The John Williams Podcast from 720 WGN

GWC Injury Lawyer Lou Cairo on icy roads and vaping

Nov. 13, 2019

The John Williams Show Full Podcast 11.13.19: Public impeachment hearings, Medill Dean Whitaker on the apology, “You Are Awesome,” and “We love you, Alex”

Nov. 13, 2019

Author Neil Pasricha’s “You Are Awesome:” How to feel like the big fish and the power of the word, “Yet”

Nov. 13, 2019

Northwestern Medill School of Journalism Dean on The Daily’s apology: “I think they bowed to that pressure” of social media

Nov. 13, 2019

The John Williams Show Full Podcast 11.12.19: Impeachment hearing tomorrow, “You people,” best shows of the 2010s, Uncut burgers

Nov. 12, 2019

Before the Butcher Uncut meatless meat coming to a Mariano’s near you

Nov. 12, 2019

WGN Radio Producer Griffin Fillipitch reacts to AV Club’s top 100 shows of the decade

Nov. 12, 2019

Toronto Sun Columnist Brad Hunter explains Don Cherry’s fireable word choice

Nov. 12, 2019

ABC News Correspondent Andy Field previews this week’s public impeachment hearings

Nov. 12, 2019

The John Williams Show Full Podcast 11.11.2019: Honor Flight Chicago, part two on the Freund family, and Salvation Army impact

Nov. 11, 2019

Major Nancy Powers of the Salvation Army Freedom Center: “I get to experience their first meeting” on beneficiaries of the Salvation Army

Nov. 11, 2019

Chicago Tribune Reporter Christy Gutowski: A lot of readers agree with AJ Freund’s mom and wish she would have walked in front of a bus

Nov. 11, 2019

Honor Flight Chicago Director Doug Meffley on why he flies veterans

Nov. 11, 2019

The John Williams Show Full Podcast 11.08.19: John Legend’s “Baby, It’s Cold Outside,” whether or not CPS runners should run, Bright Side of Life

Nov. 8, 2019

WGN Radio’s Kevin Powell and Sports Betting Analyst Sam Panayotovich: “A majority of draft picks will be busts”

Nov. 8, 2019

Chicago Sun-Times Columnist Marlen Garcia: If CPS athletes are not there for the first round, they should be out

Nov. 8, 2019

The John Williams Show Full Podcast 11.07.19: Ride share tax, “OK, boomer,” the Real ID

Nov. 7, 2019

Secretary of State Jesse White Press Secretary Dave Druker answers your questions about the Real ID

Nov. 7, 2019

The John Williams Show Full Podcast 11.06.19: Superintendent Eddie Johnson might retire, Mexican cuisine in Chicago, Cubs on TV, guest etiquette

Nov. 6, 2019

Chicago Tribune Restaurant Critic Phil Vettel: “We’re good at [Mexican food] in Chicago, I’m glad to say”

Nov. 6, 2019

The John Williams Show Full Podcast 11.05.19: Victims of Naperville racism, the story of AJ Freund, IHSA and CPS athletics latest, Naperville mayor

Nov. 5, 2019

PepsiCo Soccer Showdown Founder Joe Trost: “They’re [IHSA] cherry-picking what they want to do”

Nov. 5, 2019

Chicago Tribune Reporter Christy Gutowski on the parents of AJ Freund: “Her youngest child described her as a monster”

Nov. 5, 2019

Justin Vahl and Attorney Cannon Lambert: “[Buffalo Wild Wings host] used the word, ‘racist.’ They knew what they were talking about.”

Nov. 5, 2019

The John Williams Show Full Podcast 11.04.19: Racism at Buffalo Wild Wings, the angry “Three Bears,” actor Chris Agos, Chicago quiz

Nov. 4, 2019

Actor Chris Agos on playing Buzz Aldrin

Nov. 4, 2019

Anna Davlantes in for John Williams 11.01.19: Trick-or-treat recap, when to buy your kid a phone, Chicago crime rate down, Daylight Savings Time and health

Nov. 1, 2019

Dr. Kevin Most: Some become much more depressed with less sunlight than those with “Winter blues”

Nov. 1, 2019

Police Sergeant Pete Koconis: “It takes 12 months to get DNA” to prosecute

Nov. 1, 2019

Chicago Tribune’s Heidi Stevens & Psychologist Dr. John Duffy: Phones become a “barrier to easy conversation”

Nov. 1, 2019

The John Williams Show Full Podcast 10.31.19: CTU ends strike, power outages in Illinois, Kelly Leonard, Demetrius Ivory

Oct. 31, 2019

WGN-TV Meteorologist Demetrius Ivory says we’re already seeing improvement

Oct. 31, 2019

Kelly Leonard of The Second City and “Getting to Yes, And…” says, “There’s a dearth of…trying to understand across generations”

Oct. 31, 2019

Mr. Fix-It Lou Manfredini on generators during Halloween…blizzards

Oct. 31, 2019

The John Williams Show Full Podcast 10.31.19: Snowing out trick-or-treating, World Series, best suburban restaurant, CPS teachers roundtable

Oct. 30, 2019

Chicago Public Schools teachers share their students’ stories as part of why they picket

Oct. 30, 2019

Chicago Tribune Restaurant Critic Phil Vettel: Winnetka’s George Trois is “arguably the best fine dining restaurant in the suburbs”

Oct. 30, 2019

Urilium Life 9000: Restlessness that includes calls to Ukraine…cured

Oct. 30, 2019

The John Williams Show 10.29.19: Highest crime rates, coat drive, alliance against horse-drawn carriages, power outages in California

Oct. 29, 2019

Former WGN Radio Executive Producer Beth Swierk on day four of no electricity: “The theory is if they [PG&E] turn off power, they won’t start fires”

Oct. 29, 2019

Chicago Alliance for Animals: Even limping horses are overworked in the name of date night

Oct. 29, 2019

The John Williams Show Full Podcast 10.28.19: President Trump to the IACP, Attorney General Kwame Raoul, the modern skyscraper, SoToxa rapid drug test

Oct. 28, 2019

Attorney General Kwame Raoul responds to President Trump: “Undocumented immigrant” does not equate to “Gangster”

Oct. 28, 2019

Abbott Labs Senior Law Enforcement Liaison: SoToxa allows officers to identify the drug influencing the test-taker

Oct. 28, 2019

Bill Baker of the architecture firm who brought Chicago the Trump Tower and more

Oct. 28, 2019

The John Williams Show Full Podcast 10.26.19: Teacher’s strike, the “Rocks Charge,” best scary movies, & the Mincing Rascals

Oct. 26, 2019

John Williams LIVE from Northwestern Memorial Hospital’s Feinberg Pavilion w/ Dr. Jonah Stulberg

Oct. 25, 2019

John Williams LIVE from Northwestern Memorial Hospital’s Feinberg Pavilion w/ Dr. Howard Kim

Oct. 25, 2019

Put on a Happy Face with Ryan Hamilton!

Oct. 25, 2019

The John Williams Show Full Podcast 10.25.19: LIVE from Northwestern Memorial Hospital’s Feinberg Pavilion!

Oct. 25, 2019

The John Williams Show Full Podcast 10.24.19: “Peaky Blinders” and “The Aeronauts” Director Tom Harper, Chicago Teachers Strike day six, Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez in action

Oct. 24, 2019

Director Tom Harper of “Peaky Blinders” and “The Aeronauts,” out December

Oct. 24, 2019

The Hamlin Park Annual Boxing Show: “Nobody gets hurt!”

Oct. 24, 2019

The John Williams Show Full Podcast 10.23.19: David Ross as manager, Phil Vettel’s “Flash Fry,” Facebook ban on false stories, playing for CPS soccer

Oct. 23, 2019

George Washington High School Athlete’s Mom: What the kids are going through for this strike is disgusting

Oct. 23, 2019

Recode Senior Correspondent Peter Kafka: Facebook gets “squeamish” by idea of censoring gray-area content

Oct. 23, 2019

Chicago Tribune Restaurant Critic Phil Vettel: From Filipino cuisine to burgers to wait for

Oct. 23, 2019

John Williams shares a special October message from AMITA Health

Oct. 23, 2019

The John Williams Show Full Podcast 10.22.19: Ouija Board realities, IHSA on why CPS athletes can’t compete, Joel Stein publishes a book

Oct. 22, 2019

Illinois High School Association Director Craig Anderson on why CPS athletes can’t compete as scheduled

Oct. 22, 2019

Author Joel Stein on his research of conservative counties: “I could learn about how to live from them, and they…how to vote from me”

Oct. 22, 2019

GWC Law Attorney Lou Cairo: “It turns out [vaping] has created a nightmare”

Oct. 21, 2019

The John Williams Show Full Podcast 10.21.19: The Chicago Quiz, “The Years That Matter Most,” kids on social media

Oct. 21, 2019

Author Paul Tough and Father Steve Katsouros: Low-income students feel a belonging at Arrupe College

Oct. 21, 2019

The John Williams Show Full Podcast 10.19.19: Chicago weekend events, more fake ID stories, & the VibeScore

Oct. 19, 2019

The John Williams Show Full Podcast 10.18.19: Metropolitan Planning Council and Lyft on possible ride share tax hike, Northwestern Medicine on eye health, Bright Side of Life

Oct. 18, 2019

Northwestern Medicine Dr. Amani Fawzi on repairing John’s detached retina and your eye questions

Oct. 18, 2019

PepsiCo Showdown Founder Joe Trost on the impact of the strike on student athletes

Oct. 18, 2019

Lyft Spokesperson Campbell Matthews on Mayor’s proposal to increase ride share tax: “Chicago fees are highest in the nation”

Oct. 18, 2019

Metropolitan Planning Council: Mayor Lightfoot’s proposed tax hike on ride shares is going to give pool riders a break

Oct. 18, 2019

The John Williams Show Full Podcast 10.17.19: Chicago Public Schools CEO Janice Jackson and Chicago Teachers Union Spokesperson Chris Geovanis

Oct. 17, 2019

Chicago Teachers Union Spokesperson Chris Geovanis: “This is about…exploding class sizes, a dire shortage of school nurses and social workers”

Oct. 17, 2019

Chicago Public Schools CEO Janice Jackson day one of the teachers strike

Oct. 17, 2019

The John Williams Show Full Podcast 10.16.19: Your fake ID stories, Phil Vettel’s “Flash Fry,” Jason Van Dyke’s attorney, joining the president for lunch, Illinois’s state of education

Oct. 16, 2019

Advance Illinois President Robin Steans on why students get left behind

Oct. 16, 2019

Here’s how to get tickets for Lunch with President Trump!

Oct. 16, 2019

Jason Van Dyke Attorney Dan Herbert: “I really don’t think it’s true” that police thought the Laquan McDonald video would never be seen

Oct. 16, 2019

Chicago Tribune Restaurant Critic Phil Vettel on Indian-inspired cuisine and “Phil’s Flash Fry”

Oct. 16, 2019

The John Williams Show Full Podcast 10.15.19: Roosters in the city, marijuana sales zoning, CPS CEO Janice Jackson, 100 years since the Black Sox scandal

Oct. 15, 2019

“The Betrayal” Author Chuck Fountain on the 100th anniversary of the Black Sox scandal

Oct. 15, 2019

Chicago Public Schools CEO Janice Jackson on upcoming strike: “I wish I had better news”

Oct. 15, 2019

Alderman Brendan Reilly (42nd Ward) on marijuana sales zoning: “There’s still a stigma attached to marijuana”

Oct. 15, 2019

The John Williams Show Full Podcast 10.14.19: Chicago Marathon, school day start times, the Serial Stowaway is back at it, 526 voters come together

Oct. 14, 2019

Project lead of the New York Times’ “526 Voters Who Represent All of America,” who softened each other

Oct. 14, 2019

CBS Travel Editor Peter Greenberg on how the Serial Stowaway keeps finding her way back through O’Hare

Oct. 14, 2019

The John Williams Show Full Podcast 10.11.19: A $300 haircut, high water levels, 28 hoarded cats, South Side Pitch winner, Bright Side of Life

Oct. 11, 2019

South Side Pitch Winner Dinobi Detergent returns to the show post win

Oct. 11, 2019

PAWS Tinley Park VP Terri Buckley on treatment of 28 cats and the woman who hoarded them

Oct. 11, 2019

Detroit Free Press Environment Writer Keith Matheny on rising water levels: “Look out…in 2020”

Oct. 11, 2019

The John Williams Show Full Podcast 10.10.19: Talk for text, David Krupa vs. Marty Quinn, Ellen DeGeneres, NCAA paying college players, Halloween decorations, and Blackhawk hockey!

Oct. 10, 2019