Lisa Dent

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, Schaumburg couple Aparajita Rai and Akshay Sharma join Lisa to talk about how they have visited 33 U.S. National Parks with their 16-month-old daughter, Aarya, and plan on seeing the remaining 30, so Aarya can become the youngest person to have been to every park.

CEO of Lifeway Foods Inc. Julie Smolyanksy joins the Lisa Dent Show to help ring in the second annual National Kefir Day celebration on Thursday. First, she shares her family’s story of immigrating to the United States and the origin of what would become Lifeway. Later, she highlights the National Kefir Day events happening nationwide at Pioneer Court in Chicago, SOHO in New York City, and Miami, as well as the pilates event at North Avenue Beach on Friday.

17-year-old Canadian journalist and host of The Sharpe Exchange Wyatt Sharpe joins the Lisa Dent Show to share his thoughts on why a social media ban for children under 16 may not be the best tactic to combat the social media issue.

Lisa Dent checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories including the best tasting burger chain, and Simon Cowell’s personal rules on cellphones and social media.

Northwestern University student and former Chicago Sun-Times intern Zoe Singer joins the Lisa Dent Show to discuss her article detailing how there has only been one arrest in the over 1,200 occurrences of airbag theft.

Deanna Goodwin, Vice President of Marketing, Communications, and Development for Visit Lake Geneva, joins Lisa Dent to highlight their Liberty On The Lake event happening on the 4th of July. She goes on to talk about what people can see and experience during the family-friendly event, including face painting, food trucks, live music and more!

Pat Brady, SVP of Mercury Public Affairs, former chairman for the Illinois Republican Party, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the certainty that Governor Pritzker will be running for President in 2028. After, he addresses the money raised by those running in the Chicago mayoral race.

Operating Partner at Good Night John Boy Ramsey Hijjawi joins Lisa Dent to discuss how the West Loop bar has decided to test out raising the age of entry to 23 and up. They are hoping to provide a space where older adults can relax and hang out away from the more energetic newly-legal drinkers.

Mayor Brandon Johnson joins the Lisa Dent Show to talk about the Cubs tying for the third wild card spot, his meeting with Pope Leo XIV, and the opening of the Obama Center this week. Later, he addresses where the city is at in regard to the parking meter deal.

Terry Savage, nationally-syndicated money columnist, joins Lisa Dent to once again address listener woes regarding Social Security. She later highlights the housing sales in the downtown and suburban areas.