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Lisa Dent

The Lisa Dent Podcast from 720 WGN

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357
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2025
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El Grito Chicago postponed amid possible ICE deployment

El Grito Chicago postponed amid possible ICE deployment

Korina Sanchez, El Grito Festival Organizer, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the festival’s postponement. The popular festival was set to be held Sept. 13th and 14th in Grant Park, but the festival’s orga…

Thu 04 Sep 2025
Newsroom Story Time: 9/4/25

Newsroom Story Time: 9/4/25

Lisa Dent checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories.

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Thu 04 Sep 2025
Chaos Divers discover 98 cars in the Chicago River

Chaos Divers discover 98 cars in the Chicago River

Lindsay Bussick, Manager of Chaos Divers, joins Lisa Dent to discuss their team discovering over 90 cars in the Chicago River. Bussick shares how 10 missing persons cases brought them to the Chicago …

Thu 04 Sep 2025
Lou’s To-Do List: Cement cracks, patios, and more

Lou’s To-Do List: Cement cracks, patios, and more

Lou Manfredini joins Lisa Dent for Lou’s To Do List, sponsored by Perma-Seal. Lou answers any questions you have about projects on your to-do lists.

Thu 04 Sep 2025
Rep. Krishnamoorthi talks Epstein survivors’ statements

Rep. Krishnamoorthi talks Epstein survivors’ statements

U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL 8) joins Lisa Dent to discuss the testimony from victims of Jeffrey Epstein at the Capitol yesterday. Rep. Krishnamoorthi expresses that he and other members of Co…

Thu 04 Sep 2025
1,000 current and former HHS staff members call for RFK Jr. to resign

1,000 current and former HHS staff members call for RFK Jr. to resign

Nathaniel Weixel, staff writer at The Hill, joins Lisa Dent to discuss more than 1,000 HHS staff calling for the resignation of RFK Jr..

Thu 04 Sep 2025
Pat Brady: There are a lot of unanswered questions about sending the National Guard

Pat Brady: There are a lot of unanswered questions about sending the National Guard

Pat Brady, former chairman for the Illinois Republican Party and a former federal and state prosecutor, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the possible mobilization of the National Guard to Chicago.

Thu 04 Sep 2025
AI data centers pose a threat to Great Lakes’ drinking water

AI data centers pose a threat to Great Lakes’ drinking water

Helena Volzer, Water Policy Expert for the Alliance for the Great Lakes, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the threat the AI data centers pose to drinking water levels in the Great Lakes region. The data ce…

Wed 03 Sep 2025
Mayor Johnson: If Trump cared about community safety, he’d work with me

Mayor Johnson: If Trump cared about community safety, he’d work with me

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson joins Lisa Dent to discuss the possibility of President Trump sending the National Guard into the city. Mayor Johnson expresses that his top priority is protecting the r…

Wed 03 Sep 2025
Newsroom Story Time: 9/3/25

Newsroom Story Time: 9/3/25

Lisa Dent checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories.

Recent Posts

Wed 03 Sep 2025
Newsroom Story Time: 9/2/25

Newsroom Story Time: 9/2/25

Lisa Dent checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories.

Recent Posts

Wed 03 Sep 2025
Paul Lisnek: Can President Trump legally send the National Guard?

Paul Lisnek: Can President Trump legally send the National Guard?

WGN-TV political analyst Paul Lisnek joins Lisa Dent to discuss President Trump announcing that he will be sending the National Guard to Chicago. Lisnek breaks down the President’s statements and the…

Tue 02 Sep 2025
Terry Savage: Fed rate cuts, the national debt, and gold

Terry Savage: Fed rate cuts, the national debt, and gold

Nationally syndicated financial columnist and author Terry Savage joins Lisa Dent to discuss whether or not she thinks that the federal reserve will cut interest rates this month. She reviews her upc…

Tue 02 Sep 2025
Jahmal Cole checks in from North Lawndale

Jahmal Cole checks in from North Lawndale

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 North Lawndale, and he updates …

Tue 02 Sep 2025
Howard Tullman: Empowering your employees

Howard Tullman: Empowering your employees

Howard Tullman, American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, educator, writer, lecturer, and art collector, joins Lisa Dent to discuss his latest article, 3 Ways to Empower Your Employees to Feel Engag…

Tue 02 Sep 2025
Ald. Hopkins: How City Council is preparing for the National Guard

Ald. Hopkins: How City Council is preparing for the National Guard

Ald. Brian Hopkins, 2nd Ward, joins Lisa Dent to discuss how the City Council is preparing for the possibility of President Trump deploying the National Guard to Chicago.

Fri 29 Aug 2025
Newsroom Story Time: 8/29/25

Newsroom Story Time: 8/29/25

Lisa Dent checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories.

Recent Posts

Fri 29 Aug 2025
Foodie Friday: Steak 48’s star server

Foodie Friday: Steak 48’s star server

Yazmin Demorest, server at Steak 48, joins Lisa Dent to talk about Lisa’s experience at the restaurant and Demorest’s expertise.

Fri 29 Aug 2025
Dr. Dana Varble: Should we worry about our pets’ gut health?

Dr. Dana Varble: Should we worry about our pets’ gut health?

Dr. Dana Varble, chief veterinary officer for the North American Veterinary Community, joins Lisa Dent to talk about the gut health of our pets, the plague in cats, and as always, she answers pet que…

Fri 29 Aug 2025
Join Lisa Dent at the 2025 Walk to End Alzheimer’s

Join Lisa Dent at the 2025 Walk to End Alzheimer’s

Kenzie Ferguson, Event Day Planning Committee Chair for the Walk to End Alzheimer’s, joins Lisa Dent to talk about the Walk to End Alzheimer’s. Click here for more on the Walk and to register to join…

Fri 29 Aug 2025
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