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The Lisa Dent Podcast from Chicago's Very Own, 720 WGN
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Helena Volzer, Water Policy Expert for the Alliance for the Great Lakes, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the threat the AI data centers pose to drinking water levels in the Great Lakes region. The data centers use the water for cooling due to the size of their operations.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson joins Lisa Dent to discuss the possibility of President Trump sending the National Guard into the city. Mayor Johnson expresses that his top priority is protecting the rights of the people of Chicago, but asserts that there is no direct line of communication from President Trump. Instead, Mayor Johnson and mayors […]
Lisa Dent checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories.
Lisa Dent checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories.
WGN-TV political analyst Paul Lisnek joins Lisa Dent to discuss President Trump announcing that he will be sending the National Guard to Chicago. Lisnek breaks down the President’s statements and the responses from Governor Pritzker and Mayor Johnson. He discusses some of the legality of the mobilization of the National Guard and what Governor Pritzker […]
Nationally syndicated financial columnist and author Terry Savage joins Lisa Dent to discuss whether or not she thinks that the federal reserve will cut interest rates this month. She reviews her upcoming column. And, as always, she answers questions from listeners.
Jahmal Cole, founder and CEO of My Block, My Hood, My City, joins Lisa Dent to talk about his mission to live in all 77 of Chicago’s neighborhoods. This month, he’s in North Lawndale, and he updates listeners on his upcoming plans and shares how you can support his journey.
Howard Tullman, American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, educator, writer, lecturer, and art collector, joins Lisa Dent to discuss his latest article, 3 Ways to Empower Your Employees to Feel Engaged at Work.
Ald. Brian Hopkins, 2nd Ward, joins Lisa Dent to discuss how the City Council is preparing for the possibility of President Trump deploying the National Guard to Chicago.
Lisa Dent checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories.
Yazmin Demorest, server at Steak 48, joins Lisa Dent to talk about Lisa’s experience at the restaurant and Demorest’s expertise.
Dr. Dana Varble, chief veterinary officer for the North American Veterinary Community, joins Lisa Dent to talk about the gut health of our pets, the plague in cats, and as always, she answers pet questions from listeners.
Kenzie Ferguson, Event Day Planning Committee Chair for the Walk to End Alzheimer’s, joins Lisa Dent to talk about the Walk to End Alzheimer’s. Click here for more on the Walk and to register to join Lisa’s team.
Garien Gatewood, Deputy Mayor of Community Safety, joins Lisa Dent and Steve Bertrand to talk about the city’s response to the teen trends (a.k.a. teen takeovers) over this summer. After a surge in teen trends in April and May, Deputy Mayor Gatewood shares that the city has prevented ‘so many’ potential events by communicating with […]
Manny Ramos, Investigative Reporter for Block Club Chicago’s The Watch, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the Community First Medical Center in Portage Park. Ramos details his findings in his year-long investigation into the medical center that has been plagued by problems.
Byron Andreas, President of Andreas and Sons, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the business, its beginnings, and all things concrete.
Dr. John Duffy, clinical psychologist, parenting expert, and author of Rescuing Our Sons: 8 Solutions to Our Crisis of Disaffected Teen Boys, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the mental health of school-aged-kids in the wake of the Catholic school shooting in Minneapolis.
Elizabeth Bergstrom, Pam Wenc, and Sue Hughes, from the Geneva Lake Women’s Association, join Lisa Dent to discuss their mission. The GLWA is hosting their 22nd annual luncheon. And, for their major fall event, they’re hosting the second annual Musique of the Night Gala. The GLWA, in their 61 year history, have always been community […]
Brandie Wilkerson and Melissa Humana-Paredes, 2024 Olympic Beach Volleyball silver medalists representing Canada, join Lisa Dent to break down their careers, their partnership, and their silver medal finish at the Olympics in Paris.
Bob Pearce, General Manager of Pearce’s Farm Stand, joins Lisa Dent to talk about the fourth generation farm stand. Pearce shares all the activities that the farm stand has to offer to visitors. He takes pride that all of the food grown on the farm delivers fresh produce to the community and visitors in Lake […]
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