Illinois Valley Alternative Podcast

The Illinois Valley Alternative Podcast has returned. This week we discuss the latest on oxy clean face sanitizer. Some dude with a beard, plus podcast and apps. Plenty more to fill in the cracks. Check it out. This week's spotlight is on the town of Mendota. Only here can you find a train ride to Chi-town...

To celebrate our 20th Episode we finally got a guest for the show. This week John's brother comes by to guest host. After some initial awkwardness, the show takes off to levels never before reached by an Illinois Valley podcast. The topic of the week is the Brain Drain. Thanks to everyone who contributed their thoughts on this topic, and a sorry to Brian...we forgot to talk about your suggestions...crap. Rock on. And this week's blatant search engine buzz word is none other then Ladd, IL. The home of some of the greatest fried chicken around....

This is a special Blizzard Edition Podcast...This week we talk about a bunch of random topics including the effect of raising speeding ticket fines, the lovely smell of sludge around the Illinois Valley, plus a revisit to last weeks mysterious animal deaths. John also gives us some background on his run in with the law last weekend, plus our usual apps and podcasts of the week. Also, don't forget to come find us on Twitter (@IVpodcast). Rock On.

The Illinois Valley Alternative Podcast is back from its short hiatus and ready to rock the Illinois Valley's world. Well, not really. As the title suggests, this week we talk about the birds and the bees. We also spend time venting our frustrations with the NFC title game. Plenty of sillyness along the way plus our favorite podcasts and apps of the week. Rock on.

Welcome to 2011! The Illinois Valley Alternative Podcast is still rocking. We wish everyone a Happy New Year and all that jazz. This week we run through some of the top 2010 news and sports stories around the Illinois Valley. We also have some fun talking about smartphone apps plus a segment on New Years resolutions. And a special challenge for all listeners....Can you name the videogame music during our break...? A little hint: its old school.

As the title suggests, this week we got so excited we cranked our voices to 11, and blew out our mics. We apologize for any audio annoyances. This week's show is all over the place with the Bears, the Trib's sledding article, Christmas presents, plus our usual podcast of the week. We also try to do our part in warning everyone of the upcoming holiday. BE SAFE this weekend!!! Rock on.

The IV Alternative Podcast is back from a short break and hear to rock your world. Well, at least that is what we keep telling ourselves. This week we touch on a bunch of random topics from the mysterious missing person car crash to the Tron release. We also got some sports talk and more of our favorite podcasts. Lots of other topics to fill in this episode making this our highest topic filled podcast ever!!! Too dramatic?.....Let's Rock!

This week John and Clayton dive into the infamous history of the Ottawa Radium Dial factory and update everyone on some recent related events. We also hear some follow up to John's Christmas light let down. The show finishes off with some "In the News" and some of our favorite podcasts. Rock On.

Episode 11 is here. We were kind of dragging after our long weekend so you will have to excuse our off-the-cuffness. This week we talk about Fishsticks & Milk. Also John tells about his "Old Moment" and a bunch of listener feedback. Rock on.

We made it to our 10th Episode! This week Clayton and John get knee deep in a hunting discussion. John gives his Harry Potter report, and Clayton discusses his vast array of graphic tee's. Plus the big news about the IVpod article in the Ottawa Times. To cap it off there are plenty of random topics as well plus some weird technical difficulties. Rock on.

Episode 9 is LIVE!!! Sorry, there I go again. This week we shot the poop about a bunch of randomness. Clayton divulged his crazy Black Friday experiences, while John explains what keeps him up at night. That and some other fun like Harry Potter and listener feedback. Later.

This week we changed up the format a little bit and discussed a variety of Illinois Valley topics. A little news, a little opinion, and the c-word. Topics included the Peru Pool closing, the election, the Depue boy with the ghost costume, some videogame talk, and plenty of nonsense to fill your day...

This week's show is about the Illinois Valley Vixens Roller Derby League. Since this is our first show about the Vixens, we thought it would be helpful to give everyone some background information on women's flat track racing. We are really excited to see the ladies in action. Support the IV Vixens! For more info on the podcast music, check out our site. www.ivpod.com

This week we attempt to educate everyone on the Hennepin & Hopper Lakes. This is a restored wetland area just south of Hennepin, IL. For the most part, this area flies under everyone's radars; so we are hoping to shine some light on the importance of this area. Plus you get to hear John completely mind blank at about 22 minutes into the show. Luckily, Clayton is there to save the day (as usual). Rock on...

We couldn't pick one topic this week, so we decided to talk about a bunch of Illinois Valley stuff. This week's show touches on some fall activities like scenic driving, the Burgoo, haunted houses, and football. We also share our favorite podcasts of the week, and just a lot of silly banter. We hope you enjoy it...

Hey everyone. Well, Clayton and I actually spent some time researching this one. We found some good stats in an effort to release LaSalle County from the mythical belief that it is the second worst county in the USA, in terms of drinking. We hope you enjoy it, and maybe, just maybe, think better of our lovely area. By the way, this podcast was produced a bit differently. It is a higher sound quality podcast, but I have noticed that if you listen to it on low budget earbuds, the s's sound a bit piercing. Let me know if you guys notice any issues with this.

Wow, can you believe we actually made a second podcast. What a victory in itself. We are trying to catch up to almost real time so we will be bringing out a clump of shows to get things up to speed. Episode 3 involves Clayton and I discussing the local movie scene. Arcades tend to go hand in hand so we also spend some time reminiscing about our days in the Goldmine. Enjoy.

Here is the first official Illinois Valley Alternative Podcast episode. So why is it called episode 2??? Mainly cause we didn't know what we were doing and we decided to scrap episode 1. This show primarily discusses our days as whiffle ball junkies. We also reminisce about our younger days roaming around the town. Plus a little about local news and our favorite podcasts of the week. Enjoy...