John Williams

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, Steve Bertrand, host of the Steve Bertrand on Books podcast and proprietor of Steve Bertrand Travel, and long-time Chicago journalist Cate Plys, publisher of Roseland, Chicago: 1972. The Rascals begin the podcast this week talking about the controversial new Medical Aid in Dying law in Illinois. Where are the Rascals on this new law? The Rascals also talk about the great WGN Radio host Judy Markey, who died by medically assisted suicide in Switzerland. Next, the Rascals discuss President Trump’s ongoing effort for restrictions on mail-in voting. The new season of ’60 Minutes’ premiered on Sunday after the program was overhauled by Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss. What did the Rascals think of the show? Was it any different than previous episodes? Nationally, is the whole Trump / Kennedy Center fiasco just a distraction? Or attraction? Locally, there could be a new deal for Chicago parking meters. Is the proposed new deal good for the city? And finally, it’s time for red light, yellow light, green light! What are the Rascals recommending (or not recommending) this week?

Megan Cunningham, Vice President of Programs, Alliance for the Great Lakes, joins John Williams to talk about the project to keep invasive carp out of the Great Lakes. Megan explains the mission of the Alliance for the Great Lakes, how close invasive carp are to the Great Lakes, and why it’s important to keep this invasive species out of the Great Lakes.

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, joins John Williams to answer all of your lawn and garden questions. 

Mick Dumke, investigative editor at Block Club Chicago, joins John Williams to tell us everything we should know about a possible new parking meter deal in Chicago.

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

Michael O’Brien, Chicago Sun-Times High School Sports Editor, joins John Williams to talk about a couple of recent controversies surrounding the high school football season including a racial incident at Homewood-Flossmoor and Providence firing a successful head coach.

Dr. Jeffrey Kopin, Chief Medical Officer for Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital, joins John Williams to talk about Prostate Cancer Awareness month, and why you should ignore a new study that shows that drinking hot beverages could increase your cancer risk. Dr. Kopin gives an update on when to get COVID and flu shots.

Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, joins John Williams to talk about President Trump endorsing Darren Bailey, the upcoming election for the Chicago school board, and his thoughts on WGN Radio legend Judy Markey choosing to die by medically assisted suicide.

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