In which we memorialize the late great Catherine O'Hara. 

Check out PERCEPTION CHECK from Nick Garcia 

GET TO CLASS! 

BUY SOME STUFF 

Recorded LIVE at Paper Machete at the Green Mill Cocktail Lounge 1/31/26 in Chicago 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, a snippy of “The Wasteland” courtesy of Ross Bugden Twitter: Instagram For commissions/scores: bugdenross@gmail.com 

In which we memorialize the late great Catherine O'Hara.&nbsp;
Check out <a href="https://vimeo.com/1065332295">PERCEPTION CHECK</a> from Nick Garcia&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://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> 1/31/26 in Chicago 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, a snippy of &ldquo;The Wasteland&rdquo; courtesy of Ross Bugden Twitter: Instagram For commissions/scores:&nbsp;<a href="mailto:bugdenross@gmail.com">bugdenross@gmail.com&nbsp;</a>

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.

O'Hara of O'Hare

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/a7b0bd27-d748-4fbe-ab3b-a6fa0049bcf6/clips/17f8c0e4-9ced-4edd-bcfe-b3ed016f8c74/transcript

In which we pop and therefore can not stop as Pringles announces its Halloween contest where the winner can we a Pringles urn and 200 years worth of potato based snacks cuz Pringles aren't legally allowed to be called "chips". 

GET TO CLASS! 

GET ME IN BROOKLYN! 

BUY SOME STUFF 

Recorded LIVE at Paper Machete at the Green Mill Cocktail Lounge 10/17/26 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 pop and therefore can not stop as <a href="https://nerdist.com/article/pringles-halloween-giveaway-can-urn-28k-prize/">Pringles announces its Halloween contest </a>where the winner can we a Pringles urn and 200 years worth of potato based snacks cuz Pringles aren't legally allowed to be called "chips".&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://improv.com/brooklyn/event/chad+the+bird+live%21+presented+by+new+york+comedy+festival/15035303/">GET ME IN BROOKLYN!&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> 10/17/26 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;

Pringle All the Way

In which I let my roommate Josh Zagoren take over the Birdcast and talk to the great Mark Lancaster aka Nox the Demon Overlord of Six Flags Fright Fest. 

Here's a clip from Bard Fiction

GET TO CLASS! 

BUY SOME STUFF 

Recorded LIVE at 10/12/26 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  

In which I let my roommate<a href="https://www.instagram.com/shuagoren"> Josh Zagoren&nbsp;</a>take over the Birdcast and talk to the great Mark Lancaster aka <a href="https://sixflags.fandom.com/wiki/Nox">Nox the Demon Overlord</a> of Six Flags Fright Fest.&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zup-5W5yNas">Here's a clip from Bard Fiction</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 10/12/26&nbsp;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;

Out of Character: Demons and Klingons

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;

O'Hara of O'Hare

In 1 playlist(s)

Chad the Birdcast

Social links

Follow podcast

Recent clips