Dave Lee joins John for Extra Innings and later in the hour, John has some odds & ends for New Years Day.

David Mark joins John with a look at the world of politics. Later in the show Kim Johnso stops by with the 4 Things You Need to Know.

Susie Jones was in for John. She talked with him about home cold remedies. Then she talked to Blois Olson about politics in 2017 and a look ahead to 2018

Susie Jones was in for John. She talked to the LA Times' Emily Alpert-Reyes about legalizing recreational pot in California, to Bloomberg's Shira Ovide about Apple apologizing to customers, to Brad Ruiter about NBA All Star Voting and to Kim Johnson with 4 Things You Need to Know

Susie Jones was in for John. She talked to USA Today Film and Entertainment writer Brian Truitt about his Top 10 films of 2017.  Then she talked to St. Thomas Engineering Prof. Greg Mowry about the science of Star Wars

Mike Max was in for John. He and John chatted to start the show. Then Mike talked to Charlie Weaver about what Minnesota businesses are expecting in the new year

Mike Max was in for John. He talked with Dr. Melena Bellin from the U of M about a study using stem cell treatment for Type 1 Diabetes. Then he talked with Diane Malone from Accounting Resource Group about tax prep in light of the reform that just passed. Finally he got 4 Things You Need to Know from Kim Johnson!

MIke Max was in for John. He talked to Ahava Silkey-Jones, Principal of the Perpich Center for Arts Education. Then he talked with former Gophers star Willie Burton

Mike Max was in for John. In this hour, he and John chatted on "Extra Innings". Then he talked to Terrence Dopp from Bloomberg News about folks pre-paying 2018 taxes to get ahead of mortgage deduction caps

Mike Max was in for John. He talked to Brian Fung from the Washington Post about Elon Musk trying to make power outages a thing of the past. Then he talked with Dale Kurschner from TCB Mag on Mid Morning Money. Finally he got "4 Things You Need to Know" from Kim Johnson!