The Powerball jackpot is still climbing and naturally Americans are flocking to get tickets. A reporter in Las Vegas decided it was a good idea to pick a random person buying a lottery ticket and ask them what they would spend the money on if they won. The man said he would spend the money on hookers and cocaine.
The Cubs got the biggest headlines over the winter, but the White Sox have improved themselves as well. Robin Ventura is still running the club, but that could change if the new moves don’t translate into wins. White Sox radio broadcaster Ed Farmer joined John to talk about what the off-season moves will mean for the club in 2016. (Listen here)
The U.S. economy finished the year with a red-hot hiring spree, adding 292,000 new jobs as the unemployment rate held steady at 5 percent, according to new government data released Friday morning. Mark Hamrick the Senior Economic Analyst for BankRate.com joined John Howell with instant reaction. (Listen here)
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell nearly 400 points Thursday as steep falls in Chinese equities spilled over to global markets. Jonathan Hoenig the President of Capitalist Pig Asset Management joined John to talk about what the chaos in China will mean for us here. (Listen here)
Brian Posen with Second City joined John to talk about the Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival, going on at Stage 773 for the next two weeks. (Listen here)
In science news, the level of volcanic eruptions has reached its highest level in 300 years. Now some scientists are saying we should be worried about the Yellowstone Supervolcano blowing it’s top.
An eight year old girl from Evanston took on the mighty Hasboro toy empire and won. Carrie Goldman wrote a letter to them for leaving the character of Rey out of their Star Wars The Force Awakens Monopoly set. Rey is basically the most important character in the film, so it’s a little perplexing why they’d leave her out. Hasboro says that a new version of the game with Rey will be available later this year.
Wayback Burger is coming to Naperville in the spring. They offer a Triple Triple Burger that may be the latest reason why the terrorists hate us. It’s a burger with nine patties.
A young girl’s family is speaking out after a TSA agent patted her down for nearly two minutes at an airport over the holiday break. It began with a Capri Sun drink mistakenly left in the girl’s bag in the security line at Raleigh-Durham International Airport. Flagged for extra screening, the girl’s was patted down for nearly 2 minutes.
