Lisa Dent

Tom Skilling, WGN-TV chief meteorologist emeritus and Frank Wachowski, the Midway Airport Observer for the National Weather Service, joins Lisa Dent to talk about Wachowski’s illustrious career. Wachowski served as the Midway Airport observer for 69 years. Wachowski details the changes in weather and the climate over the decades.

Dr. Mark Fishbein, pediatric gastroenterologist and Medical Director of the Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing Disorder Clinic at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the safety of putting a baby on the ‘carnivore diet.’ The appeal is that it avoids unhealthy highly-processed foods in favor of a more organic diet. However, it isn’t the balanced diet that a young child needs. Also, babies are not physically ready to eat many of the foods in the carnivore diet.

Howard Tullman, American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, educator, writer, lecturer, and art collector, joins Lisa Dent to discuss his latest article, ‘4 Reasons You Need to Right-Size Your AI’. And Tullman shares that former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel will run for president.

Dr. Jim Adams, Chief Medical Officer of Northwestern Medicine, joins Lisa Dent to discuss some of the latest health headlines.

WGN-TV Chief Meteorologist Demetrius Ivory joins Lisa Dent to discuss the weather during the month of August. Ivory gives some landscaping advice to Steve Bertrand. Despite the current weather, Ivory says that summer isn’t over, and 90 degrees days are still on their way.

Ben Bradley, WGN-TV News Emmy Award-winning investigative reporter, joins Lisa Dent to talk about the likelihood and the legality of President Trump deploying the National Guard to Chicago. Yesterday, President Trump made suggestions that he would deploy the military to Chicago. Following public statements from many Chicago public officials, President Trump seemed to dial back his comments.

Sharone R. Mitchell Jr., Cook County Public Defender, joins Lisa to discuss President Trump’s executive order ending cashless bail. Mitchell shares the details about the cashless bail system, highlighting how it differs from the previous bail system, and how many offenders go on to commit further crimes after being let out.

Former WGN agri-business broadcaster Max Armstrong joins Lisa Dent to talk about the Farm Progress Show.

Helena Volzer, Water Policy Expert for the Alliance for the Great Lakes, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the threat that AI data centers pose to the great lakes. Volzer explains why data centers require so much water and just how much of a danger they pose.

Dr. Hermene Hartman, Chicago media pioneer and founder of N’Digo, joins Lisa Dent to discuss her latest article which recounts her experience at a grocery store.