John Williams

Michelle Nichols, Director of Public Observing, The Adler Planetarium, joins John Williams to talk about the launch of Artemis II for a flight around the moon. Michelle explains why they are doing this particular mission, how big and powerful the rocket is, how long NASA has been working on this particular rocket, what the astronauts onboard the rocket hope to learn, and the hope to have humans land on the moon with Artemis IV in 2028.

Dr. Jeffrey Kopin, Chief Medical Officer for Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital, joins John Williams to talk about how careful doctors are about prescribing pain medication to patients, and what to know about a the new ‘Cicada’ COVID variant. Dr. Kopin also answers all of your medical questions.

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Ben Bradley, WGN-TV news anchor and investigative reporter, joins John Williams to tell us what we learned about Jose Medina, the man who is suspected of killing Loyola University student Sheridan Gorman.

The great Mr. Fix-It, Lou Manfredini, joins John Williams to tell us the projects we need to be working on this week. Lou explains that now is the time to fertilize your evergreens with slow release spikes. Lou also answers all of your home improvement questions.

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Tom Fortino, Founder and Principal, Alpha Wealth Group and host of “The Alpha Wealth Hour” on WGN Radio, joins John Williams to talk about the market whipsaw, the fundamentals of the market still being strong, why he doesn’t see an interest rate hike coming, if there he thinks the market will bounce back once the war in Iran ends, and how much people make on social security.

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Attorney Rae Kaplan of Kaplan Law Firm joins John Williams to talk about a new deadline for Parent Plus borrowers. And as always, Rae answers all of your student loan questions.

Connell McShane, anchor of ‘NewsNation Live with Connell McShane,’ joins John Williams to talk about the Senate voting to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security, and the latest on the negotiations to end the war with Iran.

Craig Bolanos, Founder and Wealth Advisor at VestGen Wealth Partners, joins John Williams to talk about the uncertainty in the market, how he hasn’t seen any economic data that would mean a recession is looming, when he thinks we might fully recover from the war in Iran, if he thinks the Fed is making the right policy decisions, why he expects more rate cuts at the end of the year, and what he’s telling investors right now.