Episodios

  • How to transform and revitalize your brick

    How to transform and revitalize your brick
    Mar 19 2026
    Chris Balke, Owner, All City Brick Staining, talks to John about their business and how they help customers transform and revitalize brick surfaces with their expert staining services. Chris explains who their biggest customers are, if there is a popular color right now, how long a typical job takes, how business is going right now, […]
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  • Meet the pilot whose story was featured in the Tony Award-winning musical ‘Come From Away’

    Meet the pilot whose story was featured in the Tony Award-winning musical ‘Come From Away’
    Sep 12 2025
    Beverley Bass, the first female pilot at American Airlines, whose story about having the flight she was piloting diverted to Newfoundland on 9/11, joins John Williams to talk about having her story featured in the Tony Award-winning musical ‘Come From Away.’ Beverley tells John when she knew she wanted to become a pilot, how the […]
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  • Why major league sports embrace gambling

    Why major league sports embrace gambling
    Mar 19 2026
    Author and journalist Danny Funt joins John Williams to discuss his book, ‘Everybody Loses: The Tumultuous Rise of American Sports Gambling.’ Danny tells John about how much the average gambler lose a month, how difficult it is to outsmart a point spread, when the prop bet was created, how people who bet in-game are more […]
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  • John Williams brings you a round of Speed Jokes, Part MCXXVI, 3.19.26

    John Williams brings you a round of Speed Jokes, Part MCXXVI, 3.19.26
    Mar 19 2026
    John Williams brings you another round of Speed Jokes. Keep sending yours to JohnWilliams@wgnradio.com.
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  • The Mincing Rascals 3.18.26: Election recap, Iran war, Markwayne Mullin testimony

    The Mincing Rascals 3.18.26: Election recap, Iran war, Markwayne Mullin testimony
    Mar 18 2026
    The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, multi-media journalist Brandon Pope, author of Brandon Pope’s Screening Room, and political pundit Marj Halperin. The Rascals kick off the podcast talking about the results of yesterday’s Illinois primary. What were the major takeaways from the results? The Chicago Teachers Union wants students […]
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  • Why JB Pritzker was a big winner on primary election night

    Why JB Pritzker was a big winner on primary election night
    Mar 18 2026
    Chicago Tribune chief political reporter Rick Pearson joins John Williams to recap last night’s Illinois primary election. What were Rick’s biggest takeaways?
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  • Bob Bertog: Don’t need to start watering plants right now

    Bob Bertog: Don’t need to start watering plants right now
    Mar 18 2026
    Bob Bertog, president of Bertog Landscape Co. in Wheeling and a certified landscape professional with the National Association of Landscape Professionals, joins John Williams to answer all of your lawn and garden questions.
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  • Darren Bailey: I plan on earning Chicago’s support

    Darren Bailey: I plan on earning Chicago’s support
    Mar 18 2026
    Darren Bailey joins John Williams to talk about winning the GOP nomination for Illinois governor and how he plans to defeat Governor Pritzker in November. What does he plan to do differently this time?
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