Episodios

  • The Mincing Rascals 2.4.26: Senate race, government shutdown, Waymo, snowplow names

    The Mincing Rascals 2.4.26: Senate race, government shutdown, Waymo, snowplow names
    Feb 5 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 long-time Chicago journalist Cate Plys, publisher of Roseland, Chicago: 1972. This week, the Rascals kick off the podcast talking about JB Pritzker donating $5 million to Juliana Stratton’s senate campaign? Is this anything? […]
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  • Athletes to watch at the 2026 Winter Olympics

    Athletes to watch at the 2026 Winter Olympics
    Feb 4 2026
    WGN Radio News Director and Olympic correspondent Ryan Burrow joins John Williams to tell us what we need to know about the upcoming Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics. And make sure to listen to Ryan’s podcast, “Quest for Gold,” so you are fully prepared to watch this year’s games!
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  • How to watch the 2026 Winter Olympics

    How to watch the 2026 Winter Olympics
    Feb 4 2026
    Longtime Chicago radio veteran Harvey Wells, founder, Lower Tech Bills, talks to John about how he helps customers lower their internet, cell phone, and television costs. Today, Harvey tells us what you need to know about watching this year’s Winter Olympics.
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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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  • David Hochberg: Why student loan delinquencies are exploding

    David Hochberg: Why student loan delinquencies are exploding
    Feb 4 2026
    Mortgage and real estate expert David Hochberg joins John Williams to talk about U.S. condo prices plunging, and why student loan delinquencies are exploding. Also joining John and David in-studio today is Stacey Wahlberg, President & Co-Founder, Cal’s Angels! Stacey tells John the personal story about how Cal’s Angels started, how they fund cancer research […]
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  • John Williams brings you a round of Speed Jokes, Part MCI, 2.4.26

    John Williams brings you a round of Speed Jokes, Part MCI, 2.4.26
    Feb 4 2026
    John Williams brings you another round of Speed Jokes. Keep sending yours to JohnWilliams@wgnradio.com.
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  • Dr. Jeffrey Kopin: Why prehab before surgery is important

    Dr. Jeffrey Kopin: Why prehab before surgery is important
    Feb 3 2026
    Dr. Jeffrey Kopin, Chief Medical Officer, Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital, joins John Williams to talk about the most common causes of knee and joint pain, new data suggesting that flu cases are rebounding, the rare medical condition that the great Catherine O’Hara discovered many years before her death, and if we need to […]
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  • Green Attic Roofing can turn your roof into power

    Green Attic Roofing can turn your roof into power
    Feb 3 2026
    Andrei Turea, Co-owner & CEO, Green Attic Roofing, joins John to talk about why they started the company, their focus on energy efficiency, the way technology is continuing to evolve, the opportunity for commercial property owners to turn their roofs into an asset, what you should know about various rebate programs, how business has been […]
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