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  • Booth 46: Episode 5 – The Goodman Theatre turns 100!

    Booth 46: Episode 5 – The Goodman Theatre turns 100!
    Sep 26 2025
    It’s hard to believe but the Goodman Theatre is joining WGN Radio in the “Centennial Club”! In collaboration with Petterino’s, WGN’s Steve Dale is joined by Executive Director John Collins and Artistic Director Susan Booth on the Booth 46 Podcast to talk about one of the most noted theater institutions in America. The Goodman received the Regional Theatre Tony […]
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  • Booth 46: Episode 4 with T.J. Wilkins and Shanice from ’44: The Musical’

    Booth 46: Episode 4 with T.J. Wilkins and Shanice from ’44: The Musical’
    Sep 12 2025
    In collaboration with Petterino’s in downtown Chicago, WGN Radio’s Steve Dale is joined by the the stars of ’44: The Musical’, T.J. Wilkins and Shanice, who play Barack and Michelle Obama, for a conversation in their famous Booth 46. Steve Dale talks to T.J. and Shanice about their stories as accomplished recording artists, their music, what it’s […]
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  • Booth 46: Episode 3 with Mayor Brandon Johnson

    Booth 46: Episode 3 with Mayor Brandon Johnson
    Sep 5 2025
    In collaboration with Petterino’s in downtown Chicago, WGN Radio’s Steve Dale is joined by the Mayor of Chicago, Brandon Johnson, for a conversation in their famous Booth 46. It’s not often that Mayor Johnson gets to do fun interviews, but this is definitely one of them. Mayor Johnson talks about what it’s like being the […]
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  • Booth 46: Episode 2 with Brandon Lee Harris and Devin Bowles from ‘MJ: The Musical’

    Booth 46: Episode 2 with Brandon Lee Harris and Devin Bowles from ‘MJ: The Musical’
    Aug 19 2025
    Steve Dale pulls back the curtain with two stars of the hit musical, MJ! Steve is joined by Chicago’s own Brandon Lee Harris, who steps into the moonwalking shoes of Michael Jackson, and Devin Bowles, who plays Joseph — Michael’s complicated and not-so-likable father. Together, they dig into what’s fact, what’s fiction, and what surprises even the most […]
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  • Booth 46: Episode 1 with Albert Friedman and Lou Raizin

    Booth 46: Episode 1 with Albert Friedman and Lou Raizin
    Aug 15 2025
    The premiere of our newest podcast produced at Chicago's legendary Petterino's Restaurant.
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  • WGN Radio has a new podcast: Booth 46

    WGN Radio has a new podcast: Booth 46
    Aug 4 2025
    Albert Friedman and Lou Raizin help Steve Dale make an exciting announcement about a new WGN Radio podcast coming soon called Booth 46 that’ll be live from Petterino’s Restaurant. Mr. Friedman, chairman and CEO of Friedman Properties, and Raizin, CEO of Broadway in Chicago, are two of the most influential architects of City planning behind the […]
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  • From the archives: Steve Dale talks with Loni Anderson

    From the archives: Steve Dale talks with Loni Anderson
    Aug 3 2025
    From June 2021, Steve Dale talks with Loni Anderson of WKRP in Cincinnati, who reminisces about her four seasons on the show. She elaborates on the groundbreaking role that was Jennifer Marlowe as not being “eye-candy” but an intelligent person as well, which was rare at the time. Anderson also looks back to her 12-year […]
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  • Author Todd Purdom discusses his new book ‘Desi Arnaz: The Man Who Invented Television’

    Author Todd Purdom discusses his new book ‘Desi Arnaz: The Man Who Invented Television’
    Aug 3 2025
    Todd Purdom, author of Desi Arnaz: The Man Who Invented Television, joins Steve Dale to talk about the book and how Desi Arnaz impacted media. Todd talks about Desi’s life, his television career, and more! You can purchase the book here: Desi Arnaz: The Man Who Invented Television
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