Author Michael Kutza joins Rick Kogan in studio to talk about his life as captured in his new book, “Starstruck: How I Magically Transformed Chicago into Hollywood for More Than 50 Years.” Later, Michael highlights his upcoming book, “The Crazies” and other future projects.

Poet Kathleen Rooney joins Rick Kogan in studio to talk about her new poetry collection, “Where the Snows Are.” She elaborated on the inspirations of her poems, how she balances her life as a writer and a teacher, and more!

Singer Libby York joins Rick Kogan to talk about her music, Wednesdays at Andy’s starting this week, and a birthday bash at Winters on September 15th. Libby discussed how she coped with the live performance hiatus during the pandemic, traveling, a performers relationship with their audience, and more!

Michael McDermott joins Rick Kogan to talk about his upbringing along with his new book, “Scars From Another Life.” There will be a release party with a concert Friday night at 8 pm at the Venue in Aurora. For more information on Michael, visit here.

David Marienthal, executive producer at Mister Kelly’s Chicago, joins Rick Kogan to talk about the screening of the documentary “Live at Mister Kelly’s,” at the Cultural Center at 6:30 Tuesday evening. It is part of the Jazz Fest activities and events. For more information on the screening, click here.

Robin and Jenny Bienemann join Rick Kogan to talk about their upcoming performance of “Haiku Milieu After Dark” at Fitzgerald’s nightclub on Friday at 9 pm. Jenny emphasizes the importance of the haiku to her and how it influences her artwork. To book your spot at Fitzgerald’s, visit here.

Egyptian musician, composer, and dancer Karim Nagi joins Rick Kogan to talk about the release of his latest album, Huzam and his concerts. They address his life moving from Kuwait to Egypt to Boston and finally to Chicago, the evolution and diffusion of music, his take on his position of “culture bearer,” and more!

Author Gerald Brennan joins WGN Radio’s Rick Kogan to talk about his new book, Alone on the Moon: A Soviet Lunar Odyssey, and his Tortoise Books. Alone on the Moon is a story of a two-man Soviet lunar mission and how the two cosmonauts have to worry about not only the merciless vacuum of space […]

Music duo Mark and Anne Burnell join Rick Kogan to talk about their new album, Two for the Road, coming out tomorrow. To celebrate the release of the album, they are holding a CD release concert at the Epiphany Center for the Arts this Wednesday at 7:30 pm. For information on the concert, visit here […]

Authors Paul Teodo and Tom Myers join Rick Kogan to discuss their latest, South of Cermak: Chicago Stories, along with an appearance at Centuries and Sleuths next Sunday. South of Cermak officially releases on Sunday and can be found in several bookstores including Centuries and Sleuths. For more information, click here.