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  • Look! Up in the sky… it’s Superman! No, it’s Corn Sweat!

    Look! Up in the sky… it’s Superman! No, it’s Corn Sweat!
    2025/07/10
    https://serve.castfire.com/audio/7514905/7514905_2025-07-10-203605.64kmono.mp3 Even though he did skydive recently, it’s hard to imagine what WGN legend and meteorologist emeritus Tom Skilling could have in common with Superman. In the audio clip above, WGN’s entertainment reporter Dean Richards, in his regular 8:10 a.m. segment with Bob Sirott, mentions the name of the actor playing Superman in the new […]
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  • No Kid Hungry is the goal

    No Kid Hungry is the goal
    2025/07/01
    https://serve.castfire.com/audio/7499755/7499755_2025-06-30-235855.64kmono.mp3 In the audio clip above, famed Chicago-grown chef Joe Flamm tells WGN’s Steve Alexander about his participation in the recent Taste of the Nation for No Kid Hungry event where more than 500 people got together to have fun and donate money to tackle food insecurity in Chicago. The sold-out event was at Rockwell […]
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  • ‘Hold my beer!’ Yours, too, because there may be something bad in it

    ‘Hold my beer!’ Yours, too, because there may be something bad in it
    2025/06/30
    https://serve.castfire.com/audio/7498874/7498874_2025-06-30-174714.64kmono.mp3 “Hold my beer!” has become a popular comeback to try to “out do” another person’s story. But in the audio clip above, researcher Jennifer Hoponick Redmon at RTI International tells WGN’s Steve Alexander that PFAS, so-called “forever chemicals” because they last forever and are nearly everywhere, including our blood. PFAS are human-made chemicals discovered […]
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  • There’s a growing buzz across America’s heartland

    There’s a growing buzz across America’s heartland
    2025/06/28
    His first drone was made from Popsicle sticks, tape, and some cheap motors. Now, his company is building thousands of drones a year, many of them the size of small cars. In the audio clip above, WGN’s Steve Alexander talks with Arthur Erickson, CEO and co-founder of Hylio, a rapidly growing American ag drone company […]
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  • He’s a BBQ Hall of Famer. His name is Meathead.

    He’s a BBQ Hall of Famer. His name is Meathead.
    2025/06/17
    https://serve.castfire.com/audio/7483330/7483330_2025-06-20-182130.64kmono.mp3 Click above to hear the extended 16 and a half minute interview; click below for the 2 and a half minute radio version. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/7483356/7483356_2025-06-20-182556.64kmono.mp3 First things first: Where did Meathead get his name? In the audio clips above, he tells WGN’s Steve Alexander his dad gave it to him. Not at birth, though. It […]
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  • Summer baking and decorating camps for kids

    Summer baking and decorating camps for kids
    2025/06/11
    For nearly a century, one of the biggest names in baking has been Wilton. The Naperville-based company is the go-to brand for professional and home bakers for everything from baking pans and tools to icing pouches and sprinkles. In the audio clip below, Declan O’Leary, the president of Wilton, tells WGN’s Steve Alexander about summer […]
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  • The Soybean Sniff Test

    The Soybean Sniff Test
    2025/05/03
    Here’s how it works: “Dig up the soybean and hold it up to your nose. If it smells like earth, you’re good. But if you can squeeze it and a liquid comes out and it smells rotten? Guess what, it’s rotten.” That’s how Brad Mason, a field agronomist for Pioneer Seeds in Western Illinois describes […]
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  • The Pickle Capital of the World

    The Pickle Capital of the World
    2025/03/25
    In 1978, the Illinois State Legislature proclaimed St. Charles, Illinois, “Pickle Capital of the World.” It didn’t matter that not one pickle is produced in the city on the Fox River. The designation was solely because Pickle Packers International, a non-profit focused on educating consumers about the benefits of pickles, was located there until it […]
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