Lisa Dent

Charlie Roumeliotis, WGN Radio’s Chicago Blackhawks pre and post-game anchor and host of Blackhawks Live, joins Lisa Dent to celebrate the return of Patrick Kane to the Chicago Blackhawks. While fans are excited just to have Kane back in the city, there’s much excitement around the potential synergy between him and Connor Bedard on the ice. With the combination of both Kane’s and Bedard’s talent, as well as the overall desire for Kane’s return to happen, the team and fans alike believe this could be a great year for the Blackhawks.

In honor of the 250 years since the United States’ conception, Lisa will be chatting about some of the beautiful natural parks that help preserve the landscape and wildlife of this country. In this iteration, Ranger Rich Jehle joins her to talk about Yellowstone National Park, the United States’ first national park. While he does mention Old Faithful, Ranger Rich stresses how the park’s entire hydrothermal system made the area so important to protect in the first place. After, he takes the time to highlight Yellowstone’s wildlife such as its bison, elk, moose, grizzly bears, big horned sheep, and so much more! Ranger Rich also makes it a point to spotlight the 1,000 foot deep gorge created by the Yellowstone River featuring two waterfalls known as “The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone.”

Executive Director of Pure Ludington, Brandy Miller joins Lisa Dent to talk about “the sunset side of Lake Michigan,” Ludington. She highlights the initial coastline drive along Michigan, the House of Flavors ice cream shop, as well as the more than 28 miles of sugar sand beaches where visitors can relax and have a good time. Later, she spotlights their Suds On the Shore craft beer, wine, and cocktail festival happening on August 15th. Reach out to Pure Ludington if you’d like help planning your next trip!

Pat Brady, SVP of Mercury Public Affairs, former chairman for the Illinois Republican Party, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the flexibility Mayor Johnson has, as the incumbent mayor, to take his time in announcing his candidacy. After, they take a look into Illinois State Secretary Alexi Giannoulias’ and Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza’s respective campaigns, and ask whether or not Giannoulias is actually intending to run for Governor. Later, they both bring up the question, “where is Darren Bailey and his campaign?”

Reporter for WGN-TV Mike Lowe joins Lisa Dent to discuss his report detailing prospects for Chicago’s next big idea and the six finalists that have submitted suggestions to this competition. Some ideas include The Morton Arboretum’s proposal to connect the city’s arboreta to help improve each community’s climate, a proposal in favor of capping the highways, and more!

Lisa Dent checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories including Charlie Woods’ performance at the U.S. Junior Amateur golf playoffs, the current average price for movie tickets, and a brief chat about Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey.

Teresa Murray, a consumer watchdog with the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG), joins Lisa Dent to discuss cyclosporiasis and scrutiny surrounding Taylor Farms’ reported false positive test for the parasite. They further address previous issues with Taylor Farms produce such the E. coli found in the onions they supplied McDonald’s in 2024. Teresa later adds that the first cases of cyclosporiasis trace back to May of this year.

Dr. Jim Adams, Chief Medical Officer at Northwestern Medicine, joins Lisa Dent to discuss recent health headlines. He addresses topics including why we wake up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom as we get older, how measles cases are set to surpass last year’s total, the one factor that leads to heart health decline in women, how the sheer number of choices we face day-to-day affects our stress levels, and more!

Terry Savage, nationally-syndicated money columnist, joins Lisa Dent to discuss how despite the war in Iran and the rise in oil prices, the stock market is somehow still up. Later, she addresses listener’s financial questions.

Lisa Dent checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories including Aaron Rodgers reconnecting with his family, Brad Paisley revealing information on the Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce wedding, and a woman who gave birth to identical quadruplets.