Wendy Snyder, Dave Schwan, Eli Berk, and Neal Fischer start the show talking about lunchboxes and let listeners know if they were lunchbox kids or paper bag kids!

For today’s Far Flung Forecast, Dave takes us out to Coleville, California.

Dr. Sri Komanduri, Director of System Integration for the Digestive Health Institute at Northwestern Medicine, joins Wendy Snyder for this week’s health update. Dr. Komanduri talks about the new Center for Advanced Endoscopy at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital, how endoscopy and colonoscopy are vital for early cancer detection, and shares some new minimally invasive treatments for conditions like GERD, Barrett’s esophagus, and GI lesions.

Tinley Park mom, Stacey Duranski, shares the emotionally charged story of collapsing while pregnant on Christmas Eve and shares how a stranger’s quick 911 call helped save her life after a ruptured brain aneurysm. With the power of radio and social media, Stacey was able to track down and thank her hero, a story first reported by Lauren Traut on Patch.com

Alex Zalben, Editor of Comic Book Club, joins Wendy Snyder to discuss the latest in television, entertainment, and streaming. The duo talks about The Boys, Widow’s Bay, Supernatural, The Citadel, and more!

Tanner Mitchell a.k.a. “Tanner the Planter” joins the show to answer all your plant questions, and highlights his book For the Love of Houseplants

Plus, WGN Radio News Anchor Ron Brown joins to talk about the new Oscar rules