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Lisa Dent

The Lisa Dent Podcast from 720 WGN

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2025
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Several Illinois communities show high lead levels in water

Several Illinois communities show high lead levels in water

Dr. Susan Buchanan, Clinical Associate Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences at the University of Illinois Chicago School of Public Health, joins Lisa Dent to discuss high lead …

Wed 23 Jul 2025
Union Station celebrates 100 years

Union Station celebrates 100 years

Joseph Schwieterman, DePaul University professor and author of Terminal Town, a history of Chicago’s transportation hubs, joins Lisa Dent to talk about Chicago’s Union Station celebrating 100 years s…

Wed 23 Jul 2025
5 million above-ground pools recalled nationwide after drownings

5 million above-ground pools recalled nationwide after drownings

Teresa Murray, a consumer watchdog with the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG), joins Lisa Dent to discuss a nationwide recall of over 5 million above-ground pools after nine children have dr…

Wed 23 Jul 2025
Alderman Bill Conway talks NASCAR Chicago and CTA

Alderman Bill Conway talks NASCAR Chicago and CTA

Ald. Bill Conway, 34th Ward, joins Steve Dale, filling in for Lisa Dent, to discuss the NASCAR Chicago Street Race not returning in 2026. Ald. Conway shares that while NASCAR will not be in Chicago n…

Tue 22 Jul 2025
Terry Savage: Jerome Powell, Trump, and stock market

Terry Savage: Jerome Powell, Trump, and stock market

Nationally syndicated financial columnist and author Terry Savage joins Steve Dale, filling in for Lisa Dent, to discuss Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and his relationship with Donald Trump. Th…

Tue 22 Jul 2025
What is chronic venous insufficiency?

What is chronic venous insufficiency?

Dr. Matthew J Blecha, Vascular Surgery at Loyola Medicine, joins Lisa Dent to discuss what chronic venous insufficiency is. President Donald Trump was seen with swollen ankles. The White House later …

Tue 22 Jul 2025
Grocery prices continue to rise due to inflation

Grocery prices continue to rise due to inflation

Errol Schweizer, retail merchandising, product development and brand strategy expert, joins Lisa Dent to discuss how in Chicago, and across the country, grocery prices have increased drastically sinc…

Tue 22 Jul 2025
Arrests of immigrants without criminal record spike in Illinois

Arrests of immigrants without criminal record spike in Illinois

Monica Eng, reporter with Axios Chicago, joins Lisa Dent to discuss an uptick in ICE arrests of non-criminal immigrants.

Tue 22 Jul 2025
Patrick Dolan: Workplace relationships

Patrick Dolan: Workplace relationships

Patrick Dolan, Employment Lawyer at Conti & Dolan, joins Lisa Dent to discuss workplace relationship ethics. After a viral video showing two Astronomer employees caught apparently having an affair at…

Tue 22 Jul 2025
Dr. Hartman talks state of the media

Dr. Hartman talks state of the media

Dr. Hermene Hartman, Chicago media pioneer and founder of N’Digo, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the state of the media following the cancellation of the Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and defunding of…

Tue 22 Jul 2025
Newsroom Story Time: 7/21/25

Newsroom Story Time: 7/21/25

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

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Mon 21 Jul 2025
Ilyce Glink: Stock market updates, crypto market at all time high

Ilyce Glink: Stock market updates, crypto market at all time high

Ilyce Glink, CEO of Best Money Moves financial wellness company, joins Lisa Dent to discuss how the stock market is faring. Then, Glink shares some updates on crypto legislation.

Fri 18 Jul 2025
Newsroom Story Time: 7/18/25

Newsroom Story Time: 7/18/25

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

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Fri 18 Jul 2025
Manny Hernandez on Scream Club Chicago: A weekly ritual for ‘letting it all out’

Manny Hernandez on Scream Club Chicago: A weekly ritual for ‘letting it all out’

Manny Hernandez, founder of Scream Club Chicago, joins the Lisa Dent Show to share how his lakeside scream sessions are offering city dwellers a safe space for emotional release. Born from breath wor…

Fri 18 Jul 2025
Farmers Market Tour: Edgebrook

Farmers Market Tour: Edgebrook

Sandy Dingus, Marketing Coordinator at Edgebrook Center, joins Lisa Dent to share the Edgebrook Farmers Market. Every Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., May 7 through October 29, 2025, enjoy the best o…

Fri 18 Jul 2025
Night Train Veeck & Mike Veeck on Joliet Slammers’ wild ‘Wiener Drop’ world record attempt

Night Train Veeck & Mike Veeck on Joliet Slammers’ wild ‘Wiener Drop’ world record attempt

Baseball meets absurdity as Night Train and Mike Veeck join the Lisa Dent Show to preview the Joliet Slammers’ latest stunt: dropping 2,600 hot dogs from a helicopter during a game in partnership wit…

Fri 18 Jul 2025
Epstein Files Debate: Karen Conti breaks it down

Epstein Files Debate: Karen Conti breaks it down

Karen Conti, partner at Conti & Dolan, LLC., joins Lisa Dent to unpack the latest developments in the Jeffrey Epstein case following the DOJ’s memo stating there is no list of perpetrators and reaffi…

Fri 18 Jul 2025
Ask Lou: AC fan tips, outdoor faucet troubles, and more

Ask Lou: AC fan tips, outdoor faucet troubles, and more

Lou Manfredini joins Lisa Dent in his new weekly segment, Ask Lou, where he answers your questions about all things home repair.

Fri 18 Jul 2025
Newsroom Story Time: 7/17/25

Newsroom Story Time: 7/17/25

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

Recent Posts

Fri 18 Jul 2025
Dr. Igor Koralnik on the viral link to Parkinson’s: Northwestern study uncovers breakthrough

Dr. Igor Koralnik on the viral link to Parkinson’s: Northwestern study uncovers breakthrough

Dr. Igor Koralnik of Northwestern Medicine joins the Lisa Dent Show to discuss a major discovery: Researchers have found human pegivirus (HPgV) in the brains of Parkinson’s patients, a potential clue…

Fri 18 Jul 2025
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