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The Dave Plier Podcast from Chicago's Very Own, 720 WGN

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Episodes

Actress Lecy Goranson on Chicago sports and the 6th season of ABC-TV’s ‘The Conners’

3/8/2024
Actress Lecy Goranson talks to WGN Radio’s Dave Plier about the 6th season of ABC-TV’s hit comedy ‘The Conners’, her love of Chicago sports including the Chicago Bears, the Chicago Cubs, and Old Style beer.

Duration:00:14:45

Long before Hollywood the film industry was invented in Chicago: Essanay Studios, Charlie Chaplin

3/8/2024
WGN Radio’s Dave Plier shares his interview with author and historian Adam Selzer to talk about the fascinating yet little-known story of how Chicago served as the unlikely capital of American film production in the years before the rise of Hollywood (1907–1913), the rise and fall of the major Chicago movie studios in the mid-silent […]

Duration:00:16:09

25 years of Chicago’s own Chief O’Neill’s: St. Patrick’s Day Festival, Friday fish fries, Sunday brunch, Bad Irish Momz of Comedy

3/1/2024
WGN Radio’s Dave Plier welcomes Brendan, Siobhan, and Anlon McKinney of Chicago’s #1 Irish pub Chief O’Neill’s talk to about the legend of Chicago Police Chief O’Neill, their 25th anniversary, the art of pouring the perfect pint of Guinness, their classic Irish cuisine, new private label scotch, beer, the Bad Irish Momz of Comedy event on […]

Duration:00:21:24

Hail to the Chief! WGN-TV’s NEW Chief Meteorologist Demetrius Ivory

3/1/2024
They are big Tom Skilling shoes to fill, but WGN-TV’s Demetrius Ivory is up to the task! WGN Radio’s Dave Plier talks to Demetrius about his first official days on the job.

Duration:00:12:56

Tie a yellow ribbon round music legend Tony Orlando: A Journey in Music

3/1/2024
Music legend Tony Orlando joins WGN Radio’s Dave Plier for an in-depth conversation reflecting on six decades in music and his farewell tour. Tony is appearing at the DesPlaines Theatre on Saturday March 2, 2024 and at The Arcada Theatre on Sunday March 3, 2024. For tickets, visit oshows.com.

Duration:00:25:42

Phil Rosenthal on the new season of Netflix’s ‘Somebody Feed Phil’, new children’s book with his daughter ‘Just Try It!’

3/1/2024
WGN Radio’s Dave Plier welcomes Phil Rosenthal, creator of ‘Everybody Loves Raymond,’ on touring the globe on the 7th season of ‘Somebody Feed Phil’.

Duration:00:18:00

Comedian Jake Johannsen: Laughing it up at Zanies, marriage advice, being a parent today, aging

2/17/2024
WGN Radio’s Dave Plier talks to comedian Jake Johannsen about his shows this weekend at Zanies in Old Town and on Sunday in Rosemont, marital advice, navigating parenthood, aging and more. zanies.com

Duration:00:12:01

Musician Branford Marsalis is heading home to New Orleans as new Artistic Director at Music Center named after his father

2/17/2024
Listen to WGN Radio’s Dave Plier’s complete interview with Grammy Award winning jazz great Branford Marsalis, about the influence of his father in music, playing with the likes of Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Sting, The Grateful Dead, his style of music and collaboration, and composing the moving sounds for the soundtrack of Netflix’s civil rights story […]

Duration:00:13:04

Presidential historian Douglas Brinkley: Washington, Lincoln, Kennedy and the 45 American Presidents in history, their style, their leadership, their impact

2/16/2024
Presidential historian and author Douglas Brinkley joins WGN Radio’s Dave Plier to talk about the history of the American presidency, how the course of history would have changed if the 9 U.S. Presidents who were assassinated or died in office completed their terms, and why it takes 25 years to realize the impact of an […]

Duration:00:16:33

The legacy of Chicago’s own Jack Benny: 130 years of laughter

2/16/2024
Radio Hall of Famer and old time radio guru Chuck Schaden and Steve Darnall, publisher of Nostalgia Digest, join WGN Radio’s Dave Plier to talk about the legacy of comedian Jack Benny, a world class entertainer who invented a quintessentially American art character: the genially self-deprecating fall guy, the history of his radio and TV shows, vaudeville, […]

Duration:00:40:26

This is History: Black History Month with Dave Schwan on Julius Rosenwald, the most important philanthropist you never heard of

2/16/2024
In this week’s history segment, WGN Radio’s Dave Plier and WGN news anchor Dave Schwan talk about Julius Rosenwald (1862-1932), best known as a part-owner and leader of Sears, Roebuck and Company, for establishing the Rosenwald Fund, which donated millions in funds to build over 5,000 schools in the South, and promoted vocational and technical education in underserved […]

Duration:00:06:38

The Big Game commercials preview

2/11/2024
Jeff Rogers of winmorepitches.com joins WGN’s Dave Plier to preview this year’s Super Bowl commercials.

Duration:00:21:25

HBO’s ‘The Sopranos’ at 25: Lorraine ‘Dr. Melfi’ Bracco, Edie ‘Carmela Soprano’ Falco, Stevie ‘Silvio Dante’ Van Zandt, Vincent ‘Johnny Sack’ Curatola, Steve ‘Bobby Bacala’ Schirippa

2/2/2024
WGN Radio’s Dave Plier celebrates the 25th anniversary of the groundbreaking HBO series ‘The Sopranos’ with cast members Lorraine ‘Dr. Melfi’ Bracco, Vincent ‘Johnny Sack’ Curatola , Edie ‘Carmela Soprano’ Falco, Stevie ‘Silvio Dante’ Van Zandt, Steve ‘Bobby Bacala’ Schirripa.

Duration:01:19:35

The Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show 60th Anniversary with Andrew Solt, owner of the Ed Sullivan Library

2/2/2024
WGN Radio’s Dave Plier shares his conversation with Emmy and Grammy award-winning, producer, director, writer and documentary filmmaker Andrew Solt to talk about the most valued television libraries of all time which he owns: The Ed Sullivan Show and the 60th anniversary of The Beatles first appearance on American television. The collection includes over 10,000 performances including The […]

Duration:00:39:09

We Dream a World: Yolanda Renee King, Granddaughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King

1/15/2024
WGN Radio’s Dave Plier talks to 15-year-old Yolanda Renee King, the only grandchild of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, about her beautiful book ‘We Dream a World’, the importance of activism, and the ways that Dr. King’s message and mission can continue. “A Granddaughter’s Dream: Honoring the Life and Legacy of […]

Duration:00:09:37

The legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: Looking back at a conversation with Jesse Jackson

1/15/2024
WGN Radio’s Dave Plier, filling in for Dave Plier, looks back at a 2018 interview with Rev. Jesse Jackson about the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the day of Dr. King’s assassination when Rev. Jackson was by his side.

Duration:00:05:28

AAAAAY! It’s the 50th Anniversary of TV’s Happy Days with Marion Ross, Anson Williams, Donny Most and Henry Winkler

1/15/2024
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the classic TV sitcom ‘Happy Days,’ which debuted on January 15, 1974, WGN Radio’s Dave Plier, filling in for Bob Sirott, discusses the impact of the series with the starts of the show, including Marion Ross, Anson Williams, Don Most and Henry Winkler.

Duration:00:45:28

Dean Richards’ Entertainment Report: Chelsea Handler shines at Critics Choice Awards

1/15/2024
Dean Richards, entertainment reporter for WGN, joins Dave Plier, in for Bob Sirott, to provide the latest news in entertainment. It’s award season and the two chat about the Critics Choice Awards and Chelsea Handler as the host of the event. Plus, what movies were a hit at the box office this weekend?

Duration:00:11:54

Grammy Award-Winning Jazz great Branford Marsalis: Influences, music styles and composing music for Netflix’s civil rights film ‘Rustin’

1/15/2024
Musician Branford Marsalis joins WGN Radio’s Dave Plier, filling in for Dave Plier, to talk about his influences in music, playing with the likes of Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Sting, The Grateful Dead, his style of music and collaboration, and composing the moving sounds for the soundtrack of Netflix’s civil rights story of Bayard Rustin.

Duration:00:12:35

America’s Anchorman Bill Kurtis on ‘2050: A Parable for a Dying Planet’

1/15/2024
The legendary Bill Kurtis joins WGN Radio’s Dave Plier, filling in for Bob Sirott, to talk about his latest book and audiobook he wrote with his wife Donna La Pietra on a better understanding of our planet called ‘2050: A Parable for a Dying Planet’.

Duration:00:07:26