Bill Paige is the author of the book Everything I Know I Learned From Rock Stars reveals decades of music reporting and candid conversations with 50 influential artists including Roy Orbison, Queen, Electric Light Orchestra, Grace Slick, Fleetwood Mac, Dire Straits, The Go-Go’s, Van Halen, Joe Jackson, Genesis, Boy George, Journey, Sparks, Cheap Trick, Adrian Belew, Nils Lofgren, B.B. King, and Robyn Hitchcock. These encounters are framed by memorable stories and anecdotes from both sides of the concert stage. Raw and real, Everything I Know I Learned From Rock Stars is a captivating personal time capsule guaranteed to fire the imagination of any music fan. Bill is a former Texas rancher who is about to spend the next year living in Thailand.
Susan Trieschmann
Susan is the founder of Curt's Cafe, an establishment devoted to training formerly incarcerated youth in the service industry.
1/6/17 Host Talk
Hosts talk weather, Illinois Gubernatorial Candidate Chris Kennedy's statement that Rahm Emmanuel is pushing black people out of the city, urban renewal/poor people removal, importance of voting in the gubernatorial race, Christmas tree recycling, Trump reinstatement of off-shore drilling, assaults on the environment, defending net neutrality, and more.
Nicholas Barron
Nicholas Barron is a blues musician, songwriter, artist, and member of the Strapping Owls, who are an energetic trio known for melding influence and improvisation into soulful original music, raucuos interpretations of traditional tunes, and inspired, spontaneously composed jams.
Mick Dumke and Rummana Hussain
Mick Dumke is a reporter for Pro Publica Illinois. Rummana Hussain is Assistant Metro Editor for the Chicago Sun-Times.
Mick and Rummana discuss the #MeToo movement and the increased focus on sexual harassment and how it will change public and private discussions, the Democratic Senate victory over Roy Moore, and women running for political positions and the women's march. They also discuss how the politics of crime fighting will play out, Rahm Emmanuel, Chicago Police Department civil rights abuses, Kim Foxx's reforms, cash bail, quicker post-arrest access to defense attorneys, exonerations, and other topics.
December 30th Show Intro
Thom, Katy, and Michael discuss the past week. Trump's golf trips and NY Times Interview, HIV/AIDS council firings, the Women's Gubernatorial Forum, Daniel Biss, 3rd Annual Live from the Heartland Benefit Concert, Network 49 News, and the Jan 20th Women's March..
Bobby Hutton
Soul crooner Bobby Hutton joins Thom, Katy, and Michael.
Velerie Denney and Jack Weinberg
Valerie Denney and Jack Weinberg share their national parks travelouge.
Vicki Cervantez
Vicki is just back from Honduras; she and others (the Honduran Solidarity Organization La Voz de Los Abajo) were observers in the hotly contested Honduran elections.
December 16th Show Introduction
Thom, Katy, and Michael discuss the Republican Tax Plan, the stock market, the special prosecution of the Trump administration, possible protest movements, and future elections.
Judge Nancy Katz
Judge Nancy Katz discusses family law and other topics.
Fritz Kaegi
Thom and Katy are joined by Democratic candidate for Cook County assessor, Fritz Kaegi.
Thom Clark and Katy Hogan 12/7 Discussion.
Thom Clark and Katy Hogan discuss this week's national politics and local issues.
Warren Leming and Kurt Jacobsen
Warren Leming has had a long career in cabaret, documentary video, music and theatre. He’s been called "Chicago's Radical Renaissance Man" by the Chicago Reader.
Kurt Jacobsen is a research associate in the Program on International Politics, Economics and Security in the Department of Political Science at the University of Chicago and the book review editor at Logos: A Journal of Modern Society & Culture.
Slow Roll Chicago
Slow Roll Chicago was founded in September of 2014. To use the movement and bicycles as vehicles for social change. Slow Roll Chicago rides every Wednesday evening from April to October. Co-founder Jamal Julien and ex-director Romina Castillo discuss Slow Roll with LFTH hosts.
Gift of Hope Organ Tissue Donor Network
Susan Cochrane of the Gift of Hope Organ and Tissue Donation network talks about the organization's efforts to save and enhance the lives of as many people as possible though organ and tissue donation.
Bau Graves
The executive director of the Old Town School of Folk Music discuss the School's 60th Anniversary.
Shawn Harrington and Jimmy Sanders discuss the Chicago Hoops for Peace Tournament.
Lynn Orman Weiss
Live from the Heartland's own Lynn Orman Weiss talks about Memphis Blues and the Down to the River Musicians.
Bryon Sigcho, the Director of Pilsen Alliance, discusses gentrification, murals, and charter schools.