Lisa Dent

Ron Brown, news anchor for WGN Radio, joins Lisa Dent to dish out some Brownie Points. This week he reviews the arthouse film, ‘Digger’ starring Tom Cruise.

Kelly Vass, Natalie La Cava, and Shannon Stewart from State Street Jewelers join Lisa Dent to talk about what sets the Geneva-based jeweler apart from its competitors. Later, they elaborate on the process of traveling to Antwerp, Belgium and procuring the perfect diamonds for their customers.

Lou Manfredini joins the show from the Cubs game to answer listeners’ home project questions. Today, he shares his thoughts on whether or not quartz countertops are a potential hazard, protecting your deck from squirrels, and what to look for when shopping for shower installations. Listen to HouseSmarts Radio on WGN each Saturday morning at 6 am.

Alderman of the 28th Ward Jason Ervin joins Lisa Dent to discuss his opinions on last week’s vote to approve the $2.5 billion dollar parking meter sale. With him being one of the three people in opposition to the sale, Alderman Ervin explains what he believes are the proper next steps to make.

Beloved WGN Radio family members and hosts of the Steve and Johnnie show, Steve King and Johnnie Putman join Lisa Dent from Panama City Beach in Florida to discuss their perspective as Hurricane Isaias makes its way to the coast.

Long-time Chicago marathoners, Randy Burt and Henry Kozlowski joins Lisa Dent to discuss how they both ran every single Chicago Marathon and are getting ready for their 48th race this Sunday. They discuss the different challenges they’ve experienced over the almost half a decade of marathon running, including Henry “squeezing into” the Lane Tech shorts […]

Joabe Barbosa, the Roosevelt University doctoral student who ran down every street in Chicago joins Lisa Dent to discuss his preparation for this weekend’s Chicago Marathon. He is challenging himself to meet one person from every state during the marathon as well as challenging himself to make dead last just so he can chat with […]

Lisa Dent checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories including how Northwestern students have a chance to upgrade their seats at their Homecoming game by winning a hotdog eating contest, Ronnie Wood mentioned that the other members of the Rolling Stones are divided on whether or not they want to tour, and the […]

David Hochberg, Vice President of Lending for Team Hochberg at Atlantic Coast Mortgage and host of Home Sweet Home Chicago on WGN Radio, joins the Lisa Dent Show to discuss how even people who are making $300,000 a year are still living paycheck to paycheck and how businesses are being reimbursed for the tariffs, even […]

30-time marathoner and three-time Ironman triathlete, Rick Barrett joins Lisa Dent to talk about how he and four other friends are getting ready for their final Chicago Marathon after decades of running and 170 completed marathons split amongst the five of them. Barrett, now 73-years-old, shares the memories of his participation in the very first […]

Pat Brady, SVP of Mercury Public Affairs, former chairman for the Illinois Republican Party, joins Lisa Dent to address the controversies and investigations regarding the Chicago Board of Education elections. Later, they address the importance of becoming familiar with candidates and being informed on who you’re actually voting for.

Lisa Dent checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories including etiquette advice for those attending parties and Michael Douglas shares some stories from his memoir.

Matt Brewer, Co-owner of the Wiener Circle and Chicago mayoral candidate joins Lisa Dent to talk about his campaign as well as the aspects of the current state of the city that made him want to run in the first place. While being known primarily for the Wiener Circle, Lisa and Matt both highlight his […]

Ralph Carmona, a 75-year-old Portland resident, joins Lisa Dent to highlight his participation in the Chicago Marathon happening Sunday, October 11th to help raise awareness for Alzheimer’s disease which he was diagnosed with in 2015. In addition to the Chicago Marathon, Ralph ran in the Boston Marathon, and plans on to run in the other […]

Chief meteorologist at WGN-TV Demetrius Ivory and WGN-TV weather producer Bill Snyder join Lisa Dent to talk about the weather. Together, our Forecasters address the clear and gorgeous weather this week and the remnants of a tropical storm that we might see on Sunday. Later, they discuss how A.I. can be used to help meteorologists […]

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

Karen Conti, Partner at Conti & Dolan, LLC, joins Lisa Dent to discuss how the family of Chester Weger, who has become known as the “Starved Rock killer,” in a rare event, is requesting that Governor J.B. Pritzker pardon him following his death last year.

Senior member of the Freedom to Read team at PEN America, Philomena Polefrone joins Lisa Dent to discuss the report she authored detailing how there have been 12,000 instances of books being banned from public school libraries in the past year.

Lisa Dent checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories including Robert Palmer’s estate makes a deal with Private Wave Music to use his name, image, and likeness, Tom Hanks declares 2001: A Space Odyssey as his favorite movie, and the announcement of the third installment in the Sicario movie series.

Dr. Sterling Elliott, clinical pharmacist at Northwestern Medicine and assistant professor of orthopedics at Feinberg School of Medicine, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the best way to dispose of prescription drugs that people no longer need, why certain people have physical reactions to covid and flu vaccines, and what happened during Christa Pike’s lethal injection. […]

Digital privacy expert with Privacy Bee Harry Maugans joins the Lisa Dent Show to talk about how AI hasn’t been just attacking larger names at certain organizations anymore, but many of the everyday workers as well. They also address how AI has made phishing attempts seem even more realistic than people have been trained for. Later, […]

Alderman of the 47th Ward Matt Martin joins Lisa Dent to discuss how federal authorities used Chicago cameras in their case against Marimar Martinez following her shooting. He goes on to highlight the legislation he has introduced which would create an audit of Chicago’s systems and keep Chicagoans’ data out of the wrong hands.

Dan Hampton, NFL Hall of Famer and host of the Hamp and O’B show, joins Lisa Dent to preview the Bears’ game against the Jets on Sunday, October 4th.

Investigative correspondent for NewsNation, Rich McHugh joins Lisa Dent to share updates on the situation with the Cornell 7 and the alleged “gang rape” of a female student. He informs the audience on what was addressed at New York Governor, Kathy Hochul’s press conference, including the appointment of Attorney General Letitia James to further investigate […]

Lisa Dent checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories including some backstory on the theme song from the tv show, Family Ties, Kevin shares how he has been using A.I. to help with his home landscaping project, and Mary asks, “what’s with” restaurants in other countries being hesitant to allow customers to share […]