Podcast John Williams

Enjoy this edition of “The Best of Speed Jokes.” What was your favorite joke of the week? Keep sending your jokes to JohnWilliams@wgnradio.com! https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4124970/4124970_2023-05-26-203410.128.mp3 More Speed Jokes!Bởi wgnradio.com

Stefani Schweda, Owner, Scoreboard Bar and Grill and Sunset Pavilion in Lake Zurich, joins John Williams to talk about their long family history of running businesses in Lake Zurich, how she opened up the Sunset Pavilion beer garden, why it’s the perfect place to escape the day, the great staff culture, who comes to visit, and what are some of the …

Adam Petraglia, Executive Director / Founder, Bricks of Hope, joins John Williams to talk about their mission to deliver LEGO sets to sick children during their hospital stays. Adam tells John about why he started Bricks of Hope, how having cancer as a child impacted him, what the most popular LEGO set is, and what you can do to help them continue …

Author and food and nutrition expert Dawn Jackson Blatner joins John Williams to give us some suggestions for fun and healthy things to eat for your Memorial Day cookout. And as always, Dawn answers all of your nutrition questions. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4124549/4124549_2023-05-25-203049.128.mp3 More with Dawn Jackson Blatner…

John Williams brings you a round of Speed Jokes. Keep sending yours to JohnWilliams@wgnradio.com! https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4124529/4124529_2023-05-25-190929.128.mp3 More Speed Jokes!Bởi wgnradio.com

Kelly Leonard, Vice President, Creative Strategy, Innovation and Business Development at The Second City and host of the “Getting to Yes, And…” podcast, joins John Williams to talk about an upcoming podcast episode where he interviewed Ha Joon Chang about his book, “Edible Economics: A Hungry Economist Explains the World.” Kelly explains how a chap…

The Mincing Rascals this week are Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, and Austin Berg of the Illinois Policy Institute. Eric and Austin discuss a variety of topics including the ongoing debt limit negotiations. What do Eric and Austin think of this problem that shows up every few years? Mayor Brandon Johnson presided over his first city …

John Williams brings you a round of Speed Jokes. Keep sending yours to JohnWilliams@wgnradio.com! https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4124144/4124144_2023-05-24-211144.128.mp3 More Speed Jokes!Bởi wgnradio.com

Abrar Al-Heeti, video host and producer for CNET, joins John Williams to tell us everything we need to know about the rebranding of HBO Max as Max. How will this impact you and your subscription to the streaming service? https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4123800/4123800_2023-05-23-223100.128.mp3Bởi wgnradio.com

Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, joins John Williams to talk about why he felt Mayor Brandon Johnson’s inaugural speech missed the mark when he linked the fatal shooting of Chicago police Officer Aréanah Preston to CPD officer Eric Stillman fatally shooting 13-year-old Adam Toledo. John and Eric also debate their rankings of the best …

Liza Lehrer, Assistant Director of the Urban Wildlife Institute at Lincoln Park Zoo, joins John Williams to talk about a family of foxes that have been spotted in Millennium Park’s Lurie Garden. Liza explains why she isn’t too surprised to see these foxes living in Chicago, if this means anything about the health of their environment, why she belie…

Dr. Jeffrey Kopin, Chief Medical Officer for Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital, joins John Williams talk about the diabetes drug Ozempic being used for weight loss, how obesity is becoming a major public health problem around the world, and what we need to know about Senator Dianne Feinstein developing post-shingles encephalitis. https://s…

John Williams brings you a round of Speed Jokes. Keep sending yours to JohnWilliams@wgnradio.com! https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4123718/4123718_2023-05-23-190918.128.mp3 More Speed Jokes!Bởi wgnradio.com

Kelly Amonte Hiller, head women’s lacrosse coach at Northwestern University, joins John Williams and Dave Eanet to talk about the team making the Final Four, their big matchup against Denver this Friday, how she built the program into a dynasty, what we should know about the game of lacrosse, the incredible growth of the sport, and where we can wat…

It’s time once again for our Best of the Midwest feature! Are you trying to come up with some vacation ideas that are only a quick getaway from the Chicago area? Well, John Williams has some great recommendations for your summer trip! Today, Krystal Westfahl, President & CEO, Let’s Minocqua Visitor’s Bureau, joins John to tell us about all of the g…

John Williams brings you a round of Speed Jokes. Keep sending yours to JohnWilliams@wgnradio.com! https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4123299/4123299_2023-05-22-202639.128.mp3 More Speed Jokes!Bởi wgnradio.com

Author and food and nutrition expert Dawn Jackson Blatner joins John Williams to talk about why we should limit the amount of processed meat we are eating, and a new report from the World Health Organization about artificial sweeteners and how they will likely not help you lose weight. And as always, Dawn answers all of your nutrition questions. ht…