Lisa Dent is joined by Casey McGuire Davidson, a life and sobriety coach and host of The Hello Someday Podcast for Sober Curious Women. Together, they discuss Sober October, health benefits of reducing drinking, and the most important tip: don’t ask someone why they won’t drink.

Teresa Murray, consumer watchdog with the US Public Interest Research Group, joins Lisa Dent to spread the word on the continuing saga of the big listeria outbreak. We learn that a routine USDA inspection for meat producer BrucePac tracked a massive amount of meat products that have been infected, much of which is used in prepackaged meals sold in big brand stores.

Peter Greenberg, travel expert and host of WGN Radio’s “Eye On Travel,” joins Lisa Dent to talk about what to do when your travel anxiety sets in and how you can stay on top of it. If sickness, your fear, or sticker shock gets the better of you, Peter has a few insurance recommendations just in case.

Joe Khalil, NewsNation’s DC correspondent, provides Lisa Dent details about a foiled terrorist attack by an Afghan national living in Oklahoma allegedly planned for Election Day and how all of it was discovered. In the United States legally and radicalized over the last two years, the accused, working with ISIS-K, the Afghan branch of the Islamic State, was allegedly planning a mass shooting on November 5th.

Leading Psychologist Dr. Joshua Coleman, author of Rules of Estrangement: Why Adult Children Cut Ties and How to Heal the Conflict, joins Lisa Dent to give some hard hitting tips for those tough political conversations with your family.

Larisa Harrington is a mental health expert talking to Lisa Dent about the stresses that often arise around election season. With a whopping 61% who say the presidential election has a hefty negative impact on their mental health, is it any wonder that tensions are high before November 5th?

Father Michael Pfleger, pastor of Saint Sabina Church, talks to Lisa Dent to spread the good news on St. Sabina Church’s food pantry reopening in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood. After closing due to a lack of funding, they are back to providing food, clothing, and other services, with hopes of getting funding to stay open. Find out what you can do to help and donate at stsabina.org.

On today’s Newsroom Temperature Check, sponsored by American Weathermakers, Heating, Cooling, and Plumbing, Lisa Dent and the Newsroom share their weird news and odd stories.

Dr. Jim Adams, Chief Medical Officer of Northwestern Medicine, joins Lisa Dent for his weekly checkup and this time we’re talking about the first steps to take when you realize you’re going to the toilet a little too often.

Terry Savage, nationally syndicated financial columnist and author, joins Lisa Dent to discuss a lot of the big changes in store for Medicare recipients as 2025 rolls around.