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A Tour De Farce The History of The Three Stooges on tour

John Landecker ·

2024/04/25

Author of the book, The Complete History of the Three Stooges on the Road, as well as the owner of the Stoogeum, Gary Lassin joins your host John Landecker on the program to breakdown his book about the Three Stooges. Listen below as John and Gary get into the history of the comedy legends.

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The John Landecker Food Fight: Doritos vs. Cheetos

John Landecker ·

2024/04/23

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

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The John Landecker Food Fight: Portillo’s vs. Buona

John Landecker ·

2024/04/18

Food Fight is back, and this week we tackle another great food debate this time, it’s personal. Two Chicago beef spots enter, one comes out the champion. Listen below as your host, John Landecker, takes the side of Portillos. And segment cohost Dan Levy takes Buona. Check out Dan’s podcast Barguments! Listen below to hear the debate and […]

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Rebecca Fyffe Welcomes Cicadas to the City

John Landecker ·

2024/04/18

Director of Research at Landmark Pest Management Rebecca Fyffe joins your host, John Landecker, on the show to give us the rundown on what to expect with this summer’s emergence of Cicadas. Rebecca shows off her Cicada Paradea painted sculpture and read some children’s books about none other than Cicadas. Listen below as John and […]

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Debts rise among consumers with an unhealthy mentality

John Landecker ·

2024/04/17

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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Rod Pyle sheds some light on Voyager 1

John Landecker ·

2024/04/17

Editor in chief of Ad Astra magazine Rod Pyle joins your host John Landecker on the show to talk about his time on the Galapagos Islands, some news about Voyager 1 and it’s strange communication issues, also some recent news that developed about a “nearby” black hole that is lurking in our Milky Way.

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Steve Dale: Most dog bites are preventable

John Landecker ·

2024/04/12

John Landecker is joined by Chicago’s Very Own pet advocate and WGN host Steve Dale to help educate us about dog bites. Dog Bite Prevention Week is upon us and Steve shares his expertise on how to properly prevent a dog from biting you. He tells us about some of the signs and how to […]

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Northwestern Students are revolutionizing the way...

John Landecker ·

2024/04/12

Grayson Donnelly and John Hileman, Northwestern Students with The Garage at Northwestern University, join John Landecker to talk about their startup, SPLIT, which isrevolutionizing the way students travel to and from college campuses. Listen in whilethe guys share details on how they are set to compete in a ‘Shark Tank’-stylecompetition in Minneapolis, with a shot […]

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‘Hundreds of Beavers’ screening in Chicago

John Landecker ·

2024/04/11

John Landecker is joined by Mike Cheslik, director and co-writer of a new silent film called ‘Hundreds of Beavers,’ reminiscent of the Buster Keaton era. Listen below to hear Mike and John discuss this unique film, how it was made, and where they plan to go next. You can find more information about the film […]

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The John Landecker Food Fight: Coffee vs. tea

John Landecker ·

2024/04/10

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

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Best bets for the Final Four

John Landecker ·

2024/04/04

WGN Radio’s John Landecker welcomes New England Sports Network Betting Analyst Sam Panayotovich to discuss the top trending sports topics of the week. John and Sam talk about Iowa’s Caitlin Clark, the Chicago Bears, the men and women’s March Madness Tournaments, the best betting odds for this weekend’s Final Four, and more.

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Blockbuster Blake Stubbs in defense of physical media

John Landecker ·

2024/04/04

WGN radio host John Landecker welcomes Blake Stubbs, the John Landecker movie expert. Blake talks with John about the popularity of movies on streaming services compared to physical copies. Blake discusses the difficult accessibility of physical copies for movies in today’s world. Blake and John also talk about whether post-censorship is helping or hurting the […]

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Kansas’ Ronnie Platt talks extension of...

John Landecker ·

2024/04/04

WGN Radio’s John Landecker welcomes the lead singer of the band Kansas, Ronnie Platt. Joining Ronnie Platt is Antenna TV‘s Creative Director Corey Scarborough and Antenna TV’s Executive Producer Todd Muench to talk about Kansas. Platt is a Chicago native who was the former lead singer of the band Shooting Star as well as the […]

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John Landecker Food Fight: Popeyes vs. KFC

John Landecker ·

2024/04/02

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

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Halfway to Halloween Film Festival

John Landecker ·

2024/03/28

WGN Radio’s John Landecker is joined by Ryan Turek, Vice President of Feature Film Development at Blumhouse. Ryan produced movies such as Black Phone, Halloween, Insidious: The Red Door, Five Nights at Freddy’s, and more. Ryan talks about AMC’s Halfway to Halloween event which will take place at over 100 AMC theaters in 40 cities […]

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A Night at Mister Kelly’s Exhibition

John Landecker ·

2024/03/28

WGN Radio’s John Landecker welcomes on Executive Producer David Marienthal and Exhibit Curator Alison Hinderliter to highlight A Night at Mister Kelly’s Exhibition at the Newberry Library in Chicago’s Gold Coast neighborhood. Mister Kelly’s featured top-notch jazz and standup comedy personalities, such as Ella Fitzgerald, Steve Martin, Richard Pryor, and more. Check out the exhibition […]

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Chicago Tomato Man’s three new strains and annual...

John Landecker ·

2024/03/28

Bob Zeni, the Chicago Tomato Man, joins WGN’s John Landecker to discuss his annual plant sale and the new tomato plants that are a must-need for customers this spring. Bob explains how listeners can order their tomatoes and what conditions they grow best. Visit Bob’s website to learn more.

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The John Landecker Bar Fight: Road House

John Landecker ·

2024/03/27

Prepare for the first-ever Bar Fight; this is a new topic for the debaters as they tackle another great debate. Okay it might not be the fight of the century but it’s a very entertaining listen. They recently remade Road House, the Patrick Swayze classic. John and Dan watched both and gave their opinions on […]

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John Landecker Food Fight: Gyro vs Philly Cheesesteak

John Landecker ·

2024/03/27

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 guy roh? the gee row? no? Gyro! And segment cohost Dan Levy takes the Philly-based Philly cheesesteak. Check out Dan’s podcast Barguments! Listen below to hear the debate and who won!

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007 science: Inventing the world of James Bond

John Landecker ·

2024/03/19

Kathleen McCarthy, Director of Collections and Head Curator at the Museum ofScience and Industry, joins host John Landecker to discuss the new and exciting exhibit all about inventing the world of James Bond. Listen to hear about some of the iconic gadgets, tech, and storylines and how they came to be real both on and […]

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