Lisa Dent

Demetrius Ivory, Chief Meteorologist at WGN-TV, and WGN-TV weather producer Bill Snyder join Lisa Dent to talk about the weather. The trio talks about how Chicago could see its warmest winter since 1941.

Howard Tullman, American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, educator, writer, lecturer, and art collector, joins Lisa Dent to discuss his latest article. Howard and Lisa discuss the need to be contributing citizens and how companies may need to take responsibility for developing the next generation of employees into concerned, committed, and informed citizens.

Lisa Dent and Kevin Powell talk with Blackhawks host Charlie Roumeliotis about Connor Bedard being named the franchise’s 37th captain. He becomes the team’s second-youngest captain. Charlie talks about the Players’ Tribune piece that Connor wrote, plus the new era of Chicago sports.

Annette Prince, Director of Chicago Bird Collision Monitors group, joins Lisa Dent to talk about the migrating birds flying through Chicago. Annette talks about how birds can sometimes get confused by the glass on buildings which explains so many birds falling from the sky during these migrations and talks about the sheer muscle power needed to migrate.

Lisa Dent checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories, including the new Tom Cruise movie “Digger,” Oprah Winfrey at The Sphere in Las Vegas, and remembering iconic fashion and costume designer Bob Mackie.

What happens when a school has only a fraction of the students it was built to serve? Hal Woods, Chief of Policy for Kids First Chicago, joins The Lisa Dent Show to discuss declining CPS enrollment, underused school buildings, student opportunities, and the complicated decisions facing Chicago’s public schools.

Humana is exiting some Medicare Advantage plans, potentially affecting 600,000 members nationwide. Sandy Leith, SHIP Director (State Health Insurance Assistance Program) from the Illinois Department on Aging, joins The Lisa Dent Show to talk about what Illinois residents should do if their coverage changes. Sandy talks about key Medicare deadlines and where to get trusted help. Listeners should watch their mailboxes right now to look for changes, updates, or any other important information. If you need help you can visit their website, www.shiphelp.org or call 877-839-2675.

Kristen Knutson, Associate Professor of Neurology at Northwestern’s Feinberg School of Medicine, joins The Lisa Dent show to talk about new studies talking about too much light during nighttime sleep potentially damaging your heart. Professor Knutson talks about how light is important to resetting our internal biological clock but having it at the wrong time can have downstream consequences. Lisa also finds out the best ways we can maximize our sleep.

Digital privacy expert with Privacy Bee Harry Maugans joins the Lisa Dent Show to talk about the world’s biggest AI rivals agreeing that it may need to be slowed down and perhaps this generation’s version of a space race. Harry talks autonomous drones, automatic hacking, open source models, virtual persona agents, and more. With some researchers saying there is a 10% chance that we might lose control of AI entirely, Harry lets us know if all of this is Doomsday talk or if we’re overreacting… for now.

In the wake of Judy Markey’s death, Lisa Dent is joined by the Kathy & Judy family, Kathy O’Malley, Steve Bertrand, and Kurt Vanderah, to share stories of not only the show and the humor shared between the four, but the tenacity and fearlessness emanated by Judy to go on air and be her truest self no matter the topic.