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Lisa Dent

The Lisa Dent Podcast from 720 WGN

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359
Years Active
2025
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Ask Lou: Artificial turf, air conditioners, and more

Ask Lou: Artificial turf, air conditioners, and more

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

Fri 27 Jun 2025
Cook County Public Defender reviews Mayor Johnson’s veto of the ‘Snap Curfew’

Cook County Public Defender reviews Mayor Johnson’s veto of the ‘Snap Curfew’

Cook County Public Defender Sharone Mitchell joins Lisa Dent to discuss Mayor Johnson vetoing the ‘Snap Curfew’ policy. Mitchell shares the issues that he has with the policy, why the Mayor vetoed it…

Fri 27 Jun 2025
Your Hometown: Lansing’s Fox Pointe

Your Hometown: Lansing’s Fox Pointe

Michelle Henderson, Events Planner for Fox Pointe, joins Lisa Dent to share the events that Fox Pointe offers. From free concerts to community events, Fox Pointe provides the heart of Lansing fun occ…

Thu 26 Jun 2025
Your Hometown: Lansing’s historic Ford Hangar

Your Hometown: Lansing’s historic Ford Hangar

The Director of Venues at Ford Hangar, Ken Reynolds, joins Lisa Dent to share all the the historic hangar has to offer. Then, Reynolds shares a bit about Lansing and a story about teaching a famous p…

Thu 26 Jun 2025
Ald. Lawson: Wrigley Field security upgrades

Ald. Lawson: Wrigley Field security upgrades

Ald. Bennett Lawson, 44th Ward, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the security upgrades for Wrigley Field advancing in City Council. Ald. Lawson shares when the upgrades will begin and how long they will ta…

Thu 26 Jun 2025
Housing shortage looms over Illinois

Housing shortage looms over Illinois

Robert Bruno, a professor of labor and employment relations at the U. of I. and director of the Project for Middle Class Renewal, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the project’s effort to strengthen the mid…

Thu 26 Jun 2025
Supreme Court allows Trump administration ‘third country removals’

Supreme Court allows Trump administration ‘third country removals’

Jaba Tsitsuashvili, Attorney for Institute for Justice, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the Supreme Court allowing for the Trump Administration to deport immigrants to countries they are not native to. Th…

Wed 25 Jun 2025
Newsroom Story Time: 6/25/25

Newsroom Story Time: 6/25/25

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

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Wed 25 Jun 2025
Rep. Krishnamoorthi: ‘They’re trying to hide something from us’

Rep. Krishnamoorthi: ‘They’re trying to hide something from us’

Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, 8th District, joins Lisa Dent to discuss being refused entry, along with another congressman, into a South Loop ICE facility. Rep. Krishnamoorthi details the events that led…

Wed 25 Jun 2025
Illinois roads buckling under extreme heat

Illinois roads buckling under extreme heat

Paul Wappel, Public Information Officer at IDOT, joins Lisa Dent to discuss how the heat wave lead to roads buckling through out the Chicago area. Over prolonged periods of extreme heat, Wappel expla…

Wed 25 Jun 2025
Terry Savage: Stock market surges despite the odds

Terry Savage: Stock market surges despite the odds

Nationally syndicated financial columnist and author Terry Savage joins Wendy Snyder, filling in for Lisa Dent, to discuss the stock market. Savage details the rallies on the stock market in spite of…

Wed 25 Jun 2025
Newsroom Story Time: 6/24/25

Newsroom Story Time: 6/24/25

Wendy Snyder, filling in for Lisa Dent, checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories.

Tue 24 Jun 2025
Howard Tullman: Motivating your team

Howard Tullman: Motivating your team

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

Tue 24 Jun 2025
Gen AI can make everyday life easier

Gen AI can make everyday life easier

Jon Skillings, Editorial Director at CNET, joins Wendy Snyder, in for Lisa Dent, to talk about generative AI. Skillings shares how people can use generative AI to make life easier.

Tue 24 Jun 2025
Water safety keys: Flip, float and follow

Water safety keys: Flip, float and follow

Dave Benjamin, Executive Director of the Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project, joins Wendy Snyder in for Lisa Dent. Dave discusses water safety and the importance of recognizing the signs of drowning. For…

Tue 24 Jun 2025
Newsroom Story Time: 6/23/25

Newsroom Story Time: 6/23/25

Wendy Snyder, in for Lisa Dent, checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories.

Re…

Mon 23 Jun 2025
Help your pets deal with fireworks and 4th of July jitters

Help your pets deal with fireworks and 4th of July jitters

WGN Radio’s pet expert and host of Steve Dale’s Pet World and Steve Dale’s Other World, Steve Dale, joins Wendy Snyder, in for Lisa Dent, to discuss fireworks and how to prepare your pets for the 4th…

Mon 23 Jun 2025
Can you overwater your plants in hot weather?

Can you overwater your plants in hot weather?

Bob Zeni, the Chicago Tomato Man, joins Wendy Snyder, filling in for Lisa Dent, to talk about overwatering your plants in the heat. Bob also discusses flower drop and the ideal temperature for tomato…

Mon 23 Jun 2025
Tom Mockaitis: Is Iran’s attack on Qatar an escalation or an off-ramp?

Tom Mockaitis: Is Iran’s attack on Qatar an escalation or an off-ramp?

Tom Mockaitis, DePaul Professor and terrorism expert, joins Wendy Snyder, in for Lisa Dent, to discuss Iran firing missiles at a U.S. base in Qatar. Is that the next step in escalation, or could it b…

Mon 23 Jun 2025
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