Dean Richards, Dave Schwan, and Andy Masur start off this Easter Sunday edition of the show talking about everybody’s favorite Easter snack: Peeps. Well, maybe not everyone’s favorite…

For today’s Far Flung Forecast, Dave takes us to the historic Lexington, Massachusetts.

Olivia Matongo, VP of Programs for the Alzheimer’s Association Illinois Chapter then join Dean to share details about brain health and the Illinois Brain Health Project.

Dean kicks off his This Week in Theatre segment by playing back some of his interview with Actor Thomas Gibson talking about his latest project, Henry Johnson, now showing at Victory Gardens Theater through May 4th. Then, Northlight’s Artistic Director BJ Jones joins Dean to celebrate Northlight’s 50 year anniversary. Listen in while BJ shares how they plan to celebrate this achievement during the 2025-2026 season, details on their latest production Prayer for the French Republic, and more!

Dean’s A-List interview this week are with Filmmaker Ryan Coogler and Actor Michael B. Jordan along with some of the cast members of Sinners.

On this week’s Food Time segment Dean talks about Tom Cruise’s White Chocolate Coconut Bundt Cake.