Wgn Plus - The Steve And Johnnie Podcast

Steve King and Johnnie Putman are in the Halloween spirit and what better way than sharing a frightening Halloween poem for everyone! Johnnie also provides instructions on how to spice up any Halloween gathering with ghoulish delight. Dr. Patrick Crispen joins the show to discuss the use of alternative social media platforms such as Bluesky […]

Johnnie Putman and Steve King are back in Panama City Beach to give you a little spooky Southern show from the panhandle! Author Katlyn Jones demonstrates her expertise of all of things spooky in Florida with her book Haunted Florida Panhandle sure to send a shiver down your spine if you’re along the panhandle! Tom […]

Steve King and Johnnie Putman introduce you to one WGN’s brand new broadcasters, Charlie Roumeliotis, the latest addition on the Blackhawks Live broadcast taking up the mantle from long-time host Joe Brand. The next big star of the show is Jim Peterik, the main man of The Ides of March, to talk about his show […]

We know you missed them, we did too! It’s been a couple of weeks, but Johnnie Putman and Steve King are back in time to ring in autumn! Suzy Bogguss starts the show with what would have been a recap of Illinois Rock & Roll Museum on Route 66 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. Sadly, […]

Steve King and Johnnie Putman are back from their West Coast weekend off for another show starring a very special musical guest this summer. Muriel Anderson and her amazing harp guitar have made port and stopped by the studio for some enthralling anecdotes from her time at sea with her partner Bryan Allen, along with […]

Think you’ve heard it all? Think again! Johnnie Putman and Steve King are exploring the history of songs both ancient and… wacky. Dr. Don Romano, our resident musical archivist returns to the show after rave reviews! This time we take a turn for the odd, the awful and the downright silliest old songs to ever […]

It’s National Radio Day! Steve King and Johnnie Putman are back again with a whole bunch of fun and not so fun things to talk about! Axios reporter Monica Eng walks over from the DNC kickoff party and airs some grievances with the paths and walkways allowing us to cross Lake Shore Drive safely. Naturally, […]

There goes summer! Johnnie Putman and Steve King are your bookend to summertime and on this show we’ve got air show anniversary anecdotes, bricks disguised as phones, and we’re chatting about old tv and music legends! Jon Provost, star of the classic TV series Lassie, is making an appearance at the Wheaton All-Night Flea Market. […]

Steve King and Johnnie Putman are in for a show you’d have to see to believe! With weather wackiness, new things to watch, tech woes and wizardry and you might learn a thing or two about photography Chris Smith, WJHG-TV’s Chief Meteorologist touches down to teach the class about how a tropical storm develops into […]

Johnnie Putman and Steve King have yet another show stuffed full of a bunch of guests, almost as stuffed as a pierogi! Following the recent birthday for Steve, there is more than enough reason to celebrate! Joseph Crispen and the Crispen Gang (a.k.a. his parents) are in town for the first of a two part […]

Steve King and Johnnie are back in town just in time to bring you some comfort after the crazy week in the world. We are talking all things tech, entertainment and some history with a musical cherry on top! Alice Selke is a very important part of Illinois history being the very first dispatcher for […]

Due to inclement weather and after a very heated political discourse, Johnnie Putman and Steve King bring this brief show to you from a brief appearance in Panama City Beach, Florida all in the name of peace and tranquility! In studio, they have Mike & Maggie McKinney, otherwise known as Lucky Mud, to play some […]

More music with Steve King and Johnnie Putman?! No surprises there! But with topics covering new photos of old rockers, troubling tech terrors and ancient auditory artifacts, they may just have a surprise up their sleeves! Dr. Don Romano, musical archivist and man of many hats, takes us on a musical trip down memory lane […]

Johnnie Putman and Steve King bring you a summer show full of surprises! With comics, cowboys and massive cyberattacks all building up to a monumental thunderstorm, we quite literally have a super electrifying show! John Dudley joins the show to tell the world of his upcoming comic book set right here in the City of […]

Steve King and Johnnie Putman skate into tonight’s show following Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Finals by talking about Chicago’s Navy Pier Saturday night firework show seen from WGN’s studio, flooding in Florida, and Tom Skilling returning to Hawaii. To get it all started, Steve and Johnnie welcome Dave Specter, a Chicago blues and […]

Steve King and Johnnie Putman bring you a reduced show with the same great taste! This time we have tv talk, car talk, the (posthumous) return of a radio legend, and a couple of birthdays, including one very angry duck! Kicking it all off, we have Jessica Radloff, Senior West Coast Editor of GLAMOUR Magazine […]

Johnnie Putman and Steve King kick off June with the perfect summer show! All you really need is fantastic food and magnificent music! If the sound of overpriced turkey legs and things that should not be pickled doesn’t whet your appetite, out first guest might. We start off by saying hi to WGN-TV meteorologist Mike […]

After a long siesta in Florida, they’re back! Summertime usually means music, sports, cars and coughing! Luckily, this Steve and Johnnie show has all of those things! Dane Neal, WGN Radio host and racing superfan, is on the show to talk all things NASCAR. Between star power that’s expected and the immense physical feats these […]

Steve King and Johnnie Putman are celebrating all things mom on their last show… before they come back to Chicago. It’s a fully loaded show of scams, music and moms with our friends all over the country! After a bit of Mother’s Day talk, we spread some scam awareness with everyone’s favorite scam buster, Steve […]

It wouldn’t be a Steve and Johnnie Show without talk of food, tech and old school jams. In addition to your weekly dose of laughter, this show also serves to remember a close friend. Mike Himebaugh, vocalist of Hello Dave, stops by to talk about the Farm Raiser in Rosemont on Friday, May 10th. We […]