Director of Research at Landmark Pest Management Rebecca Fyffe joins your host, John Landecker, to give us the rundown on what to expect with this summer’s emergence of cicadas. Rebecca shows off her Cicada Paradea painted sculpture and read some children’s books about none other than cicadas. Listen below as John and Rebecca break down some cicada facts and fun.

Your host, the legendary 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 more than 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 and low prices. He also hosts their Consumerpedia podcast.

Herb and John break down consumers’ financial anxiety and how it is leading people to take on larger debts. Also, the FCC is requiring internet providers to display broadband ‘nutrition labels.’ Listen below to hear more.

Editor in chief of Ad Astra magazine Rod Pyle joins your host John Landecker on the show to talk about his time on the Galapagos Islands, some news about Voyager 1 and it’s strange communication issues, also some recent news that developed about a “nearby” black hole that is lurking in our Milky Way.

John Landecker is joined by Chicago’s Very Own pet advocate and WGN host Steve Dale to help educate us about dog bites. Dog Bite Prevention Week is upon us and Steve shares his expertise on how to properly prevent a dog from biting you. He tells us about some of the signs and how to ask the dog if they want to be pet. visit Steve’s post on Dog Bite Prevention Week.

Grayson Donnelly and John Hileman, Northwestern Students with The Garage at Northwestern University, join John Landecker to talk about their startup, SPLIT, which is
revolutionizing the way students travel to and from college campuses. Listen in while
the guys share details on how they are set to compete in a ‘Shark Tank’-style
competition in Minneapolis, with a shot at the $50,000 first prize to help get their
invention into the marketplace. For more, visit splitrideshare.com.

John Landecker is joined by Mike Cheslik, director and co-writer of a new silent film called ‘Hundreds of Beavers,’ reminiscent of the Buster Keaton era. Listen below to hear Mike and John discuss this unique film, how it was made, and where they plan to go next. You can find more information about the film and see if it is being shown near you! Tonight at 9:30 PM, they will be showing it at The Music Box Theatre. Tickets are available at the link. If you want to know more about the film, check out hundredsofbeavers.com and support your local filmmakers!

Food Fight is back, and this week we tackle another great food debate. Listen below as your host John Landecker takes the side of coffee. And segment cohost Dan Levy takes tea. Check out Dan’s podcast Barguments! Listen below to hear the debate and who won!

WGN Radio’s John Landecker welcomes New England Sports Network Betting Analyst Sam Panayotovich to discuss the top trending sports topics of the week. John and Sam talk about Iowa’s Caitlin Clark, the Chicago Bears, the men and women’s March Madness Tournaments, the best betting odds for this weekend’s Final Four, and more.

WGN radio host John Landecker welcomes Blake Stubbs, the John Landecker movie expert. Blake talks with John about the popularity of movies on streaming services compared to physical copies. Blake discusses the difficult accessibility of physical copies for movies in today’s world. Blake and John also talk about whether post-censorship is helping or hurting the film industry.

WGN Radio’s John Landecker welcomes the lead singer of the band Kansas, Ronnie Platt. Joining Ronnie Platt is Antenna TV‘s Creative Director Corey Scarborough and Antenna TV’s Executive Producer Todd Muench to talk about Kansas. Platt is a Chicago native who was the former lead singer of the band Shooting Star as well as the Chicagoland rock band ARRA. Platt talks with John Landecker about his journey joining Kansas and Kansas’ current tour around the United States. Visit Kansas’ website to purchase tickets.