The Lisa Dent Podcast from 720 WGN
Lou Manfredini joins Lisa Dent in his weekly segment, Ask Lou, where he answers your questions about home repair.
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…
Lisa Dent checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Lisa Dent checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories.
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…
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…
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…
Wendy Snyder, filling in for Lisa Dent, checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories.
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.
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.
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…
Wendy Snyder, in for Lisa Dent, checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories.
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…
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…
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…