Wgn - The Amy Guth Podcast

This week on the Saturday Night Special: the body art tradition that has a history richer than we thought and an ever-transforming social stigma. Amy talks tattoos. First, we hear the perspective of Human Resource consultant and expert John Hudson, who unpacks the myth that getting a tattoo means not getting a job, and speaks to the many leading corporations that actually embrace the individuality of their employee’s tats. Then, Anthropologist Dr. Kristin Krueger from Loyola University joined the conversation to talk […]

Anthropologist Dr. Kristin Krueger from Loyola University joined the conversation to talk about the deep historical significance of the tattoo and how tattoos past compare with those today.

Amy and Jen are in for Patti tonight!  On tonight’s show they welcome on actors/writers from the upcomming play, Night In Alachua County – Mandy Walsh and Josh Zagoren.  The team from Wildclaw Theater in Chicago discuss the company as well as Jen’s own upcoming play with WildClaw – “Fight City”.  Then, WGN Radio Legends […]

Amy and Jen are in for Patti Vasquez tonight!  On tonight’s show they welcome “MY self: An autobiography of survival” author, Kelly Kitley.  They discuss what truly goes into writing a book and the importance of Kelly’s message with her book. For more info on Kelly and her work visit HERE.  They also take a […]

Amy Guth and Jen Bosworth are in for Patti Vasquez for tonight.  Tonight they welcome on from Rustbelt Chicago, leader – Martha who explains the process of her writing as well as the incarnations of Chicago that she’s found while writing her book. For more info on the event Martha discussed visit: Here.  

Amy Guth and Jen Bosworth are in for Patti Vasquez tonight! On tonight’s show they open with a look at the their coffee ordering strategies and any “coffee tips” they’ve found out. Then, they welcome on the filmmakers of the “Alley Cat” – Marie Ullrich and Margot – Listen in as they discuss the folklore and […]

Amy and Rex talk 4th of July, fun firework facts and dip their toes into the “politics pond”.

Chicago Tribune Columnist Rex Huppke joins Amy to discuss the meaning of the president’s and White House Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ comments towards Chicago gun violence. Then, they debate what President Trump’s tweet, maligning “Morning Joe” Talk Show Hosts Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough tells us about the administration as a whole.

Sony is beginning to press vinyl records again! Deloitte Technology, Media and Telecommunications Director of Research Duncan Stewart explains the appeal of old, vinyl records to young generations – in spite of convenient digital platforms. That fascination is helping to revive the analogue platform.

Amy lost a family member to a drunk driver on July 4th. Mothers Against Drunk Driving Great Lakes Regional Director Doug Scoles provides solutions to prevent dunk driving fatalities.

BLUE1647 is an organization for professional development in youth and businesses. Junior Founder Emile Cambry and Senior Advisor Tracy Powell tells Amy how the network supports its objective of success in others, including the help of such partners as Google and Chase Bank.

Chicago Media Project is a group of self-supported documentary makers out of Chicago. Co-Founder and Executive Director Paula Froehle tells Amy about the new CMP series, Dinner & Docs @ The Davis, where filmmakers and special guests will dine over discussion of such films as Matthew Heineman’s “City of Ghosts,” to be showcased in the […]

DePaul University Political Science Professor Ben Epstein explains what might constitute a visiting traveler as fitting into the working stipulations within the working stipulations. That includes the Supreme Court’s definition of a visitor’s “bona fide relationship” with family or work in the United States.

Chelsea Sprayregen is using the $60,000 she won in the Social New Venture Challenge at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business to start up her organization, Provide. Provide brings child care businesses the software that it needs in order to allocate more funding to care itself.

Labs, entrepreneurs, companies and other business entities look to Invent2026 for marketing management on their great innovations. Thomas Day explains how Invent2026 works to understand ideas and create strategies to lift them off the ground.

WGN’s Amy Guth and the Tribune’s Rex Huppke are filling in for Justin Kaufman on The Download on this Memorial Day show. In honor of this day of remembrance, Guth and Huppke discuss the meaning of Memorial Day and how we can pay respect to the brave men and women who have given their lives […]

On this edition of the Saturday Night Special, host Amy Guth takes on the tricky topic of truth, lies and the messy gray area in-between. As always Amy’s got a series of experts that can shed some light on this complicated topic. First, Dr. John Duffy is in-studio to open up the dialogue with a […]