John Williams

John Williams discussed some of the places Chicago folks take tourists, the cop who pulled over a bus to deliver lunch to his kid, and John also asked if Adrian Peterson’s punishment by the NFL fit the crime of hitting his 4-year-old with a switch.  Chris Taylor, General Manager of Uber Chicago, talked to John about price surging and why that business model tries to get more people driving for Uber.

Tim Donnelly of Mother Butter’s Popcorn at  (3342 W. 95th Street in Evergreen Park) talks to Rick Kogan about the success of his South Side Chicago popcorn shop.

Chad Kenward from Chicago Live! talks to Rick Kogan about this Thursday’s program which includes: Comedy from The Second City Master puppeteer Blair Thomas with a performance and also a preview of the International Puppet Theater Festival Players and the manager from Jackie Robinson West, 2014 United States Little League champions. The Chicago two-piece band Redgrave will deliver – in enormous punches – their new take on blues-infused rock. Well known doo-wop group Stormy Weather will sing some classic tunes from […]

Milos Stehlik of Facets, (1517 W. Fullerton Ave) talks to Rick Kogan about the importance of having the access to independent films.

John Williams welcomed Livingston Taylor to the show to talk about his new album and his musical family.  John heard from callers whose insurance costs went up with the Affordable Care Act.  News broke of the death of former Chicago Mayor Jayne Byrne and Rick Pearson, Steve Bertrand, and John remembered her legacy.

Singer-songwriter Livingston Taylor joined John Williams to talk about his newest album “Blue Sky” and his musical family.

John Williams discusses the salaries of Metra conductors, Bill Cosby’s social media backlash, and the comments made by an Affordable Care Act architect about the “stupidity” of the American voters.

Bill Cosby suffered some social media backlash early this week and Jane Kirtley, Director of the Silah Center for the Study of Media Ethics and Law at the University of Minnesota, discussed why the virtual room turned on him.

John Williams has to discuss Kim Kardashian’s assets.   He also learns more about the Rosetta Mission from the Adler Planetarium, and he listeners sound off about kids in sports.

Mark SabbaRao, an astronomer at the Adler Planetarium, talked to John Williams about the Rosetta Mission comet landing.  

John Williams talked about Veteran’s Day and the impressive poppy display at the Tower of London. John also talks about a study that says smarter people listen to Radiohead and dumb people listen to Beyonce. Mitch Zuckoff joined John to talk about his book, 13 HOURS: The Inside Account of What Really Happened in Benghazi. 

John Williams and author Mitch Zuckoff discussed 13 HOURS: The Inside Account of What Really Happened in Benghazi.    

Rick Kogan sits down and chats with Kevin Coval and Kush Thompson about Young Chicago Authors, Louder Than a Bomb, and the importance of poetry as an outlet for Chicago youth.

“Faith, focus, Flight: A John H. White Retrospective” is the name of the art show celebrating the 40 year career of photo journalist John White.  With the help of photo editor Mike Zajakowski, White put together this display which can be viewed at Roosevelt University’s Gage Gallery through December 20th.  Rick Kogan chats with the two about the show and the and White’s amazing career.  

Rick Kogan talks with Jim Padar, co-author of “On Being a Cop”.  The stories were put together by Jim and his son Jay who were both Chicago police officers just sending emails back and forth telling stories about their days.  It’s a touching father-son story that demonstrates the importance of a solid support system and the toll that the job takes on a person.