John Landecker

Blues legend Corky Siegel and former ‘Tonight Show’ band member Ernie Watts join John Landecker to talk about how they will be coming out to Studio5 in Evanston for a blues concert to kick off the summer. The show is unfortunately sold out, but listen in while Corky and Ernie share some fun stories and […]

Tony Gemignani, chef and acclaimed pizza acrobat, joins John Landecker to talk about the art of pizza acrobatics, what it is and how Tony got involved in the pizza acrobat scene.

Former guitarist from Jethro Tull and Rock and Roll legend Martin Barre is coming to town with the tour A Brief History of Tull. Click here to find the schedule and get tickets. It’s a full Jethro Tull extravaganza!

Thomas Leslie, architect, educator, and author, joins John Landecker to discuss the history of Chicago’s iconic, historic, and gorgeous skyline. Listen below to hear an abridged retelling. However, if you want the full story, check out Thomas’ book, Chicago Skyscrapers: 1934-1986: How Technology, Politics, Finance, and Race Reshaped the City. Find the link here!

Director of Research at Landmark Pest Management and social justice advocate Rebecca Fyffe joins John Landecker tonight on the show to tell us about those annoying bugs that resurface every 17 years, but this time they might be early. More can be found on Rebecca and Landmark Pest Management here

Chicago historian and author Adam Selzer joins John Landecker to discuss some new findings about H. H. Holmes and his time in Chicago. Holmes’ story was told in the book “The Devil in the White City.” Adam Debunks a few myths and gives us some new facts.

Rick Kaempfer, author, co-founder and publisher at Eckhartz Press, joins John Landecker on the show to reminisce about the “good ole days,” share some fun stories, and talk about the ‘Forty for 40’ online auction. For the auction, John Landecker is offering you the chance to co-host with him on his WGN Radio Show in Chicago! Plus, […]

Rod Pyle, Editor in Chief of Ad Astra Magazine, joins John Landecker to discuss a few of the new topics in space this week. First and foremost: a gigantic explosion that hit news this week. Listen to the interview below to hear Rod’s take.

Julie Rogers Pomilia, granddaughter of the iconic and legendary western movie and TV stars Roy Rogers and Dale Evans and author of Your Heroes, My Grandparents, joins John Landecker to share her childhood growing up with the Royal Western Couple as her grandparents. To learn more about Julie Rogers Pomilia and to get your hands […]

Harrison Brooks, Northwestern University sophomore and the founder and CEO (Chief End-zone Officer) for Play Fourth Down – a football card game, joins John Landecker to launch his second game, Fourth Down™, which packs the excitement of football in a deck of cards. Listen in while Harrison breaks down how the game is played, why […]