Callie Siskel, an accomplished poet and daughter of the late Gene Siskel, joins program host John Landecker to talk about her new collection of poetry, Two Minds, which has works that anybody everywhere can relate to. It is excellent, it is heartfelt, and if you love works like that you will love this. If you want to hear more about the book, listen below. If you want to read it yourself, check out Callie’s website to learn more!

Linze Rice, contributing reporter at Block Club Chicago, joins John Landecker on the show to discuss the history of the North and South Side baseball teams, from secret meetings in bars to full-fledged crosstown classics year after year. Listen below to hear John and Linze briefly overview it all. You should visit Linze’s article to read the whole story.

Maizy Lind, the Marketing Coordinator for Vienna Beef, joins John Landecker on the program to give us some details on the 3rd annual Windy City Hot Dog Fest. This one will be even better than the last. The event will be held Saturday and Sunday, June 1-2 from noon to 10 p.m. on Milwaukee Avenue between Cuyler Avenue and Irving Park Road in Chicago’s Portage Park neighborhood. The event is being organized by the Six Corners Chamber of Commerce and is sponsored by Vienna Beef. There will be live music, a dog parade, and tons of fun! You will not want to miss out!

After a wonderful of selling gelato and wowing their customers with some fantastic tricks, chef Jay Bliznick, owner of Sideshow Gelato, joins John Landecker in the studio with two of the performers who will be attempting some Guinness World Records on Saturday, June 1st. Sanjula Vamana, one of seven blockhead performers in the world, as well as Cassidy Rose, a sword swallower who will also be attempting to break a record! Not only are they breaking some records but they make some of the best gelato we have ever had, seriously! We recommend the Penn Jilletto, it was amazing. Go see them on Saturday, June 1st, at 1 pm at their location at 4819 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60625. Visit their website here!

WGN-TV weather producer, storm guru, and meteorological master Bill Snyder joins your host, John Landecker, on the program to discuss the weekend weather this first weekend of June. Bill not only knows the weather but also takes the time to educate us on why it is happening.

Having fun isn’t hard when you’ve got a library card! For this month’s Your Hometown, we focus on Bensenville. In doing our part in helping educate our listeners, John is joined by Chris Sloan, the director of the Bensenville Community Public Library. Chris expounds on some of the events taking place at the library over the summer as well as some of the features that the library offers to its members.

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 May segments and some of the exciting interviews they have coming up in the month of June like Mackenzie Phillips, Mike Reno (Loverboy), Scotty Morris (Big Bad Voodoo Daddy), and Leslie Easterbrook.

Following Memorial Day weekend, we love any opportunity to help out veterans from the community. This evening, we had Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs joins John Landecker on the show to talk about Operation Purple Heart, a mission to return Purple Heart medals to their rightful owners. Visit Operation Purple Heart’s website to learn 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 Italian ice. And segment cohost Dan Levy takes sorbet. Check out Dan’s podcast, Barguments! Listen below to hear the debate and who won!

Dr. BBQ Ray Lampe, Chicago Legend and Hall of Fame BBQ expert, joins your host, John Landecker, on the show to talk about the BBQ Cards he has available now, give us some tips and tricks about BBQ and grilling, and tell us how to prepare for Memorial Day grilling.