Chew's Views with Richard Chew (Full Episodes)

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Chew's Views with Richard Chew (Full Episodes) episodes

October 30 Chew's Views with Richard Chew | October 30, 2026
On today's show
– William Elliott Hazelgrove, author of “Dead Air: The Night Orson Welles Terrified America,” on the 88th anniversary (today) of Welles’ “War of the Worlds” broadcast
– An in-studio town hall with candidates for U.S. House in Illinois Donna Miller (2nd District), Patty García (4th District), and La Shawn Ford (7th District)

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1 hr 36 min
October 29 Chew's Views with Richard Chew | October 29, 2026
On today's show
– Lisa Stark, former ABC News reporter and founder of Press4Democracy, a new organization "dedicated to defense of the First Amendment, freedom of the press, and working journalists across the country"
– Emily Waggoner, director of political strategy at The States Project
– Amy McDonald, host of the “The Foolish Optimist with Amy McDonald” podcast

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1 hr 37 min
October 28 Chew's Views with Richard Chew | October 28, 2026
On today's show
– Heather Williams, president of the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC)
– Chew’s Views contributor Kurt Mullett, AKA HoosierBlue63, along with Victoria Martz, Democratic candidate for Indiana House District 55
– Allan J. Lichtman, distinguished professor of history at American University and author of the new book "Great American Presidents: The Twelve Who Transformed the Nation"

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1 hr 37 min
October 27 Chew's Views with Richard Chew | October 27, 2026
On today's show
– Deirdre Schifeling, chief political and advocacy officer for the ACLU
– Christian Mitchell, former Illinois state representative (2013-2019), deputy governor in J.B. Pritzker’s administration (2019- 2023), and 2026 candidate for lieutenant governor of Illinois (as Gov. Pritzker’s running mate)
– Danah Boyd, Geri Gay Professor of Communication at Cornell University and author of the new book “Data Are Made, Not Found”; she will be speaking in Chicago for University Press Week, November 9-13
– Thomas Hicks, former chair of the federal Election Assistance Commission; he was fired on July 9 when President Donald Trump dismissed all three serving commissioners

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1 hr 37 min
October 26 Chew's Views with Richard Chew | October 26, 2026
On today's show
– Karen Tallian, chair of the Indiana Democratic Party, and Coumba Kebe, Democratic candidate for Indiana State treasurer
– Robert Pape, professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago specializing in international security affairs, and author of The Escalation Trap on Substack; his new book, “Our Own Worst Enemies: America in the Age of Violent Populism,” came out last month
– Sarah Jones of PoliticusUSA and The Daily Politicus

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1 hr 37 min
October 24 Chew's Views with guest host Michelle Peltier | October 23, 2026
On today's show Michelle Peltier fills in for Richard and her guests are
– Karen Byrne, co-host of the TruBlu Politics podcast
– Jen Thompson, former Republican campaign manager, former counsel in the U.S. House and Senate, and author of "Wild Pivot: Notes from a Political Life Rewritten" (2026); she just published a new article on Substack, "Megyn Kelly: Here’s My Phone Number"

Plus: Richard's previously recorded interview with Lindsay Owens, Ph.D., president and CEO of Groundwork Collaborative and author of "Gouged: The End of a Fair Price—and What That Means for Your Wallet" (2026)

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1 hr 35 min
October 22 Chew's Views with Richard Chew with guest host Michelle Peltier | October 22, 2026
On today's show Michelle Peltier fills in for Richard and her guests are
– Dr. Myra Roldan, founder and CEO of UnDesto AI
– Qasim Rashid, author, activist, human rights lawyer, SiriusXM host, and creator of “Let’s Address This” on Substack

Plus: Richard's previously recorded interview with Ami Fields-Meyer, former senior fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Allen Lab for Democracy Renovation, former senior policy adviser at the White House, and co-author of "On Courage: How to Be a Dissident in an Age of Fear" (2026)

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1 hr 35 min
October 21 Chew's Views with Richard Chew | October 21, 2026
On today's show
– Margaret Donovan, attorney at Koskoff Koskoff and Bieder, visiting clinical lecturer in law at Yale Law School, former assistant United States attorney for the District of Connecticut, Army veteran and former captain in the Judge Advocate General (JAG) Corps
– Chew’s Views contributor Kurt Mullett, AKA HoosierBlue63
– Glenn Kirschner, former U.S. Army prosecutor, former assistant U.S. attorney in the office of the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, and host of "Justice Matters with Glenn Kirschner"

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1 hr 37 min
October 20 Chew's Views with Richard Chew | October 20, 2026
On today's show
– Mark Pinsley, U.S. Army veteran, Lehigh County controller, and Democratic candidate for Pennsylvania State Senate District 16
– Michelle Duster, author, educator, historian, and Chicagoan known for her work to preserve the legacy of her great-grandmother, Ida B. Wells
– Lavora Barnes, senior adviser for Democracy Defenders Action, and former chair of the Michigan Democratic Party

(Here is the link for virtual phone banking the Pinsley campaign does every Thursday night: http://bit.ly/phonebank4mark.)

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1 hr 37 min
October 19 Chew's Views with Richard Chew | October 19, 2026
On today's show
– Simon Glaser, Democratic candidate for Minnesota state Senate
– Mike Nellis, Democratic strategist and host of “Endless Urgency with Mike Nellis”

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1 hr 37 min

About Chew's Views with Richard Chew (Full Episodes)

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From Heartland Signal and WCPT AM 820 in Chicago, here are full episodes of “Chew's Views” (weekdays from 6:00 to 8:00 a.m. Central), a pragmatic radio show that focuses on moving our political, social, economic, gender and cultural conversation forward and creating a roadmap for progressives to be more involved in their political and social destinies. With "Chew's Views" the emphasis is on positive talk and solutions – but don’t get it twisted; we may bring some smashmouth dialogue to the program just to make sure you’re awake, not just “woke.”