Lisa Dent

Lisa Dent checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories including how Herbie Hancock will play at the Vatican for Christmas, the return of the McRib to McDonald’s, and the return of the show Glee.

Mr. Fix-It, Lou Manfredini joins the Lisa Dent Show to answer listeners’ home project questions. Today, he shares tips on finding good electric washers and dryers, cleaning hard water buildup, and more! Later, he addresses how tiny houses could be a solution to the housing affordability crisis. Listen to HouseSmarts Radio on WGN each Saturday morning at 6 am.

Ron Brown, news anchor for WGN Radio, joins Lisa Dent to dish out some Brownie Points. This week he reviews Chris Rock’s new drama, Misty Green. Later, they look at his viewing of the cetacean-centered film, Whalefall.

Sociologist at MIT Sherry Turkle joins Lisa Dent to discuss how Anthropic has banned Claude users from being cruel to the AI service. She stresses the dangers of humanizing AI and how it is the intended purpose of these companies to blur the lines between human and inhuman. Sherry notes that this is especially dangerous for kids, citing how AI allegedly pushed a child to commit suicide after convincing him to hide a homemade noose from his parents. She also stressed the importance of helping seniors and others to form real human relationships rather than relying on AI for social interactions.

Executive Director of the Illinois Lawyers’ Assistance Program, Dr. Diana Uchiyama joins Lisa Dent to highlight the organization’s statewide study showing just how many lawyers in Illinois battle with mental health, substance abuse, gambling, suicidal ideations, and other issues due to on-the-job stressors.

Vice President of litigation for lands, wildfire, and oceans with EarthJustice Drew Caputo joins Lisa Dent to discuss how the Trump administration will be reinterpreting the Endangered Species Act in way that allows them to take away protections from animals on the endangered species list. They address how this will affect wildlife such as the piping plovers in Chicago.

David Hochberg, Vice President of Lending for Team Hochberg at Atlantic Coast Mortgage and host of Home Sweet Home Chicago on WGN Radio, joins the Lisa Dent Show to discuss who Americans are angry when it comes to the current housing affordability crisis, people’s confidence in home builders, and more! Later, he answers your home-related questions.

State Representative of the 26th district Kam Buckner joins the Lisa Dent Show to continue the discussion of the new home of the Bears stadium as Governor Pritzker and other Illinois Democrats seem to be confident that the Bears will be staying in Chicago, or at least staying in the state.

Lisa Dent checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories including the completion of the first part of the I-490 tollway, a Hallmark movie to be filmed in Carlinville, IL, and we wish a happy 3rd anniversary to Kevin and Bridget.

Dr. Sterling Elliott, clinical pharmacist at Northwestern Medicine and assistant professor of orthopedics at Feinberg School of Medicine, joins Lisa Dent ahead of Prescription Drug Take Back Day to answer more of your prescription drug questions.