John Williams

John Bryan joins John Williams to talk about why he’s suing the city of Yorkville over a proposed data center in the area, saying the project will destroy his quality of life.

Longtime Chicago radio veteran Harvey Wells, founder, Lower Tech Bills, talks to John about how he helps customers lower their internet, cell phone, and television costs. Harvey discusses skinny bundles, and what to know about Paramount-Warner Bros. merger and what it might mean for your streaming costs.

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The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, long-time Chicago journalist Cate Plys, publisher of Roseland, Chicago: 1972, political pundit Marj Halperin, and Steve Bertrand, host of the ‘Steve Bertrand on Books‘ podcast. This week, the Rascals start the podcast discussing the U.S. attack on Iran. Do the Rascals think the attack was warranted? Next, the Rascals talk about DHS Secretary Kristi Noem appearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee and saying that she was unaware of Marimar Martinez, the Chicago woman who was shot by a federal agent. What do the Rascals make of Secretary Noem’s testimony. Switching over to national politics, the Rascals break down the U.S. Senate primary election in Texas. What were the Rascals biggest takeaways for the results? Former Presidents Clinton, Obama, and Biden will attend the Chicago memorial for Jesse Jackson. How should the city of Chicago honor the late civil rights icon? Should they rename Jackson Park? Midway Airport? Also this week, it was announced that Amazon drones will start delivering packages in a couple of the south suburbs. The Rascal debate the merits of the Amazon drones and the delivery robots that have been seen on Chicago streets. And finally, it’s time for red light, yellow light, green light. What are the Rascals recommending (or not recommending) this week?

Xavier Walton, National Correspondent, NewsNation, joins John to break down the results of the U.S. Senate primary in Texas. What were the big takeaways?

Mortgage and real estate expert David Hochberg joins John Williams to talk about how the war in Iran has impacted interest rates, the housing market stabilizing in the Chicago area, and how young people are typically buying property. David also answers all of your 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.

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Dr. Jeffrey Kopin, Chief Medical Officer for Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital, joins John Williams to talk about the possibility of seeing a single nasal spray vaccine that could protect against all coughs, colds and flus, a new study showing some of the health risks of GLP-1’s, and how AI will impact healthcare.

Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, joins John Williams to talk about how he keeps a record of his old columns, if we should honor Jesse Jackson by renaming a park or airport for him, his thoughts on Iran, and the likelihood that Chicago lands the DNC in 2028.

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