Lisa Dent

Lisa Dent checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories including World Sports Journalist Day, Bob shares his new favorite literary device, and Mary asks, “what’s with” the word “absolutely”?

Peter Greenberg, travel expert and host of Peter Greenberg Worldwide on WGN Radio, joins Lisa Dent from Long Island once again to discuss the potential of being fingerprinted in EU airports and what that means for the future of travel. Afterwards, he addresses how people can avoid illness while on a cruise ships.

Ben Bradley, WGN-TV news anchor and investigative reporter, joins Lisa Dent to talk about Police Superintendent Larry Snelling’s announcement of his retirement plants on July 1st. He points out how Snelling placed his retirement notice about 2 weeks prior to his announcement as opposed to the usual 3-5 months. Ben feels this will raise more suspicion […]

Partner at Leonard Trial Lawyers, Michael Leonard joins Lisa Dent to shed light on the situation regarding Bally’s hiring the law firm of former Mayor Lori Lightfoot and discuss whether or not this is a conflict of interest.

In honor of the 250 years since the United States’ conception, Lisa will be chatting about some of the beautiful natural parks that help preserve the landscape and wildlife of this country. In this iteration, she highlights the closest national park to Chicago. That being Indiana Dunes National Park in Porter, Indiana. The acting Superintendent […]

Ron Brown, news anchor for WGN Radio, joins Lisa Dent to dish out some Brownie Points. This week he reviews The Invite, The Death of Robin Hood, and Supergirl

Lisa Dent checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories including a continuation of the Bob Dylan conversation, the true crime documentary regarding JonBenét Ramsey, and Heat being featured in an episode of The Bear.

Dr. Michael Ziffra, psychiatrist at Northwestern Medicine, joins Lisa Dent to discuss how extreme heat affects those who are neurodivergent and how hot weather affects stress and anxiety as a whole. While intense heat inherently causes people to be come more irritable and run down, certain medications only make the experience worse. Some possess side […]

Jahmal Cole, founder and CEO of My Block, My Hood, My City, joins Lisa Dent to talk about his mission to live in all 77 of Chicago’s neighborhoods. This month he’s in Pilsen and he updates listeners on his upcoming plans and shares how you can support his journey.

Pat Brady, SVP of Mercury Public Affairs, former chairman for the Illinois Republican Party, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the mayoral race and incumbent Mayor Brandon Johnson’s chance to win a second term. He emphasizes, however, that with the sheer number of candidates running, including those who have yet to officially announce their runs, everyone […]

Alderman of the 17th Ward David Moore joins Lisa Dent to talk about his Keep Chicago Clean Campaign officially launched on Friday, June 26th. With so much garbage being thrown onto the streets, he discusses his plan to post PSA’s and signs throughout the city to encourage residents to properly dispose of their trash. He […]

Burt Odelson, Attorney for the City of Markham, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the recent Supreme Court rulings and what he can gather of the Justices political leanings based on their votes. He touches on the rulings regarding birthright citizenship and transgender athletes. Later, he highlights their ruling which removes the cap of how much […]

Demetrius Ivory, Chief Meteorologist at WGN-TV, joins Lisa Dent to talk about the weather. Before that, he highlights his and Tom Skilling’s appearances in The Bear and gives the listeners a peek at some dialogue that was omitted from the show. Later, WGN-TV weather producer, Bill Snyder hops in on the conversation to discuss the […]

Fox soccer play-by-play announcer JP Dellacamera joins Lisa Dent to talk more about the 2026 World Cup. He starts off by answering the question regarding why both international soccer players and fans alike get so caught up in the emotions of the game, especially ones that end in penalty shootouts. JP states that while personal […]

Terry Savage, nationally-syndicated money columnist, joins Lisa Dent to talk about the rise in the stock market as well as fill the audience in on Trump accounts. Later, she takes questions from listeners.

Lisa Dent checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories including Bob Dylan’s revolving door of guitarists, Kevin explains what a “darty” is, and an update on the Taylor Swift wedding.

Howard Tullman, American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, educator, writer, lecturer, and art collector, joins Lisa Dent to discuss his latest article.

Steve Bernas, President and CEO of the Illinois Better Business Bureau, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the National Insurance Crime Bureau’s report detailing how contractor fraud has increased in Illinois since 2023, especially in the wake of this year’s storms.

Tom Skilling, former WGN-TV chief meteorologist, joins Lisa Dent to advise listeners to stay cool during the extreme heat warning throughout Cook County and talk about the increased humidity in the area as well. Later, he addresses his appearance on the penultimate episode of The Bear and his experience on the show’s set.

Falecia Woods, Senior Graphic Designer for Metra, joins Lisa Dent to discuss last week’s unveiling of the new special locomotive she designed to help celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States. She highlights her thought process behind creating the locomotive design, mentioning how she considers multiple aspects, such as how the train looks while […]

Lisa Dent checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories including how children in Michigan can open a lemonade stand without needing a permit, the blue and brown M&M’s will be temporarily removed from packs starting in August, and Iowa Cubs catcher Christian Bethancourt stepping in as pitcher to close out their most recent game.

Peter Greenberg, travel expert and host of Eye on Travel on WGN Radio, joins Lisa Dent from Long Island to discuss why certain airline websites ask whether the flyer is traveling for business or leisure as well as if packing cubes are actually that useful. In addition to the packing cubes, he advises on what […]

Soccer player, coach, and captain of the U.S. Men’s Beach Soccer National Team Nick Perera joins Lisa Dent to discuss World Cup, how the U.S. Men’s National Team fared in their game against Türkiye, and what they need to do before their match with Bosnia & Herzegovina. He later addresses how soccer is in the […]

Dr. Dana Varble, chief veterinary officer for the North American Veterinary Community, joins Lisa Dent to talk all things pets. She explains the reason as to why dogs hate having their noses blown into, but love sticking their head out of the car window. Later, Dr. Varble discusses supplements for horses and, as always, she […]

Ilyce Glink, ThinkGlink.com and the Love, Money + Real Estate newsletter, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the future of jobs in a world where workers are concerned they may be replaced with A.I. Later, she addresses Americans’ reactions to gas prices easing up as well as May’s housing market report.