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Lisa Dent
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The Lisa Dent Podcast from Chicago's Very Own, 720 WGN
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Should the Italian Beef be the state sandwich?
Apr 8Tap to summarizeState Rep. Rick Ryan joins Lisa Dent to discuss House Bill 4669. The bill would make the Italian Beef Sandwich the state sandwich, dethroning the Horseshoe. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/8089569/State_Rep_Rick_Ryan_04_08_2026_2026-04-08-202409.64kmono.mp3 Recent Posts Lisa Dent Should the Italian Beef be the state sandwich? .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Road Trippin’ w/ Lisa Dent: Lake Geneva’s Women’s Weekend .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Illinois birds caught in fishing gear .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Terry Savage: How much money is needed to retire? .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Newsroom Sound Check: 4/7/26 .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Click for more
Transcribe →Road Trippin’ with Lisa Dent: Lake Geneva’s Women’s Weekend
Apr 8Tap to summarizeKathy Papcke, Chair of the Women’s Weekend Committee for the Geneva Lake Women’s Association (GLWA) & Anne Guye-Kordus, Long-Time GLWA Member, joins Lisa Dent to talk about the Women’s Weekend coming up this month. The Geneva Lake Women’s Association is sponsoring this fundraising event. All proceeds from Women’s Weekend go to GLWA’s Philanthropic Fund, supporting charities across Walworth County. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/8089560/Kathy_Papcke_and_Anne_Guye-Kordus_04_08_2026_2026-04-08-205500.64kmono.mp3 Recent Posts Road Trippin’ with Lisa Dent Road Trippin’ w/ Lisa Dent: Lake Geneva’s Women’s Weekend .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Lake Geneva’s Restaurant Week (Apr. 18th – 26th) .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Road Trippin’ with Lisa Dent: Lake Geneva Winterfest .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Road Trippin’ with Lisa Dent: Ludington .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Road Trippin’ with Lisa Dent: Lifeway Foods .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} <a href="https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/road-trippin-with-lisa-dent/" data-link-type="cta-button" data-link-positio...
Transcribe →Illinois birds caught in fishing gear
Apr 8Tap to summarizeAnnette Prince, Director of Chicago Bird Collision Monitors group, joins Lisa Dent to talk about birds getting caught up in fishing line. Fishing season is in its spring peak. Prince shares how birds are being affected by the pollution of improperly disposed fishing gear. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/8080427/Annette_Prince_04_06_2026_2026-04-06-235927.64kmono.mp3 Recent Posts Lisa Dent Should the Italian Beef be the state sandwich? .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Road Trippin’ w/ Lisa Dent: Lake Geneva’s Women’s Weekend .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Illinois birds caught in fishing gear .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Terry Savage: How much money is needed to retire? .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Newsroom Sound Check: 4/7/26 .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Click for more
Transcribe →Terry Savage: How much money is needed to retire?
Apr 8Tap to summarizeNationally syndicated financial columnist and author Terry Savage joins Lisa Dent to discuss how much money someone needs to comfortably retire. And as always, she answers questions from listeners. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/8083756/Terry_Savage_04_07_2026_2026-04-07-211956.64kmono.mp3 More with Terry Savage Recent Posts Lisa Dent Should the Italian Beef be the state sandwich? .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Road Trippin’ w/ Lisa Dent: Lake Geneva’s Women’s Weekend .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Illinois birds caught in fishing gear .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Terry Savage: How much money is needed to retire? .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Newsroom Sound Check: 4/7/26 .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Click for more
Transcribe →Newsroom Sound Check: 4/7/26
Apr 7Tap to summarizeLisa Dent checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories including the menu for Rory McIlroy’s Masters Club Champions Dinner. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/8083816/Newsroom_Sound_Check_04_07_2026_2026-04-07-221016.64kmono.mp3 Recent Posts Newsroom Sound Check Newsroom Sound Check: 4/7/26 .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Newsroom Sound Check: 4/6/26 .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Newsroom Sound Check: 4/3/26 .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Newsroom Sound Check: 4/2/26 .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Newsroom Sound Check: 4/1/26 .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Click for more Recent Posts Lisa Dent <!-- Next line is not the perfect/ideal way to control hiding the items. Can rev...
Transcribe →Howard Tullman: Post employment years
Apr 7Tap to summarizeHoward Tullman, American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, educator, writer, lecturer, and art collector, joins Lisa Dent to discuss his latest article. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/8083658/Howard_Tullman_04_07_2026_2026-04-07-213258.64kmono.mp3 More with Howard Tullman Recent Posts Lisa Dent Should the Italian Beef be the state sandwich? .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Road Trippin’ w/ Lisa Dent: Lake Geneva’s Women’s Weekend .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Illinois birds caught in fishing gear .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Terry Savage: How much money is needed to retire? .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Newsroom Sound Check: 4/7/26 .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Click for more
Transcribe →Artemis II: What are they looking for?
Apr 6Tap to summarizeMichelle Nichols, Director of Public Observing, The Adler Planetarium, joins Lisa Dent to discuss Artemis II observing the far side of the moon. The crew will lose contact with Earth for about forty-five minutes. Nichols shares some background information on the people in the crew as they travel somewhere that few humans have gone before and a distance none have gone before. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/8080144/Michelle_Nichols_04_06_2026_2026-04-06-213844.64kmono.mp3 Artemis II Recent Posts Lisa Dent Should the Italian Beef be the state sandwich? .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Road Trippin’ w/ Lisa Dent: Lake Geneva’s Women’s Weekend .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Illinois birds caught in fishing gear .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Terry Savage: How much money is needed to retire? .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Newsroom Sound Check: 4/7/26 .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} <a href...
Transcribe →Kelley Kitley: ‘My Self’ 2nd edition, battling addiction
Apr 6Tap to summarizeKelley Kitley, licensed clinical social worker and author of Myself: An Autobiography of Survival, Recovery and Empowerment, joins Lisa Dent to talk about the second edition of her autobiography. Kitley shares how her life has changed since the book originally came out. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/8080076/Kelley_Kitley_04_06_2026_2026-04-06-201216.64kmono.mp3 Recent Posts Lisa Dent Should the Italian Beef be the state sandwich? .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Road Trippin’ w/ Lisa Dent: Lake Geneva’s Women’s Weekend .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Illinois birds caught in fishing gear .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Terry Savage: How much money is needed to retire? .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Newsroom Sound Check: 4/7/26 .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Click for more
Transcribe →Dr. Elliott: Insulin, liver supplements, and more
Apr 6Tap to summarizeDr. Sterling Elliott, clinical pharmacist at Northwestern Medicine and assistant professor of orthopaedics at Feinberg School of Medicine, joins Lisa Dent to discuss some of the latest health headlines. He shares why certain drugs have seen dramatic price increases and shares ways that the prices can be brought down. He also discusses the effectiveness of other drugs and more. https://serve.castfire.com/s:northwestern_medicine_KEiLn/audio/8080071/Dr_Sterling_Elliott_04_06_2026_2026-04-06-201811.64kmono.mp3 Recent posts Health RFK Jr is launching a podcast to expose ‘lies’ that have made Americans sick .cls-4{fill:#000;} You aren’t the only one who just sits in the car before or after a long day .cls-4{fill:#000;} Judge refuses to block sending abortion pill by mail for now, but says FDA must finish review .cls-4{fill:#000;} Dr. Kopin: AI can’t replace humanity of healthcare .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Bangladesh conducts emergency measles vaccinations as outbreak kills more than 100 children .cls-4{fill:#000;} </d...
Transcribe →Newsroom Sound Check: 4/6/26
Apr 6Tap to summarizeLisa Dent checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories including the Artemis II astronauts receiving a wake-up call from Apollo 13 commander Jim Lovell, recorded before his death last August, and naming a fresh lunar crater “Carroll” in honor of commander Reid Wiseman’s wife who died of cancer in 2020 and a small human skull found partially buried during a family’s Easter egg hunt at a Southern California park on Sunday. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/8080275/Newsroom_Sound_Check_04_06_2026_2026-04-06-215915.64kmono.mp3 Recent Posts Newsroom Sound Check Newsroom Sound Check: 4/7/26 .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Newsroom Sound Check: 4/6/26 .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Newsroom Sound Check: 4/3/26 .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Newsroom Sound Check: 4/2/26 .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Newsroom Sound Check: 4/1/26 .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Click for more Recent Posts <section class="article-list article-list--headline-one-col article-list...
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