Lisa Dent

Terry Savage, nationally-syndicated money columnist, joins Lisa Dent to discuss how the U.S. national debt will soon reach $40 trillion and what that means for listeners’ finances. Later, Terry takes financial questions from listeners.

With Demetrius being on vacation, WGN-TV weather producer Bill Snyder joins Lisa Dent solo, to talk about the weather. The Forecaster addresses the aftermath and recovery process following last week’s storms, adding that we have now reached a confirmed 205 tornado touchdowns. Later, Bill discusses the tornado sirens that accidentally went off in DuPage County at 3:00 a.m. Tuesday morning.

Howard Tullman, American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, educator, writer, lecturer, and art collector, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the app, Selfie AI.

Teresa Murray, consumer watchdog with the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG), joins Lisa Dent to discuss the recall of Midwest Poultry Services eggs. She would like to stress that the recall happened 3 weeks ago and isn’t a big deal for the state of Illinois. She adds that the FDA’s upgrading of the egg recall to Class I status, doesn’t really mean much when it comes to salmonella. Later, they revisit the cyclospora outbreak and jalapeno recall stemming from Taylor Farms.

Rick Bayless, chef and owner of Chicago restaurants like Topolobampo, Frontera Grill, and Xoco, joins Lisa Dent to spotlight his production garden in Bucktown that visitors have the option to tour. With the garden being the source of produce for his restaurants, Rick attributes the success of this summer’s harvest to the frequent rain. Later, he addresses how he goes about taking care of his garden and stresses the importance of maintaining fertile soil.

Lisa Dent checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories including Mr. T’s opinion on the Chicago Bears’ potential move out of state, Collin highlights the benefits of buying a Brick for his phone, and the 56 Music Fix in Mount Prospect.

Dr. Dana Varble, chief veterinary officer for the North American Veterinary Community, joins Lisa Dent to talk all things pets. Together, they address what personality-types to consider before getting a rescue animal and discuss a story regarding gene-editing technology that could make pets non-allergenic. And, as always, Dr. Varble takes your pet questions.

With the recent cyberattacks on Minnesota’s water system, State Representative of the 85th District, Dagmara Avelar joins Lisa Dent to spotlight the House Bill she proposed last year that would increase cybersecurity of the Illinois water system and help prevent potential attacks. With no current regulation in place, the bill would require Illinois’ water systems to report all cyberattacks to the state emergency agencies. She also notes how no two of Illinois’ 1,500 water systems are created equal, so her legislation would provide a much need update to a system that wasn’t built with cyber threats in mind.

CEO and President of FarmZer0, Russell Steinberg joins Lisa Dent to talk about his business and his vision of a future Chicago utilizing vertical gardens. He highlights their concept farm, located at 30 North LaSalle, where they currently produce about 3,000 pounds of leafy greens, microgreens, and herbs. Later, both Russell and Lisa stress the importance of diversity in farming, especially in the wake of the cyclospora outbreak.

Anderson Taylor, Founder and Curator of the Cambridge National History Museum, joins Lisa Dent to discuss how at the age of 11-years-old, he has been named the Guinness Book of World Records’ Youngest Male Museum Curator. He chats about his love for fossils and what inspired him to open the museum when he was 9.