Mark Caro

@Caropopcast host, @LocalNewsIni editor,
THE FOIE GRAS WARS and THE SPECIAL COUNSEL author, former longtime @chicagotribune reporter/critic, @dailypenn editor

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Hint #5: He has been a gravedigger and an employee-of-the-month doorman at a Magnificent Mile hotel, where he was stiffed by a future President of the United States.

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It's time to Guess Tomorrow's Caropop Guest!

Hint #1: He has made music his family business.

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Hint #4: Cracker covered one of his songs.

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@holyknowlie @MailmanJack65 I'd have to get out my Ouija board.

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@brad_altman Probably.

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Your Friday Cage Match: Ramen vs. Udon. Discuss.

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Why did the new @Interscope DSS "Pet Sounds" One-Step use a 1972 version as the source instead of the original 1966 mono master? Is this the best-sounding "Pet Sounds" ever? Tom "Grover" Biery and I go down a @TheBeachBoys rabbit hole on the new Caropop. https://t.co/qGaOT5wGgJ

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Your Friday Cage Match: Pet Sounds in Mono vs. Pet Sounds in Stereo. Discuss.

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As the Feelies mark their 50th anniversary with two (farewell?) shows this weekend in Jersey City, propulsive rhythm guitarist/songwriter Bill Million reflects on getting the right guitar tones and creating that thrilling Feelies sound on the new Caropop. https://t.co/XWwlBfIicw

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How does X come up with such "Dewey Defeats Truman" AI BS, and why is it still leading "Today's News"?

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Your Friday Cage Match: "Rooster" vs. "Shrinking." Discuss.

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In this Caropop Pt. 2, XTC's Dave Gregory revisits the end of the band's touring days and the financial/musical impact. Which songs did he most regret not being able to play live? Could he still play “Scissor Man”? What's the state of XTC grudge-holding? https://t.co/RCfLv86wM4

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@davidclowery Fun fact: When I was executive editor of our college newspaper in Philadelphia, we typeset the cover of Big Lizard in My Backyard, hence the back-cover thank-you to "the DP."

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We're catching up on Hacks, and Ava scooped pre-ground coffee from an Illy canister into a Chemex, and I kept thinking anyone serious enough to make a Chemex pour-over would be grinding their own beans. Also, her pouring technique was too much straight down and not enough swirl.

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Your Friday Cage Match: "Boogie Fever" vs. "Boogie Nights" vs. "Boogie Wonderland." Discuss.

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XTC's Dave Gregory returns to Caropop to talk Live Boots, why the band played at such breakneck speed, what he thinks of the "bootleg" sound, which guitars he brought and whether XTC might have toured longer if Andy Partridge weren't so intense on stage. https://t.co/Gkn9CJxvtJ

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Hint #4: His previous Caropop episode is the most downloaded one of all.

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It’s time to Guess Tomorrow’s Caropop Guest!

Hint #1: He joined his most famous band for their third album.

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Hint #3: He replaced a keyboardist as a guitarist who also plays keyboards and does string arrangements.