Podcast appearances and mentions of John Williams

Con más de siete décadas de carrera, John Williams es el arquitecto musical detrás de los momentos más mágicos y memorables del cine: Star Wars, Tiburón, E.T., Parque Jurásico, Indiana Jones y Superman. Sergio Mena repasa desde sus inicios como pianista de sesión en la época dorada de Hollywood y sus grabaciones de jazz clásico, hasta convertirse en el colaborador definitivo de Steven Spielberg.

Connell McShane, anchor of ‘NewsNation Live with Connell McShane,’ joins John Williams to talk about the 16-year-old lifeguard who saved a 10-year old boy, and the latest on the war in Iran.

Liz Shulman, English teacher at Evanston Township High School and in the School of Education and Social Policy at Northwestern University, joins John Williams to talk about her recent Op-ed in the Tribune, ‘Why are we still pretending Big Tech cares about our classrooms.’ Liz Shulman is the author of the forthcoming ‘By the Book: […]

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!

Connell McShane, anchor of ‘NewsNation Live with Connell McShane,’ joins John Williams to talk about the 16-year-old lifeguard who saved a 10-year old boy, and the latest on the war in Iran.

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!

Liz Shulman, English teacher at Evanston Township High School and in the School of Education and Social Policy at Northwestern University, joins John Williams to talk about her recent Op-ed in the Tribune, ‘Why are we still pretending Big Tech cares about our classrooms.’ Liz Shulman is the author of the forthcoming ‘By the Book: […]

La colaboración entre John Williams y "The President's Own" United States Marine Band representa la unión de dos de los grandes referentes de la música estadounidense. Fundada en 1798, la banda de los Marines de los Estados Unidos es la formación musical profesional más antigua del país y recibe el sobrenombre de "The President's Own" porque, desde los tiempos de Thomas Jefferson, ha servido como la banda oficial del presidente de los Estados Unidos, participando en ceremonias de Estado, inauguraciones presidenciales y actos oficiales de la Casa Blanca. En este programa es un recopilatorio donde puedes escuchar tres conciertos interpretados en el Kennedy Center en los que Williams ha conducido al "The President's Own". El primer volumen es un concierto celebrado el 12 de julio de 2003, el segundo el 20 de julio de 2008 y el último el 16 de julio de 2023 en los que el maestro contaba con 91 años. Espero que disfrutes de la velada... John Williams and "The President's Own" – Lista completa de temas Volumen 1 (Concierto del 12 de julio de 2003) 1. Introduction 2. Sound the Bells! 3. The Cowboys Overture 4. Theme from JFK 5. Comentario de John Williams – Introducción a Far and Away 6. Excerpts from Far and Away 7. Olympic Fanfare and Theme 8. Introducción a Catch Me If You Can 9. Escapades (Catch Me If You Can) 10. Introducción a Schindler's List 11.Theme from Schindler's List 12. Raiders March 13. Adventures on Earth (E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial) 14. Nimbus 2000 (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone) 15. Main Title (Star Wars) 16. Comentario de John Williams – The Mission Theme 17. The Mission Theme (NBC News) 01:25:29 Volumen 2 (Concierto del 20 de julio de 2008) 18. The Star-Spangled Banner 19. Superman March 20. Excerpts from Close Encounters of the Third Kind 21. Suite from The Reivers 22. Liberty Fanfare 23. March from 1941 24. Out to Sea / The Shark Cage Fugue (Jaws) 25. The Adventures of Mutt (Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull) 26. Harry's Wondrous World (Harry Potter) 27. Theme from The Sugarland Express 28. Tribute to George Lucas and Steven Spielberg 29. Introducción a The Terminal 30. The Tale of Viktor Navorski (The Terminal) 31. The Imperial March (The Empire Strikes Back) 32. For "The President's Own" 02:49:17 Volumen 3 (Concierto del 16 de julio de 2023) 33. Hooray for Hollywood 34. Scherzo for Motorcycle (Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade) 35. Helena's Theme (Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny) 36. Raiders March 37. Theme from Jurassic Park 38. With Malice Toward None (Lincoln) 39. Fawkes the Phoenix (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets) 40. The Asteroid Field (The Empire Strikes Back) 41. Princess Leia's Theme 42. Throne Room and Finale (Star Wars) 43. Comentarios de John Williams 44. March from 1941 45. Honorary Marine Enlistment and Remarks – The Marines' Hymn Telegram: https://t.me/+RouezCycwBk1NGU0 X: @AcomodadorEl

Author and registered dietician nutritionist Dawn Jackson Blatner joins John Williams to talk about her favorite types of fruit, two fruits that are good for your heart health, tips to turn fruit into dessert, what you should know about the cyclospora outbreak, why you should still feel safe eating fruits and vegetables, and to answer all of your health […]

John Williams brings you another round of Speed Jokes. Keep sending yours to JohnWilliams@wgnradio.com.

Thomas Hillier, local history librarian at the McHenry Public Library, and Chairman, City of McHenry Landmark Commission, joins John Williams to talk about the unique history of McHenry, what originally drew people out to the area, how people used to come to McHenry for vacation, the three different sections of the town, and how McHenry […]

It's time once again for our Best of the Midwest feature for 2026! Are you trying to come up with some quick getaway ideas that are only a quick trip from the Chicago area? Well, John Williams has some great recommendations for your trip! Today, we head to beautiful Mirror Lake State Park and visit […]

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It's time once again for our Best of the Midwest feature for 2026! Are you trying to come up with some quick getaway ideas that are only a quick trip from the Chicago area? Well, John Williams has some great recommendations for your trip! Today, we head to beautiful Mirror Lake State Park and visit […]

Author and registered dietician nutritionist Dawn Jackson Blatner joins John Williams to talk about her favorite types of fruit, two fruits that are good for your heart health, tips to turn fruit into dessert, what you should know about the cyclospora outbreak, why you should still feel safe eating fruits and vegetables, and to answer all of your health […]

John Williams brings you another round of Speed Jokes. Keep sending yours to JohnWilliams@wgnradio.com.

Thomas Hillier, local history librarian at the McHenry Public Library, and Chairman, City of McHenry Landmark Commission, joins John Williams to talk about the unique history of McHenry, what originally drew people out to the area, how people used to come to McHenry for vacation, the three different sections of the town, and how McHenry […]

The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Austin Berg, Executive Director of the Chicago Policy Center and author of the The Last Ward on Substack, long-time Chicago journalist Cate Plys, publisher of Roseland, Chicago: 1972, and multi-media journalist Brandon Pope, author of Brandon Pope's Screening Room. This week, the Rascals begin the podcast talking about President Trump’s speech at […]

The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Austin Berg, Executive Director of the Chicago Policy Center and author of the The Last Ward on Substack, long-time Chicago journalist Cate Plys, publisher of Roseland, Chicago: 1972, and multi-media journalist Brandon Pope, author of Brandon Pope's Screening Room. This week, the Rascals begin the podcast talking about President Trump’s speech at […]

John Williams brings you another round of Speed Jokes. Keep sending yours to JohnWilliams@wgnradio.com.

From July 2007: John Williams talks with Irish musician Glen Hansard. Hansard died today at age 56.

Attorney Rich Lenkov, Capital Member, Downey & Lenkov, and co-host of “Legal Face-Off” on wgnradio.com, joins John Williams to talk about a number of legal issues in the news including Illinois banning cell phones in public schools, Dr. Fauci’s testimony before a Senate committee investigating the origins of Covid-19, and Tony Romo’s being arrested on suspicion of operating […]

Attorney Rich Lenkov, Capital Member, Downey & Lenkov, and co-host of “Legal Face-Off” on wgnradio.com, joins John Williams to talk about a number of legal issues in the news including Illinois banning cell phones in public schools, Dr. Fauci’s testimony before a Senate committee investigating the origins of Covid-19, and Tony Romo’s being arrested on suspicion of operating […]

John Williams brings you another round of Speed Jokes. Keep sending yours to JohnWilliams@wgnradio.com.

From July 2007: John Williams talks with Irish musician Glen Hansard. Hansard died today at age 56.

The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Austin Berg, Executive Director of the Chicago Policy Center and author of the The Last Ward on Substack, long-time Chicago journalist Cate Plys, publisher of Roseland, Chicago: 1972, and multi-media journalist Brandon Pope, author of Brandon Pope's Screening Room. This week, the Rascals begin the podcast talking about President Trump’s speech at […]

Nationally syndicated financial columnist and author Terry Savage joins John Williams to talk about why the stock market is tumbling today, what she expects from the Fed policy decision about rates, why you should stress test your money, and to answer all of your financial questions.

Gabriela & Claudia Siemionkowicz join John Williams to talk about their effort to get their mom back home after she was detained by ICE and is now in prison in Kentucky. If you want to help Gabriela and Claudia, you can donate to the Go Fund Me here.

John Williams brings you another round of Speed Jokes. Keep sending yours to JohnWilliams@wgnradio.com.

Gabriela & Claudia Siemionkowicz join John Williams to talk about their effort to get their mom back home after she was detained by ICE and is now in prison in Kentucky. If you want to help Gabriela and Claudia, you can donate to the Go Fund Me here.

John Williams brings you another round of Speed Jokes. Keep sending yours to JohnWilliams@wgnradio.com.

Segment 1: Tom Gimbel, job expert and founder of LaSalle Network, joins John for a spirited chat revisiting last week’s conversation about minimum wage not being a living wage, and to discuss the importance of developing lower level employees to keep a company’s foundation strong. Segment 2: Phillip Shaw, CFP, Senior Advisor, Goldstone Financial Group, joins John Williams to […]

The great Mr. Fix-It, Lou Manfredini, joins John Williams to tell us the projects we need to be working on this week. Lou tells John how to get rid of fog on your windows, and how long you need to water your small to medium sized bushes and trees. Lou also answers all of your home improvement […]

John Williams brings you another round of Speed Jokes. Keep sending yours to JohnWilliams@wgnradio.com.

The great Mr. Fix-It, Lou Manfredini, joins John Williams to tell us the projects we need to be working on this week. Lou tells John how to get rid of fog on your windows, and how long you need to water your small to medium sized bushes and trees. Lou also answers all of your home improvement […]

John Williams brings you another round of Speed Jokes. Keep sending yours to JohnWilliams@wgnradio.com.

The great Mr. Fix-It, Lou Manfredini, joins John Williams to tell us the projects we need to be working on this week. Lou tells John how to get rid of fog on your windows, and how long you need to water your small to medium sized bushes and trees. Lou also answers all of your home improvement […]

Segment 1: Ilyce Glink, owner of Think Glink Media, and publisher of Love, Money + Real Estate on Substack, joins John Williams to talk about a new survey that shows 60% of C-Suite real estate veterans expect conditions to improve over the next 12 months. Segment 2: Frank Manzo, Economist at the Midwest Economic Policy Institute, joins […]

Jason went to John Williams' Greatest Scores at the Minnesota Orchestra last night and he would like you to put a little effort in your 'fits, please. Colleen thinks Chicago is the superior sandwich town to Minneapolis -- c'mon we need some good sammies! Plus, Ryan Gosling's "La La Hand" gets fixed and Tom Holland prepares to play Fred Astaire. And we take a moment to lament the Emmys snub of "Half-Man." Jason vacation stories: Racist Golden Girls. Johnny Depp returns to Hollywood in "Ebenezer" -- are we ready for his comeback? Oprah is getting Jason excited to read "Theo of Gold." And BIG FAT THEATER REVIEW: Colleen saw "Iceboy!" Chicago's hottest play!SCREEN QUEENS: "Solo Traveling with Tracee Ellis Ross," "The Man Will Burn," Jason's YouTube rabbit hole of Minnesota on "Letterman," and Will Ferrell on "Good Hang." Plus, WEEKLY TRIVIA FACE-OFF: Dolly Parton edition! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Is AI increasing your company's value—or putting it at risk of falling behind?In this episode of The Agent of Wealth Podcast, co-host John Williams is joined by Ted Wolf, CEO and Founder of Guidewise.ai and author of The Intelligent Business Equation. Ted shares why artificial intelligence is becoming a key driver of private company value, how business owners should approach AI implementation, and what buyers and investors will be looking for in the years ahead.In this episode, you will learn:Why AI adoption is quickly becoming a factor in private company valuations—and what happens if businesses fail to adapt.The three foundational steps every business should take before implementing AI.How AI can reduce operational risk, improve productivity, and make a business more attractive to buyers.Why the future of work will depend as much on critical thinking and emotional intelligence as it does on technical skills.And more!Tune in for an insightful conversation on how business owners can use AI strategically—not just to improve efficiency today, but to build a more valuable, resilient, and future-ready company.Resources:Episode Transcript & Blog | guidewise.ai | Email Ted: ted@guidewise.ai | Connect with Ted on LinkedIn: Ted Wolf | The Intelligent Business Equation | Bautis Financial: 8 Hillside Ave, Suite LL1 Montclair, New Jersey 07042 (862) 205-5000 | Schedule an Introductory CallWant to be a guest on The Agent of Wealth? Send us a message on PodMatch, here: https://tinyurl.com/mt4z6ywc

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!

Matt Dietrich, Spokesperson for the Illinois Board of Elections, joins John Williams to talk about the work that the Illinois Board of Elections does to ensure that noncitizens aren’t able to register to vote.

Julia McCartha, Cinemark Public Relations, joins John Williams to talk about how many theaters they have that show Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ in 70mm IMAX, how people are traveling great distances to come to Woodridge to see the film in the IMAX format, and how the IMAX experience differs from the standard theater experience.

We previously did epic franchise face-offs with both FREDDY VS. JASON and STAR WARS VS. STAR TREK and it was time to conclude another epic one for this summer:   Come listen to the most divisive one yet with a franchise face-off special dedicated to ALIEN VS. PREDATOR!     TALKING POINTS: *We might agree which is objectively a better movie but which saga is just far more enjoyable?   *We might have trouble deciding who has better visual effects and gore but who has better military badasses?   *Which actually has far more underrated sequels?   *And which one benefitted from having better villains, spin-offs and even book tie-ins?     It's a geeky fun time and you'll even learn something from this passionate discourse!       THE PODCAST DEBATORS: Cam Sully, Filmmaker Jack Bennett, Cliff Stevenson & Shane Kelley (Movies by Minutes), Josh Hansen (Action Movie Book Club), James Avinash Jackson, Jonathan Orr, Charlie Hildebrand, Daniel Ryan Oreo Brewer, Ethan Weeks & Gil Palmer           MUSIC/SFX USED: "Fox Fanfare" by John Williams, "Jaracanda" by Apple FreeToUse Music, Starship Troopers (International Trailer /"Code Red") theme by Alan Silvestri, Predator creature vision sound effects & "I Stand Alone" by Godsmack

This week on Sinica, a rare treat: an in-person recording from Beijing with two dear friends who happen to be two of the very best in the business on technology and China — Samm Sacks and Paul Triolo, fresh off the exhibition floor of the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai. We dig into Xi Jinping's first in-person WAIC appearance and his most extensive statement on AI to date, the launch of the World AI Cooperation Organization, Moonshot's release of Kimi K3, the Trump administration's reported push to shut Chinese open-weight models out of the U.S. market, the coming age of agents, the untranslatable problem of ānquán, and what to expect from the first U.S.-China AI dialogue in September.8:51 – The view from the floor: heat, humidity, robot boxing grandmas, WeChat-gated free water, and the "AI+" vibe — why WAIC 2026 felt less like an AI conference than a sector-by-sector snapshot of China's entire economy being supercharged with AI, with attendance swelling to some 200,000 tickets16:32 – Why Xi showed up: what the leader's first in-person WAIC appearance and his most extensive AI statement to date signal, and why domestic drivers matter as much as geopolitics18:01 – Chapter and verse: which phrases from the speech will be put to work in the system — "secure and orderly development" and the governance of agents, and Xi's strikingly extensive language on AI safety after China was frozen out of the Paris process22:26 – The ānquán problem: one word meaning both "safety" and "security," the three buckets of AI risk, and how China's safety community has moved from bias and deepfakes toward CBRN and loss-of-control concerns — Black Mirror versus Star Trek28:14 – Shanghai's baby: how WAIC's ownership structure differs from the CAC-run World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, Chen Jining's very visible host duties, and whether the center of gravity in AI policy is shifting to the Yangtze River Delta30:05 – WAICO: what the new World AI Cooperation Organization with its 29 founding members is actually for, Xi's concrete deliverables for the Global South — 5,000 AI training slots, regional cooperation centers, the MAZU early-warning system — and healthy skepticism about follow-through34:39 – Kimi K3: what's technically significant in Moonshot's big new model, why it's the fourth arguably frontier-class Chinese release in a single month, the two-way traffic in distillation accusations, and what it all says about the state of the frontier gap four years into export controls40:33 – Washington reacts: the reported menu of options for shutting Chinese open-weight models out of the U.S. — entity listings, a draft executive order, supply-chain security authorities — and why none of the tools actually fit the problem49:36 – Strange bedfellows: David Sacks versus the "closed lab duopoly," the FUD strategy, why some 80% of Andreessen Horowitz portfolio companies reportedly run on Chinese open models, and how gating U.S. frontier models while Chinese weights flow freely supercharges the AI sovereignty argument worldwide54:55 – The model is infrastructure, the agent is the product: the ByteDance–ZTE agentic phone, the CAC's new initiative on agent trust and interoperability, and why agents fused into operating systems upend both super-app walled gardens and China's data protection regime1:02:27 – An exegesis of kěkòng: the many meanings of "controllable," the long history of ānquán kěkòng in Chinese tech policy, and the unanswered question of who — CAC, NDRC, or somebody new — actually owns AI safety in either system1:08:54 – The road to September: what to expect from the first U.S.-China AI dialogue, why Mythos tops the Chinese grievance list, the securitization feedback loop that starves trust-and-safety advocates of resources on both sides, and why recursive self-improvement makes this feel like a last, best chancePaying It ForwardPaul nominates Tony Peng, whose Substack RecodeChinaAI offers sharp, well-written analysis of the application side of China's AI industry — part of an impressive new generation of independent China tech writers. Samm gives a shout-out to Professor Zhu Yue of Tongji University Law School, published in Science and doing pioneering work at the intersection of disability law and AI law.RecommendationsSamm: The Land and Its People by David Sedaris — laugh-out-loud funny, especially the "Enough is Enough" chapter; Transcription by Ben Lerner, a perfect small novel about fathers, sons, memory, and technology as enabler or disabler of connection; and Didion and Babitz, on Joan Didion and Eve Babitz and the 1970s California rock scene.Paul: The Party's Interests Come First by Joseph Torigian — dense but beautifully written, and essential for understanding the current Chinese leadership.Kaiser: A fiction-only summer! Stoner by John Williams, a small life told most grandly in some of the most beautiful sentence-level writing anywhere; Gilead by Marilynne Robinson, an epistolary novel dense with distilled wisdom from a dying Iowa minister; and Wang Xiaobo's The Golden Age (黄金时代) in Yan Yan's excellent new translation — bawdy, hilarious, and super Beijing-y despite its Cultural Revolution setting.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Bros, it's the season finale, and we're going out with a musical swell for the ages, because we're joined by Emmy-nominated composer David Fleming! You may recently have heard his spookily compelling score for Widow's Bay, his optimistic John Williams interpolations for Superman (2025), his thrilling and eclectic score for Mr. and Mrs. Smith -- or perhaps you had a good cry to his work on The Last of Us! On today's ep, we ask David all about his experiences composing, his thoughts on test tracks, his inspirations and faves, and what cool stuff he's got coming down the pike!  Head over to our PATREON for ad-free episodes, video episodes, and more!

WGN Radio Chicago Blackhawks studio host Charlie Roumeliotis joins John Williams and Andy Masur to talk about the return of the great Patrick Kane to the Hawks! Charlie says that the Hawks feel like Patrick Kane can still produce at a high level, why this deal makes sense for the team moving forward, if he believes […]

It's time once again for our Best of the Midwest feature for 2026! Are you trying to come up with some quick getaway ideas that are only a quick trip from the Chicago area? Well, John Williams has some great recommendations for your trip! Today, we take another trip north and visit with the always […]

Asher Perlman, Comedian, Writer, and Cartoonist, joins John Williams to talk about his career being a writer for the Late Show with Stephen Colbert, what it was like working at the show after they knew it was going to be going off the air, how he creates his cartoons, how the comedy landscape has been changing, […]

The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, Steve Bertrand, host of Steve Bertrand on Books and proprietor of Steve Bertrand Travel, and award-winning journalist and political pundit Marj Halperin. The Rascals begin the podcast talking a bit about the new book, ‘Regime Change,’ and the smoke-filled air that has been hanging around Chicago. Do […]