Oct 26, 202652 min
Fond du Lac rock band Shag Carpet joins Andy McNamara on Fox Cities Core to talk about their new album, Daydreams, and a band history that goes all the way back to 1993.Trent, John, Eric and TR cover it all...
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CORE
Hosted by Andy McNamara · music · EN
About this Podcast:
Core is a weekly interview and music show on Code Zero Radio WCZR. The show airs live Saturday mornings from 9-10am CST. We focus on artists from the Fox Cities area of Wisconsin. You can listen to the show live by searching "Code Zero Radio" in the TuneIn app.
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Booking probability
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Guest openness
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What is CORE about?
Core is a weekly interview and music show on Code Zero Radio WCZR. The show airs live Saturday mornings from 9-10am CST. We focus on artists from the Fox Cities area of Wisconsin. You can listen to the show live by searching "Code Zero Radio" in the TuneIn app.
Who hosts CORE?
CORE is hosted by Andy McNamara. The show has published 238 episodes to date.
What has CORE covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Shag Carpet Talks New Album Daydreams & 30 Years | Fox Cities Core" (26 October 2026, 52 minutes), "Scissor Kicks' Aaron Atchison Talks Fond du Lac Punk Fest | Code Zero Radio's Fox Cities Core" (18 October 2026, 50 minutes), and "Wreck-It Ralph's Phil Johnston on Rally for the Valley | Fox Cities Core" (2 October 2026, 57 minutes).
How often does CORE publish?
CORE publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 50 minutes across 238 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on CORE?
Booking probability for CORE is 36%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. CORE requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. CORE's contact route on record: verified email.
Who should pitch CORE?
The strongest fits for CORE are Artists, Writers & Performers. CORE has a music audience.
About the host
Andy McNamara hosts CORE, a music podcast with 238 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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Oct 18, 202650 minScissor Kicks guitarist and singer Aaron joins Andy McNamara on Fox Cities Core to talk about the Fond du Lac pop punk band, its long hiatus, and the punk fest he's booking at The Passenger Lounge on Saturday, November...
Oct 2, 202657 minNeenah native Phil Johnston, the Academy Award-nominated writer of Wreck-It Ralph and Zootopia and co-director of Ralph Breaks the Internet, joins Andy McNamara in the Code Zero Radio studio in Appleton, Wisconsin to...
Sep 27, 202656 minAndy McNamara spends a bit of time with Briscoe — Austin, Texas duo Philip Lupton and Truett Heintzelman — ahead of their show at Appleton Beer Factory, in the middle of a busy fall tour that's taken them through...
Sep 25, 202631 minA tornado hit the Fox Cities on July 27 — and this community is answering back with music, comedy, and giving. Andy McNamara talks with some of the team behind Rally for the Valley, a free benefit taking over downtown...
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Sep 12, 202638 minIrish Fest of the Fox Cities returns to Jones Park in Appleton, WI on September 18–19, 2026! On this episode of Fox Cities Core (Code Zero Radio), Mark Hudson — Executive Director of Irish Fest of the Fox Cities — joins...
Aug 2, 202645 minBrett Newski returns to Fox Cities Core on Code Zero Radio for a wide-ranging conversation ahead of his Mile of Music sets in Appleton, WI. Known for a mix of folk grunge, garage rock, old country, and 90s...
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R-NØT Interview: DC Punk Rock Trio Talks Mile of Music 13 & Genre-Bending Sound | Fox Cities Core
Aug 1, 202656 minPunk-inspired rock trio R-NØT made the trip from the D.C. area to Appleton, WI for their second year at Mile of Music, and they stopped by Fox Cities Core on WCZR Code Zero Radio to talk about it! The band has been...
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Gold Steps Interview: Milwaukee Pop Punk Band Talks Mile of Music 13 & Touring | Fox Cities Core
Aug 1, 202649 minMilwaukee pop punk band Gold Steps stopped by Fox Cities Core on WCZR Code Zero Radio during their first-ever Mile of Music appearance in Appleton, WI! Alternative Press has called them out as one of the artists...
Aug 1, 202649 minIndie rock band Scorched Waves stopped by Fox Cities Core on WCZR Code Zero Radio for an in-depth interview during Mile of Music 13 in Appleton, WI! The Stevens Point, Wisconsin group — Tyler Armstrong (guitar), Finn...
Jul 31, 202649 minAtlanta blues-rock artist Buddy Red joins Fox Cities Core on Code Zero Radio live from Appleton, Wisconsin, ahead of his run of shows at Mile of Music 13. Booking agent Fiona Bloom (Frontrunner Music) also stops by as...
Jul 31, 202646 minIndie pop-rock trio Koyal stopped by the Fox Cities Core studio on Code Zero Radio (Appleton, WI) ahead of their Mile of Music 2026 shows for a wide-ranging chat about their journey from a Georgia Tech dorm basement to...
Jul 30, 202638 minAdriel Denae joins Fox Cities Core ahead of her set with Hilary Reynolds this Saturday at the Chapel for Mile of Music 13! In this conversation, Adriel opens up about growing up in a religious music commune in Chicago...
Jul 22, 20261h 2mJim Runge spent over 30 years on the road as a tour manager for The Black Keys, Wilco, Jeff Tweedy, Alice in Chains, Major Lazer, Shakira, L.L. Cool J, Collective Soul, and dozens more. In 2020, just weeks after...
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The Morbs
Jul 14, 202658 minThe Morbs make their media debut on Fox Cities Core! Jasmin Folkesson and Charlie DeVillers — both bass players by trade, from Green Bay and Stockholm — sit down for their first-ever long-form interview to talk about...
Jul 12, 202648 minRökker Smith has been a part of the Madison, Wisconsin music scene for nearly four decades. In 1996 he founded Maximum Ink Music Magazine, a statewide monthly publication that ran for 27 years. In 2011 he brought that...
Jul 8, 202617 minCandlebox frontman Kevin Martin talks with Code Zero Radio's Andy McNamara ahead of the band's show at EPIC Event Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Thirty-plus years after their quadruple-platinum self-titled debut...
Jul 7, 20261h 12mMile of Music is back — and this year it's officially a nonprofit! With Mile 13 less than a month away, Fox Cities Core host Andy McNamara sits down with three of the people who make it happen: founder Dave Willems...
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Ryan Vander Sanden - General Manager and Entertainment Director at EPIC Event Center in Green Bay
Jun 16, 20261h 9mRyan Vander Sanden — General Manager and Entertainment Director at EPIC Event Center in Green Bay — joins Fox Cities Core on WCZR Code Zero Radio for a wide-open conversation about the business of live music, the...
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Bronson Arm
Jun 7, 202651 minKalamazoo noise rock duo Bronson Arm — Blake Bickel (baritone guitar/vocals) and Garrett Yates (drums) — stop by the studio in Appleton, Wisconsin for a wide-ranging conversation on Fox Cities Core, the weekly live...
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