Chicago's Morning Answer with Dan Proft

0:30 - J6 Flashbacks

38:54 -  Walz: not resigning

01:00:22 - CAMPUS BEAT

01:17:49 - National Review’s Noah Rothman warns of socialism at home as America pivots to a tougher, more muscular foreign policy abroad. Follow Noah on X @NoahCRothman

01:37:23 - Noted economist Stephen Moore breaks down new out-migration data showing residents fleeing high-tax states like California and Illinois. Get more Steve @StephenMoore

01:53:28 - Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies Peter Doran breaks it down: Denmark is not capable of defending Greenlan. Follow Peter on X @PeterBDoran

02:10:55 - Executive Editor of the Federalist, Joy Pullmann: The Vast Majority Of Daycare Is A Scam. Check out Joy’s most recent book  False Flag: Why Queer Politics Mean the End of America

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0:30 - Maduro: Reactions

16:41 - Pro-Maduro protestors

40:02 - The fall of Walz

01:02:26 - Child actors wanted

01:18:17 - In-depth History with Frank from Arlington Heights 

01:21:22 - Joseph Moreno, former DOJ federal prosecutor and U.S. Army combat veteran, breaks down the legal case behind Maduro’s removal — plus the censure of Sen. Kelly and Jack Smith’s testimony

01:34:37 - Wirepoints founder Mark Glennon warns Illinois, New York, and other blue states are about to learn some painful lessons about socialism.

01:52:31 - Navy veteran Tom Caldwell recounts his arrest, imprisonment, and fight for survival as a J-6er. For more of Tom’s story, check out his book The Mouths of the Wicked: A True January 6 Story of Corruption, Persecution, Survival and Victory

02:10:49 - Former federal prosecutor Bill Shipley: Yes, The Trump/Bondi DOJ Is Aggressively Pursuing Multiple Fraud Investigations In Minnesota — Here Are The Details. For more from Bill, check out his substack  substack.com/@shipwreckedcrew

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0:30 - OPERATION ABSOLUTE RESOLVE

14:45 - Rubio on Maduro "game-playing": if you don't know, now you know

37:11 - SOMALI DAYCARES

01:04:56 - Venezuelan exile Andrés Guilarte on the removal of Maduro: God has a plan for everything and you just saw that

01:22:13 - Steven Bucci of The Heritage Foundation says taking out Maduro was the right call — and argues it’s absurd that Americans are protesting it.

01:43:37 - Layers of fraud schemes

02:02:42 - Author and journalist Alex Berenson warns the corruption story doesn’t stop with Minnesota day cares — calling blue-state Medicaid the deepest government honeypot of all. Check out Alex’s substack Unreported Truths and his book Pandemia: How Coronavirus Hysteria Took Over Our Government, Rights, and Lives

02:17:10 - Kelsey Grammer on how the Left behaves when they're out of power...we have to protect ourselves now

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0:30 – Minnesota Fraud 

37:30 - CPS School Board approves property tax hike 

01:00:17 - Brandon Johnson changes tune on curfews for NYE 

01:14:35 - Retired Riverside Police Chief Tom Weitzel urges people to avoid the Loop and downtown for New Year’s Eve celebrations. Follow Tom on X @ChiefWeitzel

01:33:29 - Wirepoints founder Mark Glennon breaks down Brandon Johnson’s budget mess, fraud allegations in Minneapolis, and the future of Gov. Tim Walz

01:53:10 - Andy Poliakoff, Executive Director of the Commercial Vehicle Training Association (CVTA), applauds the Department of Transportation’s nationwide crackdown on commercial driver’s license mills and noncompliant training programs

02:11:46 - RIP White Eagle

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0:30 - Somali Fraud in Minnesota 

36:59 - SCOTUS & National Guard in Chicago

57:01 - NARCAN in Illinois Public Libraries 

01:16:15 - Steven Bucci of The Heritage Foundation breaks down the strategic ties between Venezuela and Cuba — and where Russia–Ukraine peace talks stand.

01:35:20 - Powerline’s John Hinderaker on Minnesota’s sprawling fraud scheme — and the political fallout for Tim Walz. Check out John’s latest at powerlineblog.com

01:55:04 - City leaders admit CPD costs are rising — yet police budget cuts are still being floated.

02:08:30 - Happy Kwanza

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0:30 - Bari Weiss pulled 60 min segment 

36:34 - Will BLM Brandon veto the City Council budget?

01:16:00 - Will the Bears follow in the Chiefs’ footsteps?

01:38:16 - Founder of Wirepoints Mark Glennon: Illinois Is Forcing Ideology on Its Employees. Follow Mark at his substack substack.com/@markglennon

01:55:54 - More Crime on the CTA

02:09:00 - Senior Editor for The Spectator’s US edition, Neal Pollack: Nicki Minaj 2028?

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0:30 - TP USA AmericaFest

38:05 - Chicago City Council passes budget 

57:33 - The Gary Bears?!?

01:16:15 - Steven Bucci, visiting fellow at The Heritage Foundation’s Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies, weighs in on Venezuela, the Russia–Ukraine talks — and even Saturday night’s Bears game.

01:33:33 - Retired FBI counterterrorism and counterintelligence agent Eric O’Neill on the Brown University shooter manhunt — and insights from his new book Spies, Lies, and Cybercrime.

01:51:26 - FTA rejects CTA Safety Plan 02:07:46 - The Gary Bears?!? - Part II

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0:30 - Brown/MIT: They got their guy 

31:57 - Immigration angle

56:48 - Retired FBI supervisory special agent James Gagliano faults Brown University’s lack of functioning cameras for delaying the shooter investigation and the death of an MIT professor days later.

01:14:57 - Writer and photographer Chris Arnade, currently walking around the world, asks why Americans are unhappy — even in the most successful country in human history. Chris is also the author of  Dignity: Seeking Respect in Back Row America and his substack Chris Arnade Walks the World

01:32:42 - Senior fellow at the Discovery Institute’s Center on Human Exceptionalism, Wesley J Smith: Illinois Swallows the Hemlock of Assisted Suicide. Follow Wesley on X @theWesleyJSmith

01:47:29 - Dr. Zuhdi Jasser, president of the American Islamic Forum for Democracy and co-founder of the Muslim Reform Movement, on why strong vetting is essential to protecting American values from radical Islamism. Dr Jasser is running for congress in Arizona’s 4th district - z4az.com

02:07:34 - 2025’s Final Open Mic Friday!

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0:30 - Trump's Prime Time Christmas Address to the Nation

40:05 - Sports & Politics

01:03:27 - Former Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau reacts after a judge trims the village’s lawsuit he calls an attempt to silence him. 

01:23:25 - Best Protest Song of 2025 - Round 1

01:50:17 - 15th ward Alderman Ray Lopez breaks down the budget battle at city hall. For more on Ray’s work for the 15th ward - the15thward.org

02:04:09 - Jeffrey A. Tucker, founder of the Brownstone Institute and senior economics columnist for the Epoch Times, critiques Trump’s prime-time address — and discusses a generation shaped by DEI policies. Check out Jeffrey’s most recent book Spirits of America: On the Semiquincentennial

02:24:14 -  Former Deputy Undersecretary of Defense Jed Babbin on Venezuela and the tense Russia/Ukraine peace negotiations. Follow Jed on X @JedBabbin

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