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For 20 years, a Northwestern professor and his students judge ads on their effectiveness.

Anthony Mongiello, A.K.A “The Big Cheese,” joins John Landecker to discuss the incredible story about how his patent for Stuffed Crust Pizza was allegedly stolen by Pizza Hut. His story is highlighted in the movie Stolen Dough which is available on Amazon Prime.

Rod Pyle, Editor in Chief of Ad Astra Magazine and host of ‘This Week in Space‘ Podcast, joins host John Landecker to talk about the final flight of the Ingenuity Mars helicopter. The little chopper started as a ‘what if’ project and became so much more. After the break, we hear all about the second race to […]

Food Fight is back and this week we tackle another great food debate: Donuts vs. Brownies! Listen below as your host John Landecker takes the side of the brownies and segment cohost Dan Levy takes the delicious dunkable donut. Check out Dan’s podcast Barguments! Listen below to hear the debate and who won

John Landecker is joined today by Adam Carson, the founder of Drip and Culture, a socially-minded coffee company that was founded recently but holds a strong presence in the Waukegan community. Adam and his wife run the coffee shop, the supermarcado it resides in, and the art studio upstairs, not only to service the community’s […]

Your Host John Landecker is joined by Chicago Tribune reporter and friend of the show Kori Rumore to discuss her latest Vintage Chicago Tribune article on Polka Royalty in Chicago!

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 […]

The start of the year means looking back at the last year of film because it’s time for Oscar nominations. John Landecker is joined by our good friend Blockbuster Blake Stubbs to talk about some of the well-deserved nominations and some of the absurd snubs John and Blake thought deserved more.

Food Fight is back and this week we tackle another great food debate: Thin Crust vs. Deep Dish. Listen below as your host John Landecker takes the side of the classic thin crust and segment cohost Dan Levy takes the Chicago classic Deep Dish. Check out Dan’s podcast Barguments! Listen below to hear the debate and who won!