pop your Taylor Swift's your bad bunnies your Justin Timberlake's
I guess I
don't know or Bruno Mars maybe 8% said hip-hop 7% said metal you a metal fan yeah I like metal yeah sometimes I do R&B also was at 7% so that's interesting and a good variety there classical wasn't really mentioned when they said which genre do you think best represents America in 2026 country in hip-hop
Time for first.
You know what's kind of interesting?
I like old country and I like some hip-hop.
I love when they blend those two genres
Well, that's where I disagree with you.
I like the new country pop that's kind of stuff.
I hate it.
Yeah, it just doesn't
work for me I said old country.
Did I say new country?
Oh, no, I guess I misinterpreted no old country.
Yeah, that's great
People were asked how often they went out and saw live music 21% said at least once a month Another 23% said at least one concert per year.
I sadly fall into that category where I'm probably like in the lower percentile I just don't go out as much as I used to and I don't go out to see live music, which I really should You go to concerts.
Yeah, I probably go to I don't know it's hard to say
But definitely several a year.
I wouldn't necessarily say once a month, but maybe in the summer.
I guess in the summer, it's probably a little more than that.
So if you're counting, you know, you go to a bar in town to see a local band play.
Yeah.
No, that's perfect.
And that's what I need to do more of.
So I say all this, folks, because we're talking about music tonight in about 15, 20 minutes.
Steve Seager and we'll be here.
We're going to see where Steve's list is at in terms of music or songs he never needs to hear again.
I'm going to chime in.
Somers is gonna give some of his it'll be a fun discussion and then an hour number three Mike Toomey will be here and we'll just be talking about Bad songs and you guys can get in on that conversation as well.
It's sometimes fun just to go negative and trash things we have to be honest Turning to the social media responses for our question of the night Which is what is your favorite Jim Carrey movie?
Matt Cassane on social media says me myself and Irene.
Oh god.
I forgot about that nightlight guest rich brown
Has written for a lot of the Farrelly Brothers movies and that was one that he wrote.
I want to say the cow I think it's a cow they hit in the middle of the road and it's dying and he tried Jim Carrey tries to put it out of its misery and keeps shooting it to try to kill it And then he rounds the corner and there's a veterinary hospital right there.
Oh my great great jokes and me myself and Irene.
Thank you Matt We've got Let's see he put a meme there too of Jim Carrey, which is always appreciated.
Thank you Matt
Boris Hamilton says, once bitten, have not seen it, Boris.
See, don't feel bad, Zomers.
I haven't seen some of these movies either.
Well, there are just too many for one person to see them all.
There's too much content out there.
You can't keep up.
Rich Luccasio from WRJN here at Civic Media says Ace Ventura, pet detective.
There you go.
That's what sparked this whole conversation.
This is the day that film dropped.
So thank you, Rich.
Amanda Nimmer says, you mean I have to pick one, just one.
You can list as many as you want, Amanda.
We are not gonna try to squash or kibush enthusiasm.
Matt Harper, my favorite Green Bay rock rap artist says, the mask, love the dog in that one too.
I forgot about the dog.
You know which Jim Carrey movies surprised me?
The Sonic ones.
I expected the Sonic movies to be awful, but they're actually really fun.
Although I haven't seen the newest one.
I've only seen the first two.
Okay.
How many are there?
There are three now.
Oh my gosh.
The third one features Keanu Reeves as Shadow the Hedgehog, if I remember correctly.
But yeah, especially when they originally showed the design for Sonic and there was the huge backlash that made them basically scrap the whole thing, I was worried that the new one wouldn't be any better.
But you know what?
They made them pretty fun movies.
Yeah, I see there you go.
I got to catch up Michael MC on social media says eternal sunshine of the spotless mind.
Yes Boy, I haven't seen that one in a while.
I'm due for a rewatch.
Thank you, Michael Mary Piccourney Donlan says on social media the Truman show another vote for the Truman show That's proving to be a very popular Jim Carrey movie tonight.
Thank you, Mary Mike Corwin on social media says yes, man.
Have you seen that Zomers?
Which one was that?
Yes, man
Ah, no, I have not.
I haven't either.
I have not either, but a couple people mentioned that.
I wasn't even aware of it, to be honest with you.
Janet on social media says, my very first thought was liar, liar.
The outtakes are just as funny.
I got to say, though, the best movie line is when he's talking to Lauren Holly and Dumb and Dumber.
So you're telling me there's a chance.
Zomber, you're going to lose it when you hear that, because you've probably heard that cliche
your whole life.
I've heard that,
yeah.
You're going to see it in context.
It's great.
How we doing on time?
Got about 40 seconds.
Is that all that's ridiculous?
This is a bad song, but I don't need to hear again.
That's going.
Save that one, too.
Mike Janssen on social media says Liar Liar.
JB Thompson says, I like yes, man.
Also, if you ever had a Red Bull, Red Bull, Red Bull.
Keep those texts coming, folks.
We are coming right back to finish up with some text.
And I have a really interesting thing you're going to want to hear.
This is Beachwabba at Nightlight on the Civic Media or Radio Network.
What is that one?
Power of suggestion by Steve Stevens from the Ace Ventura soundtrack.
This is Pete Schwabba in Nightlight.
We are talking bad music tonight.
We're talking about music in general, Super Bowl snacks, bad music, songs we never need to hear again.
Aaron Zommers is working the board tonight and that was a song as he just said from Ace Ventura, a better movie than the soundtrack would indicate.
Welcome back, folks.
Great to have you here.
Let us know what your favorite Jim Carrey movie is, and we will read your text on the radio.
So where are you at in terms of the Super Bowl Zombers?
Are you a big fan?
I know it's like, I don't even know if you're a sports fan.
I assume we've talked about sports a little bit, but the Super Bowl is an event.
Yeah, I've never really been a huge sports guy, although I've gotten more into it in recent years, because my roommates are...
Like, I don't know, it'd be hard to be bigger sports people.
And so I've, I understand it a lot better now.
When I
was little, I would go out of the room and do whatever during the Super Bowl and then come back in for the commercials.
Now I do actually pay attention to the game, but you know, it's an excuse to try out a new recipe for an appetizer or something.
There you go.
That's where I was going with this.
We had Arthur Ursincon in hour number one, folks.
He's always a blast to talk to.
He said go for seafood snacks because they're healthier.
And he mentioned a great restaurant in Gil's Rock.
He mentioned if you can get fish or lobster or whatever from the coast, you should do that.
But thinking more simplistically, I found this list.
The Super Bowl is Sunday, so it's Wednesday.
You still have time, folks.
Wisconsin's favorite Super Bowl snacks revealed this is from Sports Geek, the Sports Geek.
They've researched each state's favorite Super Bowl snacks.
It has been revealed that Wisconsin's favorite Super Bowl snacks are ready for the summers.
All right.
Did I share this with you?
Let me look here.
I think you did.
It's almost as much fun if I just tell you.
Number one, what do you think it is?
I mean, well, now I pulled up the list, but I would have guessed that anyway, that chips and dips.
Chips and dips.
It's just
the easy thing to do.
And this is just in Wisconsin.
Number two, chicken wings.
No surprise there.
Number three, cookies.
Okay.
Not cookies and dip.
That would be disgusting.
Number four, hot dogs.
Number five, tater tots.
I have to admit, I absolutely love
tater tots.
Oh, me too.
But I wouldn't make them for the Super Bowl.
I don't know.
That just didn't cross my mind.
It seems like if you're gonna make tater tots for the Super Bowl you need to get kind of fancy put bacon bits in them or something or have some kind of fun dip I don't know.
I'm with you Number six a barbecued ribs That's I guess that depends how involved you want to get in your snack baking, but that's ambitious Number seven corn dogs number eight potato skins.
That's a classic.
Yeah.
Yeah for sure number nine mozzarella sticks number ten burgers
So what are your favorites there?
I think for me, I mean, I do love just good chip and dip, you know, just various chips, various dips.
I'm always here for the saltiness.
And I'm a fan of in, you know, big shareable foods and parties like this stuff that doesn't get your hands messy.
So sorry, chicken wings.
I'm not doing it.
Yeah, they're almost more trouble than they're worth as delicious as they can be.
I'm probably a chipper dip guy, too.
Some of these I wouldn't even think to make for the Super Bowl.
Hot dogs, tater tots, corn dogs, I guess depends on what part of the country you're in, too.
What about pizza rolls?
Pizza rolls, yeah.
There are sometimes or some events, I would only eat pizza rolls at certain, probably at a Super Bowl party or some kind of weird movie night or something.
I would never buy pizza rolls.
But when it's the right moment, like I pretty much just eat pizza rolls on New Year's Eve.
Oh, New Year's Eve's a good one, too, yeah.
Here are Wisconsin's favorite choices of dips.
Number one, ranch dressing.
Oh, big surprise there.
Ranch is getting out of hand.
I think ranch dressing needs to be stopped.
We need to broaden our horizons a little
bit.
Especially when, you know, just combined with other things and sold together, as you recently talked about with, you know, crunch.
What was that again?
Ketchup and ranch in the same bottle.
That's Heinz, right?
It sure is.
That's terrible.
I think I even made the comment that some people like ranch so much they dip their ranch in ranch.
It's awful.
Number two, buffalo chicken.
That's a great dip.
Our friend Robin makes a great buffalo.
We had it on New Year's Eve.
Oh my God, that's good.
Number three, pizza dip.
No thanks.
That's just like marinara, right?
Yeah, I would rather just have, you know...
Like if you have breadsticks and marinara, sure, but if you're calling it pizza dip, I feel like you're doing something funky with it and I don't necessarily need that.
Yeah, that's true.
And marinara, it's like ragout.
I don't, that shouldn't even be a dip.
That's too easy and too uncomplicated.
Number four, French onion.
Number five, queso.
Love it.
Not even necessarily a cheese guy, but when it's presented to me in the right way, like queso, I am on it, baby.
Number six, salsa.
Number seven hummus see it's funny if it wasn't For the Super Bowl like hummus would probably be at the top of my list, but not at a Super Bowl
party.
Oh, yeah
I love hummus generally, you know
get some
pita get some carrots dipping so many different things in it And they're all good
for sure and guacamole same deal.
I'll eat that on a regular basis or avocados Number nine spinach artichoke lovely love a good spinach artichoke dip and ten bean dip
I'm gonna open up here a little bit.
You ready?
All right.
I don't like dips that come from people's houses that I don't know who I don't know.
I feel
like that's just- Especially if they're complicated, like a bean dip.
It's just there's too much room for non-cleanliness.
Yeah, if you're at some kind of potluck situation, you really have to assess the taste to food poisoning risk ratio, you know?
I would literally walk around and say, who bought this?
Who brought this?
and just make sure they look clean.
I
think you gotta
do is
make a dip you like and bring it and eat that.
Just eat my own dip, yeah.
It'd be really popular.
Lil' Irv on the stream says, Dumb and Dumber.
Well done, could not agree more.
We are coming right back folks with Steve Siegren, artist, comedian, actor to talk about songs we never need to hear again.
Please be part of the conversation.
This is Nightlight with Pete Schwabba on the Civic Media Radio Network.
Welcome back.
I'm Pete Schwab, and this is Nightlight.
Great to have you, folks.
You know, I gotta tell you, Zomers, everything, it's all relative, but that song, I don't, I like it.
I never hear it.
One of our textures, I believe it was Matt and Eau Claire, let me check, is not a fan, and neither is Denise here in the office in Madison.
I hope she could hear that, then.
Yeah, it was Matt and Eau Claire, and yep, Denise, that was for you.
I don't mind it.
That's why we gotta have this discussion folks.
Great to have you here.
Happy Wednesday everybody.
We are midway through hour number two here.
Act two as I call it.
Joining me now over the stream from Southern California is comedian, actor, and artist, and my good pal, Steve Siegren.
Hello.
Steve, how are you?
I'm good.
I'm good, man.
All right, so.
The nature of me reaching out to you.
I love this list You started on Facebook because it's something everybody just kind of rallies to and it shares their songs They never need to hear again.
Yeah, and you know Mike to me is coming up in hour number three because sherry shepherd cancelled because her show got canceled so She said see you see you later Schwab and I get it.
That's fine But Mike next our Mike and I are gonna talk about songs.
We hate not necessarily because some of these songs I don't ever need to hear again.
I don't hate them
Yeah,
exactly.
They're
good songs.
They're overplayed, right?
They might have been good
the first time you heard them.
Yeah.
But then after
a while,
yeah.
So we'll get to that, but do you have a favorite Jim Carrey movie, Steve?
No, I don't think I do.
Are
you not a fan?
No, he's all right.
What's the pet detective one, I think?
Ace Ventura, yeah.
I think I like that one.
For those
of us who are Carrey fans, we just say the one word Ace.
Oh, OK.
Ace.
Like, liar, liar is just liar.
Because I don't
know.
I tried to think.
I think Ace Ventura was the one.
I think I like that one.
Dumb and
Dumber
was crazy about it.
Dumb and
Dumber was OK.
I could take that in bits and pieces.
Right.
I can't sit to the whole thing.
Because it's dumb.
And it gets dumber.
I just call it dumb.
That's how I refer to it.
Oh, OK.
Go
ahead.
What are you going to say?
Oh, I was going to ask if you're a fan of the Olympics.
They're starting this
weekend.
Yeah,
I
guess.
I
don't know.
I don't go out of my way to watch it.
OK.
And you live in Southern California.
I got a bone to pick with you, by the way, Steve, because when I moved to LA in 97, you kind of were giving me a hard time.
I was.
Yeah, kind of and you said because you were still this like Chicago guy You said you're never leaving Chicago
and
you got a part in a David Schwimmer movie Yeah, I can't remember what it was and you you sent me this message It was before Facebook a message.
It's been an email or a text or something.
Oh, you call me Brasco because yeah Danny Brasco.
Yeah, so you say you said hey Brasco, how do you like this?
I got a move a part in a David Schwimmer movie and I didn't need to move to LA to do it
Year later you moved to LA and you've been there longer than I ever was and you love it so much You're never leaving because it's just a little bit of irony there.
I think it was Yeah, I know I was a jerk.
I was a jerk.
Oh, I didn't take it like that.
I was laughing.
No, but I was
What
were you gonna say
I couldn't remember the name of the moves kissing.
Oh,
yeah, yeah, I got I got I remember that so long.
Yeah, that's how I got my sad card
sweet
And you put it to good use.
You got a lot of credits.
We could talk about that as well.
But first, I want to ask you, you had a genius idea for serving Super Bowl snacks, which I think, you know, and it's great because as you were telling me this, I was like, you got to set up a camera and just watch people's reaction as they go up to your snack bar.
So tell us what you would serve at the Super
Bowl.
Yeah, just be like, just stuff you would never see, like.
You know, I got a big spread.
I'm having a Super Bowl party.
Here's my big spread on my appetizers.
And there's like a big bowl of tuna.
That's it.
You know, no forks or anything like that.
So you got to stick your hands in and eat it.
You know, pizza crust, no pizza on top of just the crust.
You maybe even cut like a little wedges slice, you know.
And you'd have to really sell it.
You got to go, it's the
best part of the
pizza.
It's
the best part.
It's the crust.
What else do they have?
Bake potatoes.
Just in the skin, you know, just like a big plate of hot baked potatoes.
No butter.
No
butter, no.
Salt and pepper.
What else would be good?
Figs?
Figs are great at food.
Figs
are
very good.
Who
does?
If you
drop a fig in a
Super Bowl, how many Super Bowl parties you go into?
Like, where are the figs?
Am I going to eat figs or am I going to starve to death?
What kind of party is this?
Killer snack, Steve.
You know what?
It's funny because you know who would be really happy if you put out that spread?
Buffalo Wild Wings because they'd be packed for the second half of the
Super Bowl.
Oh, marshmallows.
A big thing of marshmallows.
Oh, that's beautiful.
I love it.
So, all right, let's talk about...
Your list this started to my knowledge a couple years ago on Facebook you posted songs you never needed to hear again Yeah, and everybody joining it was such a great thread But have you you know you could give us some classics if you want or if you've grown the list and you want to talk about some of your new members That's fine, too.
Well, I've grown
it a little bit, but I wanted it's funny because You know This kind of ties in the movie thing kind of I saw a song sung blue.
Yeah
Right, which I never would have gone to see, but since, you know, I get the sag screeners this time of year, they send me the stuff and everything.
So I hate, I never need to hear Sweet Caroline ever again.
I never need to hear it again.
But then when I was watching Song Song Blue, there's many Neil Diamond songs that I never need to hear again.
And Song Song Blue is one of them.
They got the billboards all over town, Song Song Blue.
And every time I see the billboard, the song gets stuck in my head.
You know so I see the billboard and song song blue, but you know anyway, so yeah Yeah, so sweet Caroline song song blue the movie itself isn't horrible, you know If
you
go see it if you don't like Neil Diamond doesn't matter still it's not it's actually a very watchable movie But
the reason to
go see it is Kate Hudson is fantastic
outstanding Steve fantastic.
She I said this like she completely disappears in that role like
Hugh Jackman is great, but I the whole time I'm going I'm watching Hugh Jackman He was just you know put on a wig and he's that guy, but Kate Hudson Kate Hudson was outstanding.
We've got the kid Hudson Henley is gonna be on the show tomorrow night who played the kid who at the end of the movie is watching the message the video message from Hugh Jackman his dad Oh, yeah, right.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Oh
Yeah, it's uh What's the kid's name
Hudson Henley?
I
believe he's on the
sheet
Is he Kate Hudson's kid?
What
am
I saying?
That would be like if you named your daughter Seagrin something.
Yes, I know.
I'm getting old.
Dementia's setting it.
But here's the thing about Neil Diamond.
I agree with you, but there are some songs of his and mostly because they're overplayed.
They're great songs.
But like in that movie, I was like, okay, sweet Caroline, I can listen to that again because it was
Consistent with the story, but like solitary man girl.
You'll be a woman soon like he's got some amazing tunes.
Those are good.
That's those are good songs cherry cherry's good song.
Yeah, girl.
You'll be a woman soon.
It's good and yeah, but Title song I hate sweet Caroline.
I just it's not that I hated it just I don't I don't need to hear if I if I can get it stuck in my head I know all the words I don't need to hear it again
I never need to hear it again.
Exactly.
But back to the list, I got Brown Eyed Girl.
No, I never need
to hear that song again.
Nope.
I remember one time I was somewhere in Myrtle Beach or something.
We were going to bar hopping and every bar we went into, they were playing Brown Eyed Girl.
There was somebody on stage playing Brown Eyed Girl.
Oh my
God.
Yeah, it's a big cover band tune.
Yeah.
What else I got?
Oh, Indie Air Tonight.
Yes.
I think I was the first one on the list.
And it's funny because I think they use that for, is it Thursday night football or Sunday night football now?
Oh, really?
Monday night football, they do some kind of weird, you know, overproduced version of it.
And it's just
as bad as the first.
It's even worse too because there's that urban folklore that Mike Tyson, or no, who was it?
Somebody saw somebody murder someone one night.
Phil Collins witnessed it as a kid and he wrote this song and invited the guy to kill the woman to the show and Played this song and the spotlight went on the guy was such nonsense.
I remember Yeah,
right, you
know as a 19 year old kid.
I'm like seriously Totally falling for it, you know, that's a bad song.
Oh Here's another a new one to the list the Grange ZZ top
I didn't know that one.
He said that one earlier.
I think it was their first hit.
It's just the opening guitar.
They play it in every car commercial, every beer commercial.
Oh, really?
They really do.
Do
we pull that one, Zomers?
I will very shortly.
OK.
We can go to break with that and put it in people's heads.
Yeah, there you go.
Yeah.
There it is.
Oh,
yeah.
Yes, yeah.
You're Chevy truck
When these burgers
Get a free biggie and a baked potato with no toppings
What else I got on my list here crocodile rock Elton John, okay, and there's another Elton John I guess that's why they call it the blues that song
Oh, you know what?
I never hear that.
I kind of like that song, but I never do you hear that a lot?
I used to hear it all the time and I just uh Just I just I don't hit we reach a point super saturation.
You just you know, I don't need to hear it again Along the lines of keyboard guys.
What do I got here uptown girl?
That's all I got by Billy Joel.
What else I got here.
Oh incense peppermints and I do
you know I don't not like dislike strawberry alarm clock but that song is whenever you see a movie or a tv show and they want to flash back to the 60s that's the song they play yeah that's the song they play that's a good I don't like that's what is that even about I don't know it's about smoking pot it's about drugs sure it is but um and then what else do I got here uh
Anything by Kiss.
Oh, wow.
Nice.
That's gonna be very controversial, I think.
Here's my least favorite Kiss song is the song, Lick It Up.
Like, it's such a stupid over-the-top sexual, like, I can't, or loving an elevator, I think that's, or is that Aerosmith?
It's Aerosmith, yes.
Oh, okay, yeah.
Nobody can relate to that except for the stars, so shut up.
I know.
It's speaking of which I saw that would be rockstar again the other day.
I started watching it.
Oh, is that the one with Dwight?
Mark Wahlberg.
Oh, yeah.
He's a guy.
He does a steel dragon cover band and he ends up playing in the band.
Okay.
It's pretty corny.
I was
trying to figure out if it's supposed to be a comedy or not.
That's not a good sign.
Here's my thing with...
I've said this before on the show the people I don't ever need to see in a movie again Mark Wahlberg.
Okay.
Yes, it's been done Chris Pratt Talented guys,
but yeah
expand your horizons a little or stop making movies stop doing the same role every damn time, you know what I mean?
It's terrible
Jason Statham same thing.
He's the same guy
exactly Steve secret is my guest.
We're talking about songs.
We never need to hear again How about
I'm gonna throw one at you, Steve.
Don't worry, be happy.
Oh my god.
Oh, yes, please.
I never need to hear that again.
You remember the Simpsons when they made fun of that song?
I think so.
And the radio guy comes on and he goes, that was the latest from Bobby McFerrin called, I'm worried, need money.
So
great.
I would rather worry and be unhappy than ever hear that song again.
Hear that song again, right?
All right, Steve Secret is here.
We're going to do a very short break.
We'll have a few more minutes with Steve.
We're talking about songs we never need to hear again.
Please feel free to share yours, folks.
We're coming right back.
This is Nightlight with Pete Schwabba on the Civic Media Radio Network.
Oh, my God.
Oh, no.
All right.
So that's actually, this is Peach Wabba Nightlight.
Welcome back.
I have to, that's a great song, but it is probably the most overplayed song.
Thank you.
It's not just me.
Okay.
Yeah, it is.
You know, it's funny.
I don't own anything by Journey.
I've never bought any of their records.
okay never really paid that much attention but i know that song
right
in fact i probably know like four or five of their songs
just from
osmosis or something you know i remember i went to uh at how would bowl i want to see uh nancy wanted to see uh elo right i don't think it was actually them it was the uh i love elo
Who's Jeff Lynn?
Who's the main guy from that?
Oh yeah, Jeff Lynn.
And
he did his whole, you know, ELO thing.
It was pretty cool, but I realized I never owned an ELO record ever.
Really?
But I knew all the songs.
Yeah.
Yeah, they were played.
I like, but I like Journey too, but they are overplayed.
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is the voice of Steve Segrin.
He is an artist, actor, and very funny comedian.
And he has these great lists of songs we never need to hear again.
I was laughing Steve because do you ever meet have you ever met Rob Brackenridge or Mike Merrifield the comedians?
Rob, sure.
I know Rob.
Okay.
Yeah, he lived in LA for years.
I think I might have worked with him, but I doesn't ring a bell.
The name sounds familiar though.
So they did this show for me in Marinette every year I do this
local football coach asked me to find a comedian, they do a fundraiser, and I get to hang out with comedians one night a year, it's a blast.
And a lot of guys that we know have come up from Chicago or Milwaukee, these two guys are both in Appleton and they're hilarious, and Mike Merrifield did this joke where he goes, you know, I'm in Vegas at the Sahara, wherever, he goes, there's like nine people in our show, and right in the same building is the huge theater, and there's everybody, a line around the block to see the Michael Jackson impersonator.
So here you have original comedy, or there you could go see Not Michael Jackson.
Exactly,
yes.
And then I leave the show and there's people in line to get their picture taken with Not Michael Jackson.
He keeps saying Not Michael Jackson.
Great stuff.
So all right, here's another one I wanted to say.
I can't drive 55.
Oh, Sammy Hagar, right?
Please,
yeah.
Yeah, that's that.
Definitely, I don't need to hear that again.
I didn't even know you picked that when I played it.
I think I
might have liked it when I first heard
it, but you know.
Yeah.
What'd you say, Zomers?
I didn't know that was on your list when I played it earlier in the show.
I noticed that, and I thought maybe I did share that with you.
Nick in the 608 says, seriously, you can't stand, don't worry, be happy.
That's like saying you don't like I shot the sheriff.
Another
one for my list.
All
right.
Yes,
I
shot the
sheriff.
We've got Eric in the 608 says red red wine.
Yes.
Oh, that's Neil Diamond, right?
No,
I
think it's actually I think it was actually a Neil Diamond song that they did as a reggae thing.
Oh, I thought he remade it.
So the reggae guys remade it.
You
could be
40
to cover
it.
Yeah.
Yeah, it is originally Neil Diamond.
Oh my gosh.
Don't don't don't don't test me on this.
I know what I'm talking about.
Listen, when it comes to annoying music, you have no place in this conversation.
Chris in Sun Prairie, area code 773, though, that doesn't add up, but we'll take it.
Chris, good to have you.
He says, add to the list of songs that should never be played again.
I'm Too Sexy by Wright said Fred.
There you go.
And you've got Nick.
Oh, man.
You know, here you
now.
That's not bad.
The music's not terrible.
The lyrics need some work.
Nick also says, Steel Pulse did a great remake of Brown Eyed Girl, one of Steve's songs he never has to hear again.
I
haven't heard that remake, but I'll
give it a
try.
He's going to sign off.
Pete, I got to run.
I got to go listen.
I got to listen to Steel Pulse to Brown Eyed Girl.
Sorry,
man.
Nick also says, also, milkshake is absolute garbage.
Is that the, my milkshake brings all the boys to the yard?
Yep.
that you oh you were uh when we were filming uh some kind of joke i could not
get this
song out of my head and i kept saying it between takes i kept saying uh uh
milkshake yeah i kept quoting something yeah
No, no, I kept saying I see you baby check and check it out my never mind.
I can't do it now
Yeah, it's like my milkshake brings all the boys.
Yeah yard and I had to go to like my urban dictionary to find out what the heck was going on in that song In the 9 to 0 9 to 0 says fun with dick and Jane.
Okay, there you go.
Oh, I'm in that movie
Are you really?
Yeah small part
I'm
in a truck,
and I pick up a bunch of Mexican yard workers and Jim Carrey's in the thing.
I forgot all about that one.
He was a nice guy.
You
should say that should be your Jim Carrey movie, right?
I know, but I forgot about
it.
Pete, my favorite Jim Carrey movie is not the one I was in with him.
You can believe that.
I knew there was something.
Okay, Jim Carrey, what's this another movie?
Oh,
yeah, I was in that
one.
Yeah, I forgot.
That's
hilarious.
How about, what's the other one I had here?
Taking care of business, Steve?
Did I say that already?
No,
you said that to me earlier today.
Yeah, taking care of
business and working overtime.
Working overtime.
Terrible.
Money, money, Billy Idol, never again.
Oh,
here's one I never need to hear again, ever, is Bohemian Rhapsody.
By Queen, yes.
Any part of it.
So many comics used to do like a...
audience participation bit with that song.
I remember like two or three comics would do it.
It's
just I don't know.
I
just
don't need to hear the song again.
I hear you.
All right.
Steve is going to stick with us a little bit after the news.
I'm going to ask him what he's watching.
He's always got great taste in TV.
And oh, one I almost forgot, Steve, Stairway to Heaven.
Oh, yes, what that goes without saying.
That's probably the most overplayed ever, right?
That one and every move you make, Sting.
They used to play that all
the time.
Oh, I like
that song.
You know what?
It's not a bad song.
I don't care if I hear it ever again, though.
Yeah, that's fair.
What about Stairway to Heaven?
That's one of those songs when I was a kid I listened to and all the older kids in the neighborhood.
And I don't know if your neighborhood in Chicago was like this, Steve, but when we got hot in the 70s, we still wore jeans, but we took our shirts off and tucked them in our back pocket.
It made no sense.
One of the best things that ever happened to me when I moved to Wisconsin, I was like, oh, people wear shorts.
This is awesome.
But that stairway to heaven was on.
all the time and I have no idea still.
So let's break this down when we come back.
We're gonna do the news.
Steve will be here for a few more minutes.
Mike Toomey coming up in hour number three as well.
This is Pete Schwabba in Nightlight.
What's your favorite Jim Carrey movie, folks?
Let me know.
We're coming right back on The Civic Media, radio network.
I love that song.
Welcome back to Nightlight folks.
It is time for our number three act three as we call it here as we talk about all the things in life.
We love comedy, TV, movies, music, you name it.
And of course, the great state of Wisconsin.
We had a lot of fun talking to Arthur Ursink, the creator of Wisconsin Foodie.
They start their 16th season tomorrow on PBS Wisconsin, a truly outstanding show that celebrates Whole Foods community, and just a really outstanding show.
Arthur also gave us some tips for Super Bowl snacks, and they were a little better than Steve Seagrams, who is on the show right now.
I have another idea
for a
snack.
Oh, lay it on
me.
You know when you go to like...
Ice cream, get ice cream and have sprinkles.
Yeah.
You can put it on your ice cream.
Just sprinkles.
Just a bowl full of sprinkles.
Or just cones.
How about sprinkles and cones but no ice cream?
There you go.
You're a genius.
Kids would love it.
Kids would love it.
That is Steve Sagan.
He is joining us tonight here.
He joined us in hour number two to talk about songs we never need to hear again, and we're going to continue that conversation for a few more minutes in just a moment.
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Right now, let's get back to our guest, Steve Segerin.
So, Steve, I wanted to ask you, we talked music a little bit, but you're a...
I always like your TV suggestions, too, when I see them, or you say on Facebook what you're watching.
It's almost like it's a public forum.
It's kind of cool.
I have to ask you, before I ask you what you've seen, have you seen The Rip?
That's that new Netflix movie?
No, I keep scrolling
past it.
Should I watch it?
I don't know.
Here's where I'm at.
And I thought it would be, you know, I would love to know what you think after you see it, but I...
The Affleck and Damon thing.
I really, I like Matt Damon.
I think he's a very natural actor and pretty good.
Love the born movies.
Then Affleck, I just, he's always posing to me, Steve.
I don't know how to say this.
He's a good director.
I like his movies, The Town, Argo, but when he's in a movie, smoking is cool enough.
You don't have to make love to the cigarette and pose with it.
I cannot get past that with him.
But other than that, I kind of did like the rip a little
bit.
I like the opposite.
I don't like Matt Damon that much.
But Ben Affleck, I didn't like him at first, but then I saw him in that movie where he played Christopher Reeve, or George Reeves.
This guy
that played Superman.
Oh yeah, it is.
OK.
And he was really good in that.
So I kind of liked
him
after that.
But you're right, he does tend to act.
Yeah, which, okay, that's the job, but that's what we say, right?
We don't want to see him act.
Yeah, you don't want to see the craft.
Yeah, that's all I thought about.
You know, some actors like, I don't know, I probably shouldn't mention any names, but you can just see what they're doing.
Like, I'm acting.
I'm acting.
Look at me.
Look at my skill set.
Yeah.
Acting over here.
So what movies have you seen, Steve?
What are you watching?
Well,
We got the Academy Awards coming up.
I saw weapons.
I think we talked about that last time I was on a show weapons.
I really liked
Zomers just saw it too and we were gonna talk about that earlier, but we did but you liked it, right?
Oh, yeah, I thought it was great.
I saw it twice
and I thought Amy Madigan is fantastic It's like I didn't it took me about a half hour before I realized it was Amy Madigan same
You know,
I'm pulling.
I hope she I hope Kate Hudson wins like we talked about.
Oh, yeah.
I hope Amy Madigan wins because they were.
Oh,
definitely.
Absolutely.
And and well, if I get a advice, we'll go ahead.
I'm going to pick Sean Penn is going to win best supporting for one battle after another.
He was great.
And I bet you Michael B. Jordan is going to win for sinners for best actor.
You just said everyone.
I'm not hoping Sean Penn wins.
He's already won.
I love Delroy Lindo and sinners too.
And there's some other great performances.
But Sean Penn was like.
Oh, geez took chances and oh, yeah, he was really good like I couldn't argue with him really good And Michael be Jordan like before I went to see sinners I thought this is a gimmick whatever it's gonna be all cute.
He's playing but it was so cool Yeah, it was really cool.
Yeah.
Yeah, awesome.
I hope that wins best picture even though I liked One battle after another a little bit more as a overall movie
what they did with centers was spectacular.
Oh yeah, I like the way they tied in music with the whole thing too.
It was pretty
cool.
It was really cool.
But
the car chase in one battle after another is like nothing I've ever seen.
It was terrific.
Just the way they shot it.
Fantastic.
And it was funny because Lea de Caprio stole that car that made that.
Yeah, I know.
So like one of those little.
It's like a baseball card in the spokes or something.
Just
the way they shot it going up and down.
Yeah.
Like a roller coaster was really cool.
But anyway, yes.
So that one.
And then what else did I see?
I saw Hamnet, which is all right.
I still haven't seen it.
Yeah, it's all right.
It took me a while to figure out that the main character is William Shakespeare.
I'm like, all right, who
are you people?
It's
about 40 minutes in.
I'm like, oh, he's Shakespeare.
Oh, I'm
an
idiot.
I gotta see it.
Yeah, and then Oh started to watch Blue Moon, but it's kind of unwatchable.
Oh, really?
Unless you unless you want to I mean I like Ethan Hawke a lot Yeah, but unless you want to watch him talk in a bar for two hours You know
Before I let you go, first of all, tell us where people can find your art.
Steve is a tremendous artist.
Last time he was here, we put some of him on the stream.
But check out his work.
He does great stuff that is with Southern California as a backdrop, and typically.
But it's great stuff.
Tell us where we can see it or find it.
You can find it on my website, which is paintingsbystevesseagram.com.
It's
great stuff.
And one of these days, Steve, when I have some walking around money, I'm going to buy one.
OK, sure.
Cool,
man.
I'll give you a deal.
You give your old palpedia discount, right?
Absolutely.
Yes,
I give all my friends discounts.
All right.
Buddy, this is always fun.
Thank you so much for being on the show tonight.
Sure.
Thanks
for having me, people.
We'll talk soon.
Say hi to
Toomey for me.
Yeah, we'll do.
And I'll tell you all the things off the air that I couldn't tell you on the air.
OK.
It's secret, ladies and gentlemen.
Always fun.
Thank you, buddy.
All right, thanks.
Bye-bye.
See you.
All right, so we've got, let's catch up.
So, Zomers, tell us, we got to read some text, but I want to hear if you could do a quick review of weapons.
Yeah, weapons.
I would say, in every movie, people say that the camera is a character.
In the weapons, in the weapons.
In weapons, that is very true.
And the way that it moves differently for each character, because for those who haven't seen weapons, it's set up in a series of vignettes.
Like, it'll have the first 20 minutes, or I don't know how long they are, but the first 20 minutes is from the perspective of one character, and then it's another, and then it's another.
And the way, like, every character's approach to the world and how scared they are or aren't really determines, like, what you get to see, you know, is it mostly facing them and you just see what's behind them and you can't see her on the corner?
Or are they, you know, actually paying attention and facing things?
And also, like you guys said, the performances are just crazy.
And it's really funny, too, which is unsurprising.
So it was directed by Zach Crager.
I found out after who was a member of Whites Kids You Know, a comedy troupe and show that I watched most of at way too young an age, not family friendly, but I was a big fan of it.
So it makes sense that I found this movie funny as well.
Yeah, he did.
He did Barbarian, too.
I don't know what made me rent that one night, but it was that was really good, too I
want to say I liked
it a little more than I liked weapons, although Weapons had that cool run the way the kids put their arms out and the poster was so creepy
the poster was very creepy
Yeah So check out weapons Amy Madigan is our guest Steve Seager and mentioned is nominated for an Academy Award for best supporting actress, which is pretty cool our
Oh, this is funny.
Okay.
I thought this was in regard to our question of the night, which is what is your favorite Jim Carrey movie?
But Scott Tom says a place where nobody cares to go Xanadu That's what that's one of his songs.
He never needs to hear again and then Scott continues with a list.
He says what does the Fox say?
He said he didn't wear shorts until he was he was 19 and I said when I grew up in my neighborhood in Chicago all these kids that thought they were so tough They did not wear shorts
They would take their shirt off if it was 95 degrees and keep their jeans on and tuck the shirt into the pocket.
You
know, here in Wisconsin, if kids think they're cool, they wear shorts in winter.
That's true.
But honestly, God, when I moved to Wisconsin, to northern Wisconsin, I was like, oh, my God, people wear shorts.
That's so cool.
Scott also says, and it was problematic.
My kids tell me so every time I reference it.
But Ace Ventura Pet Detective, the first one, probably nailed it also.
He was pretty good in Lemony Snicket.
Oh my god, I forgot about that movie Scott also says I heard Blue Moon was like watching a stage play, but pretty cool I do want to see it.
I've heard Ethan Hawke is really good in it Scott says and I was rolling in the aisles at two or three scenes during me myself and Irene particularly when he was pulling the items out of the trunk of the car Yeah, that is a great movie or not great movie a funny movie that the set pieces and are hilarious
going back to the text line.
Eric in Madison in the 608 says the Truman Show.
Monica also in the 608 in Mount Horrib says, I loved Ace Ventura, but I was inspired by how much I liked the Truman Show.
Would you say Truman Show is our winner tonight?
Oh, definitely.
That's gotten so many texts.
Yeah.
I really thought Dumb and Dumber was going to kind of rule, but Truman Show is by far and away.
608 says the man on the moon.
Oh, that's Luke in Madison.
Okay.
The man on the moon, he was Andy Kaufman.
And you know what?
I'm not name-dropping here, Zomers, because you know that Lauren Holly was in my film, The Godfather of Green Bay.
She told me on the set that Jim Carrey, she was married to Jim Carrey, she said he got into character by hanging out at biker bars, which is what Andy Kaufman used to do.
And she said one night he brought all these bikers from a rowdy biker bar to their home and she was up
reading a book or something at their bed and she goes downstairs and there's bikers everywhere and she was she said it was pretty crazy.
So Jim Carrey getting into the role he is a bizarre guy too kind of like Andy Kaufman that was kind of a no-brainer casting him as Andy Kaufman.
TJ in the 920 says I loved Liar Liar on VHS as a kid.
There are so many funny moments and quotable lines in that movie.
Yes there are and
fellow comedians and nightlight guests Ben Venuti Rednick Steve Steve Leo Stephen Leo Ben Venuti Rednick wrote Liar Liar had great success with that film Barb from Waukesha's in the 262 says a tie between fun with Dick and Jane and Liar Liar Zomers, did you think when someone put fun with Dick and Jane earlier they were referring to a song?
I was uncertain because you know it's
I don't know.
It's just a common phrase.
Yeah.
I meant to address that earlier because I thought at first it was a song, but then I realized, oh, wait a minute.
That was a remake.
And it was a Jim Carrey movie.
Thank you, Barb.
Jim in Appleton says, the Ace Ventura movies were good.
Dumb and Dumber is classic.
My favorite is still The Mask.
Another vote for The Mask.
There are no right or wrong answers, folks.
There are only your answers.
How are we doing on time, A.Z.?
Got a minute.
A minute.
That's not enough time, but we're going to read this anyway.
Tony the Trucker in the 608 says, Pete met Luke Zamm at a quick trip on a sunny Saturday morning.
We had coffee and talked for 20 minutes.
This is the host of Wisconsin Foodie, who producer Arthur Ersink was talking about and what a great human being Luke is.
He says, Tony the Trucker says, one of the best experiences I've ever had.
It was like we were old friends.
Great guy.
Love hearing stories like that.
Keep those Jim Carrey movies coming, folks.
Share with us songs you never need to hear again.
We're doing it all here at Night Light.
Aaron Zahmer's riding shotgun.
We are coming right back on the Civic Media Radio Network with Mike Toomey.
Oh That's a good one too Welcome back folks.
This is a nightlight with peach wabba Great to have you here on this Wednesday night as we broadcast statewide in the beautiful state of Wisconsin Usually from downtown Green Bay, but from Christmas City, USA Marinette, Wisconsin is where we're broadcasting from and Aaron's armors The lovely and talented Aaron's armors is in Madison.
How's it going down there?
Going
well although a
little worse now that I just listened to part of breakfast at Tiffany's See that's all right, let's bring in our guests because that laugh you just heard That was one of the most genuine laughs I've ever heard from my friend a very funny talented comedian and Host of the one of the hosts of the WGN morning show in Chicago.
Mr. Mike to me joins us now.
Hey, buddy.
You forgot the same genuine laffer
Yes
you know how it is we should do that like who has the worst fake laugh
you
know because you've been around people like that to try to act like they're having a better time than they are yes so we can do a thing in that
or it's uncomfortable yeah my favorite is the the supportive stand-up comic in the back of the room that goes yeah
because he wants people to know that's his laugh
right and the audience isn't laughing but i got it
My uh, it's it's like performative laughing and
my
brother-in-law John went to college with a guy He always used to say whenever the Cosby show would come on and then whatever the show was after it family ties or nightcore or something He would leave the dorm room the door open so that the whole floor could hear him laughing at the Cosby show So he could tell let everybody knew this guy
likes the Cosby funny.
We had a neighbor you couldn't tell if he was laughing or crying
Because he would just go like, so this is funny?
Or it sounded kind of like a laugh.
He'd be like, I can't believe she left me.
Like, is that funny?
Mike, do you have a favorite Jim Carrey movie?
Where are you at on Jim Carrey?
You've been in comedy your whole adult life since you were 18.
You were one of the first people, not first people I knew, because I didn't know you then, but you started earlier than almost anyone I've ever talked to.
Yeah, I like Dumb and Dumber a lot, but I think that's as much a Jeff Daniels movie as it is a Jim Carrey movie.
The funniest thing in that whole movie is the bathroom scene with Jeff Daniels, I think.
That brings out genuine laugh, I mean real out loud.
kind of laugh.
So, uh, Dumbergo, I also like Cable Guy.
Very funny.
Yes, that's a great,
no one has mentioned that yet.
I think, uh, my favorite moment, I mean, Jim Carrey is just funny.
He's one of those people, he doesn't even need a script if he just starts doing stuff, he's funny.
But he, when he walks into the bathroom and Owen, or no, I'm sorry, he's the men's room attendant and Owen Wilson walks in and has that real deadpan delivery.
He just nods at Jim Carrey and goes, hey, stretch.
Jim Carrey starts wailing out.
But I would agree with you on Dumb and Dumber, except I think the scene where they're with Mike Starr, who talked about that once on this show, he's sitting between them in the shagging wagon they called it, the dog
truck.
And they're annoying the crap out of him.
And he says, can we listen to the radio when they start singing Mockingbird and he's about to kill them?
I don't know.
But it's such a great movie.
I'm with you.
How are you doing tonight, Mike?
I'm doing great.
You?
I'm doing well.
So how are things at the WGN morning show?
And tell us about your show, kind of a spin-off you do, that you were nice enough to ask me to be a guest on.
That was so much fun.
Where can people see that?
Because they don't have to live in Chicago to see
that.
Correct.
There's, I guess, an offshoot or satellite of WGN TV called WGN Plus, and it's a TV app.
And you can download it on Roku, Apple TV, Smart TVs.
And if that doesn't work for you, you can go to WGNTV.com slash live when the show comes on and watch it that way as well.
But it runs every Saturday morning at 10.
And then we get a replay at four that day.
And then Monday night, it'll show again at eight PM.
Wow.
OK.
And you've been doing it now for a couple of years.
That's a great show, great format too.
It's going well.
We're having fun with it, learning stuff every week.
So, you know, it's good.
We like it.
That's awesome.
Do you have, we're going to talk about probably after the news, we'll get to some really bad songs.
We
have, we both have songs we don't like, but
do you
have a song that you might like?
Like Steve Segrin and I were just, he said to say hi, by the way.
We were just discussing songs we never need to hear again.
Do you have any of those?
Well, I mean, that's the same category,
right?
Yes and no because like I like this song sweet Caroline, but I don't need to hear it again.
You know what I mean?
I
Don't know if I have anything in that because if I like it I like hearing it You know I have a playlist that I you know But when I go to Jim or whatever and it is four songs, so I'd listen
That's a quick workout
only like four They're all they're all polkas.
It's one of them one of them's a jingle
from a commercial no I don't know if there's anything where I'm like okay that's good I don't have to hear it again but music to me is like comedy where if you can look at the words and it makes sense and you like that I like it better you know
yeah I like
that because there are some pieces of comedy that are more about how things are being said than what actually is being said that holds true for music as well
very that's a great point and now all I can do is picture you walking around the gym with your headphones
And
if I'm there long enough, you'll hear me singing again.
If I'm
there more than 14 minutes.
A couple extra sets today.
Mike Toomey is my guest.
He is one of the hosts of the WGN Morning Show and a very funny stand-up comedian.
We're going to talk about songs we really, truly hate, folks.
Everyone is joined in when Steve was here with songs they never need to hear again.
You can be part of this discussion as well.
Tell us about songs you just flat out hate.
And if you still want to tell us your Jim Carrey movie, that's great too.
Matt in Eau Claire says, not sure about the title, but that miserable 500 miles tune.
I would walk 500 miles.
That's
a great one.
Thank you, Matt.
And then Dave in Madison says, a big bowl of onions here for the Super Bowl snack.
Oh, Mike, Steve said he would put out a snack table at the Super Bowl of the worst snacks ever, just
a
mess.
Like just a big bowl of tuna, mayo.
No crackers or anything like that, so.
All right, Mike Toomey is here, folks.
We're coming right back after the news and we're going to talk about songs we hate.
This is Pete Schwabba and Nightlight on the Civic Media Radio Network.
I hate this song.
Welcome back.
This is Nightlight with Pete Schwabbe.
Great to have you here, folks.
Tomorrow night on the show from the movie Song Song Blue, Hudson Hensley will be here.
And we're doing the popcorn pick of the week with Shannon Simon of Cedar Crest Ice Cream and film critic Davika Grish.
Hope you could join me then.
Right now, we are back with Mike Toomey and Aaron Zamas.
I need some clarification.
What song was that, sir?
That was something just like this by the Chainsmokers and Coldplay.
And you could switch it out with any other Chainsmokers song because they've written one song.
It goes... In every single one with a slightly different melody and a different singer.
And they're all awful.
And I hate it.
And they never should have been popular.
It just... It infuriates me every time I heard one of those on the radio when this band was big.
Because yeah, they wrote one song and then made gajillions of dollars.
And the one song is garbage.
You were so thrilled when I picked this category tonight.
Yeah,
because I could yell about
the chain-spokers on the radio.
Brian in the 920 says, aha, take on me.
Hate the song because the video scares me.
Oh, I still love that
video.
Yeah, it's a weird cartoony kind of
video, right?
Yeah.
But at the
time,
it was so different and weird and cool.
John in Madison in the 608 says, oh, I'm sorry, part one here.
He says, hey, Peter and Aaron voting for Dumb and Dumber.
Jim and Jeff were both so darn great.
Comedy classic in my book.
Also, he is amazing in eternal sunshine of the spotless mind.
Good taste.
Thank you, John.
Mike Toomey is here, folks.
He is one of the morning hosts of the WGN Morning Show and a very funny comedian.
We're talking, we're about to talk about songs we hate.
Mike.
Yes.
Is there a song that you wish was like never even created because it's
that bad?
Yeah, well, yeah, I'll start with number one.
I think, you know, I'm gonna check.
See, I don't get struck by lightning here, but I think the little drummer boy is not just the worst holiday song, but the worst song ever.
First off, where is parents, you know, during this whole thing?
It's the middle of the night, presumably.
It's always dark.
And he's just playing it.
It's just odd.
Where are his parents?
Following the star through the desert by himself
in the dark.
I know that's a little valid.
How old is this kid?
Would your parents let you do that?
But is it the song itself?
OK.
That part?
That part?
Yeah.
You get the feeling that's just like a placeholder?
Like they're writing the song and they're on a roll.
What do we put in that one?
We'll just say something there and we'll get back to it.
And then they finish the song and they're like, we never put anything in there.
What did we say?
And they just used it.
It's like that song by Spandau Ballet where the
guy
goes, why do I find it hard to write the next line?
He put that in there while he was writing the song and never went back.
And then when he recorded it, he just like, nah, that's fine.
That's hilarious.
I never, I always thought he was referring to their story.
Why do I find, yeah, he's like when he's writing
the song.
I can't think, do, do, do, do, do.
Why do I find, we'll put it in there and then we'll fix it.
And then they say, they kind of do the same thing you just said.
They go, bup, bup, bup, bup, bup, bup.
They could just let the music play.
Right, right.
What about the, what about the Bing Crosby, David Bowie, little drummer boy?
Does that.
does that
raise the
level
or lower it raises it maybe raises a little bit but the the part that isn't the original part is fine i guess
for me personally it's it doesn't raise up little drummer boy so much as it brings down my esteem of of those two
right
it's the banter is so bad too when they're talking how are you doing david oh good bing how are you
And then he said, I'm going crazy.
Well, I think everybody is these days.
Yeah.
What is that?
OK.
Pretty little
thing, isn't it?
I cut you off, Mike.
Sorry.
You were on a roll.
I
said, pretty little thing, isn't it?
What is that?
That doesn't mean Grosby say that during the song.
Pretty little number.
And there's
something
like that.
I
don't know.
That was so bad when men used to refer to women as numbers.
She's a cute little number.
A cute little number.
Like a number?
Yeah.
How did that ever start?
I don't know.
I'm going to say, OK, two of my songs that I think are ridiculous both take place in Georgia.
OK,
I love this.
One of them is the night that the lights went out in Georgia.
OK, this story goes, a guy comes back from being out of town and he finds out that everybody is kind of fooling around with his wife.
And the guy that's telling him, he gets really mad.
And the guy goes, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, hold it.
Because to tell you the truth, I've been with him myself.
That's how he cools him down.
Hey, listen.
It's not just everybody else.
It's me, too.
So that guy gets killed, right?
And when he finds and dead on the floor of his home, the Georgia patrol is making their rounds.
So you know what he did?
He fired a shot just to flag him down.
Dead guy shot on your floor.
I better get the police over here.
So I'm going to start shooting this, pick up the gun and start shooting it so that they'll come.
And now he's holding the gun that he just fired on the guys down.
That's the worst piece of songwriting
maybe ever.
So he's the voice of reason telling his friend that all these guys have been with his wife, but
it's okay.
I've been with her too.
Tell you the truth.
I've been with her myself.
What do you think the point of that line was?
You just cool him down saying, look, it's not just a couple of guys.
It's everybody.
So, you know, relax.
And his friend obviously isn't too bright, because he'd be like, oh, really?
Oh, OK.
Oh, cool.
I get it.
I get you.
I never knew.
I had no idea what that song was about, Mike.
I
had no idea.
But Vicki Lawrence, who's singing the song, spoiler alert, she was the one who killed Andy.
He killed her.
Oh, my gosh.
And you know what?
Spoiler alert.
How old is that song?
It's 1974 or something like that.
and people have had enough time.
Stuck with me.
It's stuck in my crop.
Here's the other one from Georgia.
Devil went down to Georgia.
I happen to like the song.
I think it's cool.
But in this song, we learned that the devil has integrity.
Oh,
really?
Because, well, come on.
He bets, I'll bet a fiddle of gold against your soul that says I'm better than you.
And he says to the guy, I bet you didn't know, but I'm a fiddle player too.
Like, in case he didn't know that the devil was gifted with the violin, he's telling him, the devil.
Wow.
Okay.
So he bets the fiddle of gold against his soul and this Johnny clearly defeats the devil.
The devil bowed his head because he knew that he'd been beaten.
He laid that golden fiddle on the ground at Johnny's feet.
So like why wouldn't the devil just go screw you?
I'm not giving you the fiddle and the devil.
I'm going to smite you.
Why would the devil like, so that means there's people in the world worse than the devil because not everybody would give him the fiddle that he promised.
You get what I'm saying?
I love that.
That's a deep, hey, Aaron, we have some of that song, don't we?
The devil went down to Georgia.
Yeah.
And I don't dislike the song.
Yeah, you're right.
This part's great.
Yeah.
All right, let's hear some lyrics.
All right.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Well, the devil loses.
He sets up the contest.
He loses and then he makes good on it.
Yeah, that
is kind of
weird.
That's what the devil would do.
Right.
And you said
that.
There are people who are worse than the devil.
And I think Johnny is one of them.
And he's super, you know, he's certainly committing the sin of, I can't think, like he's overzealous.
He's, he's full of himself.
It's pride.
He's like, you know, I'm the best there's ever been.
Right.
And then the devil says early on,
And I'm way behind.
In what?
He was in a bind.
He was way behind.
He had to catch up on souls.
Oh, yeah.
Like he collects souls.
He was falling behind.
You know, he's doing other stuff.
He says, make a deal.
Like you're right.
The devil would make a deal.
He would just, he might offer you a deal and then say, I'm not honoring it.
I'm the devil.
And he wouldn't challenge anybody to a fiddle off if he knew he was, yeah, that's right.
All right, excellent use of our geography, Mike, with the Georgia dual Georgia tunes.
I didn't notice that.
How about this?
Are you a fan of David Gates and Bred?
I
didn't
know David Gates.
I know Bred, certainly.
David Gates is a lead singer of Bred.
And like so many groups, he branched off and just was David Gates.
He did a song called Diary.
In this show, in this story, starts with...
I found her diary underneath the tree and started reading about me.
She leaves it under a tree for whatever reason.
Yeah, if you don't want your diary, I'm just going to leave it here under this tree, hoping that it doesn't rain, if nothing else.
And the guy says, well, I guess I'll just read some chapters about me.
And he picks it up.
Now, in the course of reading her diary, he says the words that she'd written took me by surprise.
I'd never read them in her eyes.
So in other words,
She's saying all this great stuff about me, but I can't see that when I look at her.
Well, gee, maybe she's not writing about you.
And it turns out, you know, the story, she's not.
She's not reading about him.
Idiot.
Do you have any of that, Summers?
Okay.
Oh, that's heartbreaking.
Okay, she wouldn't show it because it's not for you.
That's kind of heartbreaking, yeah.
Yeah, but he's a jerk.
He picks up the diary and starts reading it.
Granted, you don't leave it under a tree, but that's just so weird.
Yeah, it's like where it was.
You know, I'm gonna start reading about me in this diary.
Where did I leave my diary?
I
think I saw one out under a tree.
Is that one yours?
Mine is the one that, yeah, I think I left it under the tree.
Oh, that's funny.
All right, that's four.
Okay.
Right?
Okay.
This is just a song about a guy who wants to cheat on his wife.
That's the whole song.
And he's looking for the listener that said, yeah, that sounds good.
He puts an ad in the paper.
For a personal ad.
And someone answers the ad and they set up a meeting.
Let's meet at this bar.
And he's waiting.
And the person who walks into the bar is his wife.
And the lyrics follow, and we laughed for a moment when they both discovered they were gonna cheat.
And she said, oh, and he said, oh, it's you.
That's in the song?
Yeah.
I had no idea.
I don't think I ever listened to lyrics.
Like when I was a kid, I just thought that was a catchy tune.
So the both people, it's like a sting operation.
And they said, oh, it's you.
We were just gonna cheat on each other.
That is the funniest moment.
I never knew that you liked all that stuff that you said in the ad.
Terrible.
You have to like, pretend that you knew it was her at that point.
Gotcha.
Stupid.
But they both like all these things in the chorus.
We're coming right back.
We'll have a couple more minutes with our pal, Mike Toomey.
We're talking about songs we hate and I've got a great one.
I don't know if Mike will see this coming, but we're coming right back on
Nightlight
with Peach Waba on the Civic Media radio network.
Kid, where are your parents?
Where's his parents?
I was excommunicated during the commercial break.
This is Pete Schwabba in Nightlight.
That, of course, is the little drummer boy.
Mike Toomey is my guest.
He is one of the hosts of the WGN Morning Show in Chicago and a very funny comedian.
We're talking about songs we hate.
In Mike's case, nobody breaks a song down better than him or does a deep dive into it.
We have a phone call.
Rick from Walk of Shaw is on the line.
He wants to share a song too.
Hey, Rick, how are you?
Hey, hey, Pete.
You reminded me of, you know, they had this thing called the One Hit Wonders.
Oh, sure.
And I think it was this one.
I was in grade school and my brother was in high school and he was
performing with a group that was doing quite well and he took me it was a buck to get in in this gym and question mark and the mysterious he had a that was the name of the band no that was the band yeah that was the name of the group that was the band and the song was i cried 96 tears yeah and in the hour and a little more of the performance
They sang three songs and One was I cried 90 96 tears they they took three breaks and they played the song before the break and then when they come back and they open the performance with the song I mean
of over an hour of that song and it was like played a lot on the radio and I don't know if they disappeared in the northerland or whatever happened to them but it was question marking the mysterious and they left you with a lot of questions.
Somebody took him out behind the school and beat him senseless for playing the same song over.
Rick thank you very much for the call tonight buddy.
I think the Riddler produced a lot of their music.
The Riddler.
has played
by
Jim
Carrey in Batman Forever.
Yes.
Yes.
Full
circle.
We've
got another text from Matt and Eau Claire says, making love in my Chevy van.
At the end of the tune, he boots her out of the van in the middle of a dirt road with no shoes.
Sheesh.
And that was all right with
him.
That's all right.
That's a terrible song.
All right.
Here's my song that's funny.
Mike and I used to work the road doing stand up together.
And sometimes these songs would come on and we'd crack up.
Aaron played that one that I picked out for Mike.
You
can
sing if you want, Mike.
See, this is all fine.
Is it, though?
It's OK.
It's OK.
You're my friend, Mike.
That's why
I love
when this song came on.
We were friends.
From out of this world.
All right, that's good.
So, Mike, tell us your favorite line in the whole song.
Home's the most excellent place of all.
Home is the most excellent place of all.
It's so mailed in.
Anywhere.
Most excellent place?
Like, is this Wayne's World?
Or are you being lazy?
Like, I cannot stand that.
Like, last night, we did this thing with the Dr. Pepper, you know, the old Be a Pepper commercial.
And then the new one, where a woman supposedly, it's unverified, but got paid $2 million for the song, Dr. Pepper, baby.
And then, that's it.
And then the lyric after it is, it's nice and good.
It's nice and good.
I was furious.
I'm like, are you serious?
That's the worst jingle I've ever like I like the beginning But I hate lazy songwriting and Neil Diamond did it in Heartlight home's the most excellent place.
All
right.
How about this one?
I'm the same now Kenny Rogers she believes in me Remember that one part of this song.
I think we're in like a store and it was like playing overhead And all of a sudden we neither of us were talking.
Yes
in that one part and what is what does Kenny say there?
But one time we were in a store and that song was on and we both we heard it and we were in separate aisles and I'm cracking up I'm like oh where's Mike and I turn the aisle and you turn in the aisle right as he said that song and we both said God our love is true with Kenny It's one of the most serendipitous fun moments of
my life.
It was so great Hey, this was fun.
Mike.
I appreciate it.
Thank you so much for yeah
Yeah, we'll keep working on that list too, but you need to get some rest.
You got to get up right and early, right?
I'll be asleep in eight minutes.
With visions of heartlight in your soul, I'm sure.
I'll sing that song to myself as I'm falling asleep.
Bed's the most
excellent place.
Actually, bed is the most excellent place, but it's in my home, so technically that is still.
They both
work.
Thank you, buddy.
We'll talk soon.
All right, see ya.
All
right, Mike, too many
ladies and gentlemen.
You got it.
So we heard a lot of bad music tonight's armors.
Yeah, we heard a lot of
bad music Do I need to apologize?
No Okay, you know, we're still I feel like the average radio station probably plays a lot of these
songs Exactly.
How are we doing on a text?
Did we get through our text line for the most part?
I
believe
so.
Yeah, I think we have to go Nick and Marshall Bruce Almighty liar liar in the Grinch, okay
And then we've got Matt in Eau Claire says, Hey Pete, not a feature length film, but fire marshal Bill never disappoints.
The famous Jim Carrey skit.
He says, Aki Breakie Hart is one of his songs, a free bird, paradise by the dashboard lights.
I forgot about that one.
Anything by Garth Brooks to quote the great Chris Christopherson, the guy did more, the guy did for country music, what pantyhose did for finger sandwiches.
Did I just read something inappropriate at Zomers?
I don't even know what that means.
I don't
know.
I don't understand it either.
It makes me.
Finger sandwiches is just funny though.
He says, I didn't have service for the sweetheart candy question, but you be kitty and another that say, me peep.
If we didn't get to your texts, we'll read them again tomorrow night, folks.
My thanks to Aaron Zomers.
Tune in tomorrow night.
Hudson Henley will be here from Song Song Blue.
Thank you to Steve Seager and Mike Toomey and Arthur Ursink.
Thanks for all your texts and calls.
Always a fun time here at Nightlight.
Thank you, Zomers.
I will see you tomorrow night, my friend.
Good night, Wisconsin.
Hopefully with some better music.
That's a bad one, too.
Closing time.
one, two, one, two, three, four.
Broadcasting live statewide from the Civic Media Studios in Green Bay.
This is Night Light with Pete Schwabba, your inside source on everything entertainment from Wisconsin to Hollywood.
And now a guy who's had a paper route for 25 years but never collected, Pete Schwabba.
Hey, welcome to Nightlight, ladies and gentlemen.
How are we doing?
Great to have you here tonight.
Happy Wednesday, everybody.
We are jamming through this Super Bowl week, as they call it.
The Super Bowl has almost become like a holiday in this country.
So I think it's safe to say Super Bowl week.
This is an entertainment show, and the Super Bowl is certainly entertainment.
So very excited about that.
And a great show tonight, some really fun topics we're going to discuss tonight.
We'll get into all of that.
We got a great question and some fun things I found that I'm very anxious to discuss with all of the listeners tonight.
It'll be really fun.
All of you are going to have chances to weigh in.
The phone lines are open as they always are here at Nightlight at 855-752-4842.
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Great to have you here.
Sitting in tonight for the Kid Conrad Krieger is
Aaron Zommers, always fun to work with you, my friend.
How are you tonight?
Doing well, always fun to work with you also.
And you know, I'm shocked that at this point, the Super Bowl is not considered a national holiday.
I mean, I'm sure it would be if it wasn't Sunday.
How sad is it?
Like, honestly, like in this country, you know, where I feel like election day should be a national holiday, it's more likely that
Super Bowl Sunday, well, it's already, we already have the day off, but it was during the week people would probably rather have it as a national holiday.
Oh, you think
so?
Definitely.
I think the majority of Americans, if I had to guess, would probably rather watch the Super Bowl than vote, which is unfortunate.
Just not even acceptable on any level.
Why not both?
You know what?
We should play the Super Bowl at the voting booth.
I was just gonna say, have a big screen TV set up over, you know, I don't know.
Over the book like America's most wanted or something like that.
So How are things in Madison tonight Aaron?
What's what's cooking down there?
What am I missing?
Well Not a whole lot, you know by this time of day usually people have head home and that is the case today one of the only ones here in the studio As far as the out-of-doors, you know, it's warmer than it has been still chilly, but we're not talking zero or below wind chills
For sure.
No, it's there's it's freezing up here in northern Wisconsin.
We are still dealing with this I did have this this was kind of fun today.
I love when weird things happen to me in my hometown and I had to go pay our mechanic we have this Gigantic car called a Toyota Land Cruiser and I had to go they did some work on an oil change.
I went to pay while I'm on my way there I'm trapped behind this driver who in a 25
It's a side street.
I was taking a shortcut.
She's going 10.
And I'm like, you know, I got a life to lead.
Can we pick it up a little bit here?
I'm kind of tailgating because I'm looking for a place to pass her.
And then I'm like, well, I don't want to freak her out.
She finally pulls over a little and I pass her and she's looking for an address.
Obviously, I didn't make a big deal.
I gave her a wave and I kept going.
I go pay the mechanic.
I come back 15 minutes later.
I'm on the other side of town behind the same car.
on a bigger street this time, but she's holding up traffic.
At one point, I almost wanted to motion her over and say, do you need some help?
But it was so bizarre that it was the same car and the same driver on opposite sides of town.
I don't know.
Maybe the address was just completely wrong the first time.
I'm not sure.
It could have been like, yeah, let's say it could have been like Vulcan Drive instead of Vulcan Street.
Where am I getting Vulcan from?
I don't know.
I can't never see a Vulcan drive or street.
There should be though.
But I have many driving mishaps up here in Marinette, Wisconsin.
You get a wide array.
We've got a very older population here.
So you get a lot of older drivers.
You get some young idiot drivers.
We have a huge parking lot out by our mall where kids with pickup trucks go and do donuts.
And there's no
It's just all parking spots from like the 80s when they needed more space and now there's no lanes or anything.
It is an absolute fiasco free for all.
People just driving over old parking spots, it's insanity.
So that's what I'm dealing with up here, Aaron.
What do you think about that?
It's
pretty crazy how different everybody drives around the state.
Like living in Madison, way different than Manitowoc where I grew up.
which is probably a little closer to Marinette.
You know, you got the people meeting up in the Walmart parking lot, which just probably sounds like it's a little more used than the one that you're talking about.
A little less safe to be doing donuts.
That's insane.
But it's just bad driving, too.
It's people not adhering to any kind of lanes or whatever they just drive.
If there's no car park there, they'll just drive over it like it's part of the lane.
But I think I cut you off.
Please continue.
Oh, I was just going to say, I always have to think very carefully when I'm driving back home in Manitowoc because
These speed limit signs are suggestions here, not as much in Manitowoc.
But in Madison, people just go.
So they'll nail you in Manitowoc.
They're not messing around.
Maybe.
I mean, I did get pulled over once.
I got a warning.
This was before I lived in Madison.
But it's no Rosendale or anything, where they sell
merch
for their driving tickets.
Awful.
Rosendale, like years ago, I got a ticket there.
They don't even give you, like when they say, when the speed limit goes from like 55 to 35, they expect you to be at 35 within like 20 feet, or they'll get you.
And that's how they got me.
And then you try to say something to a public servant, and they kind of think you're giving him attitude.
I'm like, I'm asking legitimately a question like, how was I supposed to get down to that speed limit that quick?
I got two kids in the car.
I would have had to like leave a skid mark on the road or something.
It's terrible.
Yeah, following the law should not
necessitate getting whiplash.
No or any kind of danger for that matter That is the voice of Aaron Zommer's ladies and gentlemen always fun to partner up with Aaron and have him produce nightlight Lots of fun on the show tonight news sports and weather coming up in just about 18 minutes But our guests tonight check out these guests.
I love this guest lineup Arthur Ursink will be here from American American
Wisconsin Foodie.
Wisconsin is an American state.
Arthur will be here after the news.
We're going to talk about his upcoming new season, the 16th of Wisconsin Foodie, that drops tomorrow.
And then Arthur and I will, he can tell you what's on tap, what you can expect this season.
The show is just an Emmy-winning, outstanding piece of television shot right here in Wisconsin, celebrating local food and community.
It's just outstanding.
So we'll talk to Arthur about that at 535 and maybe Dabble into some Super Bowl snacks.
He's always got some fun healthy suggestions if you want if you want healthy Super Bowl snacks, not everybody does Steve Seagrin will be here at 635 Steve is an actor artist comedian if you've seen the godfather of Green Bay He played Ralphie the bartender.
He's been on the office.
He's been on friends and all kinds of fun
credits and Steve started this list on social media Aaron a couple years ago with songs I never need to hear again and it just kept growing and adding to it so periodically he comes on to nightlight and we talk about his list and these songs because they get stuck in your head so if you don't want bad songs stuck in your head you might want to turn the radio down for Steve's visit but you might not want to either because he's hilarious and we're gonna have a lot of fun with those with those songs and then
Did I tell you Sherry Shepherd was supposed to be on the show?
Yes today.
Okay, so her talk show got canceled Her reps emailed me the other night and said Terry her Milwaukee day got canceled for a live show So she's gonna have to back out of the nightlight and appearance.
I said that's fine.
You know, I get it Well as it turns out the next morning I read her whole show got canceled.
So
yeah,
that's probably yeah, not in a very good place right now.
Anyway, so but
Sherry's great, but Mike too me.
My pal will be here filling in.
Mike is a TV host at WGN.
A very funny comedian and we will talk to Mike in hour number three.
So it's going to be a lot of fun.
We got great guests.
Right now, Erin, I think without further ado, we should get to our nightlight question of the night.
Let's talk about the question.
OK, question.
Question.
Question.
Pregunta.
Question.
Question.
OK, I have a question.
Questions.
This question.
Domanda.
Question.
Question.
Questions.
All right, so on this day in history, Ace Ventura, pet detective came out starring Jim Carrey.
So it got me thinking.
What is your favorite Jim Carrey movie?
I was not a huge fan of Ace Venture.
I thought it was funny.
I thought it had two or three big laughs.
But I saw it before I really knew who Jim Carrey was.
And since then, he has put together quite a body of work.
He's done hilarious comedies, some crazy dramas.
He's really kind of broadened his acting horizons, so to speak.
But let us know what your favorite Jim Carrey film is, and let's have a discussion.
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Aaron you got a
favorite Jim Carrey movie well first It looks like one of our people watching the radio is already weighed in Carol on Facebook says the mask Okay
You know I'm gonna open up here a little bit Carol that's a great that's a great choice and he was great in it my pal Rich Jenny was also in the movie.
God rest his soul Aaron, I don't know if I've told you this before my writing partner and I Greg Lee and I had a script called dream girl it was about
A character like Julia Roberts, the most famous movie star in America stalking a guy who manages like a steak and shake.
And she's in love with him because he helped her change a tire when she was driving across country in a rainstorm.
She loves it.
He's a normal guy.
They have a fling.
She goes back to Hollywood.
He swears to secrecy.
He says, I'll never tell anyone.
She says, please don't.
The paparazzi will ruin your life.
Well, she comes back two days later and says, I want you.
And he rejects her.
and she can't handle that.
She makes his life miserable.
So the script was called Dream Girl.
We were really proud of it.
We thought it was really funny.
It was like Notting Hill meets Fatal Attraction.
And Jamie Kennedy, the actor, was attached to play the lead role.
Jamie Kennedy decided to do the Mask 2 first, and sadly it killed his career.
And Dream Girl is still sitting on the shelves at Warner Brothers.
Why on earth would you follow Jim Carrey?
Yeah, that's not really he's not a performer that you can outdo.
No And especially in a role.
He's already done.
So Carol you are spot-on with mask.
That was a great movie Jim Carrey had a lot to do in it.
It was a really an excellent showcase of his talents Dave on the stream says laces out.
I don't know that script I haven't seen that one either.
I'm not familiar But I mean, I know it exists.
I can tell you that much.
Sure.
I believe you
Thank you, Dave.
And thank you, Carol.
Mine is Dumb and Dumber.
It's not a sexy choice, but it's one of my favorite comedies of all time.
That's my favorite Jim Carrey movie.
I still haven't seen Dumb and Dumber, which I know I need to.
I'll have to watch
this again.
How about that?
You got to watch it, dude.
I'm telling you.
I know.
I like a lot of his other movies, though.
Like, you got to love How the Grinch Stole Christmas, except
for that
stupid Dahoodore song.
That's something that should be on my list of songs I never need to hear again.
But how was I going to say?
The Truman Show was also a
lot of fun.
Yeah, he's great.
He's great.
And in those serious roles, when he can tone it down a little bit, I think he's excellent.
So all right, folks, we are going to do a very short break coming up in just a moment here.
We've got news, sports, and weather about 12 minutes away.
Tonight, we're talking Jim Carrey.
So let us know your favorite Jim Carrey movie.
After a very short break, I'm going to tell you we're going to do our Olympic spotlight.
We've been focusing on one athlete every night who's competing in the games in Italy starting Friday night.
So that'll be fun.
We'll tell you who that athlete is coming up next.
This is Nightlight with Pete Schwabba on the Civic Media Radio Network.
That is dramatic.
That is outstanding.
Aaron Zahmer's, ladies and gentlemen.
Working the board tonight.
Some Olympic music.
Do you like the Olympics, Aaron?
I do, yeah.
I'm always a fan of the Winter Olympics, personally.
I was just saying that the other night to Conrad that I think...
The winter Olympics, for some reason, I don't know if there's more speed or more excitement or the games are more extreme.
But I think I'm with you other than track and field in the summer.
I don't care about basketball as an Olympic sport.
I like basketball, but not.
I think I like track and field.
After that, give me the give me the winter games and the different sports.
And I like I like all the different things you can do with skis.
You know, you got the slalom and everything,
which
is a fun thing to say as well.
I love all the skiing.
Cross country skiing doesn't really do it for me, but the downhill stuff, the biathlon.
There's a Wisconsinite, the biathlon that we just talked about the other night.
Tonight's spotlight for our Wisconsin athlete competing in the 2026 Olympic Games in Italy, which start Friday night is Jaden O'Brien.
She is a member of the Bobsled team.
What do you think about the Bobsled, Aaron?
The bobsled, that and luge, all the things that when I was a kid, I'd see that and be like, why is this an Olympic sport?
You're just going on a sled.
And then you get older and realize, oh, no, that's really hard and really dangerous.
It's incredible.
Yeah, I'm totally with you.
Like I would watch it and go, oh, they're going in a circle, whoop-de-doo, but it's incredible.
And they're the, you know, the, I would say the challenge or the...
danger in it is what makes it so exciting because even they're wearing helmets but they're going a hundred miles an hour on the luge and the bobsled is probably probably put pretty close to that too.
Jadon O'Brien is from Piwaki, Wisconsin, Erin and she is a bobsledder as I mentioned.
She's called a considered a as are all bobsled athletes a push athlete.
Have you ever heard that phrase before?
I have not but I mean to be fair how else would you describe
what you do there.
I mean, you push off and sled.
Yeah, no, it makes total sense.
I just never I've never heard that phrase before.
So I thought that was kind of cool.
Her parents were both athletes.
She just made the team in August of 2025, which I think is kind of cool.
So she's obviously very good at she finished fourth with her partner in the two woman Bob sled in Latvia.
So that's kind of cool.
She's also a three time pentathlon champ.
of the NCAA indoor games.
Do you know what the pentathlon is?
Uh, no.
Do you?
Well, I'm guessing there's five.
I know pent.
Let's break
the word
down.
Right, right.
I know it's five sports.
I just don't know which ones they are.
But I googled it.
And apparently, I mean, this could be wrong.
This feels wrong.
But I think it is fencing, freestyle swimming, horse riding.
And then a laser run combining pistol shooting and cross country running
Which so why that's impressive because those aren't necessarily Olympic sports.
I don't think any of them are really so she's obviously got Multi talents, right?
There are other pentathlons.
There's man.
This is interesting There's another one that is you know, 60 meters hurdles high jump shot put long jump and 800 meter run So it seems like that the first one I listed off is called the modern pentathlon
which is an Olympic multi-sport.
Okay, so you've got the pent, so we know there's five, but the Thalon can vary.
Yes, that is my understanding, yes.
That makes sense.
Good research, sir, buddy.
That was impressive.
How quickly you pulled that up.
So let's cheer for Jaden O'Brien.
I think that's exciting.
I think it makes the events more fun when you have something and you know a little bit about their history.
And it's one thing to say, oh, they're from Wisconsin.
That might make you cheer for them on its own.
But when you know a little bit about them, she's one of six siblings.
The whole family is athletic.
Her parents were both college athletes.
Very impressive.
And she's a push athlete here.
You're like a push producer,
though, right?
I suppose.
I'm pushing the faders a little bit, but sometimes you pull them to go down.
It's hard work moving these sliders that are designed to move quickly and easily.
Totally precise.
I totally get it.
There's precision, you
know.
Yeah, absolutely I want to talk about this.
I saw this and I shared this with you earlier There's a grown man who on social media has announced he's gonna spend one full year in his bedroom And he's doing it to be healthy.
He's taking this time to eat proper snacks and workout, but he's closing himself off from the outside world
He's calling it the isolation year.
His name is skip voice.
He's 49 years old and he's trying to get healthy He doesn't want the distractions of the outside world or fast food or unhealthy food So he's gonna live in his bedroom for 365 days.
Do you think you could do that Zomers?
I don't think so because when I got COVID and it was still new and we didn't really know what was going on I isolated myself in my room for just you know, 10 days and Maybe it would be better if
I
had a
treadmill like this guy did but my butt hurts so bad.
He started January 10th.
He's three weeks in and he's gonna do 365 days.
Here's the weird thing though.
He is married and his wife is serving him food.
So maybe it's a vacation for the wife too.
I don't know anything about this skip voice.
Maybe he's not a very pleasant person.
I don't know.
I mean I pulled up the live stream earlier today just to check it out and I can confirm there is a man in the room by himself.
He was sitting with his feet up on the wall and playing on his phone.
See, that's the challenge.
I think I could stay in a room for a year if I had my phone.
Oh,
if I can just pull up any movie in human history
and watch it.
Right.
But he's got a bathroom.
He's got a virtual trainer.
And he says, this isn't about shock value.
I wanted to create a controlled environment to step away from constant stimulation, reestablish discipline and rebuild habits around health, focus and accountability.
OK.
I hope it works.
I don't hate it.
I got to be honest.
I think it's admirable in a way.
So maybe I'll try that someday.
Not during the show, but maybe in the time.
Hey, we are coming right back, folks.
New sports and weather is next.
And we will be back with Wisconsin foodies, Arthur Urson.
This is Pete Schwabba in Nightlight.
Aaron's Armour is riding shotgun.
We'll be right back on the Civic Media Radio Network.
That's pretty bad.
I feel like I need to explain.
Steve Seager will be here in hour number two and we are going to be talking about songs we never need to hear again.
So Aaron is having fun with our bumper music tonight and prepping us for Steve's appearance.
I think that was a great one.
This is Pete Schwabba in Nightlight.
Glad to have you here folks.
Aaron's on.
We're sitting in for Conrad tonight and our question of the night is what is your favorite Jim Carrey movie?
So let us know and we will read your texts on the radio.
Very excited to see all the choices.
He's got quite a resume and there are very few actors you can actually say
what is your favorite movie where even if you're a casual fan you still know his body of work so we'll read those as well but right now there's a great show we have here in Wisconsin folks and now you can see it in parts beyond thanks to its success it's called Wisconsin Foodie and joining me now to discuss this fantastic show and you know maybe some Super Bowl snacks too we'll see how it goes that are not so detrimental to your heart either is my pal and Wisconsin Foodie creator
Mr. Arthur Ersing.
Hey, buddy.
Hey, Pete.
Always a pleasure.
Great to have you back.
We've got a lot to talk about because you've got some big news.
So we'll get to that in just a moment.
But first, I have to ask you, do you have a favorite Jim Carrey movie?
You know when I was when you just said that it kind of the first one that came into my mind And I feel bad.
I'm probably leaving out, you know So many great Jim Carrey movies, but the first one that came into my mind is the Truman Show that's it's got to be one of my one of my all-time favorites and Yeah, like I said, I hate I hate that like I hate the favorite It gives me such anxiety to think of like what my favorite is because like later tonight I'm gonna be laying in bed.
I'll be like, oh, there was that one Jim Carrey movie.
God, I love that one so
I'm going with the one that came to my head first, so I was thinking about it earlier this week, and that's the Truman Show.
I love it.
That's a great choice.
And I was just kind of peeking ahead at some of the texts that have been rolling in.
And Truman Show's a popular one.
You can't go wrong with that.
That's a great choice.
How about a song?
Do you have a song, Arthur?
You never need to hear again?
I like all music, my friends.
I
encourage it all.
I'll take it all.
OK.
Even bad music should be celebrated.
Sounds like what
you're saying.
There's something for everybody out there,
man.
Very diplomatic.
Very well done.
All right, so let's jump in here.
You've got some big news regarding this great show, Wisconsin Foodie.
And before we get to the news, tell people that might not be familiar, although I doubt there's anybody out there since you've been on so long, but tell them about Wisconsin Foodie.
Yeah.
So Wisconsin Foodie is a local program.
You know, I say that, but we're a regional program that is, you know, we call Wisconsin Public Television our home.
So they were broadcast pretty much throughout all of the state, as well as right now the TPT, which is the public television station in Minneapolis and Twin Cities, as well as WTTW in Chicago.
So the show has started growing to a regional level.
And it's really just a show about the stories in our own backyard, the food stories in our own backyard.
We love to talk about the history of certain foods and really just tell the stories.
That's really big for us.
We look at ourselves as sort of more of a documentary show and something that gives a little bit more breath to the subjects.
That's a great description.
And I find when I watch it, I feel like
It's one of those shows you can just have on and you feel like you're part of a conversation.
It's so mellow and, you know, food is very calming.
It's almost therapeutic to watch Wisconsin Foodie and I really tip my hat to you.
I don't know if that's something you went for when you started out or if that's a rhythm you found.
Did you know what it was going to be when you started out exactly or did you have to find your way?
No, I love that you you realize that or that's that's kind of what that's what you take away from the show because that is really something that we try to bring that's that's kind of our calling card is that that intimacy
That's a really important thing for us is to make sure that we're bringing people in and people feel like they're part of this conversation or they're part of this family.
We want to slow things down.
In food TV and TV in general these days, everything's so fast.
Everything's so clipped.
Everything's two minutes.
Everything's 30 seconds.
Everything's just, you know, cuts our frantic.
And we want to slow things down.
I'm working on it right now where I think there's a shot that was like, you know, 45 seconds.
I mean, it's unheard of, right?
You know, it's something that we really take pride in.
And more specifically, this season alone, this was a really fun season for us because Luke and I decided that we kind of wanted to go back to the roots.
And essentially, the whole season was just
Luke and I shoot like I would do all the shooting and editing Luke would do the hosting and sometimes I'd give Luke the camera and let him do a little shooting but we thought that if we paired our crew down just to the bare essentials just us two that we could die we could dig deeper into these stories and and that was That goal was achieved.
You know people
When you don't bring in a crew of 10 people and lights and all this other stuff, you can really break down the walls much faster.
And that's really what we try to do is make sure we break down those walls and get past any sort of nerves and just let people open up and tell their story.
Very well put.
And I agree with you.
Your show, you can breathe when you're watching it.
Because you want to see some of those cooking shows and the competition shows.
I love the pace.
of Wisconsin foodie and and that was very well said and like the fact that you don't have a huge crew in there.
You know, people want content.
They want to be invested in your host, Luke, who's great, the food, the community, everything.
That's way more important to me than production value.
I mean, you got to make it look good, but you guys have just crushed it.
So we try to do
both.
We try to do both.
And, you know, as, you know, as the original filmmaker, which, you know, over time, I kind of stepped away and was more of a director, producer, occasional second camera.
Um, you know, I had that calling to come back, you know, I really love the craft of filmmaking and, and, and shooting and editing and telling and storytelling.
So, um, you know, it was something that was calling to me and it was something that I wanted to see, you know, if, if I can still, instead of yelling at camera guys and editors now that they didn't either get the shot or didn't, you know, put the, you know,
put the piece together the way I envisioned it.
Now there's nobody to yell at.
Pete, it's just me.
I
just torture my own self that I didn't get the enough B-roll for this one shoot or I cut this thing together poorly or I didn't color correct it right.
So there's nobody to yell at except for me anymore.
But no, it was really fulfilling.
It's one of these shows that the audience gets to see sort of what we put out there.
the story is so much deeper with us in the moment there.
And it's really something that we're, Luke and I are really thinking about how we can show people, you know, even more of the show, like how we make the show.
And Luke and I interacting more, you know, behind the scenes because I think there's so much more there that gets left on the cutting room floor
or
people don't get to see because there's only one camera there.
So, you know, we're trying to figure out how to bring more of that experience to our audience.
My guest is Arthur Ursank.
He is the creator of the tremendous Wisconsin Foodie, a show that started here in Wisconsin on PBS and has grown to parts beyond because of its popularity, which is very exciting.
How are you?
You've had two hosts, Arthur, so far.
Yeah.
And how did you find Luke?
He seems to just completely, you know, accentuate what you were doing to begin with and
Was it hard to find a guy who knows a lot about food, but is also good on camera?
You know, I wasn't necessarily, I have to say, I wasn't really looking at the time.
You know, we had, the previous host, Kyle Cherick, was really actually, you know, pushing for Luke to be on the show.
Luke was a very sort of boisterous, outspoken, I want to say flamboyant in a way, chef from the Driflus area.
and you know at first I was a little apprehensive you know some of those types of characters can be sort of off-putting to how I like to tell stories you know people that want to just kind of preach and and and talk about themselves you know they kind of scare me off sometimes right I really
you
know I try to you know bring in this like midwestern humbleness and I just didn't realize but but I decided that you know
Kyle convinced me that we should go up there.
We should check him out.
And I agreed.
And, you know, Luke had me at like, you know, hello.
I just, I, you know, fell in love with the man.
He was, you know, he, we liked it, you know, he was like a preacher at food church.
He, you know, he said all the right things.
He had the right energy.
He had, he had kind of everything.
And really as, as a producer,
Even with Kyle, the original host, he wasn't a trained host.
And that's really what I was looking for.
I want somebody that's not necessarily trained as a host, somebody that can fill that role and grow into that role, but doesn't come with all that baggage of being a host.
And that's what we've been doing with Luke.
When I found that TV is a...
TV can be a tough industry sometimes and sometimes you need a change and you need to go in a different direction.
When you've been on like 18 years, this is our 18th year we've been on, sometimes you just need to take a left or a right and
And I think the time came where I saw Luke as sort of that next step, the evolution of what we were trying to do.
Him being a chef was just an incredible resource.
And the energy and the passion he had for Wisconsin was unlike I've ever seen before.
And that's something that was just so seductive.
I fell in love with that immediately.
And that's just grown for him.
He's just a fantastic human.
He's somebody I call family.
And I love that guy and his family to death.
That's fantastic.
All right, Arthur, so I got it wrong.
16 seasons, I said.
It's 18 seasons.
Well, yeah, it's
been 16 on PBS.
We had two seasons on commercial television before.
So just a little disconnect there.
But yeah, we've been doing it for a little while now.
So tell us about your new season.
It starts tomorrow.
We got you just in time.
I'm very excited.
I'm believable.
Yeah, thanks for having me on.
The night before.
Absolutely.
the PR circuit here.
No, so tomorrow night is our first, is our premiere and I couldn't tell you, I couldn't premiere with a better episode.
We're featuring a spot called the
the Kinship Community Food Center, and it's based out of Milwaukee, and it started off in a church in River West, the basement of a church, and it was a group of people that came together to feed those that are in need of food.
From that time, it's grown into just this massive organization of energy and food and help in the community.
They've built a beautiful cafe over on Martin Luther King Drive that is making some of the best chicken sandwiches out there.
in Wisconsin right now.
It's just such an underrated spot, but this cafe they built, it's kind of like there's a lot of big corporate offices in there, so it's this most gorgeous cafe you'll ever see.
They really focus on like salads and bowls, but like the chicken sandwiches.
Those are those are to die for so so we start the show there We we we check out the chicken sandwiches we make some chicken sandwiches But then they also have an urban farm in in Milwaukee
and that farm
produces all the food and all the produce that then goes into Into their their food center, which is hosted.
I think
you know, multiple times a week where the community comes out and they, and it's basically, they convert this old basement and do a grocery store.
And forever, anybody that's in need can come down there and just, just take whatever they need.
They cereal.
You have grocery stores that donate food.
You have all this beautiful produce that's grown there.
And folks that are in need of food come out and they fill up their bags of food.
And not only that, but they're, they're cooked a hot meal that night as well.
And the meals are like, it's not just a standard meal.
It's like, it's unbelievable.
I mean, when I was there, they cooked chili.
And it was just like this top notch chili that was produced by a lot of the veggies that they grow on their own on their farm.
It's just such a cool store, man.
It's like it hits you in the heart so hard because you're in there and you see the people that are in need of food.
And when you talk about foodies or you talk about people like us that go around and eat at restaurants, you immediately think of privilege, right?
You immediately think they're always in the best restaurants.
They're eating the finest food.
But for us to tell these stories too of what people are doing on the ground that don't always get the most attention, that to me is the most incredible thing.
And the beautiful part about that is there's a chef, her name is Caitlin Cullen.
She used to run a restaurant called The Tandem in Milwaukee.
And once she closed that restaurant, she started working at Kinship and she is responsible for really this sort of the energy to bring all of the food together there.
Awesome.
All right, we are coming right back with Arthur Ersing, folks, creator of Wisconsin Foodie.
This is Nightlight with Pete Chwaba on the Civic Media Radio Network.
Spookster86 on the stream says Aaron.
This is directed at Mr. Aaron Zommer's Dumb and Dumber.
Absolutely needs to be the very next movie you see.
It's the most quotable movie ever.
I don't totally disagree with Spookster86.
Thank you for the comment and hopefully you're making a note of that, Mr. Zommer's.
Oh, definitely.
I do plan on watching it.
I will watch it at least this weekend.
We'll see how late I feel like staying up tonight.
It's it's a it's a fast watch.
It's a crackling good watch as they say you won't be disappointed Then we can discuss it.
So I highly recommend it Arthur Ursink is my guest folks.
He's the creator of the show Wisconsin foodie a Great show that started on PBS.
Did it start on PBS Milwaukee or PBS Wisconsin?
You're on both now.
It's during PBS Wisconsin
Okay.
At the time we had connections.
It actually started on Channel 12 and then went to CBS at WISN in Milwaukee.
It was only in Milwaukee for a while on Channel 12 and then 58 and then we made the connection to PBS and that's when we started to get syndicated across the state.
Unfortunately, right now, we're still working with the Milwaukee station.
There's been a lot of turnover there.
And I think they forgot to schedule Wisconsin Foodie this season.
So a little frustration there.
But I think they've reassured us that spring they will air the show.
Wow.
Yeah, yep.
You know, it's unfortunate because Milwaukee is my backyard, you know, that's where I live.
So, to not have the show on, I mean, it's been on for consistently 16 years and not to see it on the channel guide here is...
Kind
of
sucks, but you know, there's always YouTube and that's that's that's where we're We're starting to direct a lot of people to YouTube these days because you know, it's great to be able to see that traffic come through You know, we we get a check from YouTube as well, which is fantastic and you know So between Wisconsin Public Television and YouTube those are two great ways to view the show
For sure.
The new season premieres tomorrow night on PBS Wisconsin at 7.30 p.m.
so definitely check that out.
You described the show Arthur as dedicated to finding the stories behind the food we eat.
What are some specific stories you've discovered that you found really interesting or fascinating over the years?
I'm gonna say the one that I'm working on right now.
That's usually
the
one that I find the most fascinating.
And that is a place called Charlie's Smokehouse.
And yes, the show premieres tomorrow and I'm still working on episodes.
So there's a behind the curtain.
Not necessarily ideal, but no, Charlie's Smokehouse out in Gills Rock, Door County.
Just a fantastic Smokehouse.
Smokefish, Smokefish for generations.
And they are probably some of the best, if not the best.
at what they do up there.
And Chris is the man, they're still fishing white fish out of the lake right there, bringing the white fish in, bringing the salmon in, and they're smoking every day, about 2000 pounds a day during the season, which is just fantastic.
And the product is some of the best.
But the stories are just, the stories, so many of the stories just hit me right in the heart.
And just the people that we meet, especially the folks that
you know, some of the farmers, the cheese makers that aren't used to being on camera, that have never had somebody come and talk to them about what they do.
You know,
folks that have spent their lives, you know, generations doing what they do, become masters at what they do, but nobody's ever taken the time to talk to them about why they do what they do, what they love about what they do.
And those are the ones that resonate with me the most, you know, because as you know, you've been in the same position as I have, it's almost to agree like therapy, right?
You know, where
When I'm interviewing somebody, I take myself out of it completely and I'm just getting their story.
I'm talking to them and I'm trying to extract the story from them and I just listen and let them talk.
And sometimes it's so powerful for people.
We developed this just incredible connection where I'll get phone calls for Christmas 10 years later from folks that I've interviewed and talked to because that connection that we developed is so strong.
And that's a testament to the production and what we do is just that's how deep we're willing to get.
That's how much we care about telling the story.
So I think my favorite story, the most impactful one is usually the one that I worked on last.
That's a very diplomatic answer, but also a very honest answer.
So I appreciate that.
Hey, before we let you go, can you recommend any Super Bowl snacks?
Something healthy maybe?
Yeah, let's talk about it.
The Packers aren't in the Super Bowl this year.
You know, it's hard for me.
So I want to promote Wisconsin food and all this great local Wisconsin food.
But the beauty of this country is that there is regional food and there's food everywhere around this country.
So I would say that let's take this opportunity to celebrate.
east coast and west coast seafood because that's that's
the real
money when it comes to seafood and especially when you're talking about new england and seattle that that's where the best some of the best seafood lives so you know when we're talking about new england we're looking at uh you know we're looking at lobster rolls get your hands on a lobster roll go up to the saint paul fish they make some of the best lobster rolls that i've had in a while
Grab yourself a lobster roll from up there.
Maybe some sushi, some smoked salmon.
If you can find the Charlie's Smokehouse smoked salmon, it might not be from the Pacific Northwest, but hey, you can just sit back and think in your head that you're living up in the rainy Seattle.
But I
would say let the seafood win this year.
Let's have a battle of seafood and bring all the treats.
That's a great
answer.
You can always stop by the Sherwood Farmers Market, Winter Farmers Market, and pick all the snacks up you need.
I know I have so much to talk to you about but I know you got to get back at it so I won't keep you through the news because I know you got to work but I want to thank you for the recommendation about Charlie's Smokehouse because I'm going to the Door County Film Festival next week and my dad was just saying today we got to find a place to eat.
and he's all about making reservations ahead of time.
So we'll look into that.
You said it's in Gil's Rock, right?
Gil's Rock.
It might be close to the Seed and Silver, but I'll give you some, hit me
up
offline.
I'll give you all the suggestions you need up in that area.
You got it.
Dude, this is always fun.
Best of luck with the new season.
I'm sure you'll have 16 or 18 more, whatever it is.
So keep up the great work and
always appreciate it.
Just crush it.
Great work, man.
Thank you so much for your time tonight.
Yeah.
Thanks, brother.
Thanks.
All right.
That's Arthur Ursink.
Check out Wisconsin Foodie, ladies and gentlemen.
Tomorrow night on PBS Wisconsin, it's 7.30 p.m., and it sounds like you could check it out on YouTube as well.
So really, really just a solid show.
And if you're tired like I am of the short attention span editing, you have to check out Wisconsin Foodie.
It's therapy, and it involves food, and it's very well done.
All right, Aaron Zommer is sitting in for Conrad tonight.
Our question tonight...
What is your favorite Jim Carrey movie?
Let me know and I will read it on the radio.
Steve Seger and coming up in hour number two to talk about songs we never need to hear again.
We're coming right back after the news.
This is Pete Schwabba and Nightlight on the Civic Media Radio Network.
Broadcasting live statewide from the Civic Media Studios in Green Bay.
This is Night Light with Pete Schwabba, your inside source on everything entertainment from Wisconsin to Hollywood.
And now a guy who washes his hands even after using a towel, Pete Schwabba.
Hey, hey, welcome back, folks.
The hour number two of Night Light on this beautiful, beautiful Wednesday night in the beautiful state of Wisconsin.
Great to have you here.
We're focusing on music tonight, ladies and gentlemen.
So we're gonna talk a lot about music this hour in the form of songs we don't ever need to hear again.
And then in hour three, just bad songs.
So a lot of chance to weigh in about music and how you feel tonight.
Phone lines are always open at 855-752-4842, 855-75 Civic.
So let us know.
Be part of the show.
It's always fun.
You can also text us on the app or on the stream if you're watching the radio at YouTube, Facebook, or X. Sitting in tonight, producing the show, working the board, taking care of business is Mr. Aaron Zommer is always fun to work with you, pal.
You too.
Taking care of business is a pretty good song.
That one I'm okay with hearing.
I worked that in there, I thought subtly, but you picked up on it and you pounced and that's why you're a great producer.
I appreciate that very much.
Taking care of business is one of those songs that we'll talk about with Steve Seager and at 635.
I don't ever need to hear that song
again.
That's totally fair.
I mean, I guess I don't, maybe I probably haven't heard it as many times as you have.
That one and Sweet Home Alabama, all these songs that you hear.
like by cover bands and bars really are on my list.
We'll talk to Steve Segrin at 635 and find out what he's added to his songs.
I never need to hear again list.
Steve is a comedian, actor, and a very accomplished artist who will be joining us over the stream at 635.
Love talking to Steve.
In hour number three or act three, Mike Toomey will be here.
Mike is a TV host and a comedian also and we are just going to talk about bad songs.
So he's got five he wants to share I told him to send them to me and I can have you pull them Aaron So we can hear some of the glory, but that's what we're gonna be talking about is music over the next couple hours mixed in with reading your texts and All kinds of fun stuff if you missed hour number one you can check it out at civic media dot US Arthur Ursink was my guest and it is always fun to talk about someone with such passion
For food for filmmaking and that's what Arthur does and he's all about community and healthy food and His show Wisconsin Foodie premieres season 16.
I believe on PBS Premieres tomorrow night at 7 30 on PBS Wisconsin so you can check that out It's also on YouTube.
Yeah, we featured our Olympian of the night Jaden O'Brien who is from Milwaukee.
She will be competing in
In the bobsled event, in the Olympics that start, I think her event is February 20th and 21st, but we can cheer on Jaden as well as all of our fellow Wisconsinites as they compete in the Olympics.
She's a push athlete, if you forgot, Erin.
I do remember.
I do remember that she's a push athlete, and
that's
partially why I played push it, so that I would remember.
You know, walk it in there.
That's a great one our question of the night.
I think we should just I think we should just reintroduce it.
What do you say pal?
Here's the nightlight question of the night
Let's talk about the question.
Okay question
question
question
question question question question question this question What is your favorite Jim Carrey movie?
This is the anniversary of the dropage
of Ace Ventura, pet detective.
So it got me thinking about Jim Carrey.
I'll be honest, I don't love all of his movies, but when he's good, he is great and he is always hilarious.
So let me know what your favorite Jim Carrey movie is tonight.
What did you say again?
I think I went with The Truman Show, which, you
know,
popular choice.
That's right.
If I have to
pick a crazier one,
I don't know.
He does so many good ones.
I know the Grinch has also been mentioned, and I like that except for the Dahudore song, which I hate,
which I
loathe, as Jim Carrey would say, as the Grinch.
It's crazy that when you see the behind the scenes, his face just does that.
The prosthetics
are barely there.
Absolutely.
He's got such an animated face.
The makeup is like a bonus.
He could just do it anyway.
He's that talented.
I said Dumb and Dumber, one of my all-time favorite movies, and here's where Dumb and Dumber won me over.
There's a scene in the film where Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels, two idiots, are driving cross-country to return a briefcase to Mary Swanson.
And Jim Carrey is in love with her, he's a crush on her, and while he's falling asleep at the wheel, he daydreams about himself being charming.
But he does it as a dumb guy would.
Like, it's sometimes in movies you see a dumb guy imagining something
where it's not consistent with his intellect.
But Jim Carrey lights his own gas on fire and all these
Smart people are cracking up.
He throws popcorn in his face.
And I mean, it's just brilliant.
The Fairly Brothers created an absolute masterpiece in Dumb and Dumber.
And I know some people who are snobs think, oh, that's just silly humor.
It is, but it's very clever and it's very well done.
It's a great movie.
So I think you're going to like it, Aaron.
I think so too.
Yeah.
I mean, I've, I know some of the famous quotes I've seen a couple of clips.
I think I'm going to like it.
I just, it's just one I haven't gotten around to.
The list of movies to watch is never ending.
It happens.
So we're going to do that.
So let us know what your favorite Jim Carrey movie is.
We'll get to your texts in just a little bit.
I want to talk, though, there was this great survey done about music.
How important would you say music is to your day, Aaron?
I
would say very important.
I went to school for music, so it's important to my life.
But also, you know, working in radio, music is a very big part of that.
So definitely important to my day-to-day life.
For sure.
This was an interesting survey.
I saw this.
I think it was in Ranker 84% of Americans say listening to music is an important part of the day How often do people listen to music 55% said an hour a day at least only 2% said never So I I'm one of those people I have kind of mood music on all the time in my house even when I go to bed at night I've got like one of the
You know music stations on and it's usually like classical like KUSC or something just very subtle string music or something I just like it on in the background And I know my wife will wake up and have coffee and it's on and the room is well lit and all that kind of stuff It just can be so important to your mood Most people said they still listen on the radio, which I think is encouraging here at Civic Media.
That's that's great
73% stream the radio, 48% listen to the music on the actual radio on a regular basis.
I don't know how they got those percentages, but okay.
24% download MP3s.
24% still use CDs.
11% listen to vinyl records and 4% use cassettes.
That's kind of cool.
When asked what their favorite type of music was, Classic Rock ranked first, speaking of taking care of business.
With 19% of the vote now that's not it's that's not really surprising because all the classical music there is some new classical music that comes out but classical Classic rock just the catalog grows every year Because now you know nirvana is considered classic rock or something from the early 2000s like a good point that just keeps growing 11% said country
9% said pop, you're Taylor Swift's, you're Bad Bunny's, you're Justin Timberlake's,
I guess?
I don't
know.
Or Bruno Mars, maybe.
8% said hip-hop, 7% said metal.
You a metal fan?
Yeah, I like metal.
Yeah, sometimes I do.
R&B also was at 7%.
So that's interesting.
A good variety there.
Classical wasn't really mentioned.
When they said, which genre do you think best represents America in 2026?
Country and hip-hop.
Tied for first.
You know what's kind of interesting?
I like old country and I like some hip-hop.
I love when they blend those two genres
Well, that's where I disagree with you.
I like the new country pop that kind of stuff I hate it.
It just
doesn't work for me I said old country.
Did I say new country?
Oh, no, I guess I misinterpreted no old country.
Yeah, that's
great
People were asked how often they went out and saw live music 21% said at least once a month Another 23% said at least one concert per year.
I sadly fall into that category where I'm probably like in the lower percentile I just don't go out as much as I used to and I don't go out to see live music, which I really should You go to concerts.
Yeah, I probably go to I don't know it's hard to say
But definitely several a year.
I wouldn't necessarily say once a month, but maybe in the summer.
I guess in the summer, it's probably a little more than that.
So if you're counting, you know, you go to a bar in town to see a local band play.
Yeah.
No, that's perfect.
And that's what I need to do more of.
So I say all this, folks, because we're talking about music tonight in about 15, 20 minutes.
Steve Seager and we'll be here.
We're going to see where Steve's list is at in terms of music or songs he never needs to hear again.
I'm going to chime in.
Somers is gonna give some of his it'll be a fun discussion and then an hour number three Mike Toomey will be here and we'll just be talking about Bad songs and you guys can get in on that conversation as well.
It's sometimes fun just to go negative and trash things we have to be honest Turning to the social media responses for our question of the night Which is what is your favorite Jim Carrey movie?
Matt Cassane on social media says me myself and Irene.
Oh god.
I forgot about that nightlight guest rich brown
has written for a lot of the Fairly Brothers movies.
And that was one that he wrote.
I want to say the cow, I think it's a cow, they hit in the middle of the road and it's dying and he tried, Jim Carrey tries to put it out of its misery and keeps shooting it to try to kill it.
And then he rounds the corner and there's a veterinary hospital right there.
Oh my gosh.
Great, great jokes.
And me, myself and Irene, thank you Matt.
We've got, let's see, he put a meme there too of Jim Carrey, which is always appreciated.
Thank you Matt.
Boris Hamilton says, once bitten, have not seen it, Boris.
See, don't feel bad, Zomers.
I haven't seen some of these movies either.
Well, there are just too
many for one person to see them all.
There's too much content out there.
You can't keep up.
Rich Luccasio from WRJN here at Civic Media says Ace Ventura, pet detective.
There you go.
That's what sparked this whole conversation.
This is the day that film dropped.
So thank you, Rich.
Amanda Nimmer says, you mean I have to pick one, just one.
You can list as many as you want, Amanda.
You're not gonna try to squash or kibush enthusiasm.
Matt Harper, my favorite Green Bay rock rap artist says, the mask, love the dog in that one too.
I forgot about the dog.
You know which Jim Carrey movies surprised me?
The Sonic ones.
I expected the Sonic movies
to
be awful, but they're actually really fun.
Although I
haven't seen the newest one, I've only
seen the first two.
Okay.
How many are there?
There are three now.
Oh my gosh.
The third one
features Keanu Reeves as Shadow the Hedgehog, if I remember correctly.
But yeah, especially when they originally showed the design for Sonic and there was a huge backlash that made them basically scrap the whole thing.
I was worried that the new one wouldn't be any better.
But you know what?
They made them pretty fun movies.
Yeah, I see there you go.
I got to catch up Michael MC on social media says eternal sunshine of the spotless mind.
Yes Boy, I haven't seen that one in a while.
I'm due for a rewatch.
Thank you, Michael Mary Bacourney Donlan says on social media the Truman show another vote for the Truman show That's proving to be a very popular Jim Carrey movie tonight.
Thank you, Mary Mike Corwin on social media says yes, man.
Have you seen that Zomers?
Which one was that?
Yes, man
Ah, no, I have not.
I haven't either.
I have not either, but a couple people mentioned that.
I wasn't even aware of it, to be honest with you.
Janet on social media says, my very first thought was liar, liar.
The outtakes are just as funny.
I got to say, though, the best movie line is when he's talking to Lauren Holly and Dumb and Dumber.
So you're telling me there's a chance.
Zomber, you're going to lose it when you hear that, because you've probably heard that cliche
your whole life.
I've heard that,
yeah.
You're going to see it in context.
It's great.
How we doing on time?
Got about 40 seconds.
Is that all that's ridiculous?
This is a bad song, but I don't need
to hear again.
That's
going.
Save that one, too.
Mike Jansen on social media says Liar Liar.
JB Thompson says, I like yes, man.
Also, if you ever had a Red Bull, Red Bull, Red Bull.
Keep those texts coming, folks.
We are coming right back to finish up with some text.
And I have a really interesting thing you're going to want to hear.
This is Beachwabbit Nightlight on the Civic Media or Radio Network.
What is that one?
Power of suggestion by Steve Stevens from the Ace Ventura soundtrack.
This is Pete Schwabba in Nightlight.
We were talking bad music tonight.
We're talking about music in general, Super Bowl snacks, bad music, songs we never need to hear again.
Aaron Zommers is working the board tonight and that was a song as he just said from Ace Ventura, a better movie than the soundtrack would indicate.
Welcome back folks.
Great to have you here.
Let us know what your favorite Jim Carrey movie is and we will read your text on the radio.
So where are you at in terms of the Super Bowl Zombers?
Are you a big fan?
I know it's like, I don't even know if you're a sports fan.
I assume we've talked about sports a little bit, but the Super Bowl is an event.
Yeah, I've never really been a huge sports guy, although I've gotten more into it in recent years because my roommates are
Like I don't know it'd be hard to be bigger sports people and so I've I understand it a lot better now When I was little I would go out of the room and do whatever during the Super Bowl and then come back in for the commercials Now I do actually pay attention to the game But you know it's an excuse to try out a new recipe for an appetizer or something.
There you go That's where I was going with this.
We had Arthur Erson gone in our number one folks He's always a blast to talk to he said go for seafood snacks because they're healthier
And he mentioned a great restaurant in Gil's Rock.
He mentioned if you can get fish or lobster or whatever from the coast, you should do that.
But thinking more simplistically, I found this list.
The Super Bowl is Sunday, so it's Wednesday.
You still have time, folks.
Wisconsin's favorite Super Bowl snacks revealed that this is from Sports Geek, the Sports Geek.
They've researched each state's favorite Super Bowl snacks.
It has been revealed that Wisconsin's favorite Super Bowl snacks are ready for the summers.
All right.
Did I share this with you?
Let me look here.
I think you did.
It's almost as much fun if I just
tell you.
Number one, what do you think it is?
I mean, well, now I pulled up the list, but I would have guessed that anyway, that chips and dips.
Chips and dips.
It's just the easy thing
to
do.
And this is just in Wisconsin.
Number two, chicken wings.
No surprise there.
Number three, cookies.
Okay.
Not cookies and dip.
That would be disgusting.
Number four, hot dogs.
Number five, tater tots.
I have to admit, I absolutely love
tater tots.
Oh, me too.
But I wouldn't make them for the Super Bowl.
I don't know.
That just didn't cross my mind.
It seems like if you're gonna make tater tots for the Super Bowl you need to get kind of fancy put bacon bits in them or something or
have some kind of
fun dip I don't know.
I'm with you Number six a barbecued ribs That's I guess that depends how involved you want to get in your snack baking, but that's ambitious Number seven corn dogs number eight potato skins.
That's a classic.
Yeah.
Yeah for sure number nine mozzarella sticks number ten burgers
So what are your favorites there?
I think for me, I mean, I do love just good chip and dip, you know, just various chips, various dips.
I'm always here for the saltiness.
And I'm a fan of in, you know, big shareable foods and parties like this stuff that doesn't get your hands messy.
So sorry, chicken wings.
I'm not doing it.
Yeah, they're almost more trouble than they're worth as delicious as they can be.
I'm probably a chipper dip guy too.
Some of these I wouldn't even think to make for the Super Bowl hot dogs, tater tots, corn dogs, I guess depends on what part of the country you're in too.
What about pizza rolls?
Pizza rolls, yeah.
There are sometimes or some events, I would only eat pizza rolls at certain, probably at a Super Bowl party or some kind of weird movie night or something.
I would never buy pizza rolls.
But
when it's the right moment, like I pretty much just eat pizza rolls on New Year's Eve.
Oh, New Year's Eve's a good one too, yeah.
Here are Wisconsin's favorite choices of dips.
Number one, ranch dressing.
Oh, big surprise there.
Ranch is getting out of hand.
I think ranch dressing needs to be stopped.
We need to broaden our horizons a little bit.
Especially when, you know, just combined with other things and sold together as you've recently talked about with, you know, crunch.
What was that again?
Ketchup and ranch in the same bottle.
That's Heinz,
right?
It sure is.
That's terrible.
I think I even made the comment that some people like ranch so much they dip their ranch in ranch.
It's awful.
Number two, buffalo chicken.
That's a great dip.
Our friend
Robin
makes a great buffalo.
We had it on New Year's Eve.
Oh my God, that's good.
Number three, pizza dip.
No thanks.
That's just like marinara, right?
Yeah, I would rather just have, you know...
Like, if you have breadsticks in marinara, sure, but if you're calling it pizza dip, I feel like you're doing something funky with it and I don't necessarily need that.
Yeah, that's true.
And marinara, it's like ragout.
I don't, that shouldn't even be a dip.
That's too easy and too uncomplicated.
Number four, French onion.
Number five, queso.
Love it.
Not even necessarily a cheese guy, but when it's presented to me in the right way, like queso, I am on it, baby.
Number six, salsa.
Number seven, hummus.
See, it's funny.
If it wasn't for the Super Bowl, like hummus would probably be at the top of my list, but not at a Super Bowl party.
Oh, yeah.
I love hummus generally.
You know, get some pita, get some carrots, dipping so many different things in it, and they're all good.
For sure.
And guacamole, same deal.
I'll eat that on a regular basis or avocados.
Number nine, spinach artichoke.
Lovely.
Love a good spinach artichoke dip.
And ten bean dip.
I'm going to open up here a little bit.
You ready?
All right.
I don't like dips that come from people's houses that I don't know who I don't know
I feel like that's just
if they're complicated like a bean dip.
It's just there's too much room for Non-cleanliness.
Yeah, if you're at some kind of potluck situation, you really have to assess the the taste to food poisoning risk ratio, you know,
I Would literally walk around and say who bought this who brought this and just make sure they look clean clean, you know
The
thing you gotta do is make a dip you like and bring it and eat that.
Just eat my own dip, yeah.
It'd be really popular.
Lil' Irv on the stream says, Dumb and Dumber.
Well done, could not agree more.
We are coming right back, folks, with Steve Siegren, artist, comedian, actor to talk about songs we never need to hear again.
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Great to have you folks.
You know, I gotta tell you, Zomers, everything, it's all relative, but that song, I don't, I like it.
I never hear it.
One of our textures, I believe it was Matt and Eau Claire, let me check, is not a fan, and neither is Denise here in the office in Madison.
I hope she could hear that then.
Yeah, it was Matt and Eau Claire, and yep, Denise, that was for you.
I don't mind it.
That's why we gotta have this discussion, folks.
Great to have you here.
Happy Wednesday, everybody.
We are midway through hour number two here.
Act two, as I call it.
Joining me now over the stream from Southern California is comedian, actor, and artist, and my good pal, Steve Segrin.
Hello.
Steve, how are you?
I'm good.
I'm good, man.
All right, so...
The nature of me reaching out to I love this list you started on Facebook because it's something everybody just kind of rallies to and it shares their songs they never need to hear again Yeah, and you know Mike to me is coming up an hour number three because sherry shepherd cancelled because her show got canceled so She said see you see you later Schwab and I get that's fine But Mike next hour Mike and I are gonna talk about songs we hate
Not necessarily, because some of these songs I don't ever need to hear again, I don't hate them.
Yeah, exactly.
They're good songs,
they're overplayed, right?
They might have been good the first time you heard them.
Yeah.
But then
after a while.
So we'll get to that, but do you have a favorite Jim Carrey movie, Steve?
No, I don't think I do.
Are
you not a fan?
No, he's alright.
The pet detective one I think ace
Ace
Ventura.
Yeah, I think I like that one for those
of us who are who are Carrie fans.
We just say the one word ace Like liar liar is just a liar because I don't
I'm trying to think there was yeah, I think Ace Ventura was the one I think I
yeah,
yeah, I like that one
Maska was
crazy about
yeah Dumb and Dumber
is okay.
I could take that and like bits and pieces right, you know, I can't sit to the whole thing
Cuz it's dumb and it gets done.
I just call it dumb.
That's what that's how I refer to it.
Oh Okay, what
are you gonna say?
Oh, I was gonna ask you if you're a fan of the Olympics.
They're starting this weekend
Yeah,
I
guess, you know,
I don't know I don't I don't go out of my way to watch it.
Okay, you know and you're you live in Southern, California You know I want to I got a bone to pick with you by the way Steve because when I moved to LA in 97
You kind of were giving me a hard time.
I was.
Yeah, kind of.
And you said, because you were still this like Chicago guy, you said you're never leaving Chicago.
And you got a part in a David Schwimmer movie.
Yeah.
I can't remember what it was.
And you sent me this message.
It was before Facebook.
It must have just been an email or a text or something.
Oh, no.
And you used to call me Brasco.
Yeah, Danny Brasco.
Yeah.
So you said, hey, Brasco.
How do you like this?
I got a part in a David Schwimmer movie and I didn't need to move to L.A.
to do it.
A year later you moved to L.A.
and you've been there longer than I ever was and you love it so much you're never leaving because it's just a little bit of irony there, I think.
Yeah, I know.
I was a jerk.
I was a jerk.
Oh, I didn't take it like that.
I was laughing.
No, but I was.
What
were you going
to say?
I
was kissing a fool.
I couldn't remember the name of the movie.
I was kissing a fool.
Oh, yeah.
That's I got yeah, I remember that so long.
Yeah, that's how I got my sad card
Sweet and you put it to good use you got a lot of credits we could talk about that as well But first I want to ask you you had a genius idea for serving Super Bowl snacks, which I think
You know, and it's great because as you were telling me this, I was like, you got to set up a camera and just watch people's reaction as they go up to your snack bar.
So tell us what you would serve at the Super
Bowl.
Yeah, just be like, just stuff you would never see.
Like, you know, I got a big spread.
I'm having a Super Bowl party.
Here's my big spread on my appetizers.
And there's like a big bowl of tuna.
That's it.
You know, no forks or anything like that.
So you got to stick your hands in and eat it.
You know, pizza crust, no pizza on top of it, just the crust.
Maybe even cut like a little wedges like you know, and you'd have to really sell it.
You got to go.
It's
the best part of the
pizza.
Come on.
It's the best part.
It's the crust.
What else do they have?
Bake potatoes just in the skin, you know, just like a big plate of hot baked potatoes.
No butter.
No
butter?
No.
Just baked potatoes.
Salt and pepper.
What else would be good?
Figs?
Figs are great at Super Bowl.
Figs
are
very good.
Who
does?
If you
crap them right.
Who does how to fake in
a Super Bowl?
How many super parties you go into?
Like, where's the figs?
Am I gonna eat figs or am I gonna starve to death?
What kind of party is this?
Killer snacks, Steve.
You know what?
It's funny because you know who would be really happy if you put out that spread?
Buffalo Wild Wings because they'd be packed for the second half of the
Super Bowl.
Oh, marshmallows.
A big thing of marshmallows.
Right.
Oh, that's beautiful.
I love it.
So, all right, let's talk about your list.
This started, to my knowledge, a couple of years ago on Facebook, you posted songs you never needed to hear again.
Yeah, yeah.
And everybody joining it was such a great thread.
But have you, you know, you could give us some classics if you want, or if you've grown the list and you want to talk about some of your new members, that's fine too.
Well, I've
grown it a little bit, but I wanted it.
It's funny because, you know,
This kind of ties into the movie thing, kind of.
I saw a song sung blue.
Yeah.
Right, which I never would have gone to see, but since, you know, I get the sag screeners this time of year, they send me the stuff and everything.
So I hate, I never need to hear Sweet Caroline ever again.
Oh, yeah.
I never need to hear it again.
But then when I was watching songs on blue, there's many Neil Diamond songs that I never need to hear again.
And song sung blue is one of them.
The thing, they got the billboards all over town, song sung blue and every time I see the billboard, the song gets stuck in my head.
You know, so I see the billboard and song sung blue.
But anyway, so yeah, yeah, so sweet Caroline song sung blue.
The movie itself isn't horrible.
If
you're gonna
go see it, if you don't like Neil Diamond, it doesn't matter.
It's actually a very watchable movie, but
the reason
to go see it is Kate Hudson is fantastic.
Outstanding, Steve.
Fantastic.
I said this, she completely disappears in that role.
Hugh Jackman is great, but the whole time I'm watching Hugh Jackman, he was just put on a wig and he's that
guy.
But Kate
Hudson.
Kate Hudson was outstanding.
We've got the kid Hudson Henley is gonna be on the show tomorrow night who played the kid who at the end of the movie is watching the message the video message from Hugh Jackman his dad.
Oh, yeah, right.
Yeah.
Oh Yeah,
yeah, it's uh What's the kid's name
Hudson Henley?
I
believe he's on the
sheet.
Is he Kate Hudson's kid?
No, it's
like to this.
He's got
First
name.
What
am I saying?
That would be like if you named your daughter Seagrin something.
Yes, I know.
I'm getting old.
Dimension setting in.
But here's the thing about Neil Diamond.
I agree with you, but there are some songs of his and mostly because they're overplayed.
They're great songs.
But like in that movie, I was like, okay, sweet Caroline, I can listen to that again because it was consistent with the story.
But like solitary man and girl, you'll be a woman soon.
Like he's got some.
Amazing tunes
those are good.
That's those are good songs.
Cherry cherry is a good song.
Yeah, girl.
You'll be a woman soon.
It's good.
Yeah, but Title song I hate sweet Caroline.
I just it's not that I hated it just I don't I don't need to hear if I if I can get it stuck in my head I know all the words I don't need to hear it again You know, I never need to hear it again.
Exactly, but but back to the list.
I got Brown Eyed Girl
No, I
never need
to hear that song again.
Nope
Remember one time I was somewhere Myrtle Beach or something.
We were going to bar hopping and every bar we went into They were playing Brown Eyed Girl.
There was somebody on stage playing Brown Eyed Girl Yeah,
it's a big cover band tune.
Yeah What else I got?
Oh in the air tonight.
That's that
was
the list I think I was the first one on the list and it's funny because I think they use that for is it Thursday night football or Sunday night football now?
Oh really Monday night football they do some kind of weird
you know, overproduced version of it.
And it's, you know, it's
just as bad as the first.
It's even worse too, because there's that urban folklore that like that Mike Tyson or no, who was it?
Somebody saw somebody like murder someone one night.
And Phil Collins witnessed it as a kid.
And he wrote this song and invited the guy to kill the woman to the show and played this song.
And the spotlight went on the guy was such nonsense.
And I remember
And what they
arrested him on the spot or something.
Yeah, right.
You know, as a 19-year-old kid, I'm like, seriously?
Totally falling for it.
You know, that's a bad song
though.
Oh, here's another new one to the list.
LaGrange, ZZ Top.
I didn't know that one.
He said that one earlier.
Yeah, you know.
I think it was their first hit.
It's just the opening guitar.
They play it in every car commercial, every beer commercial.
Oh, really?
They
really do.
Do
we pull that one, Zomers?
I will very shortly.
Okay.
We can go to break with that and put it in people's heads.
Yeah, there you go.
There it is.
Oh,
yeah.
Your Chevy truck.
To fit anything on sale.
Wendy's burgers.
I say it.
Get a free biggie and a baked potato when you order it
hot.
With no toppings.
What else I got on my list here.
Crocodile rock.
Elton John.
Oh, okay.
And there's another Elton John.
I guess that's why they call it the blues.
That's on.
You
know what
I never hear that's I kind of like that song, but I never do you hear that a lot?
I used to hear it all the time and I just Okay, just I just I don't hit we reach a point super saturation.
You just you know, I don't need it to hear it again Along the lines of keyboard guys.
What do I got here uptown girl?
That's all I got my Billy Joel.
What else I got here.
Oh incense peppermints and I do
you know I don't not like dislike strawberry alarm clock but that song is whenever you see a movie or a tv show and they want to flash back to the 60s that's the song they play yeah that's the song they play that's I don't like that's what is that even about I don't know it's about smoking pot it's about drugs sure it is but um and then what else do I got here uh um
Anything by Kiss.
Oh, wow.
Nice.
That's going to be very controversial, I think.
Here's my least favorite Kiss song is the song, Lick It Up.
It's such a stupid, over-the-top, sexual, I can't, or loving an elevator.
I think that's, is that Aerosmith?
It's Aerosmith, yes.
Oh, okay, yeah.
Nobody can relate to that except for Rockstar, so shut up.
I
know.
Speaking of which, I saw that it would be Rockstar again the other day.
I started watching it.
Oh,
is that the one with
Dwight?
Mark Wahlberg.
Oh, yeah.
He's a guy.
He does a steel dragon cover band, and he gets a point in the band.
OK.
It's pretty corny.
I was trying
to figure out if it's supposed to be a comedy or
not.
That's not a good sign.
Here's my thing with, I've said this before on the show, the people I don't ever need to see in a movie again, Mark Wahlberg.
OK, yes.
It's been done.
Chris Pratt.
Talented guys,
but yeah
expand your horizons a little or stop making movies stop doing the same role every damn time You know what I mean?
It's terrible
Jason stay them same thing.
He's the same guy
exactly Steve secret is my guess.
We're talking about songs.
We never need to hear again How about I'm gonna throw one at you Steve.
Don't worry be happy.
Oh My
god.
Oh, yes, please.
I never need to hear that again.
You remember the Simpsons when they made fun of that song
I
think so.
And the radio guy comes on and he goes, that was the latest from Bobby McFerrin called, I'm worried, need money.
So great.
I would rather worry and be unhappy than ever hear that song again.
Hear that song again, right?
All right, Steve Secret is here.
We're going to do a very short break.
We'll have a few more minutes with Steve.
We're talking about songs we never need to hear again.
Please feel free to share yours, folks.
We're coming right back.
This is Nightlight with Peach Waba on the Civic Media Radio Network.
Yeah.
Oh, no.
The jerk.
All right.
So that's actually, this is Peach Bob and Nightlight.
Welcome back.
I have to, that's a great song, but it is probably the most overplayed song.
Thank you.
It's not just me.
Okay.
Yeah, it is.
You know, it's funny.
I don't own anything by Journey.
I've never bought any of their records.
I never really paid that much attention, but I know that song.
In fact, I probably know like four or five of their songs,
just from
Osmosis or something, you know?
I remember I went to, at Howard Bowl, I went to see Nancy, I wanted to see E.L.O.
I don't think it was actually them, it was the, I love E.L.O.
Who's Jeff Lynn?
Who's the main guy from that?
Oh yeah, Jeff Lynn.
And he did his whole, you know, ELO thing.
And it was pretty cool, but I realized I never owned an ELO record ever.
Really?
But I knew all the songs.
Yeah.
Yeah, they were played.
I like, but I like Journey too, but they are overplayed.
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is the voice of Steve Segrin.
He is an artist, actor, and very funny comedian.
And he has these great lists.
of songs we never need to hear again.
I was laughing, Steve, because do you ever meet, have you ever met Rob Brackenridge or Mike Merrifield, the comedians?
Rob, sure, I know Rob.
Okay.
Yeah, he lived in LA for years.
I think I might have worked with him, but it doesn't ring a bell.
The name sounds familiar, though.
So they did this show for me in Marinette.
Every year I do this.
local football coach asked me to find a comedian, they do a fundraiser, and I get to hang out with comedians one night a year.
It's a blast.
And a lot of guys that we know have come up from Chicago or Milwaukee, these two guys are both in Appleton and they're hilarious.
And Mike Merrifield did this joke where he goes, you know, I'm in Vegas at the Sahara, wherever he goes, there's like nine people in our show.
And the right in the same building is the huge theater.
And there's everybody online around the block to see the Michael Jackson impersonator.
So here you have original comedy, or there you could go see Not Michael Jackson.
Exactly,
yeah.
And then I leave the show and there's people in line to get their picture taken with Not Michael Jackson.
I keep saying Not Michael Jackson.
Great stuff.
So all right, here's another one I wanted to say.
I can't drive 55.
Oh, Sammy Hagar, right?
Please, yeah.
Yeah, that's that.
Definitely, I don't need to hear that again.
I didn't even know you picked that when I played it.
I think I
might have liked it when I first heard
it, but you know.
Yeah.
What'd you say, Zomers?
I didn't know that was on your list when I played it earlier in the show.
I noticed that, and I thought maybe I did share that with you.
Nick in the 608 says, seriously, you can't stand, don't worry, be happy.
That's like saying you don't like I shot the sheriff.
Another
one for my list.
All right.
Yes,
I
shot the
sheriff.
We've got Eric in the 608 says red red wine.
Yes.
Oh, that's a Neil Diamond, right?
No,
I
think it's actually I think it was actually a Neil Diamond song that they did as a reggae thing.
Oh, I thought he remade it.
So the reggae guys remade it.
You'd be
40 to cover
it.
Yeah.
Yeah, it is originally Neil Diamond.
Oh my gosh.
Don't don't don't don't test me on this.
I know what I'm talking about.
Listen, when it comes to annoying music, you have no place in this conversation.
Chris in Sun Prairie, area code 773, though.
That doesn't add up, but we'll take it.
Chris, good to have you.
He says, add to the list of songs that should never be played again.
I'm Too Sexy by Wright said Fred.
There you go.
And you've got to.
Oh, man.
You know.
The music's not terrible.
The lyrics need some work.
Nick also says, Steel Pulse did a great remake of Brown Eyed Girl, one of Steve's songs he never has to hear again.
I
haven't heard that remake, but I'll
give it
a try.
He's going to sign off.
Pete, I've got to run.
I've got to go.
I've got
to listen to Steel Pulse do of Brown Eyed Girl.
Sorry, man.
Nick also says, also milkshake.
is absolute garbage.
Is that the, my milkshake brings all the boys to the yard?
Oh, you were, when we were filming some kind of joke, I could not
get this
song out of my head and I kept saying it, between takes.
I kept saying
milkshake.
Yeah, I kept quoting something.
Yeah.
Oh, no, no, I kept saying I see you baby check and check it out my never mind.
I can't do it now
Yeah, it's like my milkshake brings all the boys in the yard and I had to go to like my urban dictionary to find out what the heck was going on in that song In the 9 to 0 9 to 0 says fun with dick and Jane.
Okay.
There you go.
Oh, I'm in that movie
Are you really?
Yeah small part
Wow,
nice.
I'm in a truck
and I pick up a bunch of Mexican yard workers and Jim Carrey's in the thing.
I forgot all about that one.
He was a nice guy.
You should say that should be your Jim Carrey movie, right?
I know, but I forgot about it.
Pete, my favorite Jim Carrey movie is not the one I was in with him.
You can believe that.
I knew there was something.
Okay, Jim Carrey, what's this another movie?
Oh, yeah, I was in that
one.
Yeah, I forgot.
That's
hilarious.
How about, what's the other one I had here?
Taking care of business, Steve?
Did I get to say that already?
No, you said that to me earlier today.
Yeah, taking
care of
business and working overtime.
Working overtime.
Terrible.
Money, money, Billy Idol, never again.
Oh, here's one I never need to hear again, ever, is Bohemian Rhapsody.
By Queen, yes.
Any part of it, you know.
So many comics used to do like a...
audience participation bit with that song.
I remember like two or three comics would do this.
I don't know.
I
just don't need to hear the song again.
I hear you.
All right, Steve is going to stick with us a little bit after the news.
I'm going to ask him what he's watching.
He's always got great taste in TV.
Oh, one I almost forgot, Steve.
Stairway to Heaven.
Oh, yes, that's what that goes without saying.
That's probably the most overplayed ever, right?
That one and every move you make, Sting.
They used to play that all the
time.
Oh, I like
that song.
You know what?
It's not a bad song.
I don't care if I hear it ever again.
Yeah, that's fair.
What about Stairway to Heaven?
That's one of those songs when I was a kid I listened to and all the older kids in the neighborhood.
you know, and I don't know if your neighborhood in Chicago was like this, Steve, but like when we got hot in the 70s, we still wore jeans, but we took our shirts off and tucked them in our back pocket.
Like it made no sense.
One of the best things that ever happened to me when I moved to Wisconsin was like, oh, people wear shorts.
This is awesome.
But that stairway to heaven was on.
all the time, and I have no idea still.
So let's break this down when we come back.
We're gonna do the news.
Steve will be here for a few more minutes.
Mike Toomey coming up in hour number three as well.
This is Pete Schwabba in Nightlight.
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Let me know.
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It is time for our number three act three as we call it here.
As we talk about all the things in life, we love comedy, TV, movies, music, you name it.
And of course, the great state of Wisconsin.
We had a lot of fun talking to Arthur Ursink, the creator of Wisconsin Foodie.
They start their 16th season tomorrow on PBS Wisconsin, a truly outstanding show.
that celebrates Whole Foods community, and just a really outstanding show.
Arthur also gave us some tips for Super Bowl snacks, and they were a little better than Steve Seagrams, who is on the show right now.
I have another idea for a snack.
Oh, lay it on
me.
You know when you go to, like, get ice cream and have sprinkles?
Yeah.
You can put it on your ice cream.
Just sprinkles.
Just a bowl full of sprinkles.
or just cones.
How about sprinkles and cones, but no ice cream?
There you go.
You're a genius.
Kids would love it.
Kids would love it.
That is Steve Sagan.
He is joining us tonight here.
He joined us in hour number two to talk about songs we never need to hear again, and we're going to continue that conversation for a few more minutes in just a moment.
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We've got some stream comments and some texts we'll catch up on in just a few minutes.
Right now, let's get back to our guest, Steve Sieger.
Steve, I wanted to ask you, we talked music a little bit, but I always like your TV suggestions too when I see them, or you say on Facebook what you're watching.
It's almost like it's a public forum.
It's kind of cool.
I have to ask you, before I ask you what you've seen, have you seen the rip
That's that new Netflix movie?
No, I keep scrolling past it.
Should I watch it?
I don't know.
Here's where I'm at.
And I thought it would be, you know, I would love to know what you think after you see it.
But I, the Affleck and Damon thing, I really, I like Matt Damon.
I think he's a very natural actor and pretty good.
Love the Bourne movies.
And then Affleck, I just, he's always posing to me, Steve.
I
don't know how to say this.
Like he's
He's a good director.
I like his movies, The Town, Argo, but like when he's in a movie, smoking is cool enough.
You don't have to like make love to the cigarette and pose with it.
And I cannot get past that with him.
But other than that, I kind of did like the rip a little
bit.
I'm like the opposite.
I don't like Matt Damon that much.
But Ben Affleck, I didn't like him at first, but then I saw him in that movie where he played Christopher or George Reeves.
This guy
Oh, yeah,
okay, and he was really good in that so I kind of like
him
after that, but you're right.
He does tend to act
Yeah, which okay, that's the job, but that's what we say, right?
We don't want to see him act.
You
know what?
Yeah, you don't want to see the craft Yeah, that's all I thought about You know some actors like
I don't know.
I probably shouldn't mention any names, but you can just see what they're doing.
Like, I'm acting.
I'm acting.
Look at me.
Look at my skill set.
Yeah.
Acting over here.
So what movies have you seen, Steve?
What are
you watching?
Well, we got the Academy Awards coming up.
I saw weapons.
I think we talked about that last time I was on a show.
Weapons are really liked.
We did.
Zomers just saw it too.
And we were going to talk about that earlier, but we did.
But you liked it, right?
Oh, yeah, I thought it was great.
I saw it twice.
And I thought Amy Madigan is fantastic.
Oh, absolutely.
It's like I didn't, it took me about a half hour before I realized it was Amy Madigan.
Same.
You know,
I'm pulling, I hope she, I hope Kate Hudson wins like we talked about.
Oh, yeah.
And I hope Amy Madigan wins because they were.
Oh,
definitely.
Absolutely.
And, and, well, if I get a, might as well go ahead and get a pick.
Sean Penn is going to win best supporting for one battle after another.
He was
great.
And I bet you Michael B. Jordan is going to win for Sinners, best
actor.
You just said everyone.
I'm not hoping Sean Penn wins.
He's already won.
I love Delroy Lindo and Sinners too.
And there's some other great performances.
But Sean Penn was like, oh, geez, took chances.
And oh, yeah, he was really good.
Like I couldn't argue with him.
Really good.
And Michael B. Jordan, like, before I went to see Sinners, I thought, this is a gimmick, whatever.
It's going to be all the cuties playing.
But it was so cool.
Yeah, it was really cool.
Yeah, yeah.
Awesome.
I hope that wins best picture even though I liked One battle after another a little bit more as a overall movie what they did was sinners was spectacular
Oh, yeah, I like the way they tied in music with the whole thing too.
It was pretty
cool It was really cool,
but
the the car chase in one battle after another is like nothing I've ever seen it was terrific
Just the
way they shot
it fantastic and it was funny cuz Lea de Caprio stole that car that made that
It's like a baseball card in the spokes or something.
But
just the way they shot it going up and down, you know, like a roller coaster was really cool.
But anyway, yes.
So, uh, saw that one.
And then, um, what else did I see?
I saw Hamnet, which is all right.
It's all
right.
It took me a while to figure out that the main character is William Shakespeare.
I'm like, all right, who's, who
are you
people?
About 40 minutes in, I'm like, oh, he's Shakespeare.
Oh,
I'm an
idiot.
I got to see
it,
yeah.
And then, oh, I started to watch Blue Moon, but it's kind of unwatchable.
Oh, really?
Unless you want to, I mean, I like Ethan Hawke a lot.
Yeah.
But unless you want to watch him talk in a bar for two hours, you know.
Before I let you go, first of all, tell us where people can find your art.
Steve is a tremendous artist.
Last time he was here, we put some of him on the stream.
But check out his work.
He does great stuff that is with Southern California as a backdrop, and typically.
But it's great stuff.
Tell us where we can see it or find it.
You can find it on my website, which is paintingsbystevesigran.com.
It's great stuff.
And one of these days, Steve, when I have some walking around money, I'm going to buy one.
OK, sure.
Cool,
man.
I'll give you a deal.
You give your old pal Petey a discount, right?
Absolutely.
Yes,
I give all my friends discounts.
All right.
Buddy, this is always fun.
Thank you so much for being on the show tonight.
Sure.
Thanks for having me,
people.
We'll talk soon.
Say hi to
Toomey for me.
Yeah, we'll do.
And I'll tell you all the things off the air that I couldn't tell you on the air.
OK.
It's secret ladies and gentlemen always fun.
Thank you, buddy.
All right.
Thanks.
Bye.
Bye.
See you.
All right.
So we've got let's catch up.
So Zomers, tell us we got to read some text, but I want to hear if you could do a quick review of weapons.
Yeah, weapons.
I would say I in every movie, you know, people say that the camera is a character in the weapons in the weapons in weapons.
That is very true.
And the way that it moves differently for each character, because for those who haven't seen weapons, it's set up in a series of vignettes.
Like, it'll have the first 20 minutes, or I don't know how long they are, but the first 20 minutes is
from the
perspective of one character, and then it's another, and then it's another.
And the way, like, every character's approach to the world and how scared they are or aren't really determines, like, what you get to see, you know, is it mostly facing them and you just see what's behind them and you can't see her on the corner?
Or are they, you know, actually paying attention and facing things?
And also, like you guys said, the performances are just crazy.
And it's really funny, too, which
is unsurprising.
So it was directed by Zach Crager.
I found out after who was a member of Whites Kids You Know, a comedy troupe and show that I watched most of at way too young an age, not family friendly, but I was a big fan of it.
So it makes sense that I found this movie funny as well.
Yeah, he did.
He did Barbarian, too.
Don't know what made me rent that one night, but it was that was really good, too.
I
want to say I liked
it a little more than I liked weapons although Weapons had that cool run the way the kids put their arms out and the poster was so creepy
the poster was very creepy
Yeah, so check out weapons Amy Madigan is our guest Steve Seager and mentioned is nominated for an Academy Award for best supporting actress, which is pretty cool our
Oh, this is funny.
Okay.
I thought this was in regard to our question of the night, which is what is your favorite Jim Carrey movie?
But Scott Tom says a place where nobody cares to go Xanadu That's what that's one of his songs.
He never needs to hear again and then Scott continues with a list.
He says what does the Fox say?
He said he didn't wear shorts until he was he was 19 and I said when I grew up in my neighborhood in Chicago all these kids that thought they were so tough they did not wear shorts
They would take their shirt off if it was 95 degrees and keep their jeans on and tuck the shirt
into the pocket.
You know, here in Wisconsin, if kids think they're cool, they wear shorts in winter.
That's true.
But honestly, God, when I moved to Wisconsin, to Northern Wisconsin, I was like, oh, my God, people wear shorts.
That's so cool.
Scott also says, and it was problematic.
My kids tell me so every time I reference it.
But Ace Ventura Pet Detective, the first one, probably nailed it also.
He was pretty good in Lemony Snicket.
Oh my god, I forgot about that movie.
Scott also says, I heard Blue Moon was like watching a stage play, but pretty cool.
I do want to see it.
I've heard Ethan Hawke is really good in it.
Scott says, and I was rolling in the aisles at two or three scenes during me, myself and Irene, particularly when he was pulling the items out of the trunk of the car.
Yeah, that is a great movie.
Or not great movie, a funny movie.
The set pieces are hilarious.
going back to the text line.
Eric in Madison in the 608 says the Truman Show.
Monica also in the 608 in Mount Horrib says, I loved Ace Ventura, but I was inspired by how much I liked the Truman Show.
Would you say Truman Show is our winner tonight?
Oh, definitely.
That's gotten so many texts.
Yeah.
I really thought Dumb and Dumber was going to kind of rule, but Truman Show is by far and away.
608 says the man on the moon.
Oh, that's Luke in Madison.
Okay.
The man on the moon, he was Andy Kaufman.
And you know what?
I'm not name-dropping here, Zomers, because you know that Lauren Holly was in my film, The Godfather of Green Bay.
She told me on the set that Jim Carrey, she was married to Jim Carrey, she said he got into character by hanging out at biker bars, which is what Andy Kaufman used to do.
And she said one night he brought all these bikers from a rowdy biker bar to their home and she was up reading a book or something at their bed.
And she goes downstairs and there's bikers everywhere.
And she said it was pretty crazy.
So Jim Carrey, getting into the role.
He is a bizarre guy too, kind of like Andy Kaufman.
That was kind of a no-brainer casting him as Andy Kaufman.
TJ in the 920 says, I loved Liar Liar on VHS as a kid.
There are so many funny moments and quotable lines in that movie.
Yes, there are.
And fellow comedians and nightlight guests, Ben Venuti Rednick, Steve Leo.
Benvenuti, Rudnick wrote Liar Liar, had great success with that film.
Barb from Waukeshaas in the 262 says, a tie between fun with Dick and Jane and Liar Liar.
Zomers, did you think when someone put fun with Dick and Jane earlier, they were referring to a song?
I was uncertain because, you know, it's, I don't know, it's just a common phrase.
Yeah.
I meant to address that earlier because I thought at first it was a song, but then I realized, oh, wait a minute, that was a remake.
And it was a Jim Carrey movie.
Thank you, Barb.
Jim in Appleton says, the Ace Ventura movies were good.
Dumb and Dumber is classic.
My favorite is still The Mask.
Another vote for The Mask?
There are no right or wrong answers, folks.
There are only your answers.
How are we doing on time, AZ?
Got a minute.
A minute.
That's not enough time, but we're going to read this anyway.
Tony the trucker in the 608 says, Pete met Luke Zahm at a quick trip on a sunny Saturday morning.
We had coffee and talked for 20 minutes.
This is the host of Wisconsin Foodie.
who producer Arthur Ursink was talking about and what a great human being Luke is.
He says, Tony The Drucker says, one of the best experiences I've ever had.
It was like we were old friends.
Great guy.
Love hearing stories like that.
Keep those Jim Carrey movies coming, folks.
Share with us songs you never need to hear again.
We're doing it all here on Nightlight.
Aaron Zommer's riding shotgun.
We are coming right back on the Civic Media Radio Network with Mike Toomey.
That's a good one.
Welcome back, folks.
This is Night Light with Peach Wabba.
Great to have you here on this Wednesday night as we broadcast statewide in the beautiful state of Wisconsin, usually from downtown Green Bay, but from Christmas City, USA, Marinette, Wisconsin is where we're broadcasting from.
And Aaron Zahmer's, the lovely and talented Aaron Zahmer's is in Madison.
How's it going down there, Aaron?
Gone
well although a
little worse now that I just listened to part of breakfast at Tiffany's See that's all right, let's bring in our guests because that laugh you just heard That was one of the most genuine laughs I've ever heard from my friend a very funny talented comedian and Host of the one of the hosts of the WGN morning show in Chicago.
Mr. Mike to me joins us now.
Hey, buddy.
You forgot the same genuine laffer
Yes
you know how it is we should do that like who has the worst fake laugh
you
know because you've been around people like that to try to act like they're having a better time than they are um so we can do a thing in that but
you know it's uncomfortable yeah my favorite is the the supportive stand-up comic in the back of the room that goes yeah
because he wants people to know that's his laugh
right and the audience isn't laughing but i got it
My
uh, it's it's like performative laughing
and
my brother-in-law John went to college with a guy He always used to say whenever the Cosby show would come on and then whatever the show was after it family ties or nightcore or something He would leave the dorm room the door open
so
that the whole floor could hear him laughing at the Cosby show so he could tell let everybody knew this
guy
We had a neighbor you couldn't tell if he was laughing or crying because he would just go like So you're like so this is funny or it sounded kind of like laughing like I can't believe she left me Like is that funny
Mike do you have a favorite Jim Carrey movie?
Where are you at on Jim Carrey?
You've been in comedy your whole adult life.
Since you were 18, you were one of the first people, not first people I knew, because I didn't know you then, but you started earlier than almost anyone I've ever talked to.
Yeah, I like Dumb and Dumber a lot, but I think that's as much a Jeff Daniels movie as it is a Jim Carrey movie.
The funniest thing in that whole movie is the bathroom scene with Jeff Daniels, I think.
That brings out genuine laugh, I mean, real out loud.
kind of laugh.
So, uh, Dumbergo, I also like Cable Guy.
Very funny.
Yes, that's a great,
no one has mentioned that yet.
I think, uh, my favorite moment, I mean, Jim Carrey is just funny.
He's one of those people, he doesn't even need a script.
If he just starts doing stuff, he's funny.
But he, when he walks into the bathroom and Owen, or no, I'm sorry, he's the men's room attendant and Owen Wilson walks in and has that real deadpan delivery.
He just nods at Jim Carrey and goes, hey, stretch.
Jim Carrey starts wailing out.
But I would agree with you on Dumb and Dumber, except I think the scene where they're with Mike Starr, who talked about that once on this show, he's sitting between them in the shagging wagon they called it, the dog
truck.
The dog van, yeah.
And they're annoying the crap out of him.
And he says, can we listen to the radio?
And they start singing Mockingbird.
He's about to kill them.
I don't know.
But it's such a great movie.
I'm with you.
How are you doing tonight, Mike?
I'm doing great.
You?
I'm doing well.
So how are things at the WGN morning show?
And tell us about your show, kind of a spin-off you do, that you were nice enough to ask me to be a guest on.
That was so much fun.
Where can people see that?
Because they don't have to live in Chicago to see that.
Correct.
There's, I guess, an offshoot or satellite of WGN TV called WGN Plus, and it's a TV app.
And you can download it on Roku, Apple TVs, Smart TVs.
And if that doesn't work for you, you can go to WGNTV.com slash live when the show comes on and watch it that way as well.
But it runs every Saturday morning at 10.
And then we get a replay at four that day.
And then Monday night, it'll show again at eight PM.
Wow.
OK.
And you've been doing it now for a couple of years.
That's a great show, great format too.
It's going well.
We're having fun with it, learning stuff every week.
So, you know, it's good.
We like it.
That's awesome.
Do you have, we're going to talk about probably after the news, we'll get to some really bad songs.
We have,
we both have songs we don't like, but
do you
have a song that you might like?
Like Steve Segrin and I were just, he said to say, hi, by the way, we were just discussing songs we never need to hear again.
Do you have any of those?
Well, I mean, that's the same
category, right?
Yes, and no because like I like this song sweet Caroline, but I don't need to hear it again.
You know what I mean?
I
Don't know if I have anything in that because if I like it I like hearing it You know I have a playlist that I you know, but when I go to Jim or whatever and it is four songs, so I'd listen
That's a quick workout.
I only like four They're all they're all polkas.
It's like one of them's a jingle
from a commercial no I don't know if there's anything where I'm like okay that's good I don't have to hear it again but music to me is like comedy where if you can look at the words and it makes sense and you like that I like it better you know
yeah I like
that because there are some pieces of comedy that are more about how things are being said than what actually is being said that holds true for music as well
very that's a great point and now all I can do is picture you walking around the gym with your headphones
And
if I'm there long enough, you'll hear me singing again.
If I'm there
more than 14 minutes.
A couple extra sets today.
Mike Toomey is my guest.
He is one of the hosts of the WGN morning show and a very funny stand-up comedian.
We're going to talk about songs we really, truly hate folks.
Everyone is joined in when Steve was here with songs they never need to hear again.
You can be part of this discussion as well.
Tell us about songs you just flat out hate.
And if you still want to tell us your Jim Carrey movie, that's great too.
Matt Inno-Claire says, not sure about the title, but that miserable 500 miles tune.
I would walk 500 miles.
That's
a great one.
Thank you, Matt.
And then Dave and Madison says, a big bowl of onions here for the Super Bowl snack.
Oh, Mike, Steve said he would put out a snack table at the Super Bowl of the worst snacks ever just
to mess
with.
Like just a big bowl of tuna,
no
mayo.
Oh, crackers.
Anything like that, so.
All right, Mike Toomey is here, folks.
We're coming right back after the news, and we're going to talk about songs we hate.
This is Pete Schwabba and Nightlight on the Civic Media Radio Network.
Welcome back.
This is Nightlight with Pete Chihuahua.
Great to have you here, folks.
Tomorrow night on the show from the movie Song, Song, Blue, Hudson Hensley will be here.
And we're doing the popcorn pick of the week with Shannon Simon of Cedar Crest Ice Cream and film critic Devika Girish.
Hope you could join me then.
Right now, we are back with Mike Toomey and Aaron Zamas.
I need some clarification.
What song was that, sir?
That was something just like this by the Chainsmokers and Coldplay.
And you could switch it out with any other chain smoker song because they've written one song.
It goes.
In every single one with a slightly different melody and a different singer and they're all awful and I hate it and they never should have been popular.
It's it just it infuriates me every time I heard one of those on the radio when this band was big because yeah, they wrote one song and then made gajillions of dollars and the one song is garbage.
You were so thrilled when I picked this category tonight.
Yeah, because I could yell
about
the chain-spokers on the
radio.
Brian in the 920 says, aha, take on me.
Hate the song because the video scares me.
I still love that
video.
Yeah, it's a weird cartoony
kind
of
video, right?
Yeah, but at the time it was so different and weird and cool.
John in Madison in the 608 says, oh, I'm sorry, part one here.
He says, hey, Peter and Aaron voting for Dumb and Dumber.
Jim and Jeff were both so darn great.
Comedy classic in my book.
Also, he is amazing in eternal sunshine of the spotless mind.
Good taste.
Thank you, John.
Mike Toomey is here, folks.
He is one of the morning hosts of the WGN Morning Show.
And a very funny comedian.
We're talking, we're about to talk about songs we hate.
Mike.
Yes.
Is there a song that you wish was like never even created because it's that bad?
Yeah, well, yeah, I'll start with number one.
I think, you know, I'm gonna check.
See, I don't get struck by lightning here, but I think the little drummer boy is not just the worst holiday song.
but the worst song ever.
First off, where are his parents, you know, during this whole thing?
It's the middle of the night, presumably.
It's always dark, and he's just playing it.
It's just odd.
Where are his parents?
Two.
Following the star through the desert by himself in the dark.
I know that's
valid.
All this is good.
Would your parents let you do that?
But is it the song itself?
Okay.
that you have issues with or the
fact that that part yeah that's just you get a feeling that's just like a placeholder like they're writing the song and they're on a roll what do we put in that one we'll just say something there we'll get back to it and then they finish this song like we never put anything in that what did we say and they just used it like it's like that song by uh spandau ballet where the
part the
guy goes why do i find it hard to write the next line like
He put that in there while he was writing the song and never went back.
And then when he recorded it, he just like, nah, that's fine.
That's hilarious.
I never, I always thought he was referring to their story.
Why do I find, yeah, he's like
when he's writing
the song,
I can't think, where do I find it?
We'll put it in there and then we'll fix it.
And then they say, they kind of do the same thing you just said.
They go, they could just let the music play.
Right, right.
What about the what about the Bing Crosby David Bowie little drummer boy?
Does that does that raise the level or lower?
It
raises it maybe raises a little bit but the part that isn't the original part is fine I guess.
For me personally it's singers.
It doesn't raise up little drummer boy so much as it brings down my esteem of those two.
It's the banter is so bad too when they're talking.
How are you doing, David?
Oh, good, Bing.
How are you?
And then he said, I'm going crazy.
Well, I think everybody is these days.
Yeah.
What is that?
OK.
Pretty little thing, isn't it?
I cut you off, Mike.
Sorry.
You were
on the road.
I said, pretty little thing, isn't it?
What is that?
That doesn't mean Crosby say that during the song.
Pretty little
number.
And there's something like that.
I don't know.
That was so bad when men used to refer to women as numbers.
She's a cute little number.
A cute little number.
Like a number?
How did that ever
start?
I don't know.
I'm
going to say, okay, two of my songs that I think are ridiculous both take place in Georgia.
Okay,
I love this.
One of them is the night that the lights went out in Georgia.
Okay, this story goes, Guy comes back from being out of town and he finds out that everybody is kind of fooling around with his wife and the guy that's telling him, he gets really mad and the guy goes, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, hold it.
Because to tell you the truth, I've been with him myself.
That's how he cools him down.
Hey, listen.
It's not just everybody else.
It's me, too.
So that guy gets killed, right?
And when he finds and dead on the floor of his home, the Georgia patrol is making their rounds.
So you know what he did?
He fired a shot just to flag him down.
Dead guy, shot on your floor.
I better get the police over here.
So I'm going to start shooting this, pick up this gun and start shooting it so that they'll come and take care of this.
And now he's holding the gun that he just fired on the guys down.
That's the worst piece
of songwriting maybe ever.
So he's the voice of reason telling his friend that all these guys have been with his wife, but it's okay.
I've been with her
too.
Tell you the truth.
I've been with her myself.
What do you think the point of that line was?
You just cool him down saying, look, it's not just a couple of guys.
It's everybody.
So, you know, relax.
And his friend obviously isn't too bright because he'd be like, oh, really?
OK, OK, I get it.
I get you.
You never knew.
I had no idea what that song was about, Mike.
I had no idea.
But Vicki Lawrence, who's singing the song, the spoiler alert, she was the one who killed Andy.
He killed her.
Oh, my gosh.
And you know what spoiler alert?
What?
How
old is that song?
maybe 74 or something like that.
Stuck with me.
Stuck in my crop.
Here's the other one from Georgia.
Devil went down to Georgia.
I happen to like the song.
I think it's cool.
But in this song, we learned that the devil has integrity.
Oh,
really?
Because, well, come on.
He bets, I'll bet a fiddle of gold against your soul that says I'm better than you.
And he says to the guy, I bet you didn't know, but I'm a fiddle player too.
Like, in case he didn't know that the devil was gifted,
with the violin.
He's telling him, the devil.
Wow.
Okay, so he bets the fiddle of gold against his soul and this Johnny clearly defeats the devil.
The devil bowed his head because he knew that he'd been beaten.
He laid that golden fiddle on the ground at Johnny's feet.
So like, why wouldn't the devil just go screw you?
I'm not giving you the fiddle and the devil.
I'm gonna smite
you.
Why would the devil like, so that means there's people in the world worse than the devil.
because not everybody would give him the fiddle that he promised.
You give what I'm saying?
I love that.
Yeah.
That's a deep.
Hey, Aaron, we have some of that song, don't we?
The devil went down to Georgia.
Yeah.
And I
don't dislike the song.
Yeah, you're right.
This part's great.
Yeah.
All right.
Let's hear some lyrics.
down to Georgia, he was looking for a soul to steal.
He was in a bind because he was way behind and he was willing to make a deal.
When he came across this young man sewing on a fiddle and playing it hot, and the devil jumped up on a hickory stump and said, boy, let me tell you what.
I guess you didn't know it, but I'm a fiddle player too.
And if you'd care to take a dare, I'll make a bet with you.
Now you played pretty good fiddle, boy, but give the devil his due.
I bet a fiddle of gold against your soul because I think I'm better than you.
The boy said, my name's Johnny and it might be a sin.
But I'll take your bet.
You're going to regret because I'm the best he's ever been.
Johnny, you're rousing up your bow and play your fiddle hard.
Cause hell's propusive, George.
And the devil loses.
And he sets up the contest.
He loses and then he makes good on it.
That's what the devil would do.
Right.
And you said that
there's,
there are people who are worse than the devil.
And I think Johnny is one of them.
And he's super, you know, he's certainly committing.
the sin of, I can't think.
He's overzealous.
He's, he's full of himself.
It's pride.
He's like, you know, I'm the best there's ever been.
Right.
And then the devil says early on, and I'm way behind in what?
He was in a bind.
He was way behind.
He had to catch up on souls.
Oh, collect
souls.
He
was falling
behind.
You know, he's doing other stuff.
He says make a deal like you're right.
The devil would make a deal He was just you he might offer you a deal and then say I'm not honoring it I'm the devil and he wouldn't challenge anybody to a fiddle off If he knew he was that's right.
All right, excellent use of our of our Geography mic with the Georgia.
Yes dual Georgia tunes.
I didn't know how much that
how about this are you a fan of David Gates and bread?
I didn't know David Gates, I know Brad certainly.
David Gates is a lead singer of Brad.
And like so many groups he branched off and just was David Gates.
He did a song called Diary, okay?
And this chode in this story starts with, I found her diary underneath the tree and started reading about me.
She leaves it under a tree for
whatever
reason.
Yeah, if you don't want your diary, I'm just gonna leave it here under this tree.
hoping that it doesn't rain, if nothing else.
And the guy says, well, I guess I'll just read some chapters about me.
And he picks it up.
Now, in the course of reading her diary, he says the words that she'd written took me by surprise.
I'd never read them in her eyes.
So in other words, she's saying all this great stuff about me, but I can't see that when I look at her.
Well, gee, maybe she's not writing about you.
And it turns out, you know, the story, she's not.
It's
not
reading about him.
Idiot.
Do you have any of that, Summers?
It's heartbreaking.
Okay,
you
wouldn't show
it because it's not for you.
It's kind of heartbreaking.
Yeah, but he's a jerk.
He picks up the diary and starts reading it.
Granted, you don't leave it under a tree.
But that's
just
so.
weird.
Yeah,
it's like,
I'm gonna start reading about me in this
diary.
I think I saw one under a tree.
Is that one yours?
Mine is the one that yeah, I think I left it under the tree.
That's funny.
All right, that's four.
Okay, right?
Okay.
Pina colada song, Rupert Holmes.
Okay, this is just a song about a guy who wants to cheat on his wife.
That's the whole song.
And he's looking for the listener that said, yeah, that sounds good.
He puts an ad in the paper
for a
personal ad.
And someone answers the ad, and they set up a meeting.
Let's meet at this bar.
And he's waiting.
And the person who walks into the bar is his wife.
And the lyrics follow.
And we laughed for a moment when they both discovered they were going to cheat.
And she said, oh, and he said, oh, it's you.
That's in the song.
Yeah, I Had no idea I Don't think I ever listened to lyrics like when I was a kid.
I I just thought that was a catchy tune.
Mm-hmm.
So the both people it's like a sting opera operation Oh,
it's you That is the funniest moment.
I never knew that you liked all that stuff that you said in the ad
It's terrible.
You have to like, pretend that you knew it was her at that point.
Gotcha.
It's stupid.
But they both like all these things in the chorus.
Right, we're coming right back.
We'll have a couple more minutes with our pal, Mike Toomey.
We're talking about songs we hate.
And I've got a great one.
I don't know if Mike will see this coming, but we're coming right back on Nightlight with Peach Waba on the Civic Media radio network.
Kid, where are your parents?
Where's his parents?
I was ex-communicated during the commercial break.
This is Peachwaba in Nightlight.
That, of course, is the little drummer boy.
Mike Toomey is my guest.
He is one of the hosts of the WGN Morning Show in Chicago and a very funny comedian.
We're talking about songs we hate.
In Mike's case, nobody breaks a song down better than him or does a deep dive into it.
We have a phone call.
Rick from Walk of Shaw is on the line.
He wants to share a song too.
Hey, Rick, how are you?
Hey, hey, Pete.
You reminded me of, you know, they had this thing called the One Hit Wonders.
Oh, sure.
And I think it was this one.
I was in grade school and my brother was in high school and he was
performing with a group that was doing quite well and he took me it was a buck to get in in this gym and question mark and the mysterious he had a that was the name of the band no that was the band yeah that was the band and the song was i cried 96 tears yeah and
In the hour and a little more of the performance they sang three songs and One was I cried 90 96 tears they they took three breaks and they played the song before the break and then when they come back and they opened the performance with the song I mean
of over an hour of that song and it was like played a lot on the radio and I don't know if they disappeared in the northerland or whatever happened to them but it was question marking the mysterious and they left you with a lot of questions.
Somebody took him out behind the school and beat him senseless for playing the same song over.
Rick, thank you very much for the call tonight, buddy.
I think the Riddler produced a lot of their music.
The Riddler.
has
played by Jim Carrey
in
Batman Forever.
Yes.
Yes.
Full circle.
We've
got another text from Matt and Eau Claire says, making love in my Chevy van.
At the end of the tune, he boots her out of the van in the middle of a dirt road with no shoes.
Sheesh.
And that was all right with him.
That's all right.
That's a terrible song.
All right.
Here's my song that's funny.
Mike and I used to work the road doing stand up together.
And sometimes these songs would come on and we'd crack up Aaron and play that one that I picked out for Mike.
Sing if you want, Mike.
This is all fine.
Is it though?
It's
okay.
Okay.
I just made a friend.
You're my friend, Mike.
That's why
I love
when this song came out.
We were friends.
From out of this world.
Is someone you need?
All right, that's good.
So, Mike, tell us your favorite line in the whole song.
Home's the most excellent place of all.
Home is the most excellent place of all.
It's so mailed in.
Anywhere.
Most excellent place?
Like, is this Wayne's World?
Are you being lazy?
Like, I cannot stand that.
Like, last night, we did this thing with the Dr. Pepper, you know, the old Be a Pepper commercial.
And then the new one, where a woman supposedly, it's unverified, but got paid $2 million for the song Dr. Pepper, baby.
And then, that's it.
And then the lyric after it is, it's nice and good.
It's nice and good.
I was furious.
I'm like, are you serious?
That's the worst jingle I've ever, like I like the beginning, but I hate lazy songwriting.
And Neil Diamond did it in Heartlight.
Home's the most excellent place.
All
right, how about this one?
On the same note.
Kenny Rogers, she believes in me.
Do you remember that one part of the song?
I think we're in like a store and it was like playing overhead.
And all of a sudden, neither of us were talking in that one part.
And what does Kenny say there?
God, our love is true.
It's not the best.
God, our love is true.
But one time, we were in a store, and that song was on.
And we both, we heard it, and we were in separate aisles.
And I'm cracking up.
I'm like, oh, where's Mike?
And I turn the aisle, and you turn in the aisle, right as he said that song.
And we both said, God, our love is true with Kenny.
It's one of the most serendipitous, fun moments in
my life.
That was so great.
Hey, this was fun, Mike.
I appreciate it.
Thank you so much for
Yeah, this was a ton of fun.
Yeah,
we'll keep we'll keep working on that list, too But you need to get some rest.
You got to get up right and early, right?
I'll be asleep in eight minutes With
visions of heartlight in your soul.
I'll like I'll sing that song to myself as I'm falling asleep
Beds the most
actually bed is the most excellent place, but it's in my home.
So technically that is still Thank
you, buddy.
We'll talk soon.
All right.
See ya
All right,
Mike, to me ladies
and gentlemen, you got it.
So we heard a lot of bad music tonight, Summers.
Yeah, we heard a lot of bad music.
Do we need to apologize?
No.
OK.
You know, we're still, I feel like the average radio station probably plays a lot of
bad music.
Right, they
play these songs.
Exactly.
How are we doing on text?
Did we get through our text line for the most part?
I believe so, yeah.
I think we have to go Nick and Marshall, Bruce Almighty, Lyre Lyre, and the Grinch, okay.
And then we've got Matt in Eau Claire says, hey Pete, not a feature length film, but Fire Marshall Bill never disappoints, the famous Jim Carrey skit.
He says, Aki Breaky Heart is one of his songs, Free Bird, Paradise by the Dashboard Lights.
I forgot about that one.
Anything by Garth Brooks to quote the great Chris Christopherson, the guy did more, the guy did for country music what Panny Hose did.
for finger sandwiches.
Did I just read something inappropriate, Zomers?
I don't even know what that means.
I
don't know.
I don't understand it either.
It makes me.
Finger sandwiches is just funny though.
He says, I didn't have service for the sweetheart candy question, but you be kitty and another that say, me peep.
If we didn't get to your texts, we'll read them again tomorrow night, folks.
My thanks to Aaron Zomers.
Tune in tomorrow night.
Hudson Henley will be here from Song Song Blue.
Thank you to Steve Sieger and Mike Toomey and Arthur Ursink.
Thanks for all your texts and calls.
Always a fun time here at Nightlight.
Thank you, Zomers.
I will see you tomorrow night, my friend.
Good night, Wisconsin.
Hopefully with some better music.
It's a bad one, too.
Closing.