QC Uncut - QuadCities.com
QC Uncut, hosted by Sean Leary, offers uncut, unedited, unfiltered conversation with local figures of interest in and around the Quad-Cities area. It goes beyond the soundbites and offers context and in-depth conversation with area politicians, artists, community figures and more to give Quad-Citians a better, more informed picture of our community and the people making an impact in the Quad-Cities.
- Update frequency
- every 12 days
- Average duration
- 37 minutes
- Episodes
- 50
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
QC Uncut – Mike Thoms, Rock Island Mayor (Episode #128)
Mike Thoms is the incumbent Rock Island mayor facing off against challenger Ashley Harris for the Rock Island mayoral election to be held April 1. (Early voted has already started) As part of our ong…
QC Uncut – Ashley Harris, Rock Island Mayoral Candidate (Episode #127)
Ashley Harris is challenging incumbent Mike Thoms for the Rock Island mayoral election to be held April 1. (Early voted has already started) As part of our ongoing commitment to providing fair, compr…
QC Uncut: Scott Beck
Scott Beck talks about the opening of the new Last Picture House, his new theater project with creative partner Bryan Woods. The local filmmaker, best known for “A Quiet Place” and “65” also talks ab…
QC Uncut: Emily Kate Long
Emily Kate Long returns to QCUncut to talk about her career with Ballet Quad Cities, as a dancer and behind-the-scenes, including her work with the group’s latest show, “The Rite of Spring, Bolero, a…
QC Uncut: Quad Cities Musician William Campbell
Quad-Cities musician William Campbell has been nominated for two Oscars and an Emmy, and has won a number of awards for his various soundtracks and symphonic works. He’s celebrating the release of a …
QC Uncut: Ballet Quad Cities’ Maddy Kreszenz
At age 20, Maddy Kreszenz is one of the youngest members of Ballet Quad Cities, seeing the performance world through new eyes and enjoying her experience. She talks about how she got involved in danc…
QC Uncut: Ballet Quad Cities’ Jill Van Cura and Joe Chonto (Part 2)
QC Uncut: Ballet Quad Cities’ Jill Van Cura and Joe Chonto (Part 1)
Ballet Quad Cities’ Jill Van Cura and Joe Chonto talk about the powerful and moving new ballet, “Our Will to Live,” taking place at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 8 at Davenport’s Adler Theatre.
QC Uncut: Rock Island Author Paul Ferguson
Rock Island author Paul Ferguson talks about his latest novel, “The Tower of Bellwether Moss,” as well as his previous works, how he chooses his projects, his motivations, and what goes into writing …
QC Uncut: Justin Marxen
Are you ready to find out the creepy secrets of the Quad-Cities? Justin Marxen, star of the new QuadCities horror web series talks to us about the unsettling crime and horror drama set in the Q-Cs! Q…
QC Uncut: Tristan Tapscott
Tristan talks about the new theater, Mockingbird on Main, he’s opened, as well as its inaugural shows, “The Mountaintop” and “Enemy of the People,” opening this weekend. We also talk about the hot to…
QC Uncut: Bill Cornelis of Belgian Fest (Episode #117)
Belgian Fest is coming up this Sunday from 11 to 4 at Stephen’s Park in Moline, and Bill Cornelis is here to talk about it and give us the lowdown on what to expect!
QC Uncut: Kil Theodrick – Part 2 (Episode #116)
Kil Theodrick will be returning to the Quad-Cities to perform at 7 p.m. at the Rock Island Speakeasy Thursday night. The Los Angeles standup is most notable for winning first place in the 2018 US Com…
QC Uncut: Kil Theodrick – Part 1 (Episode #115)
Nationally-known comedian Kil Theodrick got some of his earliest shows at Rock Island’s Speakeasy. Now he’s working on a new film and sitcom for Netflix, has been on Hulu, NBC and Amazon Prime, and i…
QC Uncut: James “Murr” Murray from “Impractical Jokers” (Episode #114)
For over 20 years — over 10 on TV — Murr has been a part of the hilarious Tenderloins comedy team, the crew of friends behind “Impractical Jokers.” Murr will be bringing his fun live show to The Rust…
QC Uncut: Jeff O’Neil of Midwest Monster Fest (Episode #113)
Jeff O’Neil talks about the return of his awesome event, MIDWEST MONSTER FEST, going on today through Sunday at The Rust Belt in East Moline! QuadCities.com was one of the original sponsors of Midwes…
QC Uncut: Greg Aguilar & Daisy Moran (Episode #112)
Greg Aguilar and Daisy Moran talk about various issues regarding Hispanic Culture in the Quad-Cities and nationwide, from their own perspectives and from a general perspective. It’s a fascinating, in…
QC Uncut: Billy Peiffer of Lynn Allen – PART 2 (Episode #111)
Charlie Murphy ain’t got nothing on Billy Peiffer. In the second of our two-part podcast with the Lynn Allen founder and front man, he talks about the band’s career going back to the early ’80s and h…
QC Uncut: Billy Peiffer of Lynn Allen (Episode #110)
In a first in the 110 episodes of QCUncut, we ran into technical difficulties in the middle of our interview with Lynn Allen’s Billy Peiffer, necessitating a cutoff of our show mid-conversation and n…
QC Uncut: Yimmy Borda (Episode #109)
Yimmy Borda talks about his experience as a Hispanic-American from Peru, and it’s shaped his life in the Quad-Cities. It’s a lively and engaging discussion of the different geographic cultures and ba…