John Landecker

Chicago Tribune Reporter Kori Rumore joins John Landecker for the latest edition of The Rumore Report which helps us relive the excitement of Secretariat winning the Belmont Stakes 50 years ago, the extensive list of road closures in Chicago this summer for the NASCAR race, and to wrap up some facts about the Unabomber Ted […]

Jennifer Ackerman, New York Times Best-Selling author and speaker, joins John Landecker on the show to talk about her new book What an Owl Knows, why humans are fascinated with them, and why they are such a unique and important species.

Michael Laurich, an Aquarist at Shedd Aquarium, joins John Landecker to talk all things turtles. Listen to hear about the difference between turtles and tortoises, World Sea Turtle Day at Shedd Aquarium, the importance of turtles in our ecosystem, and more! The two also discuss the upcoming birthday of “Nickel”, a beloved rescue green sea […]

Chicago has an abundance of high-quality beef options, and Father’s Day is a great time to fire up those grills. The Executive Vice President of the Illinois Beef Association, Josh St. Peters, joins the show to talk recipes, tips, tricks, and more!

Wally Werderich, a man who was a part of a canoe team that paddled the length of the Mississippi River in under 17 days, shares his journey. Wally and his team (Scott Miller, Joe Mann, Paul Cox) traveled roughly 2,350 miles in under 17 days, which is a Guinness World Record. The group dodged barges, […]

June is National Pollinator Month, and Dr. Doug Taron, the Curator of Biology and Vice President of Research and Conservation at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, joins the show. The two talk all things pollination, including the importance of pollinators, how they affect our livelihood, and what we can do to help!

Barry Levenson, the Founder and Curator of the National Mustard Museum, joins John Landecker to discuss the world’s largest collection of mustards and mustard memorabilia, located in Middleton, Wisconsin. Listen to hear all about the Worldwide Mustard Competition, National Mustard Day, and the Mustard for Munchkins Program. And of course, Barry gives his input on […]

Wildfire expert and founder/CEO of Sun FireDefense Dr. Jim Moseley joins the show to discuss his company’s new wildfire coating technology, which has already been used for mitigation during two California wildfires. The two also discuss Dr. Moseley’s musical background, in which he performed with artists such as Frank Sinatra, Grover Washington, the London Symphony, […]

John Landecker is joined by Dr. Volker Rose, a physicist with Argonne National Laboratory, to discuss a scientific breakthrough in which X-rays have been used to view a single atom for the first time. Dr. Rose discusses the applications and future of this new capability.

Contributing editor of Checkbook.org and host of Consumerpedia podcast (available where all podcasts are found) Herb Weisbaum, AKA the ConsumerMan, joins John Landecker to talk about Amazon and Microsoft being fined for violating children’s privacy rights. Later on, hear about shopping around for the best home insurance policy. Herb has a great link for WGN […]