Lisa Dent

Carrie Stier, Co-owner and Business Manager of Operations at Riverboat Twilight, joins Lisa Dent to celebrate 20 years of the business being around. She highlights aspects such as what each family member does within the operation, the best time to make a trip, the animals you can see along the way, as well as the reactions of previous customers who traveled the Mississippi on the Riverboat.

David Hochberg, Vice President of Lending for Team Hochberg at Atlantic Coast Mortgage and host Home Sweet Home Chicago on WGN Radio, joins the Lisa Dent Show to discuss the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) report and what that could mean for workers. He later shares his thoughts and advice on reverse mortgages.

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, Lisa highlights Badlands National Park in South Dakota. She is joined by Badlands National Park Education Specialist Ed Welsh to discuss the beautiful, almost alien, rock formations and how they were made, as well as the fossil history in the area.

Karen Conti, Partner at Conti & Dolan LLC, joins Lisa Dent to talk about the call for U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros’ resignation after it was discovered that he made contact with a few grand jurors prior to the “Broadview Six” indictment which he later tried to cover up.

Producers Collin McCarthy and Drew Harris turn on their mics and answer questions relating to their generation, Generation Z. This week, Drew turns the tables as he asks the audience to reminisce on when they first turned 30 years old.

Lisa Dent checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories including Paul McCartney’s post-show ritual, Amazon Prime Day, and the best supermarket products of the year.

Terry Savage, nationally-syndicated money columnist, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the July 1st deadline for Parent PLUS College loan borrowers to access repayment plans. Later, Terry shares her thoughts on the future of AI.

Guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd joins Lisa Dent to highlight his new album Ledbetter Heights (The 30th Anniversary Sessions) as well as his ongoing tour. In his conversation with Lisa, he discusses moments in the earliest parts of his career where he was meeting and playing with established artists while already releasing his own music, just at the age of 16. He later touches on the personal connections with some of his songs, such as Blue On Black.

Lisa Dent checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories including oral allergy syndrome, the new McDonald’s World Cup meals for both kids and adults, and Illinois announces its official state bee.

Spokesperson for the Illinois Drivers Association Bailey Koch rejoins the Lisa Dent Show to discuss how the rideshare drivers’ union bill has passed through both chambers of the Illinois General Assembly and is on its way to Governor Pritzker’s office to be signed.