Lisa Dent

Karen Conti, Partner at Conti & Dolan, LLC, joins Lisa Dent to the charges against ex-Olympian, David Hearn, who allegedly damaged the Lincoln Memorial’s Reflecting Pool back in June. She brings up Hearn’s lawyer who has hinted at potential misconduct on the part of the grand jury handling the proceedings. Later she provides an update on the Bryan Kohberger’s conviction and his petition to reverse his plea deal.

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 address Monday’s series of storms and the surprise of how early they came and how quickly they intensified.

Dr. Xiwei Wang, Chair of the Computer Science Department at Northeastern Illinois University, joins the Lisa Dent Show to discuss how it’s offering a new AI degree starting this fall semester. He explains how the degree will teach students both responsible use of AI as well as proper ethics when operating with AI. Dr. Wang later highlights how students who graduate aren’t forced to work in tech and have the option to work in other fields as more industries adopt AI.

Lisa Dent checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories including how LeBron James might be commuting from New York City to Philadelphia via helicopter for his games, the issues when it comes to seeing The Odyssey the “proper” way, and a story of a man in New Zealand who defecated on the ground during a metal concert.

Terry Savage, nationally-syndicated money columnist, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the Dow being up 600 points and whether or not the Fed will raise interest rates on Wednesday, July 29th. Later, she addresses listener’s financial questions.

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

Dr. Sairam Parthasarathy, Director of the Center for Sleep and Circadian Sciences at the University of Arizona Health Sciences, joins Lisa Dent to discuss why we tend to wake up earlier as we get older. He mentions that as one ages, their internal clock starts moving faster than that of the Earth’s rotation, resulting in a desynchronization that causes us to wake up earlier and go to sleep earlier. Dr. Parthasarathy later provides methods by which this desynchronization can be remedied or delayed.

David Olsen, Government Relations Director for the Alzheimer’s Association’s Illinois chapter, joins Lisa Dent to discuss Governor J.B. Pritzker’s signing of Senate Bill 2886 which protects Illinois residents against Alzheimer’s biomarker discrimination. The bill ensures that Illinoisans who have taken, or who will take, an Alzheimer’s biomarker test cannot be discriminated against by their health insurers as well as employers.

Lisa Dent checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories including a hotdog birthday cake being made by Oscar Mayer, a man in Italy who was sentenced to the highest prison for running a Roman theater scam, and the popcorn bucket trend has gotten too expensive.

Jessica Nugent, Director of the Cubs Guest Experience, joins the Lisa Dent Show to highlight how Wrigley Field became the very first MLB ballpark to be a certified autism center. She discusses what resources have been provided, what features have been added, and how their staff was trained to better accommodate those on the autism spectrum and make the ballpark more accessible to them.