Dean Richards

Things are looking good for the Cubs as they can close out the first playoff hurdle in San Francisco against the Giants. Jon Greenberg (Editor of TheAthletic.com) joined Dean to wrap up how the surprising Game 2 and what we should be looking for in Game 3 in San Francisco.  

Everyone is transitioning to the fall food season and there’s no better way to kick it off than with an Oktoberfest celebration. Dean chatted with David Braswell (Former President of Maeystown Preservation Society) about their Oktoberfest celebration, German heritage, and famous handmade apple butter. In the second half of the FoodTime show, America’s Test Kitchen newest cookbook about the proper science to cooking. “Cook’s Science: How To Unlock Flavor in 50 of our Favorite Ingredients”  is the latest cookbook from […]

Chicago is the place to be for the theater scene in the United States and Betty Mohr has a beat on it all. Dean invited the Theater and Opera Critic for Le Bon Travel & Culture. Aside from the obvious Hamilton that is on everyone’s minds, Betty chatted about Wonderful Town, Cheers (the play), and an opera that’s not your grandparent’s opera.  

Dean Richards sat down to chat with his newest neighbor, Gabrielle Union! The two caught up to talk about the transition from Miami, the relevant subject of sexual violence, and how she will be rooting for the Bulls instead of The Miami Heat (due to Dwyane Wade being the newest addition to the roster).  

Chicago Tribune Editorial Board Member, Michael Lev joined Dean Richards after the big local news of the Chicago Tribune endorsing Gary Johnson. The discussion was important for shedding light on the Tribune’s stance of the decision.  

Meghan Murphy and Donica Lynn joined Dean Richards in studio to chat and sing about the historic Chicago rendition of “Smokey Joe’s Cafe”. Meghan and Donica play “Ruth” & “Willie Mae” in the upbeat, charismatic, jukebox musical production set on the old Maxwell Street of Chicago.  

As we pass on the peaceful legacy of Late Former Prime Minister of Israel, Shimon Peres, we can’t help but to think about how much of an impact he had on the world. Dean invited the Deputy Consulate General of Israel for Chicago, Itay Milner, to talk about what Peres’s legacy and what it means for the Midwest.  

Bob Jordan is currently part of the longest running weekend news duo in the city of Chicago, and tonight he will broadcast for the last time as he marks the end of his 43 year long career. Dean invited Bob on the show to congratulate the TV veteran, reminisce about his most cherished news memories, what he plans on doing during retirement, and share his excitement for one last famous commercial break handshake with Jackie Bange…  

This past week, Lin Manuel Miranda stopped by Chicago in anticipation of the opening of “Hamilton” at The Private Bank Theater starting Tuesday September 27. Dean hung out with Lin for a one on one chat and talked about all the hype revolving around “Hamilton” taking on the Chicago theater scene. Lin might have also regretted asking Dean to beatbox as he freestyled about the Cubs…  

There are plenty of foods to cook from millions of cook books but very few play the devil’s advocate, “What about your neighbor that has a food allergy?”, “Remember that your cousin doesn’t eat gluten…”. Anna Thomas is the author of the new cookbook, “Vegan, Vegetarian, Omnivore”. This is her fifth book and Dean chatted with her about the inclusiveness that she strives for in today’s day and age.  

Topping the weekend box office, “The Magnificent 7” has a powerful, allstar cast that even surprised Denzel Washington (who stars in the movie himself). Dean chatted with Denzel Washington about all the work that went into bringing together the some of today’s most iconic stars onto one screen and much much more. Dean enjoyed the work enough to give the box office topper a Dean’s List “B+”.  

Dean visited Tim Allen on the set for Last Man Standing to talk about the show’s new residency on WGN TV. First, Allen shares the show’s origin story and explains how his personal life inspired much of his character. They also reminisced on comedy of years past, Allen spoke to the differences between doing stand-up and sitcoms and of course, a little Toy Story info was dropped… http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3021632/3021632_2016-09-18-151832.64kmono.mp3?ad_params=zones%3DPreroll%7Cstation_id%3D3749.mp3

Dean sat down with three actors from the highly-anticipated Chicago production of Hamilton. First, fresh-faced actor Jose Ramos from Chicago’s very own Logan Square tells Dean about how excited he is to come home and be part of such a highly anticipated show. Broadway veteran Wallace Smith also chimed in about his experience so far. Then, the newly ordained Hamilton, Miguel Cervantes talked to Dean about the pressure of filling the shoes of Lin Manuel Miranda and how he is going to make the character […]

Last week Dean talked with the one and only, Clint Eastwood, director of Sully – the movie about former US Airways Captain Sullenberger’s heroics to land a commercial plane safely in the Hudson River. Dean then talked with Captain Sullenberger himself about the story and the first time he saw the film…  

With the festival season coming to a close, what better way to cap it all off than with one of the greatest food festivals in the city of Chicago? Dean talked with Sam Toia, President of the Illinois Restaurant Association, about 2016’s “Chicago Gourmet”. Held in the heart of Millennium Park, the best way for Dean and Sam to describe it is “Disneyland for foodies…”, doesn’t get much better than that. The event  is this September 23rd-25th in Millennium Park […]