Congratulations to James Campbell, whose book Braving It (out today, info here) both humbled and exhilarated me as a father and writer.

This is my friend Phil Cook. He is a good man and a world-class musician. It will be my honor to have him join me in Chapel Hill, NC on…View post

Pretty excited about this. Y’know. Excited in a low-key Scandinavian way. Population 485, the stage version. At the Big Top, August 28. Tickets right here. Nobbern. Forever.

Every week the Wisconsin State Journal runs “Roughneck Grace,” a weekly column written by Mike (many of the columns will be adapted from Mike’s Tent Show Radio monologues). Today’s column,…View post

If you’re within range of one of these stations tonight (Saturday, May 7th) we hope you’ll join Mike as he hosts another edition of Tent Show Radio from Big Top Chautauqua. Information on streaming the show…View post