WGN-TV Weather Producer Bill Snyder joins John Landecker to explain what graupel is and why we saw some today. Then, Bill recounts the severe tornadoes we saw 10 years ago in Illinois. Finally, Bill previews this weekend’s weather.

Susan Polgar, the World’s Greatest Female Chess Player, joins John Landecker to share her path to becoming the world’s greatest female chess player and discuss her new book, Rebel Queen.

Rod Pyle, editor-in-chief of Ad Astra Magazine, joins John Landecker on the program to discuss Independence Day vs. The Day the Earth Stood Still.

WGN-TV Weather Producer Bill Snyder joins John Landecker to discuss the severe storms we have seen recently and why they are popping up. Later, Bill shares the forecast for Cubs’ Opening Day tomorrow and the weekend!

Connor Gallagher, Director and Choreographer of Titanic The Musical, joins John to talk about the backstory of the musical and the changes in production since its beginning on Broadway. Titanic The Musical is coming to the Marriott Theatre on April 16th. You can purchase tickets here: www.marriotttheatre.com

Phishing, smishing and vishing attacks. You’ve probably heard of them, but what are they? What are the differences between them? And what can you do to avoid being a victim of them?

To help us understand, John Landecker is joined by Herb Weisbaum, The ConsumerMan, an Emmy-award-winning broadcaster and one of America’s top consumer experts. He’s been protecting us for over 40 years, having covered the consumer beat for CBS News, NBC News, and The TODAY Show, among others.

He is currently a contributing editor at Checkbook.org, a nonprofit organization that helps consumers get good service at low prices. He also hosts their Consumerpedia podcast. Together, they discuss the latest scams that you should be aware of and getting rid of pests. Check out the link checkbook.org/wgnradio/pests for more!

John Landecker is joined by Steve Dale, WGN Radio’s pet expert, Paul Lisnek, WGN TV Political Analyst, and John Manchester, CEO and Owner of Windy City Sweets, to share who was the winner of the cookie contest between Steve and Paul. Later, Steve shares the top 10 dog and cat breeds and more pet news!

Rebecca Fyffe, Director of Research at Landmark Pest Management, joins John Landecker to talk about how Landmark Pest Management is helping Chicagoland stay pest-free. Rebecca also brings some Madagascar hissing cockroaches into the studio!

Todd Muench joins John Landecker in the studio to talk about the Antenna TV Nostalgia Stories Podcast. This time, Todd breaks down some of the April segments and some of the exciting interviews they have coming up in the month, including Marty Krofft, Larry Wilcox, Parker Stevenson, and Robert Smeigel!

Tom Appel, Publisher of Consumer Guide Automotive and host of the Consumer Guide Car Stuff podcast, joins John Landecker to discuss whether 100 percent American-made cars are still being built. Then, Tom discusses electric cars.