Bill Leff and Wendy Snyder

Remember Will Clinger from WTTW’s “Wild Chicago”? He’s back with another crazy cool travel show – this one spanning the whole nation! Clinger and the show’s executive producer, Harvey Moshman were in-studio with Bill & Wendy to talk about “Wild Travels” and all of the adventures it has brought them so far. Check out the show on WTTW. http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3066626/3066626_2016-09-30-175626.64kmono.mp3?ad_params=zones%3DPreroll%7Cstation_id%3D3739.mp3 You can find Bill and Wendy on Twitter at @billwendyshow, and on Facebook at Bill Leff and Wendy Snyder. The Bill and […]

TV connoisseur Curt Wagner from TV Show Patrol gave Bill and Wendy the lowdown on what to watch and what to skip on TV for the next week. Curt calls Kiefer Sutherland’s new show Designated Survivor from ABC is “really compelling”and says its worth the watch. He also answers questions from callers about HBO’s Westworld and ABC’s Scandal, whose release has been delayed, to the disappointment of many eager fans. http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3066634/3066634_2016-09-30-175834.64kmono.mp3?ad_params=zones%3DPreroll%7Cstation_id%3D3739.mp3 You can find Bill and Wendy on Twitter at @billwendyshow, and […]

A study that came out today claimed that roller coasters might help move small kidney stones along through the body. We don’t know about this, but the story made a great springboard for Bill, Wendy and several callers to share their kidney stone horror stories. In the end, Wendy decided that Bill needs to drink more water. http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3062351/3062351_2016-09-29-180651.64kmono.mp3?ad_params=zones%3DPreroll%7Cstation_id%3D3739.mp3   You can find Bill and Wendy on Twitter at @billwendyshow, and on Facebook at Bill Leff and Wendy Snyder. The Bill and Wendy Show airs Monday […]

Bill’s morning started off with a disconcerting conversation with baseball legend Tommy Lasorda, who was in-studio for an interview with the Cochran Show. When Bill met him, he brought up their “mutual friend” Tom Dreesen…which was not well received by Mr. Lasorda. A couple hours later, Bill, Wendy and Dean called up Tom Dreesen to clear the air on the whole fiasco. Mr. Dreesen, always a committed guest to WGN, came on the air from the comfort of his own shower. […]

From kidney stones, to All My Children, to exploding washing machines Bill and Wendy had a hard-hitting show today. They started things off talking to attorney Loretta Powers about the case of the “Clock Boy,” and then they heard from Dean Richards about this week in entertainment. While Dean was in, they also had a surprise guest on the phone, the one and only Tom Dreeson. They also talked to ABC’s Brad Mielke about the developments on this morning’s unfortunate train […]

Dane Neal brought a two-course meal with him today to share with Bill and Wendy. First up: Dumpling Fest‘s founding father Seth Zurer (the same guy that brought us Bacon Fest) talks about why he was moved to devote a food fest to ravioli, gnocci, dumplings and all other things stuffed. He also brought a couple folks from Saigon Sisters to show off their lamb and jack fruit dumpling. Then, Dane, Bill and Wendy all eat some wings and preview Jake Melnik’s upcoming XXX Wing […]

Bill & Wendy’s favorite horticulture guy is back! Tony Fulmer, from Chalet Nursery, joined them in-studio to talk about how to best prep your garden for the coming chill. He also talked about the beautiful air plant he brought as a congratulations present for producer Kevin. Then he answered a variety of plant-related questions from listeners. Find out more about Chalet’s upcoming Scarecrow festival by clicking here. You can find Bill and Wendy on Twitter at @billwendyshow, and on Facebook […]

Season four of Chicago P.D. premiered last week and actress Marina Squerciati stopped by the Allstate Showcase Studio to tell Bill & Wendy all of this season’s secrets! Not really. But she did talk about her journey from The Nutcracker to Law & Order: Criminal Intent to Chicago P.D. She also shared some cool stories about filming in and around Chicago. You can find Bill and Wendy on Twitter at @billwendyshow, and on Facebook at Bill Leff and Wendy Snyder. The […]

On today’s show, the guests include Bridget Carey, Kelly Jo Golson, Dr. Heidi Memmel, Kristin McQueary and Jason Nathanson. Bill and Wendy start the show recapping last night’s presidential debate and react to the first head-to-head match-up between Clinton and Trump. They then welcome in Bridget Carey from CNET for their weekly update on the world of technology and react to the most tweeted event in history, last night’s presidential debate. During the second half of the show, Bill continues the debate […]

ABC’s Jason Nathanson joins Bill to talk about a new character on “Modern Family,” who is a trans-gendered child-actor playing a trans-gendered character for the first time in television history. They discuss what this means for television and how “Modern Family” has been a trail-blazer as one of the more progressive shows on television. The episode airs nationally tomorrow on ABC. http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3054625/3054625_2016-09-27-180925.64kmono.mp3?ad_params=zones%3DPreroll%7Cstation_id%3D3739.mp3 You can find Bill and Wendy on Twitter at @billwendyshow, and on Facebook at Bill Leff and Wendy […]

The Chicago Tribune’s Kristin McQueary breaks down the first presidential debate with Bill and says she was thrown off by how unprepared she thought Trump was last night. She argues he was a shell of himself. They also discuss how there were many missed opportunities between both candidates and where each candidate went wrong in debate one out of three. You can find Bill and Wendy on Twitter at @billwendyshow, and on Facebook at Bill Leff and Wendy Snyder. The […]

Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at Advocate Health Care Kelly Jo Golson and Breast Cancer Survivor and Breast Surgeon at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Dr. Heidi Memmel, join Bill and Wendy to begin the conversation about breast cancer, as Breast Cancer Awareness Month is just around the corner in October. They talk about what steps should be taken to prevent breast cancer and Advocate’s  campaign called “Stories of the Girls.” Join the movement by using #StoriesOfTheGirls on Twitter and visit […]

CNET Senior Editor and Host of CNET Daily Update Bridget Carey, joins Bill and Wendy to talk about the presidential debate being the most tweeted event in history and they talk about the upcoming release of Google’s ‘Pixel’ phone. They also talk about the potential Google Chrome-Android merge and what the Chrome Book has added to education. They also preview what is on the schedule for Bridget’s next  CNET Daily Update. You can find Bill and Wendy on Twitter at […]

On today’s show, the guests include, Linguist Ben Bergen, Eric Zorn and Brad Mielke. Bill and Wendy start the show by recapping the fantastic time they had at Kevin and Serra’s wedding. They then shift gears and react to the shooting at the University of Illinois over the weekend. They also touch on this subject again in the 11 o’clock hour.  Bill and Wendy then remember both MLB Pitcher Jose Fernandez and Legendary Golfer Arnold Palmer who both passed away […]

ABC Correspondent Brad Mielke joins Bill and Wendy to give the latest from Hofstra University prior to the 1st Presidential Debate tonight. They focus on what is the role of Lester Holt as moderator, and where fact-checking will play into the debate. They also talk about what to expect from the candidates and how specific they will be when making their policy arguments. You can find Bill and Wendy on Twitter at @billwendyshow, and on Facebook at Bill Leff and […]