Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, joins John Williams to talk about the latest on the arrest of Luigi Mangione, the UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting suspect, and to share his thoughts on President-elect Trump’s ‘border czar’ saying mass deportation efforts will start in Chicago. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/7105625/7105625_2024-12-10-…

Principal Percussion of the London Symphony Orchestra talks about playing for John Williams on such film scores as the Star Wars prequels, Harry Potter and also in several live performances. When it comes to the world of percussion in the orchestral canon, very few musicians in the world can bring to the table the same level of expertise, knowledge…

Dr. Michael Bauer, Medical Director at Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital, joins John Williams to talk about the 5-year anniversary since we first started hearing about COVID, how the virus has changed through the years, the vaccine being a medical miracle, his thoughts on RFK Jr. being nominated for HHS Secretary, and what you should know …

John Williams brings you another round of Speed Jokes. Keep sending yours to JohnWilliams@wgnradio.com. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/7105568/7105568_2024-12-10-210008.128.mp3 More Speed Jokes Recent Posts John Williams Should undocumented immigrants be deported? .cls-4{fill:#000;} Zorn: Cost of mass deportation would be enormous .cls-7{fill:#ff…

David Schultz, Distinguished University Professor of Political Science and Legal Studies, Hamline University, joins John Williams to talk about birthright citizenship, why we have the 14th Amendment, how many countries have birthright citizenship, the difficulty taking citizen rights away, and if the president has the authority to end birthright ci…

The great Mr. Fix-It, Lou Manfredini, joins John Williams to tell us the projects we need to be working on this week. Lou says this is probably the last day to get all of your outside winter stuff done if you haven’t already. And as always, Lou answers all of your home improvement questions. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/7103261/7103261_2024-12-…

John Williams brings you another round of Speed Jokes. Keep sending yours to JohnWilliams@wgnradio.com. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/7103249/7103249_2024-12-09-201449.128.mp3 More Speed Jokes Recent Posts John Williams Should undocumented immigrants be deported? .cls-4{fill:#000;} Zorn: Cost of mass deportation would be enormous .cls-7{fill:#ff…

NewsNation Now anchor Connell McShane joins John Williams to give us the latest update on the continuing search for the person who killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, and to discuss the controversy surrounding Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump’s pick for Defense secretary. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/7100921/7100921_2024-12-06-212621…

Kimberly Soenen, Managing Editor, THE FINE PRINT Health Humanities Magazine, joins John Williams to talk about the frustration that people are feeling about the US healthcare system in light of the killing of Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare. Kimberly explains what needs to be done to change the model of healthcare in the US, how people …

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/7100828/7100828_2024-12-06-203028.128.mp3 More Speed Jokes Recent Posts John Williams Should undocumented immigrants be deported? .cls-4{fill:#000;} Zorn: Cost of mass depor…

Author and registered dietician nutritionist Dawn Jackson Blatner joins John Williams to talk about what you can do to update your charcuterie board, a new study about mindful eating, and to answer all of your health and nutrition questions. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/7099127/7099127_2024-12-05-205527.128.mp3 Recent Posts Dawn Jackson Blatner…

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 take a quick trip north and visit once again with the wonderful Stephanie Klett, President and CEO, Visit Lake G…

Marge Sipla, Speed Jokes spirit animal, cataloger and Member of the Speed Jokes Committee, joins John and the gang to give us her favorite Speed Jokes of November! John shares some of his favorites, too! What was your favorite joke this month? And as always, John brings you another (short) round of Speed Jokes. Keep sending yours to JohnWilliams@wg…

Erin Molek, Development Manager, BEDS Plus, talks to John about what BEDS Plus does, how they provide shelter for the unhoused, the way they have evolved since 1988, how they help people get the resources they need to say housed, if there is a typical family that they serve, how the housing crisis is impacting families, and what you can do to assis…