NewsNation Now anchor Connell McShane joins John Williams to talk about the upcoming inauguration of Donald Trump and to discuss the future of TikTok now that the Supreme Court ruled to uphold the TikTok ban. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/7154963/7154963_2025-01-17-215803.128.mp3 Recent Posts John Williams What happens next with TikTok? .cls-3{f…

Intrada Records announced the release of a newly expanded and remastered soundtrack 3-CD limited edition of John Williams' triumphant score for The Patriot, the historical epic drama from 2000 directed by Roland Emmerich and starring Mel Gibson as a hero of the American Revolution. The Academy Award-nominated score by Maestro Williams is a powerful…

Elijah Wald, musician, writer, historian, and author of “Dylan Goes Electric! Dylan, Seeger, Newport, and the Night that Split the Sixties,” the book that inspired “A Complete Unknown,” joins John Williams to talk about how his book differs from the movie, how the first scene in the movie impacted him and how it made it easier to watch the film, wh…

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! https://serve.castfire.com/audio/7154910/7154910_2025-01-17-202410.128.mp3 Recent Posts John Williams What happens next with TikTok? .cls-3{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Elijah Wald’s book inspired ‘A Comple…

Deneen Jackson-Gillespie, Vice President, External Relations & Communications, U of I System, joins John Williams to talk about a new guaranteed transfer policy for Illinois high school graduates that takes effect in the 2025 fall semester. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/7152958/7152958_2025-01-16-212858.128.mp3 Recent Posts John Williams What ha…

Attorney Rae Kaplan of Kaplan Law Firm joins John Williams to talk about the government ramping up their collection agencies to come after people that are defaulting on their student loans. What do you need to know if your student loan is in forbearance? Rae also answers all your student loan questions. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/7152948/7152…

Author and registered dietician nutritionist Dawn Jackson Blatner joins John Williams to talk about her preferred workout routine, a new study that shows vegetables are the healthiest part of healthy diet, and an easy way to eat more vegetables. Dawn also answers all of your nutrition questions! https://serve.castfire.com/audio/7152941/7152941_2025…

John Williams brings you another round of Speed Jokes. Keep sending yours to JohnWilliams@wgnradio.com. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/7152839/7152839_2025-01-16-201139.128.mp3 More Speed Jokes Recent Posts John Williams What happens next with TikTok? .cls-3{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Elijah Wald’s book inspired ‘A Complete Unknown’ .cls-7{fill…

The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, Brandon Pope, of WCIU, political pundit Marj Halperin, and longtime Chicago journalist Cate Plys! This week the Rascals debate the proposed legislation that aims to increase the age for seniors to retake driver’s test from 79 to 87. Where ar…

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias joins John Williams to talk about the push to pass new bipartisan legislation that will increase the age at which drivers must take a behind-the wheel driving test from 79 to 87. Secretary Giannoulias also shares his thoughts on a Wall Street ratings agency downgrading Chicago’s credit rating, and his f…

Kelly Leonard, Vice President, Creative Strategy, Innovation and Business Development at The Second City and host of the “Getting to Yes, And…” podcast, joins John Williams to talk about a recent interview he did with Dr. Sunita Sah who talks about the power of ‘no.’ Kelly also talks about an interview he did with author Kurt Gray about how to find…

John Williams brings you another round of Speed Jokes. Keep sending yours to JohnWilliams@wgnradio.com. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/7150857/7150857_2025-01-15-222157.128.mp3 More Speed Jokes Recent Posts John Williams What happens next with TikTok? .cls-3{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Elijah Wald’s book inspired ‘A Complete Unknown’ .cls-7{fill…

Dr. Jeffrey Kopin, Chief Medical Officer for Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital, joins John Williams to talk about when COVID became real for him as a health care professional, child vaccination rates falling, if it’s too late to get a flu vaccine, and why you should get a COVID vaccine if you are older or immunocompromised. https://serve.c…

The great author and Sun-Times columnist Neil Steinberg joins John Williams to talk about his column remembering the five year anniversary of COVID coming to Chicago. When do you recall first hearing or worrying about COVID? https://serve.castfire.com/audio/7148854/7148854_2025-01-14-202154.128.mp3 Recent Posts COVID-19 Meet the Americans who still…