Lisa Dent

During the height of the Cold War, an unlikely meeting between President Ronald Reagan and President of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev in Reykjavík, Iceland, resulted in the two forging a unique trust that eventually led to the end of the Cold War. Director of The Brink of War, Michael Gunn, joins Lisa Dent to share the process of researching, writing, and directing the infamous meeting that not only avoided a nuclear war but changed the course of history. Brink of War premiers August 14.

Pat Brady, SVP of Mercury Public Affairs, former chairman for the Illinois Republican Party, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the results of the Wisconsin, Michigan, and Minnesota primaries and what it means for politics in the area. He later shares his thoughts on the recent candidates who lean further left than traditional Democrats.

Chicago muralist Asend joins Lisa Dent to talk about the completion of his mural featuring Bears quarterback Caleb Williams, located in Fulton Market. Given the multiple storms that have hit the area, he addresses how he and other artists manage to avoid having the rain ruin their progress. Later, Asend discusses how the Bears have influenced his art style throughout his career.

Monica Gordon, Cook County Clerk and Chief Election Administrator for Suburban Cook County, joins Lisa Dent to talk about the need for more election judges on National Poll Worker Recruitment Day. She addresses the training procedure as well as how payment works for those looking to become a judge. Later, both Monica and Lisa stress the importance of voting and not losing faith in the election process.

Mayor Brandon Johnson joins the Lisa Dent Show to discuss his signing of an executive order establishing a series of enhanced regulations on AI data centers to ensure that they will not disrupt neighborhoods, city infrastructure, and its natural resources. His executive order also creates a task force designed to be a multi-tiered board reviewing the water consumption, air emissions, and noise pollution of data centers. Finally, it adds a proposal to enact a moratorium on data centers that will be voted on by the City Council. Later on, Lisa makes sure to sneak in some time to ask if Mayor Johnson will announce his run for re-election.

Chief Meteorologist at WGN-TV Demetrius Ivory and WGN-TV weather producer Bill Snyder join Lisa Dent to talk about the weather. Together, The Forecasters discuss the wreckage Demetrius saw as he chased a tornado that went through Tinley Park, Country Club Hills, and Homewood Flossmoor. They add that these tornadoes went unseen due the rain creating an area of zero visibility. While tornado landings are many people’s main concern, Bill and Demetrius do not want to downplay the severity of the wind gusts themselves, with some reaching 99 mph. Until further study can be done, it is unclear what damage was caused by tornadoes and what was caused by wind gusts. Despite the frequent storms over the course of the year, they highlight how the most recent storms, including the ones coming later in the week, are unusually severe.

Sister Mary Jo Sobieck joins the Lisa Dent to talk about Tuesday night’s White Sox “Pope Night” at Rate Field where she will be throwing the ceremonial first pitch. She shares her history as a 3-sport athlete and how her God-given talent, as she would put, has led her to be chosen to throw the first pitch on two separate occasions. Later, Sister Mary Jo highlights “Pope Night” itself and the excitement for the White Sox miter hats that will be given to the attendees.

Lisa Dent checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories including a potential sequel to the John Hughes film, The Breakfast Club, a new memoir regarding the members of Tears for Fears, and the four things to avoid in the evening to lower the risk of a stroke.

Terry Savage, nationally-syndicated money columnist, joins Lisa Dent to share her advice on homeowners insurance following the storm damage. Later, Terry takes financial questions from listeners.

Howard Tullman, American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, educator, writer, lecturer, and art collector, joins Lisa Dent to discuss his latest article.