NewsNation Now anchor Connell McShane joins John Williams to talk about the ‘Epstein-inspired’ week, Jerome Powell fact-checking Donald Trump yesterday during a visit to the Fed yesterday, if the thinks the Epstein story goes away, the job that Speaker Mike Johnson has been doing, and if President Trump will eventually be damaged by the Epstein story. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/7543384/7-25-25_Connell_McShane_NewsNation_Trump_Epstein_Powell_Speaker_Johnson_2025-07-25-161724.128.mp3 Jeffrey...
Jul 25, 2025
Enjoy this edition of “The Best of Speed Jokes.” What was your favorite joke of the week? Keep sending your jokes to JohnWilliams@wgnradio.com! https://serve.castfire.com/audio/7543359/7-25-25_John_Williams_Best_of_Speed_Jokes_2025-07-25-163059.128.mp3 More Speed Jokes Recent Posts John Williams Should we use cameras to catch speeders on DLSD? .cls-4{fill:#000;} Skydiving records could be broken this week in Ottawa .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Zorn: Gavin Newsom is puncturing Trump’s ego ...
Jul 25, 2025
It’s time once again for our Best of the Midwest feature! Are you trying to come up with some vacation ideas that are only a quick getaway from the Chicago area? Well, John Williams has some great recommendations for your trip! Today, we head west to the great Mississippi River and chat with Emily Stier , Group Travel and Marketing, Riverboat Twilight ! Emily tells John where the cruises depart from, what the Riverboat is like and how many passengers the boat can accommodate, how long the trips ...
Jul 24, 2025
Kelly Leonard , Vice President, Creative Strategy, Innovation and Business Development at The Second City and host of the “ Getting to Yes, And …” podcast, joins John Williams to talk about Stephen Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ being canceled by CBS, and a recent podcast he hosted with psychologist and professor Caroline Fleck about her book, ‘ Validation: How the Skill Set That Revolutionized Psychology Will Transform Your Relationships, Increase Your Influence, and Change Your Life .’ https://serve.ca...
Jul 24, 2025
U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL 8) joins John Williams to talk about Speaker Johnson ending the legislation session early, what he thinks might be revealed in the Epstein files, if he believes the Epstein story will have legs when Congress comes back, and why his constituents are interested in finding the truth about what’s in the files. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/7541071/7-24-25_Raja_Krishnamoorthi_Epstein_files_Donald_Trump_2025-07-24-190911.128.mp3 Jeffrey Epstein Case Recent Posts ...
Jul 24, 2025
John Williams brings you another round of Speed Jokes. Keep sending yours to JohnWilliams@wgnradio.com. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/7541047/7-24-25_John_Williams_Speed_Jokes_2025-07-24-191147.128.mp3 More Speed Jokes Recent Posts John Williams Should we use cameras to catch speeders on DLSD? .cls-4{fill:#000;} Skydiving records could be broken this week in Ottawa .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Zorn: Gavin Newsom is puncturing Trump’s ego .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Dr. Kopin: G...
Jul 24, 2025
The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn , Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel , Austin Berg of the Illinois Policy Institute and The Last Ward , and political pundit Marj Halperin ! The Rascals start the podcast talking about CBS canceling ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.’ Where are the Rascals on the cancellation? Was this just a financial decision by CBS or is there something more sinister happening? This week, Donald Trump pushed for Coca-Cola to be made wit...
Jul 23, 2025
Bob Bertog , president of Bertog Landscape Co . in Wheeling and a certified landscape professional with the National Association of Landscape Professionals, joins John Williams to answer all of your lawn and garden questions. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/7537813/7-23-25_Bob_Bertog_heat_best_time_to_water_your_lawn_2025-07-23-215213.128.mp3 Recent Posts John Williams Should we use cameras to catch speeders on DLSD? .cls-4{fill:#000;} Skydiving records could be broken this week in Ottawa .cls-...
Jul 23, 2025
John Williams brings you another round of Speed Jokes. Keep sending yours to JohnWilliams@wgnradio.com. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/7537758/7-23-25_John_Williams_Speed_Jokes_2025-07-23-210258.128.mp3 More Speed Jokes Recent Posts John Williams Should we use cameras to catch speeders on DLSD? .cls-4{fill:#000;} Skydiving records could be broken this week in Ottawa .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Zorn: Gavin Newsom is puncturing Trump’s ego .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Dr. Kopin: G...
Jul 23, 2025
Hector Corona, founder of City Kids Camp , along with Bob Evans, Development, City Kids Camp, join John in-studio to talk about how much money the WGN listeners raised for City Kids Camp, how the camp went this year, what made them feel good about City Kids Camp this year, the top activities that the kids took part in, and how they would like to partner with more organizations for next summer. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/7535525/7-22-25_Hector_Corona_and_Bob_Evans_City_Kids_Camp_2025-07-22-...
Jul 22, 2025
Dr. Jeffrey Kopin , Chief Medical Officer for Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital , joins John Williams to talk about what happens if you miss a day of your prescribed medications, President Trump being diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency, a genetic test that could predict the odds of obesity, and what happens when people stop using weight loss drugs. https://serve.castfire.com/s:northwestern_medicine_KEiLn/audio/7535424/7-22-25_Jeffrey_Kopin_Trump_venous_insufficiency_genetic_tes...
Jul 22, 2025
Eric Zorn , Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel , joins John Williams to talk about people eating popcorn with a spoon, President Trump wanting the Washington Commanders to change their name back to Redskins, the DOJ expected to meet with Ghislaine Maxwell, what will the Epstein controversy mean for Trump and his supporters, his thoughts on the Coldplay ‘Kiss Cam Couple,’ and the debate over fair pay in the WNBA. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/7535401/7-22-25_Eric_Zorn_Washington_Commanders_Eps...
Jul 22, 2025
John Williams brings you another round of Speed Jokes. Keep sending yours to JohnWilliams@wgnradio.com. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/7535395/7-22-25_John_Williams_Speed_Jokes_2025-07-22-190435.128.mp3 More Speed Jokes Recent Posts John Williams Should we use cameras to catch speeders on DLSD? .cls-4{fill:#000;} Skydiving records could be broken this week in Ottawa .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Zorn: Gavin Newsom is puncturing Trump’s ego .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Dr. Kopin: G...
Jul 22, 2025
Curtis Granderson , Chicago native and former MLB All-Star, joins John Williams to talk about the amount of statistics used in baseball, the on field accomplishment he’s especially proud of, the season that former Cub great Javy Baez is having in Detroit, how the game has changed since he stopped playing, his work with the Chicago Baseball & Educational Academy , the non-profit that he founded at UIC, his thoughts on robot umpires, and the upcoming launch of the Youth Collector Clubs Initiat...
Jul 21, 2025
The great Mr. Fix-It , Lou Manfredini , joins John Williams to tell us the projects we need to be working on this week. Lou talks about his recent remote with our landscape expert Bob Bertog , what a heat pump does, and what you should be doing to take care of your established plants. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/7534413/7-21-25_Lou_Manfredini_Mr_Fix_It_heat_pump_benefits_take_care_of_your_established_plants_2025-07-22-132713.128.mp3 Listen to HouseSmarts Radio on WGN each Saturday morning a...
Jul 21, 2025
John Williams brings you another round of Speed Jokes. Keep sending yours to JohnWilliams@wgnradio.com. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/7532062/7532062_2025-07-21-165802.128.mp3 More Speed Jokes Recent Posts John Williams Should we use cameras to catch speeders on DLSD? .cls-4{fill:#000;} Skydiving records could be broken this week in Ottawa .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Zorn: Gavin Newsom is puncturing Trump’s ego .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Dr. Kopin: Get your blood pressure che...
Jul 21, 2025
