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Peter Greenberg, “Eye on Travel” host and CBS News travel editor, joins John Williams to talk about recent incidents of pilots becoming ill in the cockpit, the safety of having only one pilot on board, and the safety of traveling to France in light of protests and unrest. Peter also answers all of your travel questions. https://serve.castfire.com/a…

Music Scoring Mixer and Recordist talks his experience working at Sony Pictures Scoring Stage on numerous film score recordings, including many projects with John WilliamsHosted by Maurizio Caschetto Special Guest: Douglas S. Lacey Adam Michalak is one of the most experienced scoring mixers working today in Hollywood. He made his first steps in the…

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It’s the third anniversary of John starting this Speed Jokes journey! Thank you all for your jokes and your support. We couldn’t do it without you. And we couldn’t do it without Speed Jokes Spirit Guide Marge Sipla. John reads from his Chicago Tribune Op-ed about how Speed Jokes helped so many people through the difficult early stages of the COVID-…

The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, Mark Jacob, freelance writer and former Metro editor at the Tribune, and longtime freelance journalist Mark Guarino. This week the Rascals break down last night’s mayoral debate between Paul Vallas and Commissioner Brandon Johnson. What were…

Author and food and nutrition expert Dawn Jackson Blatner joins John Williams to talk about the controversy surrounding the Environmental Working Group’s Dirty Dozen / Clean Fifteen list, which ranks what vegetables have the most / least pesticides on them. Dawn explains why the list is controversial. Dawn also tells us what she thinks of a propose…

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Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, joins John Williams to talk about Rep. Kelly Cassidy’s (D-Chicago) bill that would legalize human composting in Illinois. Eric also tells us about another bill sponsored by Rep. Cassidy that would prohibit cat declawing in Illinois. Eric also gives us on update on his Tweet Madness bracket. https://ser…

Dr. Jeffrey Kopin, Chief Medical Officer for Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital, joins guest host Lisa Dent to talk about a number of different medical stories making news including a deadly fungus spread rapidly during the pandemic, the rise in other respiratory viruses that are around right now, the encouraging sign that we are getting ba…

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Jeff Smulyan, founder and chairman of the board of Emmis Communications Corporation, joins John Williams to discuss his new book, “Never Ride a Rollercoaster Upside Down: The Ups, Downs, and Reinvention Of An Entrepreneur.” Jeff talks about how his career in radio started which included hiring David Letterman to be a midday host! Jeff also offers s…

Alvaro Obregon, Associate State Director of Advocacy, AARP Illinois, joins John Williams to tell us everything we need to know about voting in the Chicago runoff election. In-person early voting starts today and goes every single day until the polls close at 7 p.m. on April 4. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4102180/4102180_2023-03-20-204820.128.m…

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Liz Shulman, English teacher at Evanston Township High School and in the School of Education and Social Policy at Northwestern University, joins John Williams once again to talk about the impact that screens and social media are having on her students. Liz also talks about a recent Tribune Op-ed she wrote about social media and school, and also com…

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Looking to take a quick getaway from the Chicago area this spring or summer? Well, John Williams has you covered with our “Best of the Midwest” feature. Today, we head to the great state of Ohio as John chats with Karen Raymore, Executive Director, Hocking Hills Tourism Association, about visiting beautiful Hocking Hills! Karen tells John how long …

Author and food and nutrition expert Dawn Jackson Blatner joins John Williams to talk about a recent Wall Street Journal article about America’s sandwich problem. Dawn offers tips to build a better sandwich and also answers all of your food and nutrition questions. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4101179/4101179_2023-03-16-195519.128.mp3 More with…

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