Jason Sfire, the GLASA Board President/GLASA Chicago Bears’ football coach and co-captain Dave Michael, join your host John Landecker on the program to shed some light on the Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association event that took place over August 24-25th. Listen below as Jason and Dave give us a look into this program, what it means to them, how we can support GLASA, and so much more.

Food Fight is back, and this week, we tackle another excellent food debate. Listen below as your host, John Landecker, takes the side of banana split. Segment cohost Dan Levy takes banana cream pies. Check out Dan’s podcast, Barguments! Listen below to hear the debate and who won!

Rod Pyle, editor-in-chief at Ad Astra Magazine, joins John Landecker on the show to brief us on the updates on the Boeing Starliner’s stranded astronauts and some more upbeat news from SpaceX. Their Polaris Dawn is set to launch on Tuesday or Wednesday, depending on the launch window.

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 September segments and some of the exciting interviews they have coming up in the month which include Lawrence Hilton Jacobs, Bobby Moynihan, Dan Butler, Melissa Gilbert, Fee Waybill, and Sinbad.

Frank Carr, the organizer of YippieFest, joins WGN Radio’s John Landecker to
chat about the unique 3-day theater event taking over the iconic Chopin Theatre on Friday,
August 23rd, 24th and 25th. Listen in while Frank explains what a ‘Yippie’ is, how
YippieFest was created, and what people can expect if they attend this unique 3-day
event. Check it out at yippiefest.com

President of Rainbow Animal Assisted Therapy Carol Schuster joins John Landecker on the show to talk about how their facility provides canines at the convention to help ‘de-stress’ law enforcement during DNC duty. Listen in while Carol explains what Rainbow Animal Assisted Therapy is, what the difference is between a therapy dog and a service dog, why these dogs benefit our friends in blue, and why animal therapy is important for anyone experiencing stress.

WGN TV Weather Producer Bill Snyder joins John Landecker on the show to discuss our chilly mornings over the last week and some 90-degree days ahead. Bill also gives us some statistics about the record heat that continues across portions of Texas. How will that heat impact our weather?

Stacy Moscatelli, CEO of Original X Productions (OGX), the production company behind Hershey Super Sweet Adventure, joins John Landecker on the show to share details about Chicago’s next big immersive experience opening on Friday, October 4th.

Rachel Sorsel, The Mindful Teacher, joins John Landecker on WGN Radio to teach listeners the new way to sing your ABCs. Listen in while Rachel explains why the song was changed in schools and how it has helped students learn their ABCs properly.

Dan Hampton, NFL Hall of Famer and host of the Hamp and O’B show, joins WGN Radio’s John Landecker to preview the Chicago Bears season and what to expect out of Halas Hall this year. Tune in on September 1st from 4pm-6pm CT to hear Dan, Ed O’Bradovich, and Andy Masur kick off the 2024 season!