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Segment 1: Mark Hamrick, Washington Bureau Chief and Senior Economic Analyst for Bankrate.com, joins John to break down the November jobs report, why we need to restrain our holiday spending expectations, and what the jobs numbers could mean for inflation and a possible recession. Segment 2: Tom Appel, Publisher, Consumer Guide Automotive, and host of the Consumer Guide Car Stuff podcast, joins […]

Tom Appel, Publisher of Consumer Guide Automotive and host of the Consumer Guide Car Stuff podcast, joins Lisa Dent to talk about a recommendation by the National Transportation Safety Board that would require all new vehicles to be equipped with a speed limiting system. Follow The Lisa Dent Show on Twitter:Follow @LisaDentSpeaksFollow @SteveBertrand Follow @kpowell720 Follow @maryvandeveldeFollow […]

Steve King and Johnnie Putman are here for the coziest show yet! Make yourself warm and tune in as Gino Salomone fires up the showbiz train for the latest in movies and juicy celebrity gossip, including the new Bradley Cooper movie and Dick Van Dyke’s latest award. Writer Dan Callahan delights us with the tales […]

Tom Appel of Consumer Guide Automotive joins Jon Hansen to talk about driverless cars and the Cruise recall. Tom talks about why self-driving cars haven’t spread as quickly as we thought they would and where testing will continue to happen.

Johnnie Putman and Steve King bring you a friendly reminder to turn those clocks back one hour! Steve Bernas, President & Chief Executive Officer at BBB of Chicago & Northern Illinois kicks off our show by answering some scam questions and telling the class to check your credit report on Annualcreditreport.com, which is the only […]

Tom Appel of Consumer Guide Automotive joins Jon Hansen to chat about the UAW reaching a tentative agreement. The two also talk about the Belvidere plant, labor shortages in rural areas where factories were built, and more.

Johnnie Putman and Steve King roll into the studio with one more spooky Chicago show before they hit the road to spend November in Florida. It’s another musically inclined show and to kick this one off we have Illinois native Jonelle Carter, one third of the group River Road Trio, to update the gang on […]

Segment 1: Craig Bolanos, Co-Founder and CEO of Wealth Management Group, joins John to talk about the Treasury yield marching higher, Fed Chairman Powell hedging about rate hikes, why he still believes the economy is doing well, Netflix shares jumping, and the future of home prices. Segment 2: Tom Appel, Publisher, Consumer Guide Automotive, and host of the Consumer […]

The last show of September is here! Join the class and listen in for more laughs, learning and lunacy with a cast of returning characters. The show starts as we celebrate WGN’s own Jack Heinrich on his first live broadcast on Blackhawks Live. Next up is Max Armstrong taking a stroll up the farm and […]

Tom Appel of Consumer Guide Automotive and host of the Car Stuff Podcast joins Jon Hansen to chat about updates on the UAW strike. The two discuss what the workers are asking for, how it’s affecting consumers, and more.