Local artist Julia Hagen is on a mission all of Chicago can get behind. She is going to try to paint every hot dog stand in Chicago. You can find more of Julia’s work on her website. Go check out her work and support your local artists!

John Landecker has a love for sports, especially the WGN Radio softball team and the Chicago Media League. He loves it so much he was nice enough to let our softball team take over the airwaves for the first hour of the show. Listen below to our very own team as well as players and staff from the rest of the league in advance of the season starting Monday. Hear the softball report from WGN Radio’s Joe Brand and head coach Ernie Scatton on Mondays at 9 pm.

Food Fight is back, and this week we tackle another great food debate. Listen below as your host, John Landecker, takes the side of the French Fry. And segment cohost Dan Levy takes Tater Tots. Yeah, they’re both potatoes, but which do you prefer? Check out Dan’s podcast, Barguments! Listen below to hear the debate and who won!

Not everybody is dreading the summer emergence of cicadas. There are some folks out there gearing up and getting excited to welcome our friends as they emerge from the ground. One of these folks is Nina Salem. She owns and runs The Insect Asylum and they have a fundraiser going on right now called Cicada Parade-a that you can get involved in! Listen below to hear all about it!

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 at low prices. He also hosts their Consumerpedia podcast.

With summer travel season upon us, Herb breaks down some of the easiest ways you can save some money while traveling this summer

Jenny Nguyen, CEO and founder of the Sports Bra, a bar that plays women’s sports at all levels on TV, has seen such huge success that she plans to expand. John Landecker sits down with Jenny to discuss the process of opening a place like this, the huge uptick in interest in women’s sports, and how they plan on continuing to advocate for the representation of women’s sports everywhere.

Voula Saridakis, Curator at the Museum of Science and Industry and NASA Solar System Ambassador, joins host John Landecker on the show to discuss the new exhibit set to debut on May 19th! Listen to the conversation below to hear all about it!

The Den Theatre today announced Tom Dreesen: From Harvey to Hollywood, for one performance only on Saturday May 11, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. on The Heath Mainstage, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood. Tom joins John Landecker on the show to break down some iconic moments of his career in stand-up comedy, opening for Frank Sinatra, still working on new material, and now coming back to Chicago.

A Red Orchid Theatre debuts the world premiere of Turret, written and directed by Levi Holloway and starring Michael Shannon, Travis A. Knight, and Lawrence Grimm. The show runs from May 2-June 9 at The Chopin Theatre, with more information available at aredorchidtheatre.org. Listen below to a very special Rook on the Road where the producer of the John Landecker Show, Breandan Rook, sat down with the director and cast to talk about the show.

Actor Alan Ruck joins your host, John Landecker, on the show to promote an event coming to the Auditorium Theatre this Thursday, May 2nd, hosted by Dave Plier. Hear Alan and John break down some iconic moments of the classic Chicago film, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. For more information on the event and to buy tickets, visit The Auditorium Theatre and listen below for the interview.