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.
December 2009
Program air date: Saturday, December 05, 2009
On the program this time, we find out the secrets Santa uses to make his Christmas round from the author of the book “The Truth About Santa: Wormholes, Robots, and What Really Happens on Christmas Eve." We hear about a cheerleading squad that has formed at a famed women’s college. And we learn that when you look like Santa, it’s Christmas all year around. Those stories and more, this time on Sidetrack.
Menu:
- Lost Boys of Monmouth
- Smith College cheerleaders
- Memory Palace: Hoover Dam (web site)
- Going Rogue as political theater
- Music and the Mouse: How the Walt Disney Company used music to build its empire
- Book interview: "The Truth About Santa"
- Essay: "My Favorite Things"
- It's Always Christmas
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November 2009
Program air date: Saturday, November 07, 2009
This month, we interview cult filmmaker Jeff Krulik, a director known for his rock fan documentary “Heavy Metal Parking Lot.” We also talk to one of the authors of the blog “This Is Why You’re Fat”--a collection of culinary monstrosities. Plus, Three Card Monte and crossword editor Merl Reagletalking about a puzzle he recently published featuring the call letters of this radio station. That and more, this time on Sidetrack!
Menu:
- Three card monte as street theater
- Crossword puzzle editor Merl Reagel (web site)
- "Freaks Like Us"
- Jessica Amason, co-founder of the blog "This Is Why You’re Fat" (web site)
- Cult documentary filmmaker Jeff Krulik, director of “Heavy Metal Parking Lot" (web site)
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October 2009
Program air date: Saturday, October 03, 2009
This month, we talk to the creator of the popular blog Cake Wrecks, which highlights professional cakes that have gone horribly wrong. In our annual chat with a ghost hunter, we chat with Dale Kaczmarek of the Ghost Research Society. And we’ll hear the gruesome story of the Villisca Axe Murder House. Those stories and more, this time on Sidetrack.
Menu:
- Cake Wrecks (web site)
- Essay: "Plummeting Approval" (web site)
- Interview with ghost hunter Dale Kaczmarek, President of the Ghost Research Society (web site)
- Villisca Axe Murder House
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September 2009
Program air date: Saturday, September 05, 2009
This month, we talk to the curator of the Hall of Heroes Superhero Museum in Elkhart, Indiana. We also talk to a Gibson City man about his bike trek from San Francisco to Illinois. And we have a special in-studio interview with Phil Clark of the local didjeridu rock band Tree Thump. Those stories and more, this time on Sidetrack!
Menu:
- Bike Trek from San Francisco to Gibson City (web site)
- Recycling Your Ride
- Hall of Heroes Superhero Museum (web site)
- Slacktivism
- Stingrays for dinner
- In-studio interview with Phil Clark of the band Tree Thump (web site)
