John Landecker

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.

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

Kori Rumore, a journalist at The Chicago Tribune, joins John Landecker on the program to discuss animals that have gone viral and become famous in Chicago and then shares a look back on this day in history.

WGN-TV Weather Producer Bill Snyder joins John Landecker to share where we are weather-wise as March comes to a close with temperatures, precipitation, and sunshine. Bill also talks about the severe weather last week and the tornadoes that have hit.

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