Lisa Dent

Dr. Jim Adams, Chief Medical Officer at Northwestern Medicine, joins Lisa Dent to discuss recent health headlines. Dr. Adams first addresses whether or not the Ebola outbreak currently in Congo will spread to the Americas as well as how one out every three adults misunderstands medical directions. He later highlights prostate health as we continue through National Men’s Health Week.

Lisa Dent checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories including Bob’s sailing saga and the return of the original McDonald’s Fried Apple Pie.

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, she discusses the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, between North Carolina and Tennessee, with its Chief of Staff, Katelyn Liming. With approximately half a million acres and 800 miles of hiking trail, Katelyn highly recommends people use that as an opportunity to see the variety of animals, including black bears, elk, and even salamanders!

Demetrius Ivory, Chief Meteorologist at WGN-TV, joins Lisa Dent to talk about the weather. He looks back to last week’s series of storms including the factors that caused it as well as the aftermath. Later, he addresses the upcoming storms this week along with safety tips on being outside when there’s thunder.

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

Lisa Dent checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories about drive-in theaters and LA having the worst threat of mosquitoes.

Clinical psychologist and parenting expert Dr. John Duffy joins Lisa Dent to talk about why Father’s Day doesn’t get as much love as Mother’s Day does. The two talk about where the disconnect is for celebrating dads.

Dr. Sterling Elliott, clinical pharmacist at Northwestern Medicine and assistant professor of orthopedics at Feinberg School of Medicine, joins Lisa Dent to discuss GLP-1s, the difference between high cholesterol and high triglycerides, and more. And, as always, Dr. Elliott answers listeners’ medical questions.

Stephen Kates, Financial Advisor at Bankrate, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the latest market numbers and what those numbers mean for homebuyers and builders, as well as the state of the housing market.

Tom Skilling, former WGN-TV chief meteorologist emeritus, joins Lisa Dent talk about the tornadoes and severe weather Illinois and Indiana experienced last week.