John Landecker

Oct 30 2024 87 ep.

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Steve Dale on Halloween Pet Safety and more

Advocate for our four-legged friends and host at WGN Radio Steve Dale joins John Landecker on the program to discuss Pet Obesity Prevention Month, as well as some safety tips for our furry friends this Halloween season.

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Your host, John Landecker, is joined by Herb Weisbaum, The ConsumerMan, an Emmy-award-winning broadcaster and one of America’s top consumer experts. He’s been protecting us for more than 40 years, having covered the consumer beat for CBS News, NBC News, and The TODAY Show, among others. He is currently a contributing editor at Checkbook.org, a nonprofit orga

Antenna TV Nostalgia Stories: November

Todd Muench joins John Landecker in the studio to talk about the Antenna TV Nostalgia Stories Podcast. This time, Todd breaks down some of the October segments and some of the exciting interviews they have coming up in the month which include Freedom Williams, Jeff Pilsen, The Lettermen, and Glenn Scarpelli.

The John Landecker Food Fight: Apple cider vs egg nog

Food Fight is back, and this week we tackle another excellent food debate. Listen below as your host, John Landecker, takes the side of the egg nog. Segment cohost Dan Levy takes the side of apple cider. Check out Dan’s podcast, Barguments! Listen below to hear the debate and who won!

Click to cancel and new realtor rules with Herb Weisbaum

Your host, John Landecker, is joined by Herb Weisbaum, The ConsumerMan, an Emmy-award-winning broadcaster and one of America’s top consumer experts. He’s been protecting us for more than 40 years, having covered the consumer beat for CBS News, NBC News, and The TODAY Show, among others. He is currently a Contributing Editor at Checkbook.org, a nonprofit orga

Bill Snyder’s Weekend Weather Outlook October 24-27

Bill Snyder joins John Landecker again to give us some weather news including how drought conditions continue to worsen across the area. Bill brings us the report from the USDA. Is there some beneficial rain finally on the way? How do we fare with the temperatures so far this autumn season? As always, the weekend outlook […]

Crazy Coca-Cola mixtures and more with Marnie Shure

Marnie Shure, a Chicago-based freelance writer, joins John Landecker on the program to discuss the Dua Lipa Tik Tok Diet Coke trend, protein Diet Coke, and the inflation of butter prices just in time for the holiday baking season. Check out Marnie’s articles at foodandwine.com.

The John Landecker Food Fight: Pot roast sandwich vs. meatloaf sandwich

Food Fight is back, and this week we tackle another excellent food debate. Listen below as your host, John Landecker, takes the side of the pot roast. Segment cohost Dan Levy takes the meatloaf. Check out Dan’s podcast, Barguments! Listen below to hear the debate and who won!

Star Trek and Star Wars with Rod Pyle

In a brand new segment on the John Landecker program, your host John Landecker is joined by Editor in Chief of Ad Astra magazine Rod Pyle. Together they discuss the two great sci-fi franchises, Star Wars and Star Trek, primarily focused on the first films of the franchises and a little real world space news […]

Bill Snyder’s Weekend Weather: Varying fall conditions

WGN-TV weather producer Bill Snyder joins John Landecker on the show to talk about varying fall conditions, from hot, to cold, and rainy. Bill explains the how and why of what is going on above our heads and previews some warm weather on the way!