Lisa Dent

Herb Weisbaum, The ConsumerMan and Contributing Editor at Checkbook.org, joins Lisa Dent to share tips on the best ways to save as much money as possible. Later, he addresses his concerns over the future of marketing junk food towards children as AI becomes more involved in the industry.

Associate professor and director of graduate studies of political science at the University of Illinois Chicago Dr. E.J. Fagan joins Lisa Dent to discuss the legality of the Trump administration’s order to the DOJ to investigate the Alaska U.S. Senate race should incumbent Republican Senator Dan Sullivan lose the election.

Actor Kara Killmer, who plays Sylvie Brett on Chicago Fire, joins Lisa Dent to spotlight the new film she’s starring in, Jimmy. The film depicts the period of famed actor Jimmy Stewart’s life right before his years of military service up until his performance in the Christmas classic, It’s a Wonderful Life.

Lisa Dent checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories including how adolescents and young adults are jousting each other using Lime e-bikes, Molson-Coors is offering a customers a free beer for Game 1 of the World Series, and Mary asks, “what’s with” trunk or treating?

Dr. Dana Varble, chief veterinary officer for the North American Veterinary Community, joins Lisa Dent, to talk all things pets. Together, they address how a startup is planning to genetically engineer dogs to have them serve as “war dogs.” Later, Dr. Varble answers listeners’ pet-related questions.

Ilyce Glink, of ThinkGlink.com and the Love, Money + Real Estate newsletter, joins Lisa Dent to discuss why more people are choosing to build Accessory Dwelling Units, how it’s actually cheaper to put a down payment on a house in Illinois as opposed to some other states, and how dog walking is a surprisingly lucrative job.

Alexander Angeles joins Lisa Dent to talk about how, as an eighteen-year-old graduate of Hancock High School, he’s running for Chicago School Board of District 8B. He discusses what made him to choose to run at such an early time in his life and shares how his perspective allows him to see issues he believes other candidates don’t notice.

CEO of Rosati’s Pizza, Jeff Rosati joins Lisa Dent to celebrate the 50th anniversary of it’s Palatine and Woodridge locations and the 17th anniversary of the Elk Grove Village location. Additionally, on Saturday, October 24th, those three locations will be handing out free slices of pizza from 1pm to 3pm.

Host for the Blackhawks Pre- and Post-Game shows on WGN Radio Charlie Roumeliotis joins Lisa Dent to give his analysis on the team as they prepare to go up against the Montreal Canadiens, Friday evening at 7:00pm CT.

Dan Hampton, NFL Hall of Famer and host of the Hamp and O’B show, joins Lisa Dent to preview the Bears’ game against the Patriots on Thursday, October 22nd. He also shares his thoughts on the Bears’ tribute to the late Coach Mike Ditka.