Susanna Wickham, CEO of PAWS Chicago, joins Lisa Dent to spread awareness on the good work her Disaster Relief Team is doing working closely with rescues in the hardest-hit areas of Florida to transport pre-storm shelter animals to safety.

Terry Savage, nationally syndicated financial columnist and author, joins Lisa Dent to analyze some of the disastrous economic numbers that may arise once Hurricane Milton makes landfall.

Emily Obert, In-vehicle Accessibility Design Manager for Ford Motor Company, straps in for a conversation with Lisa Dent about a life-changing Ford device aimed at providing seat belt relief for breast cancer survivors with recent mastectomies.

WGN-TV Chief Meteorologist Demetrius Ivory joins Lisa Dent to give us a a look at the final stretch of summer weather coming this week and the forecast for Floridians as they bunker down or flee before Hurricane Milton hits.

Howard Tullman, American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, educator, writer, lecturer, and art collector, joins Lisa Dent for his perspective on the growing distrust in news and technology as AI becomes more prevalent and how detrimental that is especially in a time when modern news technology may save countless lives during a deadly hurricane.

Karen Conti, Chicago trial attorney and Partner at Conti & Dolan, talks to Lisa Dent about the Mike Madigan corruption trial and shares from her experiences in the courtroom how the opening days will play out, starting with the jury selection process.

2nd Ward Alderman Brian Hopkins joins Lisa Dent to tackle Mayor Johnson’s aggressive moves to push out Pedro Martinez from CPS and he gives us a candid reaction to Johnson’s tumultuous press conference full of protesters and lots of questions dodged.

Ted Rossman, Senior Analyst from Bankrate.com, checks in with Lisa Dent just in time for holiday shopping time. Ted and Lisa look at some numbers telling us that money isn’t exactly family-friendly conversation while lending money and regifting can often lead to stressful situations.

Carey Pinkowski, Race Director of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon, joins Lisa Dent to shine some light on the upcoming Chicago Marathon on October 13th. With over 50,000 runners participating and nearly as many spectators, it may be hard to keep track of your friend or family that may be in the race. Search for Bank of America Chicago Marathon on your phone’s app store and add your participant’s registration number so you can follow along!

Dr. Hermene Hartman, a Chicago media pioneer and founder of N’Digo, joins Lisa Dent to address the fallout of the Chicago Public School Board members who resigned, Mayor Johnson’s tense press conference, and the next steps for the new members of the board.