In this full show podcast, Matt focuses on a series of newsworthy topics. At 1 a.m., mayoral candidate Troy LaRaviere joins the show. In addition to the first show from the Allstate Skyline Studio, Matt talks about immigration with Mitch Epner and listeners. Later on, Roger Badesch and the gang talk about Johnny Depp.  Tune in!    

This weekend marks the final Saturday that Matt Bubala broadcasts live from the historic Tribune Tower from the Allstate Showcase Studio. With this move comes another change. Matt will gain an extra hour by beginning the show at 1 a.m., effective next Saturday from the Allstate Skyline Studio. Producer Jess returns back from vacation and Matt, Jess, Patti and listeners share some of their favorite memories throughout the night. At 2:30 a.m., Dr. Natalie Marks joins the show in-studio to […]

Dr. Natalie Marks, Veterinarian and Medical Director at Blum Animal Hospital, joins The Matt Bubala Show to discuss pet safety tips this summer. As temps begin to rise into the 90 degree range this weekend, Marks discusses the signs of heat stroke or heat exhaustion in your furry friends.  Besides providing fresh water and shade, there are recommended peak hours where owners can walk their dogs or have pets outside. Marks says animals “don’t don’t sweat like we do.” Pets can […]

This weekend marks the final Saturday that Matt Bubala broadcasts live from the historic Tribune Tower from the Allstate Showcase Studio. With this move comes another change. Matt will gain an extra hour by beginning the show at 1 a.m., effective next Saturday from the Allstate Skyline Studio. Producer Jess returns back from vacation and Matt, Jess, Patti and listeners share some of their favorite memories throughout the night. At 2:30 a.m., Dr. Natalie Marks joins the show in-studio to […]

Matt Bubala is back from vacation and talks about his trip to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. Sticking to the sports conversation, Matt, Roger Badesch, and producer Curtis Koch talk about the debate about LeBron James and Michael Jordan. Who is the greatest of all time? Later, Matt opens the phone lines and gives his thoughts on the summit between President Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jung-un.

Alex Blackshire, Event Coordinator for the Chicago Margarita Festival, joins Steve Dale as he fills in on The Matt Bubala Show to talk about the upcoming event and drink recipes. Blackshire says his passion for making good drinks started in college. His Spanish professor told him “the best way to learn a language is to come to the bar.” He previously went to Tampa Bay and had an extravagant festival there with fireworks. Since the turnout was so great, he decided that Chicago would be […]

Steve Dale fills in for The Matt Bubala Show this weekend, which may be the last weekend WGN Radio broadcasts from the Allstate Showcase Studio. WGN’s legal expert, Karen Conti joins the show to chat with Steve about Rod Blagojevich and Martha Stewart on whether or not they should be pardoned. Later on, in-studio guest Alex Blackshire shows us how to make margaritas to prepare for the Chicago Margarita Festival. Steve also chats with Lauren Mieli about another upcoming Fest, Meow Meet […]

Lauren Mieli joins Steve Dale on The Matt Bubala Show to talk about an upcoming cat convention in Rosemont. Meili talks about the Meow Meet Up–where people who love cats can finally get together in one place.  Her inspiration started because “there wasn’t any [events like this] in the Midwest, and cats have taken over the internet. Being based in Chicago, the next thing we had to do was provide a venue for people who didn’t have Throughout the weekend, Meili […]

Author of Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea and the Deep Origins of Consciousness and University of Sydney professor Peter Godfrey-Smith joins The Matt Bubala Show to talk about new research into the analogy that octopuses may be similar to aliens or that these animals have come from somewhere other than Earth. Roughly 33 scientists support this hypothesis but Smith rejects the idea that octopuses came from space. These group of scientists who believe they are alien wrote a paper called Cause of Cambrian […]

D. B. Cooper hijacked a plane and $200,000 in ransom money 45 years ago and mysteriously disappeared. Recently, some news sources have reported that this mysterious man has finally been identified and a Michigan publisher has all the details.  Matt Bubala talks with Vern Jones, CEO of Principia Media shares Carl Laurin’s story behind “D.B. Cooper & Me: A Criminal, A Spy, My Best Friend.” Filmmaker Thomas Colbert believes that D.B. Cooper is Robert Henry Rackstraw, a Vietnam vet from San Diego–so much […]