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The John Landecker Food Fight: Buffalo Wings vs....

John Landecker ·

2024/02/13

Food Fight is back and this week we tackle another great food debate. This time it involves Buffalo Wings vs. Mozzarella Sticks! Listen below as your host John Landecker takes the side of Buffalo Wings and segment cohost Dan Levy takes Mozzarella Sticks. Check out Dan’s podcast Barguments! Listen below to hear the debate and who won!

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Car scams are out there: Here’s what to look for!

John Landecker ·

2024/02/09

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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Coyote mating season is upon us

John Landecker ·

2024/02/09

Steve Dale, WGN Radio host and animal expert, joins John Landecker on the show to give us the top dog names of the year. Later on, we hear from Steve about coyote mating season and what we can expect. Did you know that of all cities in the United States, Chicago has the largest wild […]

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Cicadas are back in hordes this year

John Landecker ·

2024/02/07

Director of Research at Landmark Pest Management Rebecca Fyffe joins host John Landecker on the program to explain the cicadas extremely rare emergence as we have two different broods coming out at once. The last time this happened, Thomas Jefferson was president.

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Maple: Pig in the Windy City

John Landecker ·

2024/02/07

No there isn’t a new Babe movie hitting theaters this summer. However, thanks to the efforts of Chicagoland Pig Rescue, there are foster pigs that need help in their health journey. Listen below as your host John Landecker speaks with one of the volunteers, Kendra Savage, who is currently fostering an adorable pig named Maple. […]

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The John Landecker Food Fight: Mimosa vs. Bloody Mary

John Landecker ·

2024/02/06

Food Fight is back and this week we tackle another great food debate. This time it involves morning drinks; Mimosa vs. Bloody Mary! Listen below as your host John Landecker takes the side of the Mimosa and segment cohost Dan Levy takes the Bloody Mary. Check out Dan’s podcast Barguments! Listen below to hear the debate and who won!

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What makes an effective Super Bowl ad?

John Landecker ·

2024/02/02

For 20 years, a Northwestern professor and his students judge ads on their effectiveness.

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Anthony Mongiello and his ‘stolen dough’

John Landecker ·

2024/02/02

Anthony Mongiello, A.K.A “The Big Cheese,” joins John Landecker to discuss the incredible story about how his patent for Stuffed Crust Pizza was allegedly stolen by Pizza Hut. His story is highlighted in the movie Stolen Dough which is available on Amazon Prime.

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Rod Pyle: The Ingenuity’s final flight, and ‘Let’s Go...

John Landecker ·

2024/01/31

Rod Pyle, Editor in Chief of Ad Astra Magazine and host of ‘This Week in Space‘ Podcast, joins host John Landecker to talk about the final flight of the Ingenuity Mars helicopter. The little chopper started as a ‘what if’ project and became so much more. After the break, we hear all about the second race to […]

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The John Landecker Food Fight: Donuts vs. Brownies

John Landecker ·

2024/01/30

Food Fight is back and this week we tackle another great food debate: Donuts vs. Brownies! Listen below as your host John Landecker takes the side of the brownies and segment cohost Dan Levy takes the delicious dunkable donut. Check out Dan’s podcast Barguments! Listen below to hear the debate and who won

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Your Hometown Waukegan: Drip and Culture’s Adam Carson

John Landecker ·

2024/01/26

John Landecker is joined today by Adam Carson, the founder of Drip and Culture, a socially-minded coffee company that was founded recently but holds a strong presence in the Waukegan community. Adam and his wife run the coffee shop, the supermarcado it resides in, and the art studio upstairs, not only to service the community’s […]

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The Rumore Report: Polka Roots in Chicago

John Landecker ·

2024/01/25

Your Host John Landecker is joined by Chicago Tribune reporter and friend of the show Kori Rumore to discuss her latest Vintage Chicago Tribune article on Polka Royalty in Chicago!

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What to expect for tax season, the end of overdraft...

John Landecker ·

2024/01/24

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Blockbuster Blake on Oscar Nominations

John Landecker ·

2024/01/24

The start of the year means looking back at the last year of film because it’s time for Oscar nominations. John Landecker is joined by our good friend Blockbuster Blake Stubbs to talk about some of the well-deserved nominations and some of the absurd snubs John and Blake thought deserved more.

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The John Landecker Food Fight: Thin Crust vs. Deep Dish

John Landecker ·

2024/01/24

Food Fight is back and this week we tackle another great food debate: Thin Crust vs. Deep Dish. Listen below as your host John Landecker takes the side of the classic thin crust and segment cohost Dan Levy takes the Chicago classic Deep Dish. Check out Dan’s podcast Barguments! Listen below to hear the debate and who won!

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A Landecker Christmas Story

John Landecker ·

2023/12/28

Your host John Landecker takes you back in time to an old story from his nephew’s youth and how it has started to continue to a new generation.

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The Rumore Report: The origins of Rudolph the Red...

John Landecker ·

2023/12/27

The John Landecker program welcomes long-time friend of the show and Chicago Tribune reporter Kori Rumore on the program once again to give us some of the interesting backstory about the origins of our favorite red-nosed Reindeer.

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The John Landecker Food Fight: Meatloaf vs. lasagna

John Landecker ·

2023/12/22

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

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Return of the porch pirates and holiday return policies

John Landecker ·

2023/12/22

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The mysterious dog illness and the 12 days of pet tips

John Landecker ·

2023/12/19

Steve Dale, WGN Radio host and animal expert, joins John Landecker on the show to give us an update on the illness that dogs are getting at a very alarming rate. After the break, we hear about Steve’s 12 tips to keep your pets safe during the holidays! Check out Steve’s website to read some more of […]

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