John Landecker

Rod Pyle, editor-in-chief of Ad Astra Magazine, joins John Landecker on the program to discuss Wall-E vs. Interstellar.

Dave Barry, New York Times best-selling author, joins John Landecker to talk about his career and his newest book, “Class Clown: The Memoirs of a Professional Wiseass: How I Went 77 Years Without Growing Up.”

Steve Dale, WGN Radio’s pet expert and host of Steve Dale’s Pet World and Steve Dale’s Other World, joins John Landecker to share tips on how to keep your pets happy and safe during 4th of July weekend. Then Steve shares other pet news!

Kamelya Alexan, Chicago filmmaker and director of I’m Only Blind, alongside Tim Paul, a champion marathon runner who excelled despite being totally blind, join John Landecker to talk about the film and Tim’s journey to becoming a marathon runner. I’m Only Blind premieres at CineCity Studios Chicago on July 12th.

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

Jen Jolly, tech reporter and founder of Techish.com, joins John Landecker to talk about tips to keep your information safe online and the importance of locking your online data. Then Jen shares other tech news!

Richard Bolton, author and owner of The Bunker, an Army and Navy Surplus Store, joins John Landecker to talk about his life story from the military to police officer to author to store owner and everything in between. For more information on The Bunker, visit their Facebook page here.

WGN-TV Weather Producer Bill Snyder joins John Landecker to discuss the heat we have seen the past few weeks and tell us if we have broken any records. Then Bill shares the weekend forecast!

Claire Jeffreys, filmmaker and Garland Jeffreys’ wife, joins John Landecker to talk about her film, Garland Jeffreys: The King In Between, a documentary about the life of singer Garland Jeffreys. Claire also talks about Garland’s connection to Chicago and the screening of the film this Saturday at the Old Town School of Folk Music. For more information, visit oldtownschool.org/.

Siv Harstad, a Summiter, joins John Landecker to talk about how she overcame her fear of heights to climb Mount Everest and how overcoming that fear has changed her life. For more visit Siv’s website, sivharstad.com/.