In which I celebrate Batman Day 2026 (and the last Birdcast of September) on my way to The International Edgar Allan Poe Festival and Awards cuz we wouldn't have Batman without Edgar Allan Poe. 

GET TO BALTIMORE! 

GET TO CLASS! 

BUY SOME STUFF 

Recorded LIVE at Paper Machete at the Green Mill Cocktail Lounge 09/19/26 courtesy of WKQX (Q101.1 FM) and Jeppson’s Malört: The Official Drink of the Apocalypse 

Come find me in all your favorite places including my Discord, be gay, do drugs, flock ice. 

Featuring “Promises” by the Barrerracudas and a snippy of “The Wasteland” courtesy of Ross Bugden Twitter: Instagram For commissions/scores: bugdenross@gmail.com  

In which I celebrate Batman Day 2026 (and the last Birdcast of September) on my way to<a href="https://poefestinternational.com/?gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=21507587730&amp;gbraid=0AAAAA9seGLufZ39GkAzVRwazE-hXVyK1K&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjw5vLVBhCiARIsAD56SFK0a3BETx3mSjL1_wEr0UESQ0h9ME14zroR-oBLejF3c9uK5fIrAP8aAhhIEALw_wcB"> The International Edgar Allan Poe Festival and Awards </a>cuz we wouldn't have Batman without Edgar Allan Poe.&nbsp;
<a href="https://poefestinternational.com/?gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=21507587730&amp;gbraid=0AAAAA9seGLtO9HnaVcYrIafHN7HRtzSWn&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjwzY7VBhDwARIsAFtPvBQ6er5hdmi2SkT1i7mrVeVT6XKl_OZPcgw_IIYj7RFj-MaKyxULLngaAsiTEALw_wcB">GET TO BALTIMORE!&nbsp;</a>
<a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/class-with-sara-benincasa-chad-the-bird-tickets-1116588178299">GET TO CLASS!&nbsp;</a>
<a href="https://www.chadthebird.com/the-merch">BUY SOME STUFF&nbsp;</a>
Recorded LIVE at&nbsp;<a href="https://thepapermachete.org/">Paper Machete</a> at the <a href="https://greenmilljazz.com/">Green Mill Cocktail Lounge</a> 09/19/26 courtesy of WKQX (Q101.1 FM) and <a href="https://malort.com/">Jeppson&rsquo;s Mal&ouml;rt:</a> The Official Drink of the Apocalypse&nbsp;
<a href="https://linktr.ee/ChadtheBird">Come find me </a>in all your favorite places including my Discord, be gay, do drugs, flock ice.&nbsp;
Featuring &ldquo;Promises&rdquo; by the Barrerracudas and a snippy of &ldquo;The Wasteland&rdquo; courtesy of Ross Bugden Twitter: Instagram For commissions/scores: <a href="mailto:bugdenross@gmail.com">bugdenross@gmail.com</a><a href="mailto:bugdenross@gmail.com">&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;

Chad the Bird continues to build a following around Chicagoland with his audio and video bits that have amassed 358K TikTok followers, 17k YouTube subscribers, and 69k Instagram followers. The Birdcast is locally charged comedy centered around iconic Chicago institutions as well as in the moment pop culture tie-ins.

Chad the Bird continues to build a following around Chicagoland with his audio and video bits that have amassed 358K TikTok followers, 17k YouTube subscribers, and 69k Instagram followers. The Birdcast is locally charged comedy centered around iconic Chicago institutions as well as in the moment pop culture tie-ins.

Chad the Birdcast

Chad the Bird continues to build a following around Chicagoland with his audio and video bits that have amassed 4.5 million Tik-Tok followers, 30k YouTube subscribers, and 450k Instagram followers. The Birdcast is locally charged comedy centered around iconic Chicago institutions as well as in the moment pop culture tie-ins.

Chad the Bird continues to build a following around Chicagoland with his audio and video bits that have amassed 4.5 million Tik-Tok followers, 30k YouTube subscribers, and 450k Instagram followers. The Birdcast is locally charged comedy centered around iconic Chicago institutions as well as in the moment pop culture tie-ins.

Batman & the Last Birdcast of September 

We made it! It's the Crispy Times, the Ghost Wonderful Time of the Year, the SCREAMson and I'm in a hotel in Baltimore here for the Edgar Allan Poe Fest. Sometimes you're where you need to be. This week's report (the first of October) is from last month's CLASS! at the Lincoln Lodge and it's all about rides. Then I sit down on a Zoom with our pal Whitney Chitwood cuz they got a new movie in production and need your help! 

HELP MAKE 'CHASMIC'

GET TO BALTIMORE! 

GET TO CLASS! 

BUY SOME STUFF 

Recorded LIVE at CLASS! at the Lincoln Lodge 09/17/26 courtesy of Jeppson’s Malört: The Official Drink of the Apocalypse 

Come find me in all your favorite places including my Discord, be gay, do drugs, flock ice. 

Featuring “Promises” by the Barrerracudas and a snippy of “The Wasteland” courtesy of Ross Bugden Twitter: Instagram For commissions/scores: bugdenross@gmail.com  

We made it! It's the Crispy Times, the Ghost Wonderful Time of the Year, the SCREAMson and I'm in a hotel in Baltimore here for the Edgar Allan Poe Fest. Sometimes you're where you need to be. This week's report (the first of October) is from last month's CLASS! at the Lincoln Lodge and it's all about rides. Then I sit down on a Zoom with our pal <a href="https://whitneychitwood.com/">Whitney Chitwood</a> cuz they got a new movie in production and need your help!&nbsp;
<a href="https://seedandspark.com/fund/chasmic">HELP MAKE 'CHASMIC'</a>
<a href="https://poefestinternational.com/?gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=21507587730&amp;gbraid=0AAAAA9seGLtO9HnaVcYrIafHN7HRtzSWn&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjwzY7VBhDwARIsAFtPvBQ6er5hdmi2SkT1i7mrVeVT6XKl_OZPcgw_IIYj7RFj-MaKyxULLngaAsiTEALw_wcB">GET TO BALTIMORE!&nbsp;</a>
<a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/class-with-sara-benincasa-chad-the-bird-tickets-1116588178299">GET TO CLASS!&nbsp;</a>
<a href="https://www.chadthebird.com/the-merch">BUY SOME STUFF&nbsp;</a>
Recorded LIVE at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/class-with-sara-benincasa-chad-the-bird-tickets-1116588178299">CLASS! </a>at <a href="https://www.thelincolnlodge.com/">the Lincoln Lodge&nbsp;</a>09/17/26 courtesy of <a href="https://malort.com/">Jeppson&rsquo;s Mal&ouml;rt:</a> The Official Drink of the Apocalypse&nbsp;
<a href="https://linktr.ee/ChadtheBird">Come find me </a>in all your favorite places including my Discord, be gay, do drugs, flock ice.&nbsp;
Featuring &ldquo;Promises&rdquo; by the Barrerracudas and a snippy of &ldquo;The Wasteland&rdquo; courtesy of Ross Bugden Twitter: Instagram For commissions/scores: <a href="mailto:bugdenross@gmail.com">bugdenross@gmail.com</a><a href="mailto:bugdenross@gmail.com">&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;

The First Birdcast of October 

In which we set sail for the Baltic Sea and surrounding areas cuz the three largest Viking Age coin hordes have been found and Goonies never say die! 

GET TO BALTIMORE! 

GET TO CLASS! 

BUY SOME STUFF 

Recorded LIVE at Paper Machete at the Green Mill Cocktail Lounge 09/12/26 courtesy of WKQX (Q101.1 FM) and Jeppson’s Malört: The Official Drink of the Apocalypse 

Come find me in all your favorite places including my Discord, be gay, do drugs, flock ice. 

Featuring “Promises” by the Barrerracudas and a snippy of “The Wasteland” courtesy of Ross Bugden Twitter: Instagram For commissions/scores: bugdenross@gmail.com  

In which we set sail for the Baltic Sea and surrounding areas cuz the three largest Viking Age coin hordes have been found and Goonies never say die!&nbsp;
<a href="https://poefestinternational.com/?gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=21507587730&amp;gbraid=0AAAAA9seGLtO9HnaVcYrIafHN7HRtzSWn&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjwzY7VBhDwARIsAFtPvBQ6er5hdmi2SkT1i7mrVeVT6XKl_OZPcgw_IIYj7RFj-MaKyxULLngaAsiTEALw_wcB">GET TO BALTIMORE!&nbsp;</a>
<a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/class-with-sara-benincasa-chad-the-bird-tickets-1116588178299">GET TO CLASS!&nbsp;</a>
<a href="https://www.chadthebird.com/the-merch">BUY SOME STUFF&nbsp;</a>
Recorded LIVE at&nbsp;<a href="https://thepapermachete.org/">Paper Machete</a> at the <a href="https://greenmilljazz.com/">Green Mill Cocktail Lounge</a> 09/12/26 courtesy of WKQX (Q101.1 FM) and <a href="https://malort.com/">Jeppson&rsquo;s Mal&ouml;rt:</a> The Official Drink of the Apocalypse&nbsp;
<a href="https://linktr.ee/ChadtheBird">Come find me </a>in all your favorite places including my Discord, be gay, do drugs, flock ice.&nbsp;
Featuring &ldquo;Promises&rdquo; by the Barrerracudas and a snippy of &ldquo;The Wasteland&rdquo; courtesy of Ross Bugden Twitter: Instagram For commissions/scores: <a href="mailto:bugdenross@gmail.com">bugdenross@gmail.com</a><a href="mailto:bugdenross@gmail.com">&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;

Hot Nordic Treasures

In which we celebrate the 36th Annual Ig Nobel Prize winners and that means: SCIENCE! 

ADDENDUMS: It's Mark AY-brums (not Ay-brah-hams); It's pro-BOSS-sideees (nuts) and it's Ig no-BELL! Cuz we do corrections here. Cuz we believe in science.  

GET TO CLASS! 

GET TO BALTIMORE! 

BUY SOME STUFF 

Recorded LIVE at Paper Machete at the Green Mill Cocktail Lounge 09/05/26 courtesy of WKQX (Q101.1 FM) and Jeppson’s Malört: The Official Drink of the Apocalypse 

Come find me in all your favorite places including my Discord, be gay, do drugs, flock ice. 

Featuring “Promises” by the Barrerracudas and a snippy of “The Wasteland” courtesy of Ross Bugden Twitter: Instagram For commissions/scores: bugdenross@gmail.com  

In which we celebrate the <a href="https://improbable.com/2026/09/03/the-2026-ig-nobel-prize-winners-are-announced/">36th Annual Ig Nobel Prize</a> winners and that means: SCIENCE!&nbsp;
ADDENDUMS: It's Mark AY-brums (not Ay-brah-hams); It's pro-BOSS-sideees (nuts) and it's Ig no-BELL! Cuz we do corrections here. Cuz we believe in science.&nbsp;&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/class-with-sara-benincasa-chad-the-bird-tickets-1116588178299">GET TO CLASS!&nbsp;</a>
<a href="https://poefestinternational.com/?gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=21507587730&amp;gbraid=0AAAAA9seGLtO9HnaVcYrIafHN7HRtzSWn&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjwzY7VBhDwARIsAFtPvBQ6er5hdmi2SkT1i7mrVeVT6XKl_OZPcgw_IIYj7RFj-MaKyxULLngaAsiTEALw_wcB">GET TO BALTIMORE!&nbsp;</a>
<a href="https://www.chadthebird.com/the-merch">BUY SOME STUFF&nbsp;</a>
Recorded LIVE at&nbsp;<a href="https://thepapermachete.org/">Paper Machete</a> at the <a href="https://greenmilljazz.com/">Green Mill Cocktail Lounge</a> 09/05/26 courtesy of WKQX (Q101.1 FM) and <a href="https://malort.com/">Jeppson&rsquo;s Mal&ouml;rt:</a> The Official Drink of the Apocalypse&nbsp;
<a href="https://linktr.ee/ChadtheBird">Come find me </a>in all your favorite places including my Discord, be gay, do drugs, flock ice.&nbsp;
Featuring &ldquo;Promises&rdquo; by the Barrerracudas and a snippy of &ldquo;The Wasteland&rdquo; courtesy of Ross Bugden Twitter: Instagram For commissions/scores: <a href="mailto:bugdenross@gmail.com">bugdenross@gmail.com</a><a href="mailto:bugdenross@gmail.com">&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;

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