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Buying a new car? Herb Weisbaum tells you what to...

John Landecker ·

2024/05/23

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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Envision Unlimited opens a new mental health space

John Landecker ·

2024/05/21

Jean Xoubi, Sr. Vice President of Mental Health Services at Envision Unlimited, joins John Landecker on the show to discuss their new Living Room Space, a free alternative to an emergency room visit for those experiencing a mental health crisis. Check out the open house on Wednesday, May 22nd! Visit their website to learn more!

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John Landecker Food Fight Lou Malnati’s vs. Giordano’s

John Landecker ·

2024/05/21

Food Fight is back, and this week we tackle another great food debate. Listen below as your host, John Landecker, takes the side of Giordano’s. And segment cohost Dan Levy takes Lou Malnati’s. Check out Dan’s podcast, Barguments! Listen below to hear the debate and who won!

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Chocolate cicadas at Aunt Diana’s Old Fashioned Fudge

John Landecker ·

2024/05/21

Jacob Palka, Social Media Manager of Aunt Diana’s Old Fashioned Fudge, joins John Landecker on the show to talk about cicadas, but not in a traditional sense. They are selling chocolate cicadas. They contain no bugs. They’re just candy. And they are so very good! Listen below and place your orders soon! Visit them at […]

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Belmont Sheffield Music Fest May 24-26

John Landecker ·

2024/05/17

Mary Nedbalski, Marketing and Membership Director of the Lakeview East Chamber of Commerce, joins John Landecker to tell us all about the weekend of fun, music, food, and dancing coming to the Lakeview area next weekend! For information, visit their website! https://chicagoevents.com/event/belmont-sheffield-music-fest/

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A behind the scenes look at Motorsports Unlimited

John Landecker ·

2024/05/17

WGN Radio’s John Landecker is joined by former Motorsports Unlimited Feather Girl Alison Damore to share stories from her time on the popular local access show that caught the attention of Chicagoland area viewers from 1987-2021. Listen in as Alison reminiscences about access cable pioneer Bill Wildt and the motorsports community.

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Bill Snyder’s weekend weather outlook

John Landecker ·

2024/05/17

John Landecker is a fan of the folks at the WGN TV weather center, so we decided to invite WGN TV weather producer, storm guru, and meteorological master Bill Snyder for a weekly segment. Listen to Bill give us the weekend weather and some amazing astronomical facts.

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Full Court Press available now

John Landecker ·

2024/05/16

John Landecker is joined by Kristen Lappas, the director of the film Full Court Press, which is available on Disney+ now. Listen below as Kristen discusses the process of creating this documentary and the effort she and her team put into telling the stories of the phenomenal athletes Caitlin Clark, Kamilla Cardoso, and Kiki Rice.

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NHRA Route 66 Nationals in Joliet this weekend

John Landecker ·

2024/05/16

John Landecker is joined on the show by another WGN Radio host and racing fan Dane Neal who will be at the Route 66 Raceway near Joliet all weekend with the El Bandido Yankee crew. Listen below as John, Dane and rider of the El Bandido Yankee Tequila Motorcycle Flyin Ryan Oehler discuss everything fans […]

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Billy Corgan and his ‘Adventures in Carnyland’

John Landecker ·

2024/05/14

Billy Corgan, Chicago music legend and The Smashing Pumpkins founder and frontman, joins John Landecker on the show to talk about his newest adventure, a reality show about the wild and wacky world of owning a wrestling company, premiering on the CW app Tuesday, May 14th!

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The John Landecker Food Fight: Tequila vs. gin

John Landecker ·

2024/05/14

Food Fight is back, and this week we tackle another great food debate. Listen below as your host, John Landecker, takes the side of the tequila. And segment cohost Dan Levy takes gin. Yeah, they’re both potatoes, but which do you prefer? Check out Dan’s podcast, Barguments! Listen below to hear the debate and who won!

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Bill Snyder breaks down some recent weather

John Landecker ·

2024/05/10

Longtime WGN-TV weather producer, storm guru, and meteorological master Bill Snyder joins your host, John Landecker, on this evening’s broadcast to educate us on what’s happening above our heads, but more importantly, why it is happening and what we can expect for the next few days.

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Wings Over Water with Charlie Potter

John Landecker ·

2024/05/09

Charlie Potter, host of WGN Radio’s The Great Outdoors, joins your John Landecker on the program to talk about migratory bird season happening over Illinois as well as his film, Wings Over Water, an IMAX filmed epic about migratory birds and America’s wetlands.

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Artist’s quest to paint every Chicago hot dog stand

John Landecker ·

2024/05/08

Local artist Julia Hagen is on a mission all of Chicago can get behind. She is going to try to paint every hot dog stand in Chicago. You can find more of Julia’s work on her website. Go check out her work and support your local artists!

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WGN Radio softball takeover

John Landecker ·

2024/05/07

John Landecker has a love for sports, especially the WGN Radio softball team and the Chicago Media League. He loves it so much he was nice enough to let our softball team take over the airwaves for the first hour of the show. Listen below to our very own team as well as players and […]

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The John Landecker Food Fight: French Fry vs. Tater Tot

John Landecker ·

2024/05/07

Food Fight is back, and this week we tackle another great food debate. Listen below as your host, John Landecker, takes the side of the French Fry. And segment cohost Dan Levy takes Tater Tots. Yeah, they’re both potatoes, but which do you prefer? Check out Dan’s podcast, Barguments! Listen below to hear the debate and who won!

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The Insect Asylum and Cicada Parade-a

John Landecker ·

2024/05/06

Not everybody is dreading the summer emergence of cicadas. There are some folks out there gearing up and getting excited to welcome our friends as they emerge from the ground. One of these folks is Nina Salem. She owns and runs The Insect Asylum and they have a fundraiser going on right now called Cicada […]

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Herb Weisbaum with summer travel tips

John Landecker ·

2024/05/03

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The Sports Bra plans to franchise

John Landecker ·

2024/05/03

Jenny Nguyen, CEO and founder of the Sports Bra, a bar that plays women’s sports at all levels on TV, has seen such huge success that she plans to expand. John Landecker sits down with Jenny to discuss the process of opening a place like this, the huge uptick in interest in women’s sports, and […]

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SpaceX Dragon spacecraft debuts at Museum of Science...

John Landecker ·

2024/05/03

Voula Saridakis, Curator at the Museum of Science and Industry and NASA Solar System Ambassador, joins host John Landecker on the show to discuss the new exhibit set to debut on May 19th! Listen to the conversation below to hear all about it!

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