John Landecker

Jack Heinrich, sports producer, reporter, anchor, and producer of the John Landecker show, joins John Landecker to dive into what’s on Jack’s sports-filled brain for that day! Today, Jack reports on:

Dr. Evelyn Kelly and Natalie Kelly, a mother-daughter travel expert team, join John Landecker on the show to talk about their travels as the duo has visited 90 countries, all 50 states, and sevenContinents. They share their favorite spots they have seen along the way and talk about Evelyn’s goal is to visit 100 countries […]

Rebecca Fyffe, Director of Research at Landmark Pest Management, joins John Landecker to talk about how to stay safe from mosquito bites and warns about the danger you can encounter from a bite.

Gary Cole, renowned actor and one of the stars of the Steppenwolf Theatre‘s production of Catch as Catch Can, joins John Landecker to share details surrounding this massive “high-wire act” production, directed by Amy Morton, where three actors play six roles, crossing generations and genders without real costume changes. Listen in while Gary talks about […]

Whitney Reynolds, host of The Whitney Reynolds Show, is back for another edition of Wednesdays with Whit! Whitney joins your host, John Landecker, on the program to talk about Whit driving a NASCAR car ahead of the race next weekend at Chicagoland Speedway. Then Whit talks about getting an early screening of Toy Story 5 and more!

Jack Heinrich, sports producer, reporter, anchor, and producer of the John Landecker show, joins John Landecker to dive into what’s on Jack’s sports-filled brain for that day! Today, Jack reports on:

Eli Berk, sports producer and anchor, joins John Landecker to for the latest installment of Two Truths and Eli. John has to figure out which news story is the fake one written by Eli.

Ryan Oestreich, general manager of Chicago’s legendary Music Box Theatre joins John Landecker to discuss the Music Box’s new 98-seat theater screen, which will open to the public June 26.

Listen below as your host John Landecker and segment co-host, WGN Radio’s Ashley Bihun, battle out which is better: Snow cones or slushies?

The Patent Professor, John Rizvi, joins John Landecker to discuss the millions of artists like Bad Bunny and Taylor Swift whose music was secretly used to train AI music models and more about music copyrights.

WGN-TV weather producer Bill Snyder joins John Landecker to recap the severe weather we’ve had this last week. Then, Bill shares if this wet June has got us out of our drought after a dry May. To wrap up, Bill gives the weekend forecast!

Jack Heinrich, sports producer, reporter, anchor, and producer of the John Landecker show, joins John Landecker to dive into what’s on Jack’s sports-filled brain for that day! Today, Jack reports on:

Steve Dale, WGN Radio’s pet expert and host of Steve Dale’s Pet World and Steve Dale’s Other World, joins John Landecker to talk about New World screwworms in the US and share firework safety for dogs.

Bob Sirott joins John Landecker to talk about the life of Tom Dreesen, a legendary comedian who grew up in Harvey, Illinois, and passed at the age of 86 today. Bob and John remember the legend and recall memories of hanging out with him in the city.

Jack Heinrich, sports producer, reporter, anchor, and producer of the John Landecker show, joins John Landecker to dive into what’s on Jack’s sports-filled brain for that day! Today, Jack reports on:

Todd Furniss, AI Expert and CEO of AIAI Holdings Corporation, joins John Landecker to warn people about being careful when using AI for medical advice.

Herb Weisbaum, The ConsumerMan and Contributing Editor at Checkbook.org, joins John Landecker to warn about checking your receipt when checking out of a hotel to see if a smoking fee has been added if you were in a non-smoking room. Then Herb talks about overdraft fees.

Deb Ognar, Registered Dietitian and Board Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics (CSSD) with more than 20 years of experience in corporate wellness, sports nutrition, and the fitness industry, joins John Landecker on National Eat Your Vegetables Day to talk about the importance of eating vegetables and offer tips to help seamlessly get them into your […]

Eli Berk, sports producer and anchor, joins John Landecker to debut a new game: Two Truths and Eli. John has to figure out which news story is the fake one written by Eli.

Eli Berk, sports producer, reporter, anchor, and producer of the John Landecker show, joins John Landecker to dive into what’s on Eli’s sports-filled brain for that day!

Jim Ryan, music journalist from Forbes, joins John Landecker to discuss the changes made to the Grammy Awards, including five new categories and adjustments made to the Best New Artist Category. They also run down the lineup for the opening ceremony of the Obama Presidential Center on Thursday.

Kori Rumore, a journalist at The Chicago Tribune, joins John Landecker on the program to share what is going on this week in the Vintage Chicago Tribune!

Feld chef Jake Potashnick, winner of the Best Chef: Great Lakes category at the 2026 James Beard Awards, joins John Landecker to talk about the Ukrainian Village restaurant and the whole team that contributed to earning the award,

Rini Paiva, Executive Vice President for Selection and Recognition at the National Inventors Hall of Fame (NIHF), joins John Landecker to talk about the National Inventors Hall of Fame and the evolution of innovation. Listen in while Rini gives us an inside look at how inductees are selected, what happens when legendary inventors geek out […]

Jack Heinrich, sports producer, reporter, anchor, and producer of the John Landecker show, joins John Landecker to dive into what’s on Jack’s sports-filled brain for that day!