In which we're totally talking about the weather, that's it. 

GET TO ZANIES FEB 3RD 

GET TO CLASS! 

BUY SOME STUFF 

Recorded LIVE at Paper Machete at the Green Mill Cocktail Lounge 1/24/26 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're totally talking about the weather, that's it.&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/75678933/featured-players-chicago-zanies-chicago?partner_id=100&amp;_gl=1*1uqevx1*_ga*MTIzNzM1NDcyMS4xNzY5NDU4NjU1*_ga_LQB756CETN*czE3Njk0NTg2NTQkbzEkZzEkdDE3Njk0NTg3MTgkajYwJGwwJGgzNDc2NjAwNDA.">GET TO ZANIES FEB 3RD&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> 1/24/26 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.

Tree Bomb

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In which we examine the Olympic bulge of rumors that the ski jumpers are juicing their jumps! But that's just the tip. 

GET TO CLASS! 

BUY SOME STUFF 

Recorded LIVE at Paper Machete at the Green Mill Cocktail Lounge 2/7/26 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 examine the Olympic bulge of rumors that the ski jumpers are juicing their jumps! But that's just the tip.&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> 2/7/26 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>

Olympic Hard

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>

O'Hara of O'Hare

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In which we acknowledge the 25th anniversary of the launch of Wikipedia during the one-year anniversary of CLASS! in January of 2026, which has already been a decade. 

CHECK ME AT 1:37:00 at THE BANCHETS

GET TO ZANIES FEB 3RD 

GET TO CLASS! 

BUY SOME STUFF 

Recorded LIVE January 19th 2026 from CLASS! at The Lincoln Lodge 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 acknowledge the 25th anniversary of the launch of Wikipedia during the one-year anniversary of CLASS! in January of 2026, which has already been a decade.&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnYeI_urYcY">CHECK ME AT 1:37:00 at THE BANCHETS</a>
<a href="https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/75678933/featured-players-chicago-zanies-chicago?partner_id=100&amp;_gl=1*1uqevx1*_ga*MTIzNzM1NDcyMS4xNzY5NDU4NjU1*_ga_LQB756CETN*czE3Njk0NTg2NTQkbzEkZzEkdDE3Njk0NTg3MTgkajYwJGwwJGgzNDc2NjAwNDA.">GET TO ZANIES FEB 3RD&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 January 19th 2026 from&nbsp;<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 </a>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>
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Wikibirthdaypedia 

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