John Landecker

Bob Zeni, the Chicago Tomato Man, joins WGN’s John Landecker to discuss his annual plant sale and the new tomato plants that are a must-need for customers this spring. Bob explains how listeners can order their tomatoes and what conditions they grow best. Visit Bob’s website to learn more.

Prepare for the first-ever Bar Fight; this is a new topic for the debaters as they tackle another great debate. Okay it might not be the fight of the century but it’s a very entertaining listen. They recently remade Road House, the Patrick Swayze classic. John and Dan watched both and gave their opinions on the matter. Check out Dan’s podcast Barguments! Listen below to hear the non stop action that is the John Landecker Bar FIght!

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 guy roh? the gee row? no? Gyro! And segment cohost Dan Levy takes the Philly-based Philly cheesesteak. Check out Dan’s podcast Barguments! Listen below to hear the debate and who won!

Kathleen McCarthy, Director of Collections and Head Curator at the Museum of
Science and Industry, joins host John Landecker to discuss the new and exciting exhibit all about inventing the world of James Bond. Listen to hear about some of the iconic gadgets, tech, and storylines and how they came to be real both on and off the screen.

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 chick pea-based spread Hummus and segment cohost Dan Levy takes the ever-popular salsa. Check out Dan’s podcast Barguments! Listen below to hear the debate and who won!

Renown host and friend to our pets Steve Dale and the excellent Dr. Lori Teller join your host John Landecker to talk about the importance virtual visits and why you should only see your vet virtually. Steve and Dr. Teller are on for a full hour to talk about a variety of topics to help us be better owners for our furry friends.

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.

Herb is all about protecting consumers and their checkbooks, we start this segment with a new breaking story about the government cracking down on recalls from companies, and follow up after the break with a story about big banks trying to block the Biden bill to cap the junk fee limit at $8.

Corey Scarborough and producer Todd Muench join John Landecker in the studio to talk about the Antenna TV Nostalgia Stories Podcast, which features interviews from stars like Tim Kazurinsky, Mike Love, Nancy Allen, Don Barnes, and more! Listen to Todd and Corey talk about the process of getting these interviews and how much they mean to our listeners.

Food Fight is back, and this week we tackle another great food debate. Listen below as your host John Landecker takes the side of tuna salad and segment cohost Dan Levy takes egg salad. 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.

Herb is all about protecting consumers and their checkbooks, we start this segment with some tips from Herb on how to spot a scam and bust it. Then hear some of these smart tips for shopping around as a consumer, followed by ways we can complain as a consumer to achieve the best results, and lastly, Herb takes John to school and gives a pop quiz on some unknown consumer rules and laws.