John Williams

Craig Bolanos, Founder and Wealth Advisor at VestGen Wealth Partners, joins John Williams to talk about why today’s terrific labor report is bad for the market today, what this means for a long-term investor, how the Fed will react to this data, how many rate hikes he expects next year, his thoughts on cryptocurrency, and the hot […]

Andrew Van Dam, columnist at the Department of Data, The Washington Post, joins John Williams to tell us what the data reveals about the breakdown of household chores between men and women. John also takes your calls and text about the division of household chores.

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Author and registered dietician nutritionist Dawn Jackson Blatner joins John Williams to talk about the FDA approving a new definition of ‘healthy,’ and new research about coffee consumption. And as always, Dawn answers all of your health and nutrition questions.

Ray Long, the great investigative reporter at the Chicago Tribune, joins John Williams to give us all the details on the last couple days of the Mike Madigan corruption trial when Madigan took the stand in his defense.

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The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, Austin Berg of the Illinois Policy Institute, political pundit Marj Halperin, and longtime Chicago journalist Cate Plys! This week the Rascals start the podcast talking about the seamless certification of the 2024 election. Wasn’t it nice to not have an insurrection this time around? On […]

Mortgage and real estate expert David Hochberg joins John Williams to talk about the ban on the inclusion of medical debt in credit scoring, and why mortgage interest rates are at a level not seen since 2001. David hosts “Home Sweet Home Chicago” on Saturdays from 10am to 1pm on WGN Radio. You can call him at […]

Austin Berg, Vice President of Marketing, Illinois Policy Institute, joins John Williams to talk about former Speaker of the House Michael Madigan testifying in his corruption trial. Austin was ‘shocked’ that Madigan took the stand. Austin gives us some of the other key takeaways from Madigan’s first and second day on the stand.

Nicholas Grossman, Professor of Political Science, University of Illinois, joins John Williams to talk about President-elect Donald Trump refusing to rule out using military or economic action to pursue acquisition of the Panama Canal and Greenland. Are Greenland and the Panama Canal important to U.S. interests?

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Dr. Santina Wheat, family medicine physician at Northwestern Medicine, joins John Williams to talk about the amount of flu she’s seeing, how the flu differs from the norovirus, how long you are contagious when you have norovirus, and what you can do to help you recover from norovirus.

Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, joins John Williams to talk about President-elect Trump saying he wants to rename the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America and other claims from his press conference this morning, Ex-Speaker Michael Madigan planning to testify in his own defense at his corruption trial, and Meta announcing they will […]

Tom Fortino, Founder and Principal, Alpha Wealth Group, and host of “The Alpha Wealth Hour” on WGN Radio, joins John talk about the economic concern that is sticking around that is making it tougher for the market, why he’s still positive on the market, what tax issues we need to be aware of, and the importance […]

Marge Sipla, Speed Jokes spirit animal, cataloger and Member of the Speed Jokes Committee, joins John and the gang to give us her favorite Speed Jokes of December! What was your favorite joke this month? And stay tuned for the 2024 Joke of the Year! And as always, John brings you another round of Speed […]

U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL 8) joins John Williams to talk about the Jan. 6th anniversary, the certification of the 2024 election, why today will be emotional for him, his thoughts on President-elect Trump saying he will pardon the insurrectionists, the importance of the peaceful transition of power, and the 2025 agenda for the Democratic party.

The great Mr. Fix-It, Lou Manfredini, joins John Williams to tell us the projects we need to be working on this week. Lou tells us how to revitalize your old snow shovel, why should you use a space heater in cold rooms rather than turning up your thermostat, why it’s a good time to check all the […]

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

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!

Author and DePaul University history professor Dr. Thomas Mockaitis joins Jon Hansen to talk about the tragedy in New Orleans and why vehicles are increasingly being used as weapons for terrorist attacks.