John Landecker

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 egg nog. Segment cohost Dan Levy takes the side of apple cider. Check out Dan’s podcast, Barguments! Listen below to hear the debate and who won!

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 and low prices. He also hosts their Consumerpedia podcast.

Together they discuss the new FTC ruling that is intended to make canceling subscriptions a whole lot easier, as well as some news about realtors and buying and selling a home from now on.

Bill Snyder joins John Landecker again to give us some weather news including how drought conditions continue to worsen across the area. Bill brings us the report from the USDA. Is there some beneficial rain finally on the way? How do we fare with the temperatures so far this autumn season? As always, the weekend outlook and an early outlook for Halloween next week. 

Marnie Shure, a Chicago-based freelance writer, joins John Landecker on the program to discuss the Dua Lipa Tik Tok Diet Coke trend, protein Diet Coke, and the inflation of butter prices just in time for the holiday baking season. Check out Marnie’s articles at foodandwine.com.

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 pot roast. Segment cohost Dan Levy takes the meatloaf. Check out Dan’s podcast, Barguments! Listen below to hear the debate and who won!

In a brand new segment on the John Landecker program, your host John Landecker is joined by Editor in Chief of Ad Astra magazine Rod Pyle. Together they discuss the two great sci-fi franchises, Star Wars and Star Trek, primarily focused on the first films of the franchises and a little real world space news as well.

WGN-TV weather producer Bill Snyder joins John Landecker on the show to talk about varying fall conditions, from hot, to cold, and rainy. Bill explains the how and why of what is going on above our heads and previews some warm weather on the way!

Food Fight is back, Sponsored by Andersons Candy Shop. This week, we tackle another excellent food debate. Listen below as your host, John Landecker, takes the side of the Chocolate Truffles. Segment cohost Dan Levy takes peanut butter-filled Buckeyes. Check out Dan’s podcast, Barguments! Listen below to hear the debate and who won!

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.

Together they discuss some “light remodeling” tips and ideas that you can use to refresh your kitchen or bathroom. After the break, hear some tips on how to hire the right contractor. Check out the link checkbook.org/wgnradio/contractors for more!

WGN TV Weather Producer Bill Snyder joins John Landecker on the program to give us some jaw-dropping statistics on Hurricane Milton and the tornadoes that happened before, our sunny October, the drought we are currently facing, rainfall numbers, and a little bit of a hot streak coming up.