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Talking Heads reunion aside, would David Byrne enjoy playing music in an empty room with his ex-bandmates? Byrne discusses band dynamics, music and movement, mind and memory, Sleeping Beauty songs, TH satellite radio and projects galore on the new Caropop. www.caropop.com/caropopcast/...

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Mark Caro @markcaro.bsky.social · 13h

Hint #4: Oscar winners have directed two performance films in which he starred.

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Mark Caro @markcaro.bsky.social · 14h

Hint #3: He has written books.

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Mark Caro @markcaro.bsky.social · 15h

Hint #2: He was in a band and has had a long solo career.

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Mark Caro @markcaro.bsky.social · 16h

It's time to Guess Tomorrow's Caropop Guest! Hint #1: He has received an Oscar, a Grammy, a Special Tony Award and an Emmy nomination.

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Matt Krasnowski @mattkrasnowski.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Give it a listen!

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Mark Caro @markcaro.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Your Friday Cage Match: Can’t Buy a Thrill vs. Aja. Discuss.

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Caropop @caropopcast.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Smithereens guitarist Jim Babjak provided power to this New Jersey power-pop band, and on the new Caropop, he describes its rise, fall and current resurgence as a live band featuring a rotating roster of lead singers substituting for the late Pat DiNizio. www.caropop.com/caropopcast/...

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Mark Caro @markcaro.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

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Mark Caro @markcaro.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

In the three other wild card games today, four ex-Cubs (Bellinger, Contreras, Schwarber and Cam Smith) homered and drove in 7 runs while all of the current Cubs have scored 1 run in 1 2/3 games.

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Mark Caro @markcaro.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Hint #3: His band is still performing but not with its original singer.

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Mark Caro @markcaro.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Hint #2: He's from New Jersey.

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Mark Caro @markcaro.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

It's time to Guess Tomorrow's Caropop Guest! Hint #1: He often plays a Rickenbacker.

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Mark Caro @markcaro.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Couldn't "STRAUSS" get its logo a little larger on those baseball helmets? Someone at the back of the upper deck might not be able to read it.

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Mark Caro @markcaro.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

"The Good Place" should be much higher.

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Mark Caro @markcaro.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Your Friday Cage Match: Peter Gabriel-fronted Genesis vs. Phil Collins-fronted Genesis. Discuss.

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Mark Caro @markcaro.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Bill Wyman @hitsville.bsky.social, who turns song rankings into provocative deep-dive essays in his "Rock & Roll Lists," bats around the Beatles’ worst song, Pink Floyd, the Eagles, the Clash, Nirvana, Poptimism and Chicago’s early ‘90s glory days on the new Caropop. www.caropop.com/caropopcast/...

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Mark Caro @markcaro.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Hint #4: He’s not a retired bassist.

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Mark Caro @markcaro.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Hint #2: He co-founded a popular radio show-turned-podcast.

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Mark Caro @markcaro.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

It's time to Guess Tomorrow's Caropop Guest! Hint #1: He used to live and write in Chicago.

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Mark Caro @markcaro.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Your Friday Cage Match: In a Silent Way vs. Bitches Brew. Discuss.

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Mark Caro @markcaro.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

From 10,000 Maniacs to solo heights to Mother Goose and "Cabinet of Wonder," @nataliemerchant.bsky.social reflects on her musical adventures and tells why making music for children is bringing her the most joy. On the new Caropop... www.caropop.com/caropopcast/...

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Mark Caro @markcaro.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Hint #4: Her first band's name did not accurately convey their sound.

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Mark Caro @markcaro.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Hint #3: She has been known to set poetry to music, including verses for kids.

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Mark Caro @markcaro.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Hint #2: Her first solo album outsold all of her band's albums.

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Mark Caro @markcaro.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

It's time to Guess Tomorrow's Caropop Guest! Hint #1: She's had hits with a band and as a solo artist.

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Mark Caro @markcaro.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Your Friday Cage Match: “Don’t Bring Me Down” (The Animals) vs. “Don’t Bring Me Down” (ELO). Discuss.

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Mark Caro @markcaro.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I don’t understand why the women’s 1 seed is playing the 3 seed, and the 2 seed is playing the 4 seed at the U.S. Open. Shouldn’t it be 1 vs 4 and 2 vs 3?

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Mark Caro @markcaro.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

On the new Caropop, @susanorlean.bsky.social reflects on a brilliant career of crafting compelling narratives from idiosyncratic topics (The Orchid Thief, The Library Book) before turning the lens on herself with Joyride. Being portrayed by Meryl Streep also comes up. www.caropop.com/caropopcast/...

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Mark Caro @markcaro.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Hint #3: She wrote the quintessential library book.

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Mark Caro @markcaro.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Hint #2: She and I wrote for the same alternative paper, but she had moved on before I arrived.

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Mark Caro @markcaro.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

After a few weeks' break, it's once again time to Guess Tomorrow's Caropop Guest! Hint #1: She's an author and has been a movie character.

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Mark Caro @markcaro.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Last-second victories feel thrilling, but when it’s a no-second victory…

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Mark Caro @markcaro.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Your Friday Cage Match: "Pulling Mussels (from the Shell)" vs. "Tempted." Discuss.

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Mark Caro @markcaro.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Your Friday Cage Match: "Love To Love You Baby" vs. "I Feel Love." Discuss.

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Mark Caro @markcaro.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Today is the 100th anniversary of Rudolph Valentino's death, and he was a big deal in Chicago. He also challenged a @chicagotribune.com editorial writer to a duel before circumstances prevented him from following through. It's all in my Vintage Tribune story. www.chicagotribune.com/2026/08/23/v...

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Silent film star Rudolph Valentino died holding a grudge against a Chicago Tribune editorial writer

Some consider Valentino to be the world’s first international sex symbol. Those four syllables, Va-len-ti-no, were enough to set hearts aflutter.

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Mark Caro @markcaro.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Your Friday Cage Match: "Bus Stop" vs. "The Air That I Breathe." Discuss.

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Mark Caro @markcaro.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Sat down to finish writing a story, and Microsoft has me locked out of my Word account. The note on its customer support page indicates this may be a system-wide problem with Microsoft and Mac OS. I hate that some company remotely can keep me from working on my own material on my own computer.

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Mark Caro @markcaro.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Your Friday Cage Match: Flip-flops vs. Slides. Discuss.

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Mark Caro @markcaro.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Your Friday Cage Match: Charlie Chaplin vs. Buster Keaton. Discuss.

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Caropop @caropopcast.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Broadway star Laura Benanti talks comedy, songwriting, recovering from being a people-pleaser, graduating from ingenue status, imitating Melania, working the stage or screen, and crafting her one-woman show, Nobody Cares, on the new Caropop. www.caropop.com/caropopcast/...

Laura Benanti. (Credit: Heather Gershonowitz)

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Mark Caro @markcaro.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

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Mark Caro @markcaro.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Hint #3: She has been said to resemble Melania Trump.

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Mark Caro @markcaro.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Hint #2: She has won a Tony Award.

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