Johnnie Putman and Steve King return to form with a full length show and they are featuring some of the best in show business! First is Sidney Friedman, The Musical Mentalist, and he wows our listeners plus WGN’s own Bob Fukuda with his mind-boggling routine. His show Sidney’s Secrets is at The Alley at Carnivale on Wednesday, June 21st. He is followed by another local superstar, Annie Aiello, and she is performing her Always Olivia Olivia Newton-John tribute show at the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, in Arlington Heights, on June 25th. Then, Eddie Muller, Host of Noir Alley on Turner Classic Movies talks about his brand new book Noir Bar: Cocktails Inspired by the World of Film Noir, a perfect blend of your favorite drinks and noir films.

On this week’s shortened show, Steve King and Johnnie Putman are joined by recurring show guests to take a look at some of the latest in the entertainment and automotive industry. Their first guest, Jessica Radloff, GLAMOUR Senior West Coast Editor and NYT best-selling author of THE BIG BANG THEORY: The Definitive Inside Story, provides some snippets behind the hit show and an update on many of the TV shows affected by the WGA strike. Then, Tom Appel, publisher of Consumer Guide Automotive and host of the Car Stuff Podcast, returns for some teases at new electric vehicles, some fun new standard features coming down the line and so much more. Johnnie also shares some info about a surprisingly common medical procedure that helped her recently.

In this week’s show, Steve and Johnnie kick things off with John Anderson and Bob Sarles, the directors of an upcoming film titled “Born in Chicago” which is being shown at Blues Fest in Chicago this upcoming week. Then, they invite Wayne Baker Brooks into the studio to discuss his music career and play a couple of songs on his acoustic guitar. Finally, they tie things off by discussing the Taylor Swift concert in Chicago and some of their favorite concert experiences.

On a Memorial Day weekend, Steve and Johnnie are joined by Dane Neal -live from Indianapolis covering the 107th running of the Indy 500, and WGN Chief Engineer Bill Murdoch -discussing the safety importance of having AM Radio standard in automobiles. Plus, jazz legend Ernie Watts & the great Corky Siegel stop by for a live performance. Technology guru & Director of Educational Technology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, Patrick Crispen answers tech questions and offers suggestions for spotting scams.

Steve and Johnnie are back in studio and their first guest is Carl Giammarese of The Buckinghams to talk about the upcoming premiere of the Dick Biondi film . Steve Bernas, President & Chief Executive Officer of the Better Business Bureau of Chicago & Northern Illinois talks about common scams regarding check washing and bank fraud. Then, historian and tour guide Adam Selzer talks about his book, Graceland Cemetery: Chicago Stories, Symbols, and Secrets and he is followed by show regular Tom Appel, Publisher at Consumer Guide Automotive and host of Consumer Guide Car Stuff Podcast to talk about the future of AM radio in vehicles.

Steve and Johnnie, broadcasting from Panama City, Florida for their fourth week, are joined by Don & Lisa Drucker, owners of Superdawg in Chicago, in celebration of the 75th anniversary of the famed restaurant. The topic of food continues with Hayden Bishop, an ambassador of Beyond Celiac, as May is Celiac Awareness Month and she, like Steve King, was diagnosed with Celiac disease. Then, the multitalented owner of Instant Replay Sports Cards, Aaron Beardon swings into the studio to talk about sports collectibles. He is followed by show regular Patrick Crispen, Director of Educational Technology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, to talk about all things computers and technology.

Steve and Johnnie, broadcasting from Panama City, Florida for their third week, are joined by photographer Barry Butler to discuss his new book, Chicago – Morning, Noon & Night and country music legend Bill Anderson to highlight his new album. Bill Anderson isn’t the only guest talking about a new album, as Johnnie and Steve are also joined by duo Jack and Gin who reveal the name of their upcoming album. Later, comedian Jason Hedden stops by in studio to talk about his life and career.

Johnnie and Steve, broadcasting from Panama City, Florida for a second week, are joined by New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, Michael Lister, to discuss the newest installment in the Burke and Blade Mystery series, Dead of Night. After, Grammy nominated guitarist, Tommy Emmanuel calls in to highlight his new duet album Accomplice Two. and Publisher of Consumer Guide Automotive, Tom Appel speaks on what he’s driving today, used car recommendations, and more! Later, Steve and Johnnie speak with award-winning Chicago journalist, Donn Pearlman, about this weekend’s Central States Numismatic Society coin show and singer, Lisa McClowry, joins them to talk about her appearance in The Beat Goes On: A Cher Tribute as Cher herself!

Johnnie and Steve broadcast from Panama City, Florida and are joined by music columnist and owner of Tom Lounges’ Record Bin, Tom Lounges to talk about National Record Store Day and writer, Jamie Freveletti, to discuss the Suspense Magazine anthology, Infinity. Later, New York Times best-selling author of The Big Bang Theory: The Definitive, Inside Story, Jessica Radloff, joins the show to share information on a new, potential Big Bang Theory spin-off and Director of Educational Technology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, Patrick Crispen, calls in to answer your tech-related questions.

Johnnie and Steve kick off this packed show with Gino Salomone, entertainment reporter for Fox 6 in Milwaukee, to talk about all of the latest in movies, TV and his uncanny caricature, courtesy of Rob Lowe. Then, Josh Solomon & Erika Brett, members of local band The Empty Pockets, are back in-studio along with Josh’s mom and brother to talk about some new music and their special April 18th show at Sketchbook Brewing in Skokie. Tom Appel, Publisher of Consumer Guide Automotive, zooms in later to talk about the news of Tesla workers sharing videos of naked customers and essential car tips like driving with your lights turned on. He is followed by Matthew C. Hoffman, film historian with the Park Ridge Public Library and the Pickwick Theatre, to talk about his efforts to keep the Pickwick Theatre alive with his Classic Film Series.