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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 […]

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 […]

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!

The Den Theatre today announced Tom Dreesen: From Harvey to Hollywood, for one performance only on Saturday May 11, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. on The Heath Mainstage, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood. Tom joins John Landecker on the show to break down some iconic moments of his career in stand-up comedy, […]

A Red Orchid Theatre debuts the world premiere of Turret, written and directed by Levi Holloway and starring Michael Shannon, Travis A. Knight, and Lawrence Grimm. The show runs from May 2-June 9 at The Chopin Theatre, with more information available at aredorchidtheatre.org. Listen below to a very special Rook on the Road where the […]

Actor Alan Ruck joins your host, John Landecker, on the show to promote an event coming to the Auditorium Theatre this Thursday, May 2nd, hosted by Dave Plier. Hear Alan and John break down some iconic moments of the classic Chicago film, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. For more information on the event and to buy […]

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 Rice Krispie Treat. And segment cohost Dan Levy takes S’mores. Check out Dan’s podcast Barguments! Listen below to hear the debate and who won!

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 […]

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.

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!

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 […]

Director of Research at Landmark Pest Management Rebecca Fyffe joins your host, John Landecker, 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 Rebecca break down […]

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 […]

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.

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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!

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.

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 […]