Dean and Andy welcome back Dave Schwan from his vacation. The crew starts the week by talking about how Dean is a fugitive.

Next on the show, Schwany is back with this week’s Far Flung Forecast. This week we go out west to Missoula, Montana.

Dr. Jeremy Silver, MD, Medical Director of Emergency Medicine at Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital, joins Dean Richards for this week’s health update. This week, Dr. Silver discusses how drinking alcohol can affect your immune system. Then Dr. Silver answers your questions.

Then, Dean and the crew pay their respects to WGN Radio legend Dan Fabian who passed away. Dan dedicated 30 years to WGN Radio holding roles from intern though being the station’s general manager.

Dean is then joined by Les Misérables star, Victoria Huston-Elem, who plays Madame Thénardier. Listen in while Victoria paints a picture for listeners on what they can expect when they come see the show which comes to the Cadillac Palace Theatre December 17th.

Dean’s A-list interview this week is with Timothée Chalamet and Dick Van Dyke.

During Dean’s FoodTime segment he talked all things holiday cookies and shares on-air some listener’s recipes they texted in.