Hannah Brandt, Washington correspondent for NewsNation, joins John Williams to talk about the Senate Judiciary Committee advancing Todd Blanche’s nomination for attorney general.

Dr. Jeffrey Kopin, Chief Medical Officer for Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital, joins John Williams to talk about measles cases being on the upswing, what we should know about Cyclospora outbreak today, and the benefits and risks of testosterone replacement.

Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, joins John Williams to talk about the greatest lines in songs, who he believes will be the next mayor of Chicago, and the Senate Judiciary Committee advancing Todd Blanche’s nomination to be attorney general along party lines.

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

The great Mr. Fix-It, Lou Manfredini, joins John Williams to tell us the projects we need to be working on this week. Today, Lou gives some tips on fertilization after the drenching rains over the weekend. And as always, Lou answers all of your home improvement questions.

Listen to HouseSmarts Radio on WGN each Saturday morning at 6 am.

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 July 2026! What was your favorite joke this month? Keep sending your jokes to [email protected]

Connell McShane, anchor of ‘NewsNation Live with Connell McShane,’ joins John Williams to talk about the 16-year-old lifeguard who saved a 10-year old boy, and the latest on the war in Iran.

Liz Shulman, English teacher at Evanston Township High School and in the School of Education and Social Policy at Northwestern University, joins John Williams to talk about her recent Op-ed in the Tribune, ‘Why are we still pretending Big Tech cares about our classrooms.’

Liz Shulman is the author of the forthcoming ‘By the Book: Inside Today’s Tech-Driven Classroom and How Literature Can Save Our Students‘ from Prometheus Books

Enjoy this edition of “The Best of Speed Jokes.” What was your favorite joke of the week? Keep sending your jokes to [email protected]!

Restaurateur Dan Hart, President of Hart Alliance, to talk about the restaurants he runs in McHenry, why McHenry is a great place to do business, the benefits of being located close to the Fox River, some of the fan favorites at his restaurants, the challenge of running a restaurant in the current climate, what drove him to the restaurant business and what it takes to run a successful restaurant business.