It’s been a while, but we’re back!  Episode #14 of the Hit It Or Quit It Podcast is in full effect y’all, and it is action packed for sure! This week:

• Northwest Indiana hip hop superstar in the making, Freddie Gibbs, goes head-to-head with our own Jessica Hopper in a Gary, Indiana, trivia battle
• Marnie Stern gives us the lowdown on NYC summer heat, adorable youtube videos, and her brand new record
• America’s Funnyman, Neil Hamburger, tells us why Kenny Chesney is an a-hole, plus what’s in store for all of us when he hits Chicago’s Viaduct Theater later this month.

We’ve also got Gossip Wolf, a twitter update from King Diamond, and our very first commercial break!  OH HECK YEAH.

So Hit It Y’all!

This week’s music:

• “Hit It Or Quit It,” Marianna Ritchey
• “First Day Back,” Braid
• “The Ghetto,” Freddie Gibbs
• “It Ain’t Right,” Roscoe and Barbara
• “For Ash,” Marnie Stern
• “Gimme,” Marnie Stern
• “Female Guitar Players Are The New Black,” Marnie Stern
• “Codex Gigas,” Kommandant
• “Bugaloo,” Soul Vendors
• “Sina Musso,” Ramata Diakite

Hit It Or Quit It is hosted by Jessica Hopper and JR Nelson, and produced by Michael Catano.  You can stream past episodes at music.wbez.org or download them at the Chicago Public Media iTunes Store.  You can follow us on Twitter, become our friends on Facebook, or drop us an email.