Wgn - The John Williams Uncut Podcast

Daniel de Visé, author and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, joins John Williams to discuss his new book, “The Blues Brothers: An Epic Friendship, the Rise of Improv, and the Making of an American Film Classic.” Daniel tell John why he wanted to write a book about the Blues Brothers, the great friendship between Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi, […]

Enjoy this edition of “The Best of Speed Jokes.” What was your favorite joke of the week? Keep sending your jokes to JohnWilliams@wgnradio.com!

Spring has officially sprung so it’s time once again for our Best of the Midwest feature! Are you trying to come up with some vacation ideas that are only a quick getaway from the Chicago area? Well, John Williams has some great recommendations for your trip! Today, John is joined by Tinley Park Village Manager […]

Author and registered dietician nutritionist Dawn Jackson Blatner talks with John Williams about the importance of getting back to a healthy routine after indulging in unhealthy foods, what you should know about the salt content in food, where most of the salt we eat comes from, what can help balance sodium, and what other ingredients we need to […]

Northwestern basketball great Boo Buie joins John Williams and WGN Sports Director Dave Eanet to talk about his incredible career at Northwestern, how he will go down as one of the best players to ever play at Northwestern, the amazing support the team received from students and the community, being able to make the NCAA […]

John Williams brings you another round of Speed Jokes. Keep sending yours to JohnWilliams@wgnradio.com!

After 4 weeks, 7 rounds and 271,351 votes, the 2024 Chicago Pizza Madness Tournament sponsored by Career Vision has its champion. Chicago’s Very Own Eats podcast co-host Michael Piff joined John Williams to call the owners of the winning pizza place. Listen to the segment below: https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4591566/4591566_2024-04-04-151706.64kmono.mp3 Antioch Pizza Shop won by just 1% of the […]

The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, political pundit Marj Halperin, and Cate Plys, former staff writer at the Chicago Reader and political op-ed columnist at the Sun-Times and Tribune. This week the Rascals discuss the LSU women’s basketball team not being on the court during the playing of […]

Roman Somogy, third year optometry student at Midwestern University’s Chicago College of Optometry, joins John Williams to talk about his path to eventually becoming an optometrist, what you can learn about the body by studying eyes, and what we need to know about safely viewing the solar eclipse.

Mortgage and real estate expert David Hochberg joins John Williams to tell us what you should know about reverse mortgages. David also answers all of your real estate questions. David hosts “Home Sweet Home Chicago” on Saturdays from 10am to 1pm on WGN Radio. You can call him at 855-56-David, or check out the Team Hochberg […]

John Williams brings you another round of Speed Jokes. Keep sending yours to JohnWilliams@wgnradio.com!

Matt Farley, the prolific singer-songwriter who has released 25,000 songs, joins John Williams to talk about why he releases so many songs on Spotify, how he is able to support himself by maximizing SEO, his definition of ‘art,’ how many songs he typically writes a month, the discipline it takes to write so many songs, […]

Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, joins John Williams to talk about the controversy surrounding the LSU women’s basketball team not being on the court during the national anthem before their game against Iowa, what concerns him about the group that Alderman Sigcho-Lopez spoke alongside during a protest against the DNC, his Tweet Madness bracket, and […]

Dr. Jeffrey Kopin, Chief Medical Officer for Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital, joins John Williams to the challenge of properly diagnosing patients, why some people aren’t losing weight while taking weight loss drugs, and the decrease in the amount of flu and COVID they are seeing.

Marge Sipla, Speed Jokes Spirit Animal, joins John to tell us her favorite jokes of March! And, as always, John Williams brings you another round of Speed Jokes. Keep sending yours to JohnWilliams@wgnradio.com!

Attorney Rae Kaplan of Kaplan Law Firm joins John Williams to talk about the Biden administration’s executive order on student loans that expires at the end of this month, the importance of knowing the laws about federal loans, and what you need to know about changes to this year’s FAFSA applications.

John Williams brings you another round of Speed Jokes. Keep sending yours to JohnWilliams@wgnradio.com!

Enjoy this edition of “The Best of Speed Jokes.” What was your favorite joke of the week? Keep sending your jokes to JohnWilliams@wgnradio.com!

Donna Sattler, Real Estate Broker, RE/MAX at Home, joins John Williams to talk about the real estate scene in Mundelein, the robust real estate market right now, why she loves living in Mundelein, the best recipe for a successful home purchase, how interest rates are impacting the market, the average price of a home in […]

Laura Herrera, Owner / Operator of McDonald’s in Mundelein, joins John to talk about the connection her family has with McDonald’s, when she started working at a McDonald’s restaurant, all the positions she’s had before she became an owner / operator, the challenges of running a restaurant, how McDonald’s supports women with career opportunities, a […]