Sidetrack with Jason Croft
First Saturday of the month at 6 pm
Fun stories, quirky interviews, thought-provoking commentaries, great tunes, and more!
Sidetrack is AM 580's monthly news/features magazine hosted by Jason Croft. Sidetrack's goal is to bring you the stories you might have otherwise missed--the stories that sometimes get overlooked during the busy day-to-day headlines. The stories are sometimes off-beat, sometimes unusual, but never dull. It's a fresh look at the what's going on in our backyard and around the world. Be sure to explore program contents for links to more info and a few surprises.
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March 2008
Program air date: Saturday, March 01, 2008
On this month’s program, we talk the inventor of the Nubrella—a modern take on the classic umbrella…we find out about the new website Book Glutton based in Urbana that combines an e-library with a social networking site… Appalachian hip-hop…a modern-day cowboy’s ride across America…a vaction ranch for computer programmers...a primer of who you'll meet at a comic book convention...and a former Cubs manager's infamous news conference tape.
Menu:
- Rising Appalachia
- Modern cowboy's ride across America
- Book Glutton (web site)
- Comic Book Convention
- Big Nerd Ranch
- Nubrella (web site)
- Former Cubs manager's infamous tape
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August 2007
Program air date: Saturday, August 04, 2007
This month Sidetrack takes a look at the fight to save Berwyn's (in)famous art structure known as the Spindle...we hear about the life of a Chinese bicycle mechanic with ties to Urbana...learn about a way to buy land in America one inch at a time...talk to the creator of Pizza Beer--beer that tastes like pizza...and we have an audio essay on the joys of the water park.
Menu:
- Berwyn's Spindle (web site)
- Chinese Bicycle Mechanic
- Selling America By The Inch
- Pizza Beer (web site)
- Water Parks Essay
Audio:
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July 2007
Program air date: Saturday, July 07, 2007
On this month’s program…the author of “Weird Illinois” gives us some ideas for unusual road trip destinations…we chat with the director of the film “Cashing October” about the Cub’s ill-fated 2003 season...we talk to people who are spending summer as part of the Art Theory Summer Camp…and we celebrate National Hot Dog Month…Those stories and more, this time on Sidetrack.
Menu:
- Art Theory Summer Camp (web site)
- National Hot Dog Month (web site)
- Canary Song Trials
- Weird Illinois Roadtrips
- http://www.cubsmovie.com/index/
Audio:
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June 2007
Program air date: Saturday, June 02, 2007
On this month’s program…celebrate Star War’s 30th anniversary with a member of the 501st Legion—a group of fans who dress up like members of the evil empire…we spend a Saturday morning scoping out hidden treasures at garage sales…find out about the world’s only theremin lounge band…and talk with Wizard of Oz munchkin Mickey Carroll. Those stories and more, this time on Sidetrack.
Menu:
- Garage Sales audio postcard
- Star Wars' 501st Legion fan group
- Oxford American Southern Film Issue (web site)
- Showman's Rest
- Project Pimento
