About
What is it?
Talk That Rocks is a weekly Internet radio program broadcasting live every Tuesday night at 9/8 PM CT from Chicago, IL. The show features a variety of alternative/new/modernrock from both mainstream and lesser known artists. But you won’t find just music; the show hosts discuss a nice mix of topics each week ranging from entertainment related news to the downright bizarre.
What was it?
Talk That Rocks put down roots almost 10 years ago. In the summer of 1999, current Talk That Rocks host Ryan Smith began a wrestling talk “real audio” show called “The Ryan Smith Show.” This type of program could be easily compared to that of pod-casting today. Smith’s Internet program eventually moved to AM radio and later merged with “Inside the Ring,” another wrestling radio program hosted by Q-Ball.. Shortly thereafter, local professional wrestler Mojo joined the program. The show’s format evolved into more of a “Rock and Wrestling” variety show with the hosts covering more diverse topics. In the summer of 2001, the radio show, now dubbed “The Ringside Edge” moved from AM radio to live Internet broadcasting. The Ringside Edge officially went off the air July 30th, 2002, only returning to the airwaves for special reunion shows.
However, come summer 2005, unable to stay away, Ryan Smith and Mojo began hosting an Internet radio show with a mix of music and talk called “The Show w/ Ryan and Mojo.” The program aired seven episodes during that summer and was re-launched in October 2005 when Ryan Smith was joined by Kevin Howell and “Prime Time” Johnny Rickson. The show’s title was altered slightly becoming “The Show – Talk That Rocks Kalamazoo!” This incarnation aired for a little over a year, before signing off in late October 2006. After a 14-month absence, , Ryan Smith resurfaced online with “Talk That Rocks,” a two-hour mix of rock and talk.
In May 2008, Justin Kamps joined the program as a full-time host, but left in July 2009. He continues to appear on the show on a part-time basis. As for Talk That Rocks, it continues to have an open door policy, welcoming a variety of guests and co-hosts every Tuesday night.
