Rick Kogan is joined by Bob Chiarito to discuss his Chicago Magazine story about courtroom artists and the recent death of one of them, Andy Austin.

Rick Kogan is joined in studio by Paul Teodo to talk about the new storytelling event ‘Listen Up!’ at Carnivale on May 21st.

Rick Kogan is joined in studio by Kelsey and Andrew McClellan to talk about the art of sign painting which they do through their company, Heart & Bone, and their collaboration with Jim Coudal and Field Notes.

Journalist and media personality Candace Jordan joins Rick Kogan to report on Mother’s Day events and offerings around Chicago.

Lou Malnati’s owner and chairman Marc Malnati joins Rick Kogan to discuss his new book, Deep Dish, and his desire to tell the story of his family’s rise to pizza fame.

Jim Coudal, President of Coudal Partners, discusses the newest edition of Field Notes, a collaboration with Andrew and Kelsey McClellan of Heart & Bone, sign painters. For more information, go to fieldnotesbrand.com and  chicagosignpainters.com.

Singer Elaine Dame joins Rick Kogan to discuss her third album, ‘Reminiscing,’ and her upcoming performance at the Winter’s Jazz Club on May 16th.

WGN Radio’s Rick Kogan is joined by Libby York, who is performing ‘Songs That Turn Up the Heat’ at Winter’s Jazz Club on Thursday, May 1st. Libby talks about her adventures in music and the changing audience.

WGN Radio’s Rick Kogan is joined by author, writer, and professor Michelle Weldon to discuss how she got her start in writing, and her many books, the latest being, “The Time We Have: Essays on Pandemic Living.”

WGN Radio’s Rick Kogan is joined in-studio by Walter Podrazik who, with Harry Castleman, wrote “Watching TV: American Television Season by Season,” now in its new fourth edition at 644 pages. The two discuss Walter’s adventures in journalism, the overall history of television, and where we go from here.