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May 06 John Williams brings you a round of Speed Jokes, Part MCLIII, 5.6.26

John Williams brings you another round of Speed Jokes. Keep sending yours to [email protected].

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May 05 Chicago Tribune wins Pulitzer Prize

Gregory Pratt, Investigative Reporter, Chicago Tribune, joins John Williams to talk about the newsroom winning a Pulitzer Prize for their coverage of Operation Midway Blitz.

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May 05 Dr. Jeffrey Kopin: What to know about hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship

Dr. Jeffrey Kopin, Chief Medical Officer for Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital, joins John Williams to talk about what we should know about the hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship, and a new study that showed that an active ingredient found in popular weight-loss drugs may also help reduce alcohol use.

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May 05 What will Indiana primary results mean for Trump?

Julia Mueller, Staff Reporter, The Hill, joins John Williams to talk about today’s Indiana primary election and what the results could mean for the Trump administration.

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May 05 Eric Zorn: Spelling Bee is a strange competition

Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, joins John Williams to talk about Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Samantha Steele’s DUI trial, why he believes spelling bees are useless, the Chicago Tribune winning a Pulitzer Prize for its coverage of Operation Midway Blitz, and the pushback he’s receiving from readers about the SAFE-T Act.

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May 05 John Williams brings you a round of Speed Jokes, Part MCLII, 5.5.26

John Williams brings you another round of Speed Jokes. Keep sending yours to [email protected].

https://serve.castfire.com/audio/8358852/5-5-26_John_Williams_Speed_Jokes_2026-05-05-160852.128.mp3

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May 04 John Williams recaps his City Kids Camp weekend

John Williams recaps his weekend spending time with listeners at City Kids Camp. A lot of fun, a lot of hard work, and almost 40 free throws made.

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Join John Williams along with Lisa Dent for the 2026 City Kids Camp Radiothon on Friday, May 29. Click here for more information and how you can support the camp.

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May 04 Lou Manfredini: How to prep your garden for planting

The great Mr. Fix-It, Lou Manfredini, joins John Williams to tell us the projects we need to be working on this week. With planting season getting underway, Lou offers some helpful tips to prep your garden.

https://serve.castfire.com/audio/8356783/5-4-26_Mr_Fix_It_Lou_Manfredini_planting_season_get_your_garden_ready_for_summer_2026-05-04-190823.128.mp3

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May 04 How a Chicago kid ended up with Bruce Springsteen’s harmonica

Noted Chicago attorney Christopher Parente, Partner, Cheronis & Parente, joins John Williams to talk about his experience seeing Bruce Springsteen and his son Oliver ending up with Bruce’s harmonica.

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May 04 John Williams brings you a round of Speed Jokes, Part MCLI, 5.4.26: Best Jokes of April

Marge Sipla, Speed Jokes spirit animal, cataloger, and member of the Speed Jokes Committee, joins John Williams and the gang to give us her favorite Speed Jokes of April 2026! What was your favorite joke this month? Keep sending your jokes to [email protected]

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