Media personality Dave Spector joins Bob Sirott from Japan to talk about the Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers opening the MLB season in Tokyo. Spector, who is originally from Chicago, shares insight on what the atmosphere was like and how much tickets were costing on the secondary market. He also discusses how one team was more represented than the other and why Major League Baseball is becoming more popular in Japan. Check out the split-uniform Spector wore to the game on the Sirott & Murciano Facebook Page!

Paul Nolte, Senior Wealth Advisor & Market Strategist for Murphy & Sylvest, joins Bob Sirott to discuss the latest economic news and when we could see egg prices come down. He also talks about what we can expect to hear from Fed Chair Powell and explains the difference between value stocks versus gross stocks.

Social media strategist Scott Kleinberg joins Bob Sirott to talk about spring cleaning when it comes to your social media and technology, like password maintenance and deleting apps you don’t use. He also discusses backing up contacts and photos on your phone and answers this week’s genius bar question.

Shamus Toomey, Editor in Chief and co-founder of Block Club Chicago, joins Bob Sirott to share the latest Chicago neighborhood stories. Shamus has details on:

Elston Electric Arcade And Bar Opens At Salt Shed This Weekend: Logan Arcade and the Salt Shed are teaming up on a family-friendly arcade at the entertainment complex along the Chicago River. It will be open to concertgoers and the general public.

Chicago’s ‘Tomato Man’ Is Back — With 15,000 Plants For Sale: Bob Zeni’s mouth-watering annual sale returns Thursday with 187 varieties of heirloom tomato plants — including a historical local variety that dates to 1898.

Can Moving This 1919 ‘Black Sox’ Baseball Save The White Sox?: With the team suffering through the worst stretch in modern MLB history, a local memorabilia collector is betting that moving a century-old baseball could be the key to breaking another Chicago curse.

Cindy Pearlman, senior writer for the New York Times and entertainment columnist for the Las Vegas Review-Journal, joins Bob Sirott to talk about when we can expect to see a Fleetwood Mac documentary, winners from the iHeartRadio Music Awards, and who Tom Cruise is dating.

On March 18th, 2025, Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers:

IDOT Communications Manager and Public Information Officer Maria Castaneda joins Bob Sirott and Amanda Czernecki to talk about the final phase of the Kennedy Expressway construction and when exactly that work will begin. She also discusses if there will be any work on the inbound Eisenhower and signage that drivers can expect to see.

Dr. Jeff Bohmer, Medical Director of the Emergency Department at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital, joins Bob Sirott to explain why some people are ‘microdosing’ Ozempic and whether or not it contains age-fighting properties. He also discusses the possibility of arthritis being hereditary and when you should eat after exercising.

Dean Richards, entertainment reporter for WGN, joins Bob Sirott to provide the latest news in entertainment. Bob and Dean talk about the South Side Irish Parade, a look back on Robert Jordan’s interview with Tommy Lee Jones, and Conan O’Brien’s return to the 2026 Oscars. They also share details about Dolly Parton’s first public appearance since her husband’s death, a new album from Will Smith, and Dean’s interview with Cate Blanchett.

AU Sports is Chicagoland’s oldest sports memorabilia store. Owner Scott Beatty joins Bob Sirott to take calls from listeners and share feedback on their sports memorabilia. Is it trash or treasure?