John Landecker

Rod Pyle, Editor in Chief of Ad Astra Magazine, joins John Landecker on the show to give us news on the Space X Starship launch and Boeing Starliner astronaut mission. Rod is the guy to give us all our space news. He has his ear to the stars. Use your ears to listen to what he has to say.

WGN-TV weather producer, storm guru, and meteorological master Bill Snyder joins your host, John Landecker, on the program to tell us why the humidity of the week went down, plus weekend wind and some nice weather over the weekend.

Scott Cramton, founder of The Murder Mystery Co., joins host John Landecker on the program to talk about this really fun and fascinating event happening in our area. The Murder Mystery Company brings the fun of solving a murder right to you. With a variety of different plotlines, venues and types of mysteries to solve, Murder Mystery Co is the type of event any investigator would not want to miss. Visit their website at murdermysterydinnerchicago.com

Marnie Shure, Chicago-based food writer featured in Block Club Chicago and Food and Wine, is back on the John Landecker show to give us stories on a Krispy Kreme and Dolly Parton Partnership, a new Goldfish flavor, Olympic Reese’s Cups, and more!

Chicago Tribune reporter Kori Rumore joins host John Landecker on the program from time to time to give us some history of the city we live in. She is one of the authors of Vintage Chicago Tribune, a great way to flip through the pages of Chicago’s history, including the latest one about the 130-year history of The Field Museum.

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.

This time, Herb is all about electric vehicles, giving us an update on the status of electric vehicles. Are they reliable? How much? What’s the range? Listen below for an overview of topics. If you want to dive deeper, check out their Consumerpedia podcast. If you want to try checkbook.org’s ratings, visit checkbook.org/wgn for a free 30-day trial of their services!

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 sherbet. And segment cohost Dan Levy takes Italian-invented gelato. Check out Dan’s podcast, Barguments! Listen below to hear the debate and who won!

Callie Siskel, an accomplished poet and daughter of the late Gene Siskel, joins program host John Landecker to talk about her new collection of poetry, Two Minds, which has works that anybody everywhere can relate to. It is excellent, it is heartfelt, and if you love works like that you will love this. If you want to hear more about the book, listen below. If you want to read it yourself, check out Callie’s website to learn more!

Linze Rice, contributing reporter at Block Club Chicago, joins John Landecker on the show to discuss the history of the North and South Side baseball teams, from secret meetings in bars to full-fledged crosstown classics year after year. Listen below to hear John and Linze briefly overview it all. You should visit Linze’s article to read the whole story.

Maizy Lind, the Marketing Coordinator for Vienna Beef, joins John Landecker on the program to give us some details on the 3rd annual Windy City Hot Dog Fest. This one will be even better than the last. The event will be held Saturday and Sunday, June 1-2 from noon to 10 p.m. on Milwaukee Avenue between Cuyler Avenue and Irving Park Road in Chicago’s Portage Park neighborhood. The event is being organized by the Six Corners Chamber of Commerce and is sponsored by Vienna Beef. There will be live music, a dog parade, and tons of fun! You will not want to miss out!