John Williams

The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, political pundit Marj Halperin, and longtime Chicago journalist Cate Plys! This week, the Rascals start the podcast talking about their favorite story, meme, etc. about Pope Leo XIV. Are we pope’d out yet? As usual, plenty of news about the Trump administration this […]

New York Times best-selling author Dave Barry joins John Williams to discuss his new book, “Class Clown: The Memoirs of a Professional Wiseass: How I Went 77 Years Without Growing Up.” Dave talks about how he comes up with ideas of what to write about, the types of stories that most resonate with people, humor […]

Bob Bertog, president of Bertog Landscape Co. in Wheeling and a certified landscape professional with the National Association of Landscape Professionals, joins John Williams to answer all of your lawn and garden questions. Bob reminds us that we are still way behind on water and you should still be watering those evergreens!

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

Jimmy and Rosa Soto join John Williams in-studio to talk about their incredible story that was documented in the Tribune last week. Jimmy spent 42 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. Jimmy and Rosa discuss how this has impacted their lives, their thoughts on police corruption and the criminal justice system, what […]

Dr. Jeffrey Kopin, Chief Medical Officer for Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital, joins John Williams to talk about President Trump’s new pick for surgeon general, Zepbound beating Wegovy for weight loss in the first head-to-head trial of blockbuster drugs, and measles cases still rising.

Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, joins John Williams to talk about President Trump’s plan to take a jet from Qatar, Mayor Brandon Johnson continuing to say he did not fire Dr. Allison Arwady, his thoughts on the effectiveness of acupuncture, and the debate over dandelions.

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

Italian street artist Greg Goya joins John Williams to talk about when he decided to become an artist, the type of art he makes, why he calls his work ‘fast art,’ how people can interact with his work, why love is the most important aspect of his art, and his interactive art installations at the […]

Realtor Steve Budzik joins John Williams to talk about the boyhood home of Pope Leo XIV in Dolton. Steve describes the type of house, his relationship to the client selling the home, how long the house was originally on the market, what the value of the home might be right now, how unique and rare […]

The great Mr. Fix-It, Lou Manfredini, joins John Williams to tell us the projects we need to be working on this week. Lou talks about what he would do if he owned the boyhood home of Pope Leo XIV. Lou also explains that now is the perfect time to treat for bugs in your lawn. Two words: […]

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

Craig Bolanos, Founder and Wealth Advisor at VestGen Wealth Partners, joins John Williams to talk about why the markets are dipping a bit today, the latest on President Trump’s trade deals, the roller coaster the market has been on since President Trump announced his tariff plan, why now is a good time to reevaluate your retirement plan, […]

Dr. Michael M. Canaris, Associate Professor of Ecclesiology & Systematic Theology, Co-Director, Miguel Pro, S.J. Pastoral Protagonism Initiative Institute of Pastoral Studies, Loyola University Chicago, joins John Williams to talk about Pope Leo XIV, the excitement in Chicago and America, the time Pope spent in Latin America, why he chose the name Leo, what led […]

NewsNation Now anchor Connell McShane joins John Williams to talk about the new Pope being from Chicago, how Americans and Chicagoans are feeling about the selection of Leo XIV, if picking an American pope was a message to the Trump administration, and President Trump’s trade deal with the U.K.

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!

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, today, Jon Hansen has some great recommendations for your trip! Today, Jon is joined by Susan Yarolem, Director of Sales & Marketing, Celebration River […]

U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth joins Jon Hansen to talk about the new Pope being from Chicago, if she believes this Pope was picked as a pushback to the new administration, the challenges of Democrats not having a majority in Congress, if she has any relationship with President Trump, the several IVF initiatives she supports, why […]

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign computer science professor Dr. Sheldon Jacobson joins John Williams to talk about his Crain’s Op-ed that suggests that the U.S use tariffs on offshore customer service centers.

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