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Colleen Ceh Becvar, Co-Founder, Trinity Advocacy Group, joins John Williams to talk about how they usher older adults and their families through difficult times, the two sides of their business, the various types of services they provide, how they charge for their services, and how they come up with sustainable care plans that is accessible to all families.

Author and registered dietician nutritionist Dawn Jackson Blatner joins John Williams to talk about the importance of consistency when you are trying to eat better, tips for what you should eat for the best gut health, a new study that shows how much body fat you can lose by interval walking, and why she’s obsessed with this healthy snack!

It’s time once again for our Best of the Midwest feature for 2026! Are you trying to come up with some quick getaway ideas that are only a quick trip from the Chicago area? Well, John Williams has some great recommendations for your trip! Today, we take a short trip south and visit with Devyn Forquer, Sales and Marketing Manager at Visit Kankakee County! Devyn tells John everything you need to know about the Kankakee River Valley Regatta! Devyn also talks about the excellent food, bar, and entertainment scene in Kankakee. Make it a weekend in beautiful Kankakee!

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, Eric Zorn, publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, Chicago journalist Cate Plys, and Austin Berg, Executive Director of the Chicago Policy Center and author of the The Last Ward on Substack. The Rascals start the podcast this week talking about why Cate thinks the Air & Water Show is stupid and dangerous. What about the rest of the Rascals? Speaking of Chicago things, what did the Rascals think of yesterday’s Pope Hat Night at the Rate? Next, the Rascals talk about President Trump announcing that Karoline Leavitt will be leaving as press secretary. And what’s the latest on the drama over the reflecting pool? Also this week, the Washington Post broke the story of President Trump secretly switching planes in Turkey following intelligence reports of a credible threat from Iran. What do the Rascals make of the plane switch plan? Up in Wisconsin yesterday, David Crowley pulled off a victory over progressive Francesca Hong. Eric says the Democrats avoided a big problem with Crowley’s upset win. The Rascals also wonder why the polling has been so wrong in Michigan and now in Wisconsin. And finally, it’s time for red light, yellow light, green light. What are the Rascals recommending (or not recommending) this week?

We are ‘Keeping it Green’ with Bob Bertog, president of Bertog Landscape Co. in Wheeling and a certified landscape professional with the National Association of Landscape Professionals! Today, Bob joins Jon Hansen to answer all of your lawn and garden questions. 

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

Film critic Michael Phillips, host of the Filmspotting-produced podcast, ‘The Movie Racket with Michael Phillips,’ joins John Williams to talk about the first season of his new podcast, his thoughts on the movie ‘Once’ after the passing of Glen Hansard, the box office success of movies like ‘Michael,’ ‘Spider-Man,’ and ‘The Odyssey,’ and to talk about some of the best sequels of all-time.

Dr. Jeffrey Kopin, Chief Medical Officer for Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital, joins John Williams to talk about the FDA approving a new mRNA flu vaccine.

Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, joins John Williams to talk about 21st Century phone manners, why he texts people before he wants to call them on the phone, what he’s paying attention to in Wisconsin primary election, the PR battle that Democratic candidates will have to face with the rise of socialist candidates.