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Alexa Knierim has waited over 900 days to get her medal

John Landecker ·

2024/08/02

Amidst a scandal with the Russian skating team, Addison, Illinois native Alexa Knierim and her skating partner Brandon Frazier will finally get their official medals over 900 days after the Beijing Winter Olympics. Listen to Alexa and John discuss the event, the emotions, the aftermath, and now the road to the podium. Justice may have […]

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Bill Snyder’s Weekend Weather Outlook: Lollapalooza...

John Landecker ·

2024/08/02

Bill Snyder, weather producer over at WGN-TV, joins us as he does every week to break down the weather and give us a preview of the weekend coming up. This time, Bill gives us a breakdown of the entire month of July and what to expect in the month of August and during Lollapalooza this […]

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The Rumore Report: Olympic Medalists from Illnios and...

John Landecker ·

2024/08/01

Kori Rumore, a journalist at The Chicago Tribune, joined the program to give us a breakdown of all the medalists from the state of Illinois after we hear all about the history of Millennium Park and how we almost didn’t get public use of the lakefront!

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Antenna TV Nostalgia Stories August

John Landecker ·

2024/08/01

Todd Muench joins John Landecker in the studio to talk about the Antenna TV Nostalgia Stories Podcast. This time Todd breaks down some of the July segments and some of the exciting interviews they have coming up in the month which include Chazz Palminteri, Sam Jones, Don Felder, and Nick Feldman!

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Herb Weisbaum on the new Amazon Rule

John Landecker ·

2024/08/01

Your host, the legendary John Landecker, is joined by Herb Weisbaum, The ConsumerMan, an Emmy-award-winning broadcaster and one of America’s top consumer experts. He’s been protecting us for more than 40 years, having covered the consumer beat for CBS News, NBC News, and The TODAY Show, among others. He is currently a contributing editor at Checkbook.org, a nonprofit organization that […]

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World’s Largest Karaoke Party at the Salt Shed

John Landecker ·

2024/08/01

Have you ever wanted to attend a karaoke concert with 5,000 other people? Well, now your dreams can come true! Listen below as John Landecker, Matt Cialeglio, and Bruce Finkleman from Empty Bottle explain how it will work and what to expect. The World’s Largest Karaoke takes place Thursday, August 8, from 5 pm to […]

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John Landecker Food Fight: Ice cream cones vs. ice...

John Landecker ·

2024/07/30

Food Fight is back, and this week we tackle another excellent food debate. Listen below as your host, John Landecker, takes the side of the ice cream cone. Segment cohost Dan Levy takes ice cream sandwiches. Check out Dan’s podcast, Barguments! Listen below to hear the debate and who won!

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Becca Wood: Analyzing the controversial Paris...

John Landecker ·

2024/07/30

Becca Wood, news and trending reporter for TODAY, joins John Landecker to discuss the controversial moment in the Paris Olympics opening ceremony in which drag queens and dancers lined a long table in an image that some believed resembled Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper” portrait of Jesus Christ and his 12 apostles. Was this […]

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Herb Weisbaum: Credit card rewards programs are under...

John Landecker ·

2024/07/26

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Bill Snyder’s Weekend Weather Outlook: The wild week...

John Landecker ·

2024/07/26

Monday was the hottest day the Earth has ever seen. That and all the other atmospheric chaos we have seen across the country, who do we turn to in times like these to explain it all? Bill Snyder, WGN TV Weather Producer, joins John Landecker on the show to explain what’s happening in the sky […]

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Brick and mortar video store survives through COVID,...

John Landecker ·

2024/07/26

The John Landecker Show members are very fond of their physical media, and in an effort to help other lovers of physical media, we spoke with Joe Trutin, owner of The Video Strip located at 3307 S Archer Ave, Chicago, IL 60608. Check out the store, one of the last video rental stores in all […]

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Brookfield Zoo’s new renovation is underway

John Landecker ·

2024/07/26

Dr. Michael Adkesson, President & CEO of Brookfield Zoo Chicago, joins John Landecker to discuss Brookfield Zoo Chicago unveiling a $500 million Century Plan to transform its campus, which is already underway! Listen below to hear Dr. Adkesson break down the whole plan for us.

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John Landecker Food Fight: Homemade sweet tea vs....

John Landecker ·

2024/07/23

Food Fight is back, and this week we tackle another excellent food debate. Listen below as your host, John Landecker, takes the side of sweet tea. Segment cohost Dan Levy takes lemonade. Check out Dan’s podcast, Barguments! Listen below to hear the debate and who won!

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The Rumore Report: Chicago Air and Water Show and the...

John Landecker ·

2024/07/23

John Landecker is joined by Tribune Reporter Kori Rumore, whose newest articles are about some longstanding Chicago traditions and history. The first half, John and Kori talk about her article on The Chicago Air and Water Show and all the tips and tricks she has compiled for us. After the news break, hear about her […]

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Remembering the launch of Apollo 11 with Rod Pyle

John Landecker ·

2024/07/18

On the 55th anniversary of the Apollo 11 launch, John Landecker is joined by Editor in Chief of Ad Astra Magazine and a man with his eyes on the stars, Rod Pyle. He walks us through some of the facts and fiction that have come up over the 55 years of celebrating landing on the […]

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John Landecker Food Fight: Egg salad vs. chicken salad

John Landecker ·

2024/07/17

Food Fight is back, and this week we tackle another excellent food debate. Listen below as your host, John Landecker, takes the side of egg salad. Segment cohost Dan Levy takes chicken salad. Check out Dan’s podcast, Barguments! Listen below to hear the debate and who won!

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Illustrator and set designing ‘Trekspert’ Daren...

John Landecker ·

2024/07/17

Daren Dochterman, Movie Concept Artist/Illustrator and Set-Designer who has worked on films such as Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Get Smart, Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch StoleChristmas, Sleepless in Seattle, and more joins John Landecker to highlight his part in the Creation Entertainment Sci-Fi Convention, STLV Trek 2 Vegas, in Las Vegas from Aug 1-4. […]

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Nathan’s 4th of July Hot Dog Eating Contest champion...

John Landecker ·

2024/07/17

Patrick Bertoletti, American competitive eater and winner of this year’s annual Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest, just set the world record for the most blueberries consumed in 8 minutes this past Saturday (July 13th) in the World Blueberry Eating Contest. He Joins John Landecker to highlight this experience and what life […]

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I can see clearly now: Herb Weisbaum breaks down the...

John Landecker ·

2024/07/12

Your host, the legendary John Landecker, is joined by Herb Weisbaum, The ConsumerMan, an Emmy-award-winning broadcaster and one of America’s top consumer experts. He’s been protecting us for more than 40 years, having covered the consumer beat for CBS News, NBC News, and The TODAY Show, among others. He is currently a Contributing Editor at Checkbook.org, a nonprofit organization […]

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What is the Chicago accent?

John Landecker ·

2024/07/12

John Landecker is joined by Tanera Marshall, Associate Professor of Theatre at UIC and a voice and dialect coach for some major television and film productions like The Bear, Chicago Fire, and on! Listen to the interview below to hear all about how she got into coaching as well as teaching actors the very recognizable […]

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