On today's show
– Peggy Flanagan, lieutenant governor of Minnesota and 2026 candidate for U.S. Senate in Minnesota
– Alexandra Natapoff, Harvard Law School professor and co-editor of "America Unfinished: 250 Years of Law and Governance" (2026)
– Qasim Rashid, author, activist, human rights lawyer, SiriusXM host, and creator of "Let’s Address This" on Substack  

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On today's show
– Eddie S. Glaude Jr., the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor in the Department of African American Studies at Princeton University and author of several bestselling books, including “America, U.S.A.: How Race Shadows the Nation’s Anniversaries” (2026)
– “Chew’s Views” contributor Kurt Mullett, AKA HoosierBlue63
– Mandela Barnes, former lieutenant governor of Wisconsin and 2026 candidate for Wisconsin governor

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On today's show
– Amber Wallin, executive director of the State Revenue Alliance
– Adam Snider, director of communications for the Governors Highway Safety Association, which is releasing its analysis, "Pedestrian Traffic Fatalities by State: 2025 Preliminary Data"
– Dr. Annie Andrews, pediatrician, public health expert and candidate for U.S. Senate in South Carolina

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On today's show
– Virginia Lieutenant Governor Ghazala Hashmi
– Karen Byrne of the TruBlu Politics podcast
– Amy McDonald, host of the “The Foolish Optimist with Amy McDonald” podcast

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On today's show:
– Mike Nellis, Democratic strategist and host of “Endless Urgency with Mike Nellis”
– Steve Phillips, columnist and New York Times bestselling author of “Brown Is the New White: How the Demographic Revolution Has Created a New American Majority” (2016) and ”Are White Men Smarter Than Everybody Else?: Playing Offense in the Fight for Racial Justice in America” (2026)
– Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch, immigration attorney and CEO of Lincoln-Goldfinch Law in Austin

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On today's show
– Chew’s Views contributor Kurt Mullett, AKA HoosierBlue63
– Dr. Thomas Fisher, attending emergency medicine physician at The University of Chicago and former candidate for Congress in the 7th District of Illinois
– H.H. Leonards, co-founder of 51 Steps to Freedom

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On today's show
– Elgie Sims, Illinois state senator representing the 17th District; he serves as majority caucus appropriations leader
– Dr. Chris Jones, candidate for Congress in Arkansas

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On today's show
– Abbas Alawieh, 2026 candidate for Michigan State Senate, District 2
– Rick Tivers, clinical social worker and therapist based in Evanston, Illinois

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On today's show
– Daniel Squadron, president and co-founder of Future Now and author of “The Fourth Branch: How State Government Can Save Our Union” (2026)
– Karen Byrne, co-host of the TruBlu Politics podcast, and Kurt Mullett, AKA HoosierBlue63
– Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson with the July edition of “This Month with the Mayor”

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On today's show
– Patty García, Democratic candidate for Congress in the 4th District of Illinois
– Anusha Thotakura, executive director of Citizen Action/Illinois

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