Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, joins John Williams to talk about the latest on the Cracker Barrel controversy, if he believes the National Guard will be coming to Chicago, and why he believes school shouldn’t start until after Labor Day.

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

Michelle Nichols, Director of Public Observing, The Adler Planetarium, joins John Williams to talk about SpaceX postponing a test launch of one of their massive Starship rockets.

The great Mr. Fix-It, Lou Manfredini, joins John Williams to tell us the projects we need to be working on this week. As people are thinking about moving their stuff back inside when summer ends, Lou suggests a good organizing system for your garage.

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

The great film critic Michael Phillips joins John Williams to talk about leaving the Chicago Tribune after 24 years. Michael tells John about what his plans are for the future, why it’s a precarious time for all arts critics, his thoughts on the Tribune no longer having a full-time film critic on staff, how journalism has changed since he first started working at the newspaper, and some of the highs and lows of his career has a film critic.

David Keith, Professor and Founding Faculty Director, Climate Systems Engineering Initiative, University of Chicago, joins John Williams to discuss a recent piece in the New York Times Magazine about how man-made clouds could save the Great Barrier Reef.

Craig Bolanos, Founder and Wealth Advisor at VestGen Wealth Partners, joins John Williams, to talk about today’s big market rally after Fed Chairman Jerome Powell suggested interest rate cuts would be coming soon, how many rate cuts he expects to see for the rest of 2025, and when we we’ll see the full impact of tariffs. Craig also explains why he’s bullish on the Bears this year!

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

Author and registered dietician and nutritionist Dawn Jackson Blatner joins John Williams to talk about the dangers surrounding the recent trend of raising ‘carnivore babies,’ the importance of balanced diet, the benefits of weightlifting, how to tell if a food is overly-processed, and to answer all of your health and nutrition questions.