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The ALL NEW Big Wakeup Call with Ryan Gatenby

Ryan Gatenby chats with actors, authors, athletes, comedians, musicians, and experts in their field in each episode featuring selected interviews from the popular "The Big Wakeup Call" radio program.

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9:07

Nina Burleigh

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2025/11/26

Send us Fan Mail Nina Burleigh is the national politics correspondent at Newsweek and a best-selling author. She called in to talk about her new book Golden Handcuffs: The Secret History of Trump’s Women, which examines the relationships he has with all of the women in his life, including his mother, grandmother, wives, and daughters. (From 10-24-2018)

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10:46

Burleigh Drummond

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2025/11/20

Send us Fan Mail Burleigh Drummond is the drummer and a founding member of Ambrosia. Burleigh was promoting the band's show at the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles. (From 9-25-18)

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8:26

Cleo Abram & Christophe Huabursin

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2025/11/19

Send us Fan Mail Cleo Abram & Christophe Huabursin are two of the hosts of a new YouTube series "Glad You Asked," where they will tackle unknown mysteries, anomalies, and unexplained phenomena big and small. (From 10-8-2019

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10:22

Aries Spears

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2025/11/14

Send us a text A fun chat with comedian and actor ARIES SPEARS, who is performing at The Improv in Schaumburg this weekend with 7 and 9:30 shows on Friday, 3:30, 7, and 9:30 on Saturday, and 6:00 on Sunday. ARIES SPEARS Biography Ever since New York native Aries Spears was 14 years old, he has been a force to be reckoned with in the comedy scene throughout America. His quick wit, charisma and ferociously aggressive style of comedy have earned him critical acclaim, high accolades, and above al...

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11:27

Sandra Magsamen

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2025/10/28

Send us a text Sandra Magsamen returns to the show for a chat about her new book Silly Witch along with her career writing for children. SANDRA MAGSAMEN is the author and illustrator of many books for young children, including the picture book When I Grow Up I Want to Be Me, as well as a number of bestselling novelty titles, including Everybody Goes Nighty-Night, named a Best Board Book of 2018 by The Children's Book Review; Baby Love; I Love You, Little Pumpkin; and Peek-a-Boo, I Love Yo...

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6:39

Lindsay Roberts

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2025/10/23

Send us a text Nation gifting expert Lindsay Roberts, founder of TheGiftInsider.com, discusses entertainment options and deals for Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Learn why entertainment tops the list of smart gifts that bring family and friends together this holiday season, from streaming services and sports packages to mobile upgrades.

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9:28

Christy Mandin

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2025/10/21

Send us a text MILLIE FLEUR SAVES THE NIGHT is Christy Mandin’s entertaining sequel to her New York Times bestseller Millie Fleur's Poison Garden that encourages readers to find beauty in the darkness. Millie Fleur is a character that embraces age-appropriate dark comedy for kids. This charmingly macabre story is perfect for Halloween reading but also can be enjoyed all year-round. Christy Mandin is the author and illustrator of multiple picture books. She’s grown many interesting plants in h...

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8:34

Olivie Blake

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2025/10/16

Send us a text You may know Olivie Blake is the New York Times bestselling author of speculative fiction for adults, including The Atlas Six trilogy, Alone with You in the Ether, Masters of Death, the short story collection Januaries. Her new book is Girl Dinner, a darkly fun novel about power, lust, and eating your fill, as wealthy moms and sorority girls practice a sinister new wellness trend. OLIVIE BLAKE is the New York Times bestselling author of sci-fi and fantasy for adul...

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9:08

Matt Blashaw

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2025/10/14

Send us a text HGTV star Matt Blashaw joins us for the 5th time (5-Timers Club!) with practical tips from smarter home design to how propane can keep the heat and lights on when the grid goes down. Licensed contractor Matt Blashaw is everything you want in a versatile handyman and then some. His home improvement company once used the slogan “One Call Fixes It All” and Matt made a point of always delivering on that promise. So how does a guy this young get to be this good? Easy — he grew up ...

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6:24

Kristin Lewis

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2025/10/09

Send us a text Digital safety expert Kristin Lewis shares some great advice on staying safe online during Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Kristin Lewis is Chief Product Officer at Aura, where she oversees the company’s suite of products that keep families safe online—from parental controls and child digital wellness tools to identity protection, data removal from brokers, and online security features. She leads the development of technology that empowers consumers to take control of their digi...

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10:31

Brian "Uncle John" Boone

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2025/10/07

Send us a text Brian “Uncle John” Boone returns to the show for a fun chat about the 38th Edition of "Uncle John's Know-It-All Bathroom Reader." There are almost as many adventures both personal and professional in the life of Brian “Uncle John” Boone as there are fun facts in the average Bathroom Reader volume, the series to which he has been a contributor for more than two decades. Brian picked up a lot of fascinating knowledge and stories about the world around him from an early age, with ...

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7:42

Jennifer Broome

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2025/10/02

Send us a text Travel expert and chief meteorologist Jennifer Broome discusses fun getaway ideas for National Thrive Outside Day. Jennifer Broome is a multimedia travel and environmental journalist documenting her journey in the Swept Away With JenniferBroome YouTube channel focusing on adventure travel, solo travel, national parks, road trips, weather, climate, and sustainable tourism. She is also a television meteorologist and on-camera travel and outdoors expert, host, and reporter...

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10:16

J. L. Spears

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2025/09/30

Send us a text Author J.L. Spears talks about AI and its chilling possibilities in his new thriller "Daemon Protocol." J.L. (Joseph) Spears is a software engineer and author with over 25 years of experience in the technology industry. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Indiana University and a Master of Science in Computer Science from the University of San Francisco. His career has focused on high-performance computing, distributed systems, and artificial intelligence, c...

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11:38

Claribel A. Ortega

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2025/09/25

Send us a text Claribel A. Ortega, New York Times bestselling author of Ghost Squad and the Witchlings series, and Pura Belpre and Eisner Award-winning author of the graphic novel Frizzy, is a former reporter who writes middle grade and young adult fantasy inspired by her Dominican heritage. When she's not busy turning her obsession with pop culture, magic, and video games into books, she's co-hosting her podcast Bad Author Book Club and coaching authors on how to navigate publishing. Claribe...

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9:03

Naeem Bari

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2025/09/23

Send us a text Naeem Bari is Co-Founder & President of Linxup. Linxup provides easy-to-use tracking and dash cam solutions for vehicles, tools, and workers. Trusted by 20,000+ businesses since 2004, Linxup delivers reliability, flexibility, and live US-based support across industries like field service, construction, and logistics. Prior to Linxup, Naeem founded two technology startups and steered them from early stages through profitable maturity and eventual exits. He has served on seve...

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10:06

Ryan LaSala

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2025/09/18

Send us a text Ryan La Sala is a bestselling and award-winning author known for his genre-defying, queer-centered horror and fantasy, including The Honeys and Beholder. His work has been featured in The New York Times, NPR, Entertainment Weekly, and more. He writes to you from New York, overseen by his cat, Haunted Little Girl. He can hold his breath for one minute and three seconds. You can ping him on his shell phone at ryanlasala.com. Ryan discussed his new book The Dead of Summ...

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9:31

David A. Kaplan

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2025/09/16

Send us a text Former Newsweek legal affairs editor and best-selling author David A. Kaplan called in to discuss his new book "The Most Dangerous Branch: Inside the Supreme Court's Assault on the Constitution." It's too bad the Supreme Court wasn't top of mind for most of us as we talked about his book. (From 9-5-18)

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9:01

Dan Crohn

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2025/09/11

Send us a text Stand-up comedian Dan Crohn called in to talk about his appearance on a new compilation comedy album, "Valentine's Day is for Suckers." Dan also has a solo comedy album called "It's Enough Already." We discussed whether or not a comedy show is good for a first date, dealing with second show Friday, the Boston and Chicago comedy scenes, and how teaching 4th graders has provided him with almost endless material. (From 2-6-20)

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10:56

Caity Weaver

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2025/09/09

Send us a text Caity Weaver from the New York Times called in for a lively chat about her article taking a look behind the scenes (and on the actual boat) at Bravo's "Below Deck Mediterranean." (From 7-2-20)

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6:26

Ovie Mughelli

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2025/09/04

Send us a text Widely recognized as a two-time All-Pro NFL veteran, Ovie played nine seasons with the Baltimore Ravens and Atlanta Falcons. He called in to share fantasy football tips for the new season.

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