John Landecker

Marnie Shure, Chicago-based writer for Food and Wine, joins John Landecker on the program to tell us about DiGorno’s Thanksgiving Pizza, Aldi’s Thanksgiving basket that feeds ten people, and more! Listen below to hear all about Marnie’s food articles.

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

The legendary directors of “Airplane!” and authors of “Surely You Can’t Be Serious,” David Zucker, Jerry Zucker, and Jim Abrahams (a.k.a. The ZAZ trio) join John Landecker to talk about the creation of the iconic disaster comedy film, how their careers in the movie industry began, the book and 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 the Fondue. Segment cohost Dan Levy takes the side of Kabobs. Check out Dan’s podcast, Barguments! Listen below to hear the debate and who won!

John Landecker is joined by William Hazelgrove, author of the new book “Dead Air: The Night Orson Welles Terrified America,” about the 1938 radio broadcast of “War of the Worlds.” Listen below to hear some snippets of his latest work and discussion between John and William.

Bill Barnes, Director of Economic Development in Monee, joins John Landecker to further discuss the town’s growth. John is also Joined by Rachel Beckmann, the Marketing Coordinator for the Village.

WGN-TV Weather Producer Bill Snyder joins John Landecker on the show to preview the weather we will be getting over the Halloween weekend. Bill also breaks down the record-setting temperatures we’ve had over the last month.

Advocate for our four-legged friends and host at WGN Radio Steve Dale joins John Landecker on the program to discuss Pet Obesity Prevention Month, as well as some safety tips for our furry friends this Halloween season.

Your host, 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 at low prices. He also hosts their Consumerpedia podcast.

Together, they discuss a new rule requiring airlines to refund passengers for canceled flights and more tips on buying now and paying later plans.

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 November segments and some of the exciting interviews they have coming up in the month, including Freedom Williams, Jeff Pilsen, The Lettermen, and Glenn Scarpelli.