Episodes

  • The Mincing Rascals 6.25.25: Mamdani wins, Pritzker running again, U.S strikes on Iran

    The Mincing Rascals 6.25.25: Mamdani wins, Pritzker running again, U.S strikes on Iran
    Jun 25 2025
    The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, Austin Berg of the Illinois Policy Institute, and political pundit Marj Halperin! This week the Rascals head to New York to start the podcast and break down Zohran Mamdani winning the Democratic mayoral primary. What do the Rascals think the win means […]
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  • The Mincing Rascals 6.18.25: ICE raids, ‘No Kings’ protests, Terry Moran, Israel-Iran conflict, ‘snap curfew’ passes

    The Mincing Rascals 6.18.25: ICE raids, ‘No Kings’ protests, Terry Moran, Israel-Iran conflict, ‘snap curfew’ passes
    Jun 18 2025
    The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, longtime Chicago journalist Cate Plys, and political pundit Marj Halperin! The Rascals kick off today’s podcast talking about some Illinois politicians being denied entry to ICE facilities this week. What are these types of actions designed to accomplish? The ‘No Kings’ protests across […]
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  • The Mincing Rascals 6.11.25: Immigration protests, Terry Moran let go, Mike Madigan sentencing

    The Mincing Rascals 6.11.25: Immigration protests, Terry Moran let go, Mike Madigan sentencing
    Jun 11 2025
    The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, Brandon Pope, of WCIU, and longtime Chicago journalist Cate Plys! The Rascals start off the podcast talking about the protests in Los Angeles against the Trump administration’s immigration policies. What are the major takeaways from the protests? ABC News didn’t renew the contract […]
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  • The Mincing Rascals 6.4.25: Mail-in voting law, medical aid in dying, gender identity debate

    The Mincing Rascals 6.4.25: Mail-in voting law, medical aid in dying, gender identity debate
    Jun 4 2025
    The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, and longtime Chicago journalist Cate Plys! It’s a small, but mighty crew! This week, the Rascals start the podcast talking about the Supreme Court saying it would hear whether Republicans can challenge Illinois’ law that allows mail-in election ballots to be […]
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  • The Mincing Rascals 5.28.25: Chicago crime down, POTUS pardons, Harvard vs. Trump

    The Mincing Rascals 5.28.25: Chicago crime down, POTUS pardons, Harvard vs. Trump
    May 28 2025
    The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, Austin Berg of the Illinois Policy Institute, and longtime Chicago journalist Cate Plys! The Rascals start the podcast this week talking about violence being down over Memorial Day weekend and crime in general being down in Chicago. Are Mayor Johnson’s policies working? The […]
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  • The Mincing Rascals 5.21.25: DOJ investigation, ‘snap curfews,’ Biden cancer

    The Mincing Rascals 5.21.25: DOJ investigation, ‘snap curfews,’ Biden cancer
    May 21 2025
    The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, Brandon Pope, of WCIU, and longtime Chicago journalist Cate Plys! The Rascals start off the podcast talking about the Department of Justice looking into the hiring practices of Mayor Brandon Johnson. What do the Rascals make of the DOJ probe? The Chicago City […]
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  • The Mincing Rascals 5.14.25: Pope Leo XIV, Qatari jet, Biden’s decline

    The Mincing Rascals 5.14.25: Pope Leo XIV, Qatari jet, Biden’s decline
    May 14 2025
    The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, political pundit Marj Halperin, and longtime Chicago journalist Cate Plys! This week, the Rascals start the podcast talking about their favorite story, meme, etc. about Pope Leo XIV. Are we pope’d out yet? As usual, plenty of news about the Trump administration this […]
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  • The Mincing Rascals 5.7.25: Senate race, George Ryan legacy, Alcatraz, movie tariffs

    The Mincing Rascals 5.7.25: Senate race, George Ryan legacy, Alcatraz, movie tariffs
    May 7 2025
    The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, Austin Berg of the Illinois Policy Institute, and political pundit Marj Halperin! The Rascals begin the podcast discussing U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL 8) announcing that he’ll be running for the senate seat being vacated by Dick Durbin. The Rascals break down the […]
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