Dean Richards, Dave Schwan, and Jack Heinrich, in for Andy Masur, start the show talking about the Bike the Drive event in Chicago and recap Dave’s recent travels.

For today’s Far Flung Forecast, Dave takes us all the way out to Gdańsk, Poland.

Dr. Santina Wheat, family medicine physician at Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital in Geneva joins Dean for this week’s health update. They discuss prostate cancer awareness, the necessity for screening and take listener questions.

Dean kicks off his This Week in Theatre with an interview with JJ Niemann, who stars in Catch Me If You Can, showing at the Marriott Theatre from Sept. 3 to Oct. 19. For more information, visit the Marriott Theatre.

Alexis Davis, Director of Marketing for the League of Chicago Theatres, joins Dean to talk about the return of Tickets for a 20. Now hrough Sunday, September 14, theatregoers can grab $20 tickets to some of Chicagoland’s most exciting shows, exclusively through HotTix. For more information, visit ChicagoPlays.

To celebrate the street dedication for legendary actor and comedian Bob Newhart, two of his children, Tim and Courtney join Dean. They share stories of their father and look ahead to the dedication ceremony on Friday, Sept. 5.

Dean’s A-List interviews this week are with the cast of The Roses, showing now in theaters. Olivia Colman, Benedict Cumberbatch, Kate McKinnon and Andy Samberg all stop by to talk about the movie and the experiences working with each other on set.

On this week’s Food Time segment Dean brings in David Malzahn, Eataly Ambassador and Culinary Expert. The two discuss the various cooking classes he teaches at Eataly Chicago, share recipes and get ready for the All You Can Eataly: SeptemberFest happening Sept. 26. For tickets, visit Eataly Chicago.