Podcasts about john landecker

Richard Bolton, author and owner of The Bunker, an Army and Navy Surplus Store, joins John Landecker to talk about his life story from the military to police officer to author to store owner and everything in between. For more information on The Bunker, visit their Facebook page here.

WGN-TV Weather Producer Bill Snyder joins John Landecker to discuss the heat we have seen the past few weeks and tell us if we have broken any records. Then Bill shares the weekend forecast!

Claire Jeffreys, filmmaker and Garland Jeffreys’ wife, joins John Landecker to talk about her film, Garland Jeffreys: The King In Between, a documentary about the life of singer Garland Jeffreys. Claire also talks about Garland’s connection to Chicago and the screening of the film this Saturday at the Old Town School of Folk Music. For more […]

Siv Harstad, a Summiter, joins John Landecker to talk about how she overcame her fear of heights to climb Mount Everest and how overcoming that fear has changed her life. For more visit Siv’s website, sivharstad.com/.

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

Nora Guthrie, the youngest child of Woody and Marjorie Guthrie and President ofWoody Guthrie Publications, joins John Landecker on the anniversary release date ofWilco's album Mermaid Avenue.

WGN-TV Weather Producer Bill Snyder joins John Landecker to discuss how much rainfall we got yesterday and explain what constitutes a heat wave.

Kori Rumore, a journalist at The Chicago Tribune, joins John Landecker on the program to talk about George Clooney and his acting connection to Chicago, whether there are more Catholic White Sox fans than Cubs fans, and more!

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 new ways to watch her show, her interview with the cast of the new Marvel show Iron Heart, and more!

Julie Golden, television producer, writer, podcaster, and standup comic, joins John Landecker on the show to promote her comedy matchmaking show for divorced singles, The Big “D”, coming to Zanies in Rosemont on July 3rd. For more information, visit thebigddatingshow.com

Michelle Keller, Senior Director of Farm 2 Veteran, joins John Landecker to talk about what Farm 2 Veteran is and what they do to help veterans. Then Michelle talks about the first ever “Farm Fresh Hope” gala happening September 20th at the Field Museum, which will have David Spade headlining. For more information, visit farm2veteran.com/

Aaron LaPedis, the Garage Sale Millionaire, joins John Landecker to discuss his path to becoming a millionaire and share his tips! For more, visit Aaron’s website, thegaragesalemillionaire.com.

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 Landecker to talk about his book Yes and, Second City’s 65th anniversary, and talk about Viola Spolin’s impact.

WGN Radio Account Executive Kevin McDonough joins John Landecker to share about the 65-mile bike ride that he will be a part of this Friday, June 20th, to help raise awareness for brain tumor research. The ride is in honor of Pat McNamara, who died of an 11-year on-and-off battle with brain cancer at 13.

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

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!

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.

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.”

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.

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.

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!

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.

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!

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.

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!

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.

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.

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

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!

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.

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.

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!

‘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, […]

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.

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.

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), […]

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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!