Steve Dale's Other World WGN Radio

Ken Smoller, author Last Comiskey, chronicling the South-Siders’ last season at the classic ballpark join, Steve Dale to talk about his media tour, the inspiration of the book, and what Comiskey Park meant to him and so many others.

America’s favorite mom, Michael Learned from the classic TV series The Waltons, with President of the non-profit Doors of Change Jeffrey Sitkov, join Steve Dale to talk about homeless youth in the U.S., and in Chicago, particularly LGBTQ+ youth.

It’s raining Beatles. The show RAIN: A Tribute to the Beatles will be in Chicago (at the CIBC Theatre) May 17-18, and the singers playing John Lennon (Steve Landes) and Paul McCartney (Paul Curatolo) join Steve Dale to talk about their careers as Beatles impersonators and the two offer a Beatles retrospective.

Heading into Pride Month, the Gay Men’s Chorus, celebrating their 40th anniversary, will be performing around the Chicago area. Executive Director Kevin Corbett joins Steve Dale in-studio to talk about the origins of the Gay Men’s Chorus in Chicago and how the chorus has expanded to include everyone who wants to join.

Wanda Clark, Lucille Ball’s longtime secretary, just celebrated her 90th birthday. She Joins Steve Dale to about how she celebrated her birthday. Was it by crushing grapes or working in a chocolate factory? She offers countless behind-the-scenes stories.

Shane McDade, whose bio says “buy him a pint,” joins Steve Dale to have a conversation about “Choir of Man” at the Apollo Theatre. The two discuss McDade’s role in the show, his favorite bar back home, and how the show relates to him.