The Lisa Dent Podcast from 720 WGN
Latest episodes
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Charlie Roumeliotis: Hawks are looking good ahead of their battle with Montreal
Host for the Blackhawks Pre- and Post-Game shows on WGN Radio Charlie Roumeliotis joins Lisa Dent to give his analysis on the team as they prepare to go up against the Montreal Can…
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Dan Hampton previews Week 7 of the Bears season
Dan Hampton, NFL Hall of Famer and host of the Hamp and O’B show, joins Lisa Dent to preview the Bears’ game against the Patriots on Thursday, October 22nd. He also shares his thou…
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Newsroom Sound Check: 10/22/26
Lisa Dent checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories including how Herbie Hancock will play at the Vatican for Christmas, the return of the McRib to McDonald’s, and the retu…
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Lou with Lisa: Tiny housing could be the solution to the affordability crisis
Mr. Fix-It, Lou Manfredini joins the Lisa Dent Show to answer listeners’ home project questions. Today, he shares tips on finding good electric washers and dryers, cleaning hard wa…
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Ron Brown’s Movie Reviews: ‘Misty Green’ and ‘Whalefall’
Ron Brown, news anchor for WGN Radio, joins Lisa Dent to dish out some Brownie Points. This week he reviews Chris Rock’s new drama, Misty Green. Later, they look at his viewing of…
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The consequences of humanizing AI
Sociologist at MIT Sherry Turkle joins Lisa Dent to discuss how Anthropic has banned Claude users from being cruel to the AI service. She stresses the dangers of humanizing AI and…
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About 1 out of 5 Illinois lawyers battle with mental illness
Executive Director of the Illinois Lawyers’ Assistance Program, Dr. Diana Uchiyama joins Lisa Dent to highlight the organization’s statewide study showing just how many lawyers in…
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New interpretation of the Endangered Species Act could remove protections from these animals
Vice President of litigation for lands, wildfire, and oceans with EarthJustice Drew Caputo joins Lisa Dent to discuss how the Trump administration will be reinterpreting the Endang…
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David Hochberg: Are we experiencing a housing crisis?
David Hochberg, Vice President of Lending for Team Hochberg at Atlantic Coast Mortgage and host of Home Sweet Home Chicago on WGN Radio, joins the Lisa Dent Show to discuss who Ame…
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Illinois Democrats confident that the Bears will stay in the state
State Representative of the 26th district Kam Buckner joins the Lisa Dent Show to continue the discussion of the new home of the Bears stadium as Governor Pritzker and other Illino…
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Newsroom Sound Check: 10/21/26
Lisa Dent checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories including the completion of the first part of the I-490 tollway, a Hallmark movie to be filmed in Carlinville, IL, and w…
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Dr. Sterling Elliott: Advice for Prescription Drug Take Back Day
Dr. Sterling Elliott, clinical pharmacist at Northwestern Medicine and assistant professor of orthopedics at Feinberg School of Medicine, joins Lisa Dent ahead of Prescription Drug…
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Pat Brady: Mayor Johnson’s 2027 budget plan
Pat Brady, SVP of Mercury Public Affairs, former chairman for the Illinois Republican Party, joins Lisa Dent to talk about Mayor Johnson’s 2027 budget plan which includes his propo…
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‘An American Werewolf in London’ comes to Downers Grove for a visit with Jeff Hoover
WGN-TV Morning News producer Jeff Hoover joins Lisa Dent to highlight the screening of An American Werewolf in London and his subsequent interview with the movie’s lead actor, Davi…
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Newsroom Sound Check: 10/20/26
Lisa Dent checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories including the announcement of Quinta Brunson starring as Betty Boop in an upcoming movie, an upscale Target is being bui…
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Terry Savage: Medicare open enrollment
Terry Savage, nationally syndicated money columnist, joins Lisa Dent to discuss Medicare open enrollment and how important it is to go and review your coverage for potential change…
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Founder of The Rowan Project demands more legislation to combat filicide
Brandi Morey-Pols, Founder of The Rowan Project, joins Lisa Dent to discuss what the organization does to prevent children from becoming victims of filicide and encourage the push…
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Conversations with The Forecasters: It’s still surprisingly warm for October
Chief meteorologist at WGN-TV Demetrius Ivory and WGN-TV weather producer Bill Snyder join Lisa Dent to talk about the weather. Together, our Forecasters address the abnormally war…
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Howard Tullman: New avenues to finding a better job
Howard Tullman, American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, educator, writer, lecturer, and art collector, joins Lisa Dent to discuss his latest article. https://serve.castfire.com/…
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Chicago Catholics to hand-deliver messages to Pope Leo XIV
Richard Spearman of St. Simon of Cyrene Parish joins the Lisa Dent Show to talk about how he and around 30 other delegates will be traveling to Rome from October 26th to the 31st i…