John Landecker

Alison Arngrim aka Nellie Oleson from Little House on the Prairie joins John Landecker to talk about her one-woman show and her latest book, Confessions of A Prairie Bitch: How I Survived Nellie Oleson and Learned to Love Being Hated. Catch Alison live at Chicago's Motor Row Theater tomorrow, June 12th!

John Landecker is joined by a very special guest, his daughter Amy Landecker, to celebrate Father’s Day and talk about her new film, “For Worse.”

WGN-TV Weather Producer Bill Snyder joins John Landecker to discuss the warm weather we got today and share information about the air quality. Then Bill presents the forecast for Father’s Day Weekend.

Food Fight is back, and this week we tackle another excellent food debate. Listen below as your host John Landecker takes the side of Krispy Kreme . Segment co-host Dan Levy takes Dunkin. Check out Dan's podcast, Barguments! Listen below to hear the debate and who won! Next week we will debate Animal Crackers vs Graham Crackers.

WGN TV Morning Show sports anchor and comedian Pat Tomasulo joins JohnLandecker to talk about what listeners are in store for when they come out to hiscomedy shows this summer. Pat also shares details about the 11th Annual Laugh YourFace Off, that is scheduled to take place at the Navy Pier Grand Ballroom on April […]

Jeannine Fontana, owner of Sonny Acres Farm, and Trey Casey, Rodeo Clown from Michigan, join John Landecker to share details surrounding Sonny Acres Farm’s 3rd annual Pro Rodeo happening this June.

Musical director and founder of Russian Chicago cover band Leonid & Friends, Leonid Vorobyev, and Roman Vorobyev, Leonid's son and band manager, join John Landecker to talk about how the band came to be, how they found the band Chicago, and more!

Olympic Volleyball Star Max Holt joins John Landecker on the show to talk about his road to becoming a volleyball star and preview Volleyball World's men's 2025 Volleyball Nations League (VNL Chicago) tournament from June 25th – 29th.

WGN-TV Weather Producer Bill Snyder joins John Landecker to discuss the bad air quality around Chicago and what is causing it. Bill also talks about when the summer heat may come, the weekend forecast, and more!

Krystyna Kurth, coordinator of conservation action at Shedd Aquarium, joins John Landecker to talk about Kayak for Conservation, which allows you to see the wildlife along the Chicago River. You might even see some celebrity animals along the way!

Tom Appel, Publisher of Consumer Guide Automotive and host of the Consumer Guide Car Stuff podcast, joins John Landecker to discuss the cars that are going away this year.

Steve Dale, WGN Radio's pet expert and host of Steve Dale's Pet World and Steve Dale's Other World, joins John Landecker to talk about the great Loretta Swit and what they remember about her. Then they talk about the changes in dog training with a shock collar and share other ways to train dogs.

Herb Weisbaum, The ConsumerMan and Contributing Editor at Checkbook.org, joins John Landecker to share summer travels tips to know and more!

Food Fight is back, and this week we tackle another excellent food debate. Listen below as your host John Landecker takes the side of Subway. Segment co-host Dan Levy takes Jersey Mike’s. Check out Dan's podcast, Barguments! Listen below to hear the debate and who won! Next week we will debate Krispy Kreme vs Dunkin.

Todd Muench joins John Landecker in the studio to talk about the Antenna TV Nostalgia Stories Podcast. This time, Todd breaks down some of the June segments and some of the exciting interviews they have coming up in the month, Loretta Swit, Daryl Hall, John Oates, Gilbert O'Sullivan, and Nick Fortuna.

Santina Wheat, MD Family Medicine, Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital, joins John Landecker to discuss United States Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announcing that they are no longer recommending the COVID vaccine for kids and pregnant women.

Therese Matthys, with the Chain O’ Lakes Chamber of Commerce, joins John Landecker to discuss the Chain O’ Lakes community and what fun summer activities they have planned!

WGN-TV Weather Producer Bill Snyder joins John Landecker to discuss why we have had cooler temperatures this past month, when we can expect temperatures to go up, and more.

‘Jungle' Jay Christie, Founder and Owner of Safari Lake Geneva, and Director of Conservation Maggie Madden join John Landecker to share details surrounding a unique-to-the-Midwest experience you can find just a short five miles from downtown Lake Geneva. Listen in while Jungle Jay and Maggie talk about what makes Safari Lake Geneva so unique and […]

Scott Plencner, Chicago Public School teacher and coach of the Bass FishingTeam at Taft High School, joins John Landecker to talk about how he coaches CPS'only competitive bass fishing team. Listen in while Scott shares details surrounding thegrowing sport, the Skokie Lagoons tournament, which Taft hosted for the first time sincestarting its team in 2009, […]

Whitney Reynolds, host of The Whitney Reynolds Show, is back for anotheredition of Wednesdays with Whit! Whitney joins your host John Landecker on theprogram to discuss the season 9 wrap-up and a special show that will air on WGN-TV on Sunday at 1pm and share what is in store for next season!

British pop star-turned-producer Peter Asher has had his hand in many aspects of the music industry.  From being one half of the duo Peter and Gordon, to fostering the careers of many hit musicians such as Paul McCartney, James Taylor, Linda Ronstadt, and more. Asher spoke with John Landecker about how John Lennon and Paul McCartney wrote […]

Food Fight is back, and this week we tackle another excellent food debate. Listen below as your host John Landecker takes the side of beer. Segment co-host Dan Levy takes hard seltzer. Check out Dan's podcast, Barguments! Listen below to hear the debate and who won! Next week we will debate Subway vs. Jersey Mike’s Subs.

WGN Radio anchor and self proclaimed history buff Dave Schwan joins John Landecker on the show to share details on some memorable events that occurred this week in history.

Fran Cosmo, former lead singer of the band Boston, joins John Landecker on the show to share details pertaining to the Voices of Rock Radio show coming to the Arcada Theatre on May 30th. The show features rock n' roll giants John Elefante (former lead singer of Kansas), Kevin Chalfant (performed as singer with Storm/Journey), […]

WGN-TV Weather Producer Bill Snyder joins John Landecker to discuss what is causing the cool temperatures we have had this week and gives the Memorial Day weekend forecast.

Kori Rumore, a journalist at The Chicago Tribune, joins John Landecker on the program. First they start off by talking about car troubles and their first cars. Then they talk about Nancy Faust and her return to the organ at some White Sox games, the impact of AI on media, and more.

Susan Cappello, Acting Executive Director at the City of Chicago Department of Animal Care and Control, joins John Landecker to discuss the new free 24-hour pet microchip scanning station in Pilsen. For more information, visit chicago.gov/city/en/depts/.

Food Fight is back, and this week we tackle another excellent food debate. Listen below as your host John Landecker takes the side of mac & cheese. Segment co-host Dan Levy takes spaghetti & meatballs. Check out Dan's podcast, Barguments! Listen below to hear the debate and who won!

Rod Pyle, editor-in-chief of Ad Astra Magazine, joins John Landecker on the program to discuss The Martian vs. Robinson Crusoe on Mars.

Tim Gray, director and producer, joins John Landecker on the show to talkabout his latest documentary titled “Miles, Morale and Memories: Bob Hope and WWII,”narrated by Gary Sinise. Listen in while Tim discusses how this documentary focuseson Bob Hope and his involvement in entertaining the troops, including actual correspondencewith the servicemen and women.

WGN-TV Weather Producer Bill Snyder joins John Landecker to discuss the interesting weather we have had today and shares about the record temperatures we saw today. Then Bill shares the weekend forecast.

Jen Jolly, tech reporter and founder of Techish.com, joins John Landecker to talk about the ever-expanding world of AI and talks about scams that are out there. Then Jen explains the changes coming to Netflix.

Paul Lisnek, WGN-TV Political Reporter, joins John Landecker to discuss President Donald Trump potentially accepting a plane from Qatar as a gift.

Phil Sklar, co-founder and CEO of the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum, joins John Landecker to talk about the Pope Leo XIV Bobbleheads they have released.

Nancy Faust, long-time White Sox organist, joins John Landecker to talk about her return to playing the organ at select games this season!

Food Fight is back, and this week we tackle another excellent food debate. Listen below as your host John Landecker takes the side of breakfast in bed. Segment co-host Dan Levy takes brunch. Check out Dan's podcast, Barguments! Listen below to hear the debate and who won!

Dr. Bill Ormston, Veterinarian, joins John Landecker to talk about what animal chiropractic work looks like and how the animals respond to it. Then Dr. Ormston talks about how he became an animal chiropractor and if chiropractors who work on humans also work on animals. For more information, visit animalchiropracticeducation.com.

Rochelle Paulet, Director of Marketing with SenseTech and Evolve Rodent Birth Control, joins John Landecker to discuss the success of rat birth control in some Chicago neighborhoods to combat the rat problem and how people in Chicago can purchase it for their homes and businesses.

Peter Greenberg, travel expert and host of Eye on Travel on WGN Radio, joins John Landecker to discuss air travel with Real IDs and explain that if you have a passport, you don’t need a Real ID. Then Peter talks about what CLEAR is and why it could be beneficial to have it if you […]

Attorney Rich Lenkov, Capital Member, Downey & Lenkov, and co-host of “Legal Face-Off” on wgnradio.com, joins John Landecker to discuss Beyonce’s cease-and-desist from the Sphere in Las Vegas, President Trump’s tariffs on foreign films, and more.

Ron Romero, CEO and Founder, and Jim Murphy, Board Member with the Illinois Rock and Roll Museum, join John Landecker to discuss the Combined 2024-2025 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony for the Illinois Rock & Roll Museum happening September 14th. For tickets and more information visit roadtorock.org/.