Jen Sabella, the Director of Strategy and co-founder of Block Club Chicago, joins Wendy Snyder (in for Bob Sirott) to share the latest Chicago neighborhood stories. She provides details on:

Back To School With Block Club: Learn how you can help to provide books to CPS students.

Congress Theater Rave Goes Viral — But Alderman Says Party Could Slow Theater Redevelopment: Organizers of the Saturday party called it a celebration of rave culture, but Ald. Daniel La Spata said the cleanup hinders efforts by the city and the theater owner to keep the renovation moving forward.

Viral Videos Blame City For Residents’ Flooding Woes — But Can Anything Be Done?: While the issue has not risen to the level of the city’s failed response to the 1979 blizzard, when poor snow removal helped sweep Jane Byrne into power, flooding has clearly struck a chord with impacted Chicagoans.

Chef Rick Bayless’ Incredible Home Garden A Hidden Gem In Bucktown: The backyard of the acclaimed Chicago chef’s home is a true production garden that yields hundreds of pounds of produce for his restaurants — and you can tour it.

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Blockbuster Blake Stubbs joins Wendy Snyder (in for Bob Sirott) to talk about what Brad Pitt thinks about AI in Hollywood movies and the work that he’s done with AI. He also shares details about the death of Tedde Moore and the “Game of Thrones” play in England.

Emergency medicine physician and associate chief medical officer for Northwestern Medicine’s Central DuPage Hospital Dr. Jeffrey Bohmer joins Wendy Snyder (in for Bob Sirott) to talk about other foods that are linked to the cyclospora outbreak and if this is something that will go away on its own. He also discusses the popularity of protein-rich diets and how much we should actually consume.

Brookfield’s Galloping Ghost Arcade co-founder Doc Mack joins Wendy Snyder (filling in for Bob Sirott) to talk about how he discovered his passion for video games and building up the largest video game arcade in the world. He also discusses his upcoming appearance at Fan Expo Chicago and what games you’ll be able to play there.

Jon Hansen, host and executive producer of the Block Club Chicago Podcast, joins Wendy Snyder (in for Bob Sirott) to share the latest Chicago neighborhood stories. Jon has details on:

22 Years Later, Dave Matthews Bus Poop Incident Makes Chicagoans Laugh — And Groan: Dave Matthews’ tour bus emptied its 800-pound septic tank on people taking a cruise 22 years ago this week. The DMB poop incident is “now old enough to drink,” one social media post pointed out.

Chicago’s First Cat Tour Brings Cat Lovers to Lincoln Square: More than 100 felines turned out for the city’s first neighborhood cat tour, joining a growing number of similar events that have popped up in other cities.

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Blockbuster Blake Stubbs joins Wendy Snyder (in for Bob Sirott) to talk about another successful box office weekend for “Spider-Man: Brand New Day,” as well as how Seth Rogan’s “The Invite” did. He also shares his review of “One Night Only” and update on the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger.

Wendy Snyder, Dave Schwan, Charlie Roumeliotis and Eli Berk start the show recapping Wendy’s wild dream and how it led her to ask how everyone first started listening to music.

For today’s Far Flung Forecast, Dave takes us out to Oakville, Alabama.

Dr. Michael Lou, Medical Director for Hospitalists at Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital, joins Wendy for this week’s health update. Dr. Lou discusses the latest on cyclospora and dives into the best ways to get your supply of vitamin D.

We return for the next installment of Two Truths and Eli, where Wendy and crew have to figure out which news story is the fake one written by Eli.

Entertainment journalist Alex Zalben, host and producer of Comic Book Club, joins Wendy Snyder to discuss the latest in television, entertainment, and streaming. The duo talks about the newest releases this week, including the season 3 finale of House of the Dragon, season 4 of Reacher, and Ricky Gervais in Alley Cats.

It seems like the safest way to consume vegetables today is to grow them yourself, and Bob Zeni, the Chicago Tomato Man, joins Wendy Snyder to talk about all things tomatoes. Listen in as Bob fields questions and shares the tips you need to get the most out of your tomatoes.

Plus, WGN Radio News Anchor Ron Brown joins to talk about the latest on the big screen.

Eli Berk, sports producer, anchor, and producer of Wendy Snyder’s Sunday Morning, joins Wendy Snyder for the latest installment of Two Truths and Eli. Wendy and crew have to figure out which news story is the fake one written by Eli.

Dr. Michael Lou, Medical Director for Hospitalists at Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital, joins Wendy Snyder for this week’s health update. Dr. Lou discusses the latest on cyclospora and dives into the best ways to get your supply of vitamin D.

Stefanie O’Connell, author of The Ambition Penalty: How Corporate Culture Tells Women to Step Up — and Then Pushes Them Down, joins Wendy Snyder, in for Jon Hansen, on Your Money Matters to discuss the differences in treatment between genders in the workplace over ambition.