Episodes

  • New Book on Mayor Daley Offers Timely Lessons on Making Government Work

    New Book on Mayor Daley Offers Timely Lessons on Making Government Work
    Nov 21 2024
    Forrest Claypool, discusses his new book, The Daley Show: Inside theTransformative Reign of Chicago's Richard M. Daley
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    29 mins
  • Partisan Divide Reflects Decades of Loss in Working Class USA

    Partisan Divide Reflects Decades of Loss in Working Class USA
    Nov 15 2024
    Michael Kruse, senior staff writer at Politico, talks about a recent article he wrote focusing on how politics severed a relationship between two brothers
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    29 mins
  • Trump Margin of Popular Vote Win and GOP Inroads in Blue States Are Major 2024 Surprises

    Trump Margin of Popular Vote Win and GOP Inroads in Blue States Are Major 2024 Surprises
    Nov 8 2024
    Jacob Rubashkin, deputy editor of Inside Elections, analyzes the 2024election results for president, the US Senate and US House, reasons forthe outcomes, demographic and regional breakouts and more.
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    29 mins
  • Cong. Eric Sorensen On His Most Memorable First Term Accomplishment and Why He Should be Re-Elected

    Cong. Eric Sorensen On His Most Memorable First Term Accomplishment and Why He Should be Re-Elected
    Nov 1 2024
    Congressman Eric Sorensen, representing Illinois' 17 district, talksabout his major accomplishments in the House of Representatives, hisdiscussions with area farmers on the climate issue, the Farm Bill, andmore.
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    29 mins
  • New Book Offers Definitive, Balanced Biography of Ronald Reagan

    New Book Offers Definitive, Balanced Biography of Ronald Reagan
    Oct 25 2024
    Max Boot, author of Reagan: His Life and Legend, discusses Reagan'sstrengths and shortcomings in this book including how his upbringing inour listening area shaped his life and career.
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    29 mins
  • New Book Explores the 'Pride Paradox' That Turned Descendants of FDR Democrats into Trump Republicans

    New Book Explores the 'Pride Paradox' That Turned Descendants of FDR Democrats into Trump Republicans
    Oct 19 2024
    Arlie Russell Hochschild talks about her new book, Stolen Pride: Loss, Shame, and the Rise of the Right
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    29 mins
  • McGraw on the Farm Bill: Food Security is National Security

    McGraw on the Farm Bill: Food Security is National Security
    Oct 11 2024
    Judge Joe McGraw, Republican candidate for Congress in Illinois' 17th District, talks about border security, jobs and the American Dream, US-China relations, abortion, ethics reform, the Farm Bill and much more.
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    29 mins
  • Bohannan: "Getting Farm Bill Passed Is Job One"

    Bohannan: "Getting Farm Bill Passed Is Job One"
    Oct 4 2024
    Christina Bohannan, Democratic candidate for Congress in Iowa's 1st congressional district, talks about the economy, immigration, trade, education, abortion, debt and much more.
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    29 mins