The Lisa Dent Podcast from 720 WGN
Wendy Snyder, in for Lisa Dent, checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories.
Author, terrorism analyst, and DePaul University history professor Dr. Thomas Mockaitis joins Wendy Snyder, in for Lisa Dent, to give an update on the latest with Israel and Iran.
Ilyce Glink, CEO of Best Money Moves financial wellness company, joins Wendy Snyder, in for Lisa Dent, to discuss passwords being leaked this week and shares things you should do in order to protect …
Julia Momosé, Chef, Creative Director, and Beverage Visionary at Kumiko Japanese Dining Bar, joins Wendy Snyder, in for Lisa Dent, to discuss Kumiko winning the Outstanding Bar award at the 2025 Jame…
Chef Dan DeSalvo, Chef at Mastro’s Chicago, joins Wendy Snyder, in for Lisa Dent, to discuss Mastro’s happy hour food menu and share some samples with the crew!
Lou Manfredini joins Lisa Dent in his weekly segment, Ask Lou, where he answers your questions about home repair.
Kevin Brasler, executive editor at Consumers’ Checkbook, joins Lisa Dent to share insights from his recent article “65 Things You Shouldn’t Pay For.” His nonprofit, Checkbook.org, which does not acce…
Stephen Woldenberg, senior vice president of sales at Vernon Hills-based toy company Learning Resources, joins Lisa Dent to discuss his challenge to President Donald Trump’s tariffs before the U.S. S…
Sarah McDonald, Associate Director of Media & Community Relations at PAWS Chicago, joins Lisa Dent to share details of their upcoming Beach Party on July 19th. Then, McDonald shares details about wha…
Dr. Susan Quaggin, Chair of Department of Medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, joins Lisa Dent to discuss concerns over federal funding being frozen by the Trump administr…
Teresa Murray, a consumer watchdog with the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG), joins Lisa Dent to discuss Honda’s mass recall of over 250,000 vehicles in the US due to a brake pedal flaw tha…
Lisa Dent checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories.
Courtney Spinelli, reporter for WGN-TV, joins Lisa Dent to report the details of Speaker of the House Mike Johnson’s visit to Chicago’s ICE field office.
Burt Odelson, attorney for the Village of Dolton Board of Trustees, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the auction of Pope Leo XIV’s childhood home. The auction has been continued for another 30 days to allo…
Karen Raymore, Executive Director, and, James Martin, Communications Director, Hocking Hills Tourism Association, joins Lisa Dent to share the great things that Hocking Hills has to offer. With year-…
WGN-TV Chief Meteorologist Demetrius Ivory joins Lisa Dent to discuss an upcoming storm, a heatwave coming this weekend, and gives a full weather forecast.
Howard Tullman, American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, educator, writer, lecturer, and art collector, joins Lisa Dent to discuss his latest article.
Peter Greenberg, ‘Eye on Travel‘ host and CBS News travel editor, joins Lisa Dent to talk about the issues that many countries in Europe are having with tourism numbers. Then, Peter answers questions…
Dr. Jim Adams, Chief Medical Officer of Northwestern Medicine, joins Lisa Dent to discuss some of the latest health headlines. Dr. Adams discusses how to react to tick bites. a new FDA drug approval …
Nationally syndicated financial columnist and author Terry Savage joins Lisa Dent to discuss the uncertainty of the stock market and the economy. Savage reviews the causes of the uncertainty and what…