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Latest podcast episodes about wciu

The Mincing Rascals
The Mincing Rascals 5.21.25: DOJ investigation, ‘snap curfews,' Biden cancer

The Mincing Rascals

Play Episode Listen Later 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 […]

WGN - The John Williams Full Show Podcast
The Mincing Rascals 5.21.25: DOJ investigation, ‘snap curfews,' Biden cancer

WGN - The John Williams Full Show Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later 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 […]

WGN - The John Williams Uncut Podcast
The Mincing Rascals 5.21.25: DOJ investigation, ‘snap curfews,' Biden cancer

WGN - The John Williams Uncut Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later 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 […]

The Mincing Rascals
The Mincing Rascals 4.23.25: Durbin retiring, Pritzker's political future, economic turmoil

The Mincing Rascals

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025


The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, Brandon Pope, of WCIU, Austin Berg of the Illinois Policy Institute (sign up for his new Substack!), and political pundit Marj Halperin! The Rascals start today’s podcast discussing Senator Dick Durbin announcing that he won’t seek another term. Who do the Rascals believe is […]

John Williams
The Mincing Rascals 4.23.25: Durbin retiring, Pritzker's political future, economic turmoil

John Williams

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025


The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, Brandon Pope, of WCIU, Austin Berg of the Illinois Policy Institute (sign up for his new Substack!), and political pundit Marj Halperin! The Rascals start today’s podcast discussing Senator Dick Durbin announcing that he won’t seek another term. Who do the Rascals believe is […]

WGN - The John Williams Full Show Podcast
The Mincing Rascals 4.23.25: Durbin retiring, Pritzker's political future, economic turmoil

WGN - The John Williams Full Show Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025


The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, Brandon Pope, of WCIU, Austin Berg of the Illinois Policy Institute (sign up for his new Substack!), and political pundit Marj Halperin! The Rascals start today’s podcast discussing Senator Dick Durbin announcing that he won’t seek another term. Who do the Rascals believe is […]

WGN - The John Williams Uncut Podcast
The Mincing Rascals 4.23.25: Durbin retiring, Pritzker's political future, economic turmoil

WGN - The John Williams Uncut Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025


The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, Brandon Pope, of WCIU, Austin Berg of the Illinois Policy Institute (sign up for his new Substack!), and political pundit Marj Halperin! The Rascals start today’s podcast discussing Senator Dick Durbin announcing that he won’t seek another term. Who do the Rascals believe is […]

The Mincing Rascals
The Mincing Rascals 4.16.25: Teen takeovers, homeschool bill, Kilmar Ábrego García

The Mincing Rascals

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 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 the podcast talking about the City of Chicago not approving a $1.25 million settlement to the family of Dexter Reed, who was fatally shot by police during a traffic stop. […]

John Williams
The Mincing Rascals 4.16.25: Teen takeovers, homeschool bill, Kilmar Ábrego García

John Williams

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 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 the podcast talking about the City of Chicago not approving a $1.25 million settlement to the family of Dexter Reed, who was fatally shot by police during a traffic stop. […]

WGN - The John Williams Full Show Podcast
The Mincing Rascals 4.16.25: Teen takeovers, homeschool bill, Kilmar Ábrego García

WGN - The John Williams Full Show Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 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 the podcast talking about the City of Chicago not approving a $1.25 million settlement to the family of Dexter Reed, who was fatally shot by police during a traffic stop. […]

WGN - The John Williams Uncut Podcast
The Mincing Rascals 4.16.25: Teen takeovers, homeschool bill, Kilmar Ábrego García

WGN - The John Williams Uncut Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 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 the podcast talking about the City of Chicago not approving a $1.25 million settlement to the family of Dexter Reed, who was fatally shot by police during a traffic stop. […]

The Mincing Rascals
The Mincing Rascals 4.2.25: Election recap, CTU-CPS deal, tariff announcement

The Mincing Rascals

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025


The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, Brandon Pope, of WCIU, Austin Berg of the Illinois Policy Institute (sign up for his new Substack!), and longtime Chicago journalist Cate Plys! The Rascals start off the podcast discussing yesterday’s election results. What were the big takeaways from the results in Wisconsin and Florida? […]

John Williams
The Mincing Rascals 4.2.25: Election recap, CTU-CPS deal, tariff announcement

John Williams

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025


The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, Brandon Pope, of WCIU, Austin Berg of the Illinois Policy Institute (sign up for his new Substack!), and longtime Chicago journalist Cate Plys! The Rascals start off the podcast discussing yesterday’s election results. What were the big takeaways from the results in Wisconsin and Florida? […]

WGN - The John Williams Full Show Podcast
The Mincing Rascals 4.2.25: Election recap, CTU-CPS deal, tariff announcement

WGN - The John Williams Full Show Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025


The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, Brandon Pope, of WCIU, Austin Berg of the Illinois Policy Institute (sign up for his new Substack!), and longtime Chicago journalist Cate Plys! The Rascals start off the podcast discussing yesterday’s election results. What were the big takeaways from the results in Wisconsin and Florida? […]

WGN - The John Williams Uncut Podcast
The Mincing Rascals 4.2.25: Election recap, CTU-CPS deal, tariff announcement

WGN - The John Williams Uncut Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025


The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, Brandon Pope, of WCIU, Austin Berg of the Illinois Policy Institute (sign up for his new Substack!), and longtime Chicago journalist Cate Plys! The Rascals start off the podcast discussing yesterday’s election results. What were the big takeaways from the results in Wisconsin and Florida? […]

The Mincing Rascals
The Mincing Rascals 3.5.25: Sanctuary cities hearing, trade war, Rahm Emanuel's political future

The Mincing Rascals

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 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 (sing up for his new Substack!), Brandon Pope, of WCIU, and political pundit Marj Halperin! The Rascals being this week’s show talking about the House hearing with the mayors of New York, Boston, Denver, and Chicago about their […]

John Williams
The Mincing Rascals 3.5.25: Sanctuary cities hearing, trade war, Rahm Emanuel's political future

John Williams

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 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 (sing up for his new Substack!), Brandon Pope, of WCIU, and political pundit Marj Halperin! The Rascals being this week’s show talking about the House hearing with the mayors of New York, Boston, Denver, and Chicago about their […]

WGN - The John Williams Full Show Podcast
The Mincing Rascals 3.5.25: Sanctuary cities hearing, trade war, Rahm Emanuel's political future

WGN - The John Williams Full Show Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 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 (sing up for his new Substack!), Brandon Pope, of WCIU, and political pundit Marj Halperin! The Rascals being this week’s show talking about the House hearing with the mayors of New York, Boston, Denver, and Chicago about their […]

WGN - The John Williams Uncut Podcast
The Mincing Rascals 3.5.25: Sanctuary cities hearing, trade war, Rahm Emanuel's political future

WGN - The John Williams Uncut Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 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 (sing up for his new Substack!), Brandon Pope, of WCIU, and political pundit Marj Halperin! The Rascals being this week’s show talking about the House hearing with the mayors of New York, Boston, Denver, and Chicago about their […]

The Mincing Rascals
The Mincing Rascals 2.19.25: Federal government cuts, Illinois DOGE, Brandon Johnson borrowing plan

The Mincing Rascals

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2025


The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Brandon Pope, of WCIU, Austin Berg of the Illinois Policy Institute, and longtime Chicago journalist Cate Plys! This week, the Rascals kick off the podcast talking about President Trump blaming Ukraine for the war with Russia. What do the Rascals make of Trump’s statements? Today, Governor Pritzker delivered his 2025 […]

John Williams
The Mincing Rascals 2.19.25: Federal government cuts, Illinois DOGE, Brandon Johnson borrowing plan

John Williams

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2025


The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Brandon Pope, of WCIU, Austin Berg of the Illinois Policy Institute, and longtime Chicago journalist Cate Plys! This week, the Rascals kick off the podcast talking about President Trump blaming Ukraine for the war with Russia. What do the Rascals make of Trump’s statements? Today, Governor Pritzker delivered his 2025 […]

WGN - The John Williams Full Show Podcast
The Mincing Rascals 2.19.25: Federal government cuts, Illinois DOGE, Brandon Johnson borrowing plan

WGN - The John Williams Full Show Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2025


The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Brandon Pope, of WCIU, Austin Berg of the Illinois Policy Institute, and longtime Chicago journalist Cate Plys! This week, the Rascals kick off the podcast talking about President Trump blaming Ukraine for the war with Russia. What do the Rascals make of Trump’s statements? Today, Governor Pritzker delivered his 2025 […]

WGN - The John Williams Uncut Podcast
The Mincing Rascals 2.19.25: Federal government cuts, Illinois DOGE, Brandon Johnson borrowing plan

WGN - The John Williams Uncut Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2025


The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Brandon Pope, of WCIU, Austin Berg of the Illinois Policy Institute, and longtime Chicago journalist Cate Plys! This week, the Rascals kick off the podcast talking about President Trump blaming Ukraine for the war with Russia. What do the Rascals make of Trump’s statements? Today, Governor Pritzker delivered his 2025 […]

The Mincing Rascals
The Mincing Rascals 2.12.25: Madigan verdict, Blagojevich pardon, Dexter Reed settlement

The Mincing Rascals

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2025


The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, Brandon Pope, of WCIU, political pundit Marj Halperin, and longtime Chicago journalist Cate Plys. Woah, a lot of news already this week! The Rascals kick things off discussing the most important story of the week: The controversy surrounding the Super Bowl halftime show! […]

John Williams
The Mincing Rascals 2.12.25: Madigan verdict, Blagojevich pardon, Dexter Reed settlement

John Williams

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2025


The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, Brandon Pope, of WCIU, political pundit Marj Halperin, and longtime Chicago journalist Cate Plys. Woah, a lot of news already this week! The Rascals kick things off discussing the most important story of the week: The controversy surrounding the Super Bowl halftime show! […]

WGN - The John Williams Full Show Podcast
The Mincing Rascals 2.12.25: Madigan verdict, Blagojevich pardon, Dexter Reed settlement

WGN - The John Williams Full Show Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2025


The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, Brandon Pope, of WCIU, political pundit Marj Halperin, and longtime Chicago journalist Cate Plys. Woah, a lot of news already this week! The Rascals kick things off discussing the most important story of the week: The controversy surrounding the Super Bowl halftime show! […]

WGN - The John Williams Uncut Podcast
The Mincing Rascals 2.12.25: Madigan verdict, Blagojevich pardon, Dexter Reed settlement

WGN - The John Williams Uncut Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2025


The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, Brandon Pope, of WCIU, political pundit Marj Halperin, and longtime Chicago journalist Cate Plys. Woah, a lot of news already this week! The Rascals kick things off discussing the most important story of the week: The controversy surrounding the Super Bowl halftime show! […]

Crain's Daily Gist
02/12/25: The shifting ground beneath grocery stores

Crain's Daily Gist

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2025 24:20


After the failed merger between Jewel and Mariano's parent companies, and on news of Aldi's plan to sell some Winn-Dixie and Harveys locations it bought last year, Crain's retail reporter Ally Marotti discusses the state of the changing grocery industry with host Amy Guth.Plus: Judge orders Walgreens to pay nearly $1 billion in COVID test case, rent hikes loom in downtown Chicago as supply shrinks, Rod Blagojevich pardoned on corruption conviction by Trump and Chicago Sky inks exclusive deal with Weigel Broadcasting to show games on WCIU.

John Williams
What to know about Kendrick Lamar-Drake feud

John Williams

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2025


Emmy-award winning journalist Brandon Pope, of WCIU, joins John Williams to break down the Kendrick Lamar-Drake beef. What do we need to know?

WGN - The John Williams Full Show Podcast
What to know about Kendrick Lamar-Drake feud

WGN - The John Williams Full Show Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2025


Emmy-award winning journalist Brandon Pope, of WCIU, joins John Williams to break down the Kendrick Lamar-Drake beef. What do we need to know?

WGN - The John Williams Uncut Podcast
What to know about Kendrick Lamar-Drake feud

WGN - The John Williams Uncut Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2025


Emmy-award winning journalist Brandon Pope, of WCIU, joins John Williams to break down the Kendrick Lamar-Drake beef. What do we need to know?

The Mincing Rascals
The Mincing Rascals 2.5.25: DEI debate, public art controversy, Mayor Johnson's favorability

The Mincing Rascals

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2025


The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, Brandon Pope, of WCIU, political pundit Marj Halperin, and Austin Berg of the Illinois Policy Institute. The Rascals kick off the podcast talking about the biggest national political stories of the week including President Trump blaming DEI for the D.C. plane crash, Elon Muck’s DOGE taking […]

John Williams
The Mincing Rascals 2.5.25: DEI debate, public art controversy, Mayor Johnson's favorability

John Williams

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2025


The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, Brandon Pope, of WCIU, political pundit Marj Halperin, and Austin Berg of the Illinois Policy Institute. The Rascals kick off the podcast talking about the biggest national political stories of the week including President Trump blaming DEI for the D.C. plane crash, Elon Muck’s DOGE taking […]

WGN - The John Williams Full Show Podcast
The Mincing Rascals 2.5.25: DEI debate, public art controversy, Mayor Johnson's favorability

WGN - The John Williams Full Show Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2025


The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, Brandon Pope, of WCIU, political pundit Marj Halperin, and Austin Berg of the Illinois Policy Institute. The Rascals kick off the podcast talking about the biggest national political stories of the week including President Trump blaming DEI for the D.C. plane crash, Elon Muck’s DOGE taking […]

WGN - The John Williams Uncut Podcast
The Mincing Rascals 2.5.25: DEI debate, public art controversy, Mayor Johnson's favorability

WGN - The John Williams Uncut Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2025


The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, Brandon Pope, of WCIU, political pundit Marj Halperin, and Austin Berg of the Illinois Policy Institute. The Rascals kick off the podcast talking about the biggest national political stories of the week including President Trump blaming DEI for the D.C. plane crash, Elon Muck’s DOGE taking […]

The Mincing Rascals
The Mincing Rascals 1.29.25: Funding freeze chaos, ICE raids, Madigan trial

The Mincing Rascals

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2025


The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Brandon Pope, of WCIU, longtime Chicago journalist Cate Plys, and Austin Berg of the Illinois Policy Institute. This week, the Rascals start the podcast discussing the confusion over the Trump administration’s federal funding freeze. What were the big takeaways from the chaos that ensued this week? ICE agents came to […]

John Williams
The Mincing Rascals 1.29.25: Funding freeze chaos, ICE raids, Madigan trial

John Williams

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2025


The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Brandon Pope, of WCIU, longtime Chicago journalist Cate Plys, and Austin Berg of the Illinois Policy Institute. This week, the Rascals start the podcast discussing the confusion over the Trump administration’s federal funding freeze. What were the big takeaways from the chaos that ensued this week? ICE agents came to […]

WGN - The John Williams Full Show Podcast
The Mincing Rascals 1.29.25: Funding freeze chaos, ICE raids, Madigan trial

WGN - The John Williams Full Show Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2025


The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Brandon Pope, of WCIU, longtime Chicago journalist Cate Plys, and Austin Berg of the Illinois Policy Institute. This week, the Rascals start the podcast discussing the confusion over the Trump administration’s federal funding freeze. What were the big takeaways from the chaos that ensued this week? ICE agents came to […]

WGN - The John Williams Uncut Podcast
The Mincing Rascals 1.29.25: Funding freeze chaos, ICE raids, Madigan trial

WGN - The John Williams Uncut Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2025


The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Brandon Pope, of WCIU, longtime Chicago journalist Cate Plys, and Austin Berg of the Illinois Policy Institute. This week, the Rascals start the podcast discussing the confusion over the Trump administration’s federal funding freeze. What were the big takeaways from the chaos that ensued this week? ICE agents came to […]

The Mincing Rascals
The Mincing Rascals 1.15.25: Driving test age, Trump inauguration, L.A. wildfires

The Mincing Rascals

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2025


The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, Brandon Pope, of WCIU, political pundit Marj Halperin, and longtime Chicago journalist Cate Plys! This week the Rascals debate the proposed legislation that aims to increase the age for seniors to retake driver’s test from 79 to 87. Where are the Rascals on this controversial […]

John Williams
The Mincing Rascals 1.15.25: Driving test age, Trump inauguration, L.A. wildfires

John Williams

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2025


The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, Brandon Pope, of WCIU, political pundit Marj Halperin, and longtime Chicago journalist Cate Plys! This week the Rascals debate the proposed legislation that aims to increase the age for seniors to retake driver’s test from 79 to 87. Where are the Rascals on this controversial […]

WGN - The John Williams Full Show Podcast
The Mincing Rascals 1.15.25: Driving test age, Trump inauguration, L.A. wildfires

WGN - The John Williams Full Show Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2025


The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, Brandon Pope, of WCIU, political pundit Marj Halperin, and longtime Chicago journalist Cate Plys! This week the Rascals debate the proposed legislation that aims to increase the age for seniors to retake driver’s test from 79 to 87. Where are the Rascals on this controversial […]

WGN - The John Williams Uncut Podcast
The Mincing Rascals 1.15.25: Driving test age, Trump inauguration, L.A. wildfires

WGN - The John Williams Uncut Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2025


The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, Brandon Pope, of WCIU, political pundit Marj Halperin, and longtime Chicago journalist Cate Plys! This week the Rascals debate the proposed legislation that aims to increase the age for seniors to retake driver’s test from 79 to 87. Where are the Rascals on this controversial […]

The Mincing Rascals
The Mincing Rascals 12.11.24: Immigration, birthright citizenship, U.S. healthcare

The Mincing Rascals

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2024


The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Jon Hansen of WGN Radio and Block Club Chicago, and Brandon Pope, host of ‘On the Block‘ on WCIU, This week, the Rascals start the show breaking down the Chicago visit from Tom Homan, President-elect Trump’s ‘border czar.’ Do the Rascals believe the new administration’s plan for mass deportation […]

John Williams
The Mincing Rascals 12.11.24: Immigration, birthright citizenship, U.S. healthcare

John Williams

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2024


The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Jon Hansen of WGN Radio and Block Club Chicago, and Brandon Pope, host of ‘On the Block‘ on WCIU, This week, the Rascals start the show breaking down the Chicago visit from Tom Homan, President-elect Trump’s ‘border czar.’ Do the Rascals believe the new administration’s plan for mass deportation […]

WGN - The John Williams Full Show Podcast
The Mincing Rascals 12.11.24: Immigration, birthright citizenship, U.S. healthcare

WGN - The John Williams Full Show Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2024


The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Jon Hansen of WGN Radio and Block Club Chicago, and Brandon Pope, host of ‘On the Block‘ on WCIU, This week, the Rascals start the show breaking down the Chicago visit from Tom Homan, President-elect Trump’s ‘border czar.’ Do the Rascals believe the new administration’s plan for mass deportation […]

The Mincing Rascals
The Mincing Rascals 12.4.24: Madigan trial, Hunter Biden pardon, Pete Hegseth nomination

The Mincing Rascals

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2024


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, Brandon Pope, host of ‘On the Block‘ on WCIU, and political pundit Marj Halperin! This week, the Rascals start the podcast discussing the Mike Madigan trial. Why should people still be interested in the trial? Controversy continues to […]

John Williams
The Mincing Rascals 12.4.24: Madigan trial, Hunter Biden pardon, Pete Hegseth nomination

John Williams

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2024


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, Brandon Pope, host of ‘On the Block‘ on WCIU, and political pundit Marj Halperin! This week, the Rascals start the podcast discussing the Mike Madigan trial. Why should people still be interested in the trial? Controversy continues to […]

The Mincing Rascals
The Mincing Rascals 11.20.24: Trump Cabinet, Chicago budget, Mayor Johnson's successor

The Mincing Rascals

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2024


The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, longtime Chicago journalist Cate Plys, and Brandon Pope, host of ‘On the Block‘ on WCIU! This week the Rascals kick off the podcast breaking down the nominees for President-elect Trump’s Cabinet. Do the Rascals believe these nominees will get confirmed? Next, the Rascals discuss […]

The Mincing Rascals
The Mincing Rascals 10.30.24: School board elections, property tax proposal, presidential endorsements

The Mincing Rascals

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2024


The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, longtime Chicago journalist Cate Plys, Brandon Pope, host of ‘On the Block‘ on WCIU, and political pundit Marj Halperin! The Rascals begin the podcast talking about the Chicago School Board elections. How are the Rascals handling their vote for the school board? Eric bemoans […]