Steve Dale’s Other World Episode 1: Meet the Ex-Producers
In his 18 years at WGN Steve says he might have sometimes sounded ok – because he’s been blessed with great producers, all now doing bigger things at WGN radio. Get to know Kristin Decker, Mike Stephen...
View ArticleAll About Lucille Ball
What was Lucille Ball really like? Steve knew knew Lucy, and talks with Wanda Clark, her secretary of decades, who obviously knew her far better. Cate Blanchett will play Lucy in a movie soon to be...
View ArticleThe Man Behind Harry Caray’s: Mr. Grant DePorter
While Grant DePorter has created a Hall of Fame for Chicago sports heroes (Chicago Sports Museum) – this dude clearly will one day be in a restaurant Hall of Fame (if there is such a thing). He created...
View ArticleVets for Pets
Vets to Pets pairs soldiers with post traumatic stress disorder and other related problems with a shelter dog. American hero Ralph Matson, is the star of this podcast, who has his service dog Beef at...
View ArticleAll Things Mexican Cuisine
Mexican food isn’t what most people think it is. From El Mariachi restaurants and Revolución Mexican Steakhouse, Steve cooks up a hot podcast with Chef Alberto Mendez, mixologist Diego Cruz and Tony...
View ArticleRemembering Syria
What must it be like to live in Syria? I can’t imagine most Americans have any idea. Debora Felmeth, author “Syria-Remember Me,” lived there for a very long time. She details the rich culture that...
View ArticleUnderstanding Social Media
Like it or not, you can’t ignore social media, according to expert Bill Schroeder. He’s a personal social media advisor and consultant – and we discuss, for starters, what the heck that means. Bill is...
View ArticleHe’s The King of the Golden Age of Radio…Mr. Carl Amari
Carl Amari is King of the Golden Age of radio. But how does a guy, who wasn’t born when Jack Benny or “The Shadow” were among the most popular shows on the air, find himself as a one-man reservoir of...
View ArticleMaking #ChicagoProud: City Aldermen Speak Out
Chicago is going through a rough patch at the moment – or is that an understatement? We all know that. Maybe NOW is the time for us to learn from past mistakes and begin to move forward as one...
View ArticleA City Called Heaven: Chicago and the Birth of Gospel Music
Robert Marovich and I celebrate the history of gospel music. Marovich is an expert documentarian of gospel music. Marovich, who is the author of “A City Called Heaven: Chicago and the Birth of Gospel...
View ArticleSPCA Puerto Vallarta: A Tale for Tails
American animal shelters can learn from the work being done at the SPCA Puerto Vallarta. Their story is an amazing one, and I speak with Nicole Martin. It’s quite a story as to how this place came to...
View ArticleA Little More Les: Steve King & Johnnie Putman’s loving tribute to the great...
I turn the tables on radio legends Steve King and Johnnie Putman and interview them, and get really personal. Even if you listened to S & J for years on WGN – you will learn more about the radio...
View ArticleIs Climate Change Real? And If So, What Can We Do To Stop It?
It’ s not everyday that someone gets to interview a curator of urban ecology, which is Steve Sullivan’s title at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum. We talk a lot about climate change, and the new...
View ArticleTalk Politics To Me, Paul Lisnek!
“Politics Tonight” host Paul Lisnek only has limited time in his own show on CLTV to talk national politics. Here, he goes into detail as Steve describes the chess game the the Presidential races have...
View ArticleHot Cars and Cool Trends with Chicago’s Favorite Car Guy Tom Appel
What’s new for cars this season? What’s hot and trendy? And what is really awful – like an update on that giant airbag recall. Tom Appel, publisher of Consumer Guide Automotive knows all the answers,...
View ArticleChicago’s Coolest Weatherman: Meteorologist Andy Avalos
My friend Andy Avalos talks about how he’s weathered the storm in the TV industry and has risen to the stratosphere of his field. We also go behind-the-scenes, discussing how he creates those daily...
View ArticleFormer Illinois Governor Pat Quinn reflects on his time in office and speaks...
Former Illinois Governor Pat Quinn barks out loud and clear for the first time regarding his replacement Governor Bruce Rauner. “We don’t live in a monarchy,” he says. Quinn comments on the budget...
View ArticleFight Lyme Now
Great to have all that talk about Zika, I get it….but is hardly at epidemic proportions in the U.S.; Lyme is an epidemic, at least according veterinary parasitologists, but what about according to the...
View ArticleCruise The Chicago Skyline With Your Favorite Canine
Mercury’s Canine Cruise (an architecture cruise for dogs), was actually thought of first on my WGN Radio show…and over 10 years later it’s still afloat. And this is the same company, Mercury Skyline...
View ArticleCharna Halpern is Chicago’s Star Maker – she touches you, and you become a star!
Really, Amy Poehler and Tina Fey (who she says are truly ‘besties’ in real life), Mike Meyers, Seth Meyer and the list goes on. SNL often comes to see iO (formerly Improv Olympics) shows, and “scouts”...
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