WGN-TV meteorologist Mike Janssen joins Lisa Dent to talk about the air quality in Chicago being affected by the wildfires in California. Janssen then warns listeners about the growing unpredictability of wildfires and why this heat wave doesn’t feel as hot as couple months ago.

Ron Kittle, former left fielder for the Chicago White Sox, joins Lisa Dent to talk about the Garrett’s Popcorn’s “Scoop for a Cause” event benefiting White Sox Charities and give his two cents on what issues are plaguing the White Sox. Kittle also talks about how he ended up taking a picture that went viral.

19th Ward Alderman Matt O’Shea joins Lisa Dent to discuss the comments made by a Mayor Johnson staffer about police officers and what other city officials are calling for in response. Ald. O’Shea later talks about Union Day Out, a family picnic held at Morgan Park Academy to support unions and their family members.

WGN-TV political analyst Paul Lisnek joins Lisa Dent to talk about how former President Trump and Vice President Harris prepared for the Presidential Debate and how their performances may have affected undecided voters.

U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL 8) joined Lisa Dent to talk about the effort in congress to make 9/11 a federal holiday. Rep. Krishnamoorthi later discusses the reason for the House Speaker, Mike Johnson, pulling the budget bill.

Angela Cummings, Executive Director for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s Illinois Chapter, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the numbers of people dying of suicide and how we can make a change societally and how Illinois is doing better in helping those struggling with suicidal ideation. If you are struggling with suicidal thoughts you can call 988.

Terry Savage, nationally syndicated financial columnist and author, joins Lisa Dent to explain the economic policies that will be discussed during the debate between former President Trump and Vice President Harris.

Forest Park Mayor Rory Hoskins joins Lisa Dent to discuss the efforts of Forest Park residents and businesses to give the victim of a mass shooting a proper burial. In recovering from a mass shooting, Forest Park is working toward legislation to help those affected by homelessness.

WGN-TV Chief Meteorologist Demetrius Ivory joins Lisa Dent to give this week’s weather forecast and answer all weather-related questions from The Lisa Dent Show. Demetrius explains how there are still 90 degree days ahead of us and how temperature is affected by many different factors.

Howard Tullman, American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, educator, writer, lecturer, and art collector, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the vulnerabilities of start-up companies based around the use of Large Language Models (LLM) curated and controlled by the five largest tech companies in the world. (Apple, Microsoft, Google, Amazon, and Meta). The future of AI remains to be seen, but when discussing who controls it, that decision has already been made.