{"id":392037,"date":"2021-03-22T00:01:11","date_gmt":"2021-03-22T05:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/?p=392037"},"modified":"2021-03-22T10:17:44","modified_gmt":"2021-03-22T15:17:44","slug":"fact-of-the-matter-ep-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/fact-of-the-matter-ep-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Fact of the Matter, Ep. 1 | Introduction, Chicago Restaurant Week, &#038; Sister Jean"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s here. It&#8217;s finally here. After a few months of conceptualizing and pre-production, UrbanMatter&#8217;s flagship podcast &#8216;Fact of the Matter w\/ Brian Lendino&#8217; is now live. I know what you&#8217;re thinking: we&#8217;re super late to the podcast game. That&#8217;s fine. We know we&#8217;re starting the race a little late but we aren&#8217;t too concerned. Good content is good content and UrbanMatter has that in spades and this is no different.<\/p>\n<p>So what does it mean? Why should you care? Hell, what even is it?<\/p>\n<p>The Fact of the Matter is this: Brian Lendino dives deep into the roots of Chicago&#8217;s business, hospitality, sports, music, and nightlife scenes through a series of interviews and conversations with the people directly responsible for them. We&#8217;ll discuss their story, how Chicago has shaped them and their legacy, and what their industry looks like moving forward. Tune in for banter so authentically Chicago you&#8217;ll be asking if you can have a shot of Mal\u00f6rt with it.<\/p>\n<p>We wanted to create a podcast that incorporated the edgy banter Chicagoans are so glowingly known for with introspective conversation with some of Chicago&#8217;s most recognizable people and marry that together in one palatable, entertaining hour of content. I&#8217;m the person best fit to do that. I&#8217;ll create an environment that&#8217;s comfortable for our guests and easy-going on the ears of our listeners, a brand that&#8217;s attractive to advertisers, and an experience that&#8217;ll keep you wanting to come back for more.<\/p>\n<p>To listen and subscribe to\u00a0<em>Fact of the Matter w\/ Brian Lendino<\/em>, you can visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/factofthematterpod\">Anchor.fm website<\/a> for a list of streaming platforms we are on. If you want a direct link to our Spotify page, it can be <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/0i7SkqrsM14dAPVFdHXYHj?si=92pgtmeVREyGWEuNYXvJYg\">found right here<\/a>. Follow or subscribe on whichever platform is best for you, and if possible, a 5-star rating and share goes a long way. You don&#8217;t have to listen. I won&#8217;t be offended. 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