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Happy Valentine’s Day! You know what that means: We have a brand new season of Love Is Blind to devour. Courtney Revolution (The Circle) joins host Chris Burns to delight in all of the pod romances and love triangles. Plus, Meg joins the podcast to debrief the Madison-Mason-Meg love triangle. Leave us a voice message at www.speakpipe.com/WeHaveTheReceipts Text us at (929) 487-3621 DM Chris @FatCarrieBradshaw on Instagram Follow We Have The Receipts wherever you listen, so you never miss an episode. Listen to more from Netflix Podcasts.…
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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 , political pundit Marj Halperin , and longtime Chicago journalist Cate Plys ! This week, the Rascals start the podcast discussing the results of the election in Dolton where controversial Mayor Tiffany Henyard lost her reelection bid. Speaking of unpopular, the Rascals discuss Mayor Brandon Johnson’s dismal approval numbers. Eric even wonders if Johnson will run again. Today, a plan to borrow $830 million to finance infrastructure improvements was approved by the Chicago City Council. Austin gets us up to speed on what we need to know. State Senator Linda Holmes wants Illinois to allow medical aid in dying for terminally ill patients. Where are the Rascals on this issue? Governor JB Pritzker made the case in his budget address for banning cell phones in Illinois public schools. Do the Rascals support this idea? Jeff Bezos, the owner of the Washington Post, announced a change to the opinion section. Was this a mistake by Bezos? https://serve.castfire.com/audio/7299696/7299696_2025-02-27-005036.64kmono.mp3 Recent Posts The Mincing Rascals Borrowing plan, cell phone ban, Johnson’s favorability .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Fed cuts, Illinois DOGE, Johnson borrowing plan .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Madigan verdict, Blagojevich pardon, Dexter Reed .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} DEI debate, art controversy, Johnson’s favorability .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Funding freeze chaos, ICE raids, Madigan trial .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Click for more…
Robert Mark, business jet pilot, former Chicago-area air traffic controller, and publisher of Jetwhine.com , joins John Williams to talk about yesterday’s near collision between two planes at Midway Airport. How close did we come to seeing a major accident? https://serve.castfire.com/audio/7299485/7299485_2025-02-26-221625.128.mp3 NTSB investigating near miss at Chicago Midway Airport Recent Posts John Williams Will Brandon Johnson be a one-term mayor? .cls-4{fill:#000;} Borrowing plan, cell phone ban, Johnson’s favorability .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} How close did planes come to colliding at Midway? .cls-3{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} How much do federal employees actually work? .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Kerry Peck: What to know about an irrevocable trust .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Click for more…
Andrew Van Dam , columnist at the Department of Data, The Washington Post , joins John Williams to break down the data on how much federal employees work. Does the data show that federal workers are lazy? Andrew gives us the details. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/7299456/7299456_2025-02-26-222656.128.mp3 Recent Posts John Williams Will Brandon Johnson be a one-term mayor? .cls-4{fill:#000;} Borrowing plan, cell phone ban, Johnson’s favorability .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} How close did planes come to colliding at Midway? .cls-3{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} How much do federal employees actually work? .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Kerry Peck: What to know about an irrevocable trust .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Click for more…
Elder law attorney Kerry Peck joins John Williams to answer all your questions about elder law, trusts, wills, and elder abuse. Today, Kerry explains the differences between a revocable and irrevocable trust. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/7299454/7299454_2025-02-26-221054.128.mp3 Recent Posts Wintrust Business Lunch Terry Savage: Is a recession looming? .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Work resilience, American productivity, tariff impact .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Rent prices, existing home sales, recession concern .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Illinois’ soon-to-be Consumer Financial Protection Bureau .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Market drop, CEO optimism, vanity TV’s .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Click for more…
John Williams brings you another round of Speed Jokes. Keep sending yours to JohnWilliams@wgnradio.com. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/7299441/7299441_2025-02-26-222141.128.mp3 More Speed Jokes Recent Posts John Williams Will Brandon Johnson be a one-term mayor? .cls-4{fill:#000;} Borrowing plan, cell phone ban, Johnson’s favorability .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} How close did planes come to colliding at Midway? .cls-3{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} How much do federal employees actually work? .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Kerry Peck: What to know about an irrevocable trust .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Click for more…
Dr. Jeffrey Kopin , Chief Medical Officer for Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital , joins John Williams to talk about how this flu season has compared to previous years, the importance of getting a flu shot ever year, how concerned we need to be about bird flu, his thoughts on the coronavirus found in bats in China, when you should get a shingles vaccine, and if you will need an updated measles booster shot. Dr. Kopin also answers all of your medical questions. https://serve.castfire.com/s:northwestern_medicine_KEiLn/audio/7297227/7297227_2025-02-25-200827.128.mp3 Recent posts Health Nurses’ stories recount terror of armed man’s attack at Pennsylvania hospital .cls-4{fill:#000;} A Texas child who was not vaccinated has died of measles, a first for the US in a decade .cls-4{fill:#000;} Pope Francis shows further slight improvement as he battles pneumonia, the Vatican says .cls-4{fill:#000;} VA pauses billions in cuts lauded by Musk as lawmakers and veterans decry loss of critical care .cls-4{fill:#000;} Who are the Mennonites in a Texas community where measles is spreading? .cls-4{fill:#000;} Click for more Recent Posts John Williams Will Brandon Johnson be a one-term mayor? .cls-4{fill:#000;} Borrowing plan, cell phone ban, Johnson’s favorability .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} How close did planes come to colliding at Midway? .cls-3{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} How much do federal employees actually work? .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Kerry Peck: What to know about an irrevocable trust .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Click for more…
State Senator Linda Holmes (D-Aurora) joins John Williams to talk about a new piece of legislation that would allow a mentally capable adult who is terminally ill the option of ending their own life. Senator Holmes explains the details of the legislation, how the law would work if passed, who would administer the medication, and why this issue is so personal for her. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/7297213/7297213_2025-02-25-203713.128.mp3 Illinois considers making assisted suicide legal for the terminally ill Recent Posts John Williams Will Brandon Johnson be a one-term mayor? .cls-4{fill:#000;} Borrowing plan, cell phone ban, Johnson’s favorability .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} How close did planes come to colliding at Midway? .cls-3{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} How much do federal employees actually work? .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Kerry Peck: What to know about an irrevocable trust .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Click for more…
Eric Zorn , Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel , joins John Williams to talk about the 5 things he accomplished last week, his thoughts on the Medical Aid in Dying legislation working its way through the Illinois General Assembly, how the state handles government corruption , and the cuts being made to the federal government by DOGE. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/7297203/7297203_2025-02-25-201503.128.mp3 More with Eric Zorn Recent Posts John Williams Will Brandon Johnson be a one-term mayor? .cls-4{fill:#000;} Borrowing plan, cell phone ban, Johnson’s favorability .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} How close did planes come to colliding at Midway? .cls-3{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} How much do federal employees actually work? .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Kerry Peck: What to know about an irrevocable trust .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Click for more…
John Williams brings you another round of Speed Jokes. Keep sending yours to JohnWilliams@wgnradio.com. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/7297201/7297201_2025-02-25-204201.128.mp3 More Speed Jokes Recent Posts John Williams Will Brandon Johnson be a one-term mayor? .cls-4{fill:#000;} Borrowing plan, cell phone ban, Johnson’s favorability .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} How close did planes come to colliding at Midway? .cls-3{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} How much do federal employees actually work? .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Kerry Peck: What to know about an irrevocable trust .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Click for more…
The great Mr. Fix-It , Lou Manfredini , joins John Williams to tell us the projects we need to be working on this week. Lou says now is the time to start working on your vegetable garden indoors. It’s fun for the whole family! Lou also answers all of your home improvement questions. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/7295115/7295115_2025-02-24-201015.128.mp3 Listen to HouseSmarts Radio on WGN each Saturday morning at 6 am. Recent Posts John Williams Will Brandon Johnson be a one-term mayor? .cls-4{fill:#000;} Borrowing plan, cell phone ban, Johnson’s favorability .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} How close did planes come to colliding at Midway? .cls-3{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} How much do federal employees actually work? .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Kerry Peck: What to know about an irrevocable trust .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Click for more…
John Williams brings you another round of Speed Jokes. Keep sending yours to JohnWilliams@wgnradio.com. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/7295080/7295080_2025-02-24-203620.128.mp3 More Speed Jokes Recent Posts John Williams Will Brandon Johnson be a one-term mayor? .cls-4{fill:#000;} Borrowing plan, cell phone ban, Johnson’s favorability .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} How close did planes come to colliding at Midway? .cls-3{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} How much do federal employees actually work? .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Kerry Peck: What to know about an irrevocable trust .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Click for more…
WGN Radio News Director and Olympic correspondent Ryan Burrow joins John Williams to talk about the launch of his new WGN podcast series, “ Interrupting the Next Mass Shooting .” https://serve.castfire.com/audio/7292724/7292724_2025-02-21-213724.128.mp3 Recent episodes Interrupting the Next Mass Shooting Chapter One Part 4 – The Aftermath .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Chapter One Part 3 – The Aftermath .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Chapter One Part 2 – The Aftermath .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Chapter One Part 1 – The Aftermath .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Interrupting the Next Mass Shooting .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Click for more Recent Posts John Williams Will Brandon Johnson be a one-term mayor? .cls-4{fill:#000;} Borrowing plan, cell phone ban, Johnson’s favorability .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} How close did planes come to colliding at Midway? .cls-3{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} How much do federal employees actually work? .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Kerry Peck: What to know about an irrevocable trust .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Click for more…
NewsNation Now anchor Connell McShane joins John Williams to talk about President Trump saying he will get rid of New York congestion pricing and the latest on DOGE and Elon Musk’s effort to make cuts to the federal government. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/7292675/7292675_2025-02-21-200215.128.mp3 Recent Posts John Williams Will Brandon Johnson be a one-term mayor? .cls-4{fill:#000;} Borrowing plan, cell phone ban, Johnson’s favorability .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} How close did planes come to colliding at Midway? .cls-3{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} How much do federal employees actually work? .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Kerry Peck: What to know about an irrevocable trust .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Click for more…
Craig Bolanos , Founder and Wealth Advisor at VestGen Wealth Partners , joins John Williams to talk about CEO confidence hitting a high, consumer sentiment dropping, if he thinks inflation will go higher, what has been causing the market to move lower the last few days, why the overall market performance is still something to be excited about, what he expects from Fed policy this year, his thoughts on the DOGE Dividend concept, and what will impact the market the most this year. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/7292651/7292651_2025-02-21-202351.128.mp3 Recent Posts John Williams Will Brandon Johnson be a one-term mayor? .cls-4{fill:#000;} Borrowing plan, cell phone ban, Johnson’s favorability .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} How close did planes come to colliding at Midway? .cls-3{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} How much do federal employees actually work? .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Kerry Peck: What to know about an irrevocable trust .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Click for more…
Journalist and author Andrew Buss , joins John Williams to discuss his new book “ I Am McLovin: How Superbad Became the Biggest Comedy Hit of its Generation .” Andrew talks about why he decided to write about ‘Superbad,’ what the movie means to him, how director Judd Apatow helped launch the careers of many of the actors in the film, how Christopher Mintz-Plasse (McLovin) was cast, and how all the different elements came together to make a comedy classic. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/7292630/7292630_2025-02-21-205230.128.mp3 Recent Posts John Williams Will Brandon Johnson be a one-term mayor? .cls-4{fill:#000;} Borrowing plan, cell phone ban, Johnson’s favorability .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} How close did planes come to colliding at Midway? .cls-3{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} How much do federal employees actually work? .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Kerry Peck: What to know about an irrevocable trust .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Click for more…
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