Actor and musician Thomas Ian Nicholas joins John Williams to talk about his career in the movies including popular films like “Rookie of the Year,” and the “American Pie” movies, how his music career has taken off, the new TV show that he’s filming right now, and his debut tonight with his band at the Athenaeum Center.

Author and registered dietician nutritionist Dawn Jackson Blatner joins John Williams to talk about nutrition tips for cholesterol, blood pressure, and blood sugar. And as always, Dawn answers all of your health and nutrition questions.

It’s time once again for our Best of the Midwest feature! Are you trying to come up with some vacation ideas that are only a quick getaway from the Chicago area? Well, John Williams has some great recommendations for your trip! Today, John takes you for a trip south to visit the one and only Dollywood! Josh Sauer, publicist for Dollywood, tells John about where they are located in Tennessee, how folks typically get there from the Chicago area, how the theme park (Yes, it’s owned by the great Dolly Parton!) has grown over the years, what attractions are at the theme park, the large emphasis on entertainment at Dollywood, the major festivals they throw throughout the year including the upcoming Harvest Festival, where you stay when you visit Dollywood, and what this place means to Dolly Parton.

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

The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Brandon Pope, host of ‘On the Block‘ on WCIU, Cate Plys, former staff writer at the Chicago Reader, and political op-ed columnist at the Sun-Times and Tribune, and political pundit Marj Halperin! This week, the Rascals mince about Kamala Harris choosing Minnesota governor Tim Walz to be her running mate. What do the Rascals think about the choice? Last week, former president Trump came to town for an interview at the National Association of Black Journalists convention. Brandon was there and recaps the visit. Today, JB Pritzker called for Sangamon County Sheriff Jack Campbell to resign for his handling of the Sonya Massey case. Do the Rascals believe that Campbell should resign? New body camera footage obtained by the Sun-Times shows that police officers conducted dozens of traffic stops in the days leading up to a deadly shootout with Dexter Reed. What do the Rascals make of this new footage? Brandon hopes this will lead to police reform. And finally, the Olympics are wrapping up this week and the Rascals address the controversy surrounding Olympic boxer Imane Khelif.

Bob Bertog, president of Bertog Landscape Co. in Wheeling and a certified landscape professional with the National Association of Landscape Professionals, joins John Williams to answer all of your lawn and garden questions. This hot, humid weather has caused a lot of damage. What do we need to know to properly treat our lawns?

Mortgage and real estate expert David Hochberg joins John Williams to talk about the likelihood we see an interest rate cut in September, the world economy starting to slow down, and why inflation is continuing to come down, and his belief that we will see mortgage rates in the 5’s by the spring. David also answers all of your mortgage and real estate questions.

David hosts “Home Sweet Home Chicago” on Saturdays from 10am to 1pm on WGN Radio. You can call him at 855-56-David, or check out the Team Hochberg website.

Marge Sipla, Speed Jokes spirit animal, cataloger and Member of the Speed Jokes Committee, joins John and the gang to give us her favorite Speed Jokes of July! John shares some of his favorites, too! What was your favorite joke this month? And as always, John brings you another round of Speed Jokes. Keep sending yours to [email protected]

Dr. Michael Bauer, Medical Director at Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital, joins John Williams to talk about a new study that shows regular aspirin use may help lower risk of colorectal cancer and what you should know about aspirin if you are over 60.

Mike Nellis, former Senior Advisor to Kamala Harris and Founder and CEO of Authentic, a Chicago-based political fundraising and consulting firm, joins John Williams to break down Minnesota governor Tim Walz being picked by Vice President Kamala Harris to be her running mate.