Chicago's Morning Answer with Dan Proft

0:30 - Brown U presser update

15:35 - JD Vance responds to Susie Wiles calling him "conspiracy theorist" in Vanity Fair profile

34:22 - FBI didn't believe it had probable cause for the Mar-a-Lago raid

54:35 - Robert Gomez, Beat Kitchen owner, losing Riverwalk site

01:13:44 - Stephen Moore: ignore the distorted unemployment number — skilled workers are still in demand, and good-paying jobs are out there. Get more Steve @StephenMoore

01:29:26 - Paul Jacobs of Food for the Poor reminds us that with just one week until Christmas, some of the most meaningful gifts are the ones that change a life — providing food, safe water, and hope to children across Latin America and the Caribbean. More than 1,000 children are still waiting. Give today at 560TheAnswer.com.

01:47:05 - Chicago Bears great Matt Forte on faith, purpose, and the lessons behind his new book Stay in the Game: Making the Most of Every Season. Matt is also co-host of the Sports Spectrum Podcast – sportsspectrum.com and founder of The What’s Your Forté Foundation –  whatsyourfortefoundation.org

02:08:52 - Thomas Baker, retired FBI special agent, on the Brown University shooter manhunt and the legal controversy surrounding Mar-a-Lago. Thomas is also the author of The Fall of the FBI: How a Once Great Agency Became a Threat to Democracy

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0:30 - Trump defends Truth Social post on Reiner

20:23 - VT Rep. Becca Balint rips Trump on House floor over Truth Social post on Reiner

37:31 - Providence Police Chief Oscar Lopez won't disclose what shooter allegedly yelled upon opening fire

01:01:18 - Liel Leibovitz, editor at large for Tablet, on the mass shootings at Bondi Beach and Brown University: “Every single one of the left's core values destroyed in one fell swoop” Liel also hosts the Rootless podcast

01:16:39 - In-depth History with Frank from Arlington Heights 

01:20:17 - Casey Mulligan, Chief Counsel for Advocacy at the Small Business Administration, breaks down the economics of Obamacare, calling it “a sack of broken promises.”

01:38:05 - Founder of Wirepoints Mark Glennon calls for a culture change in Chicago’s approach to crime, saying too many repeat offenders are being left on the streets. Check out Mark’s substack - substack.com/@markglennon

01:54:01 - Rev. Robert A. Sirico, co-founder and President Emeritus of the Acton Institute, checks the morality of Illinois new right to die law and the silence from the west on Jimmy Lai

02:07:41 - Cook County judges given new guidelines for dealing with cross-dressers, homosexuals in court

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0:30 - A day of terror

13:14 - Aussie Hanukkah Bondi Beach shooting

36:33 - Brown U shooting

54:25 - Assisted suicide

01:15:46 - Steven Bucci, visiting fellow at The Heritage Foundation’s Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies, unpacks the ISIS killing of Americans in Syria, the seizure of an Iranian oil tanker bound for Cuba, and Nicolás Maduro’s strange—and telling—reaction to the tanker seizure at a rally in Venezuela.

01:34:22 - Ronald D. Vitiello, Senior DHS/CBP Advisor and former ICE leader, highlights the dangers of mass asylum under Biden — calling out a Democratic-run immigration system lacking integrity.

01:51:34 - Theodore Dalrymple, senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and contributing editor at City Journal, questions immigration, terrorism, and whether the BBC can still be trusted. Theodore is the author of many books, including Buried But Not Quite Dead: Forgotten Writers of Père Lachaise

02:10:18 - FBI veteran and Unabomber profiler James Fitzgerald on the chilling Reiner murders and the nationwide hunt for the Brown University shooter. James is also co-host the “Cold Red” podcast coldredpodcast.com

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0:30 - Who's your white knight?

13:21 - Sports & Politics

33:12 - Finding the kids

59:31 - Race 2 Dinner for the low, low price of $5000 you can get identitarian absolution

01:06:22 - Will County State’s Attorney Jim Glasgow reflects on navigating the Safe-T Act and offers praise for Cook County’s Eileen O’Neill Burke.

01:37:06 - Paul Jacobs of Food for the Poor explains how your support brings food, water, and hope to children across Latin America and the Caribbean — join in this Christmas season of giving.

01:48:44 - Jessica Melugin, Director of the Center for Technology & Innovation at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, raises concerns about Trump’s AI Executive Order — but sees it moving in the right direction.

02:02:07 - Open Mic Friday!

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0:30 - DHS.Gov/Wow

15:28 - Border/migrants/deportations

37:49 - BLM Brandon on Trump threats over CTA funding per lack of safety

55:14 - Dr. Jonathan Ellen, primary care pediatrician, epidemiologist, and former CEO of Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, on Trump's move to slash the childhood vax schedule

01:11:39 - Scott “The Cow Guy” Shellady, Markets Specialist for Market Day Report, says Trump may be bragging about the economy, but families are getting hammered by insurance premiums and grocery prices — and the administration needs to wake up to it. Check out Scott’s Market Day Report! – 10:30am CT to 1pm CT- and The Cow Guy Close – 1pm CT to 1:30pm CT – both at RFD-TV

01:29:02 - Daniel DePetris, fellow at Defense Priorities and syndicated foreign affairs columnist for the Chicago Tribune and Newsweek, breaks down the high-stakes Ukraine–Russia peace talks, the brewing U.S.–Venezuela showdown, and Trump’s new National Security Strategy. Follow Daniel on X @DanDePetris

01:46:27 - CAMPUS BEAT

02:08:59 - Jonathan Butcher of The Heritage Foundation engages with tough questions about his new book The Polarization Myth: America’s Surprising Consensus on Race, Schools, and Sex.

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0:30 - Pritzker signs legislation barring ICE from within 1000 feet of courthouses

14:46 - City Budget

39:56 - Mid Terms

58:14 - Founder & Principal Broker for HealthInsuranceMentors.com, C Steven Tucker, previews the new GOP health care proposal

01:17:09 - Aussies ban social media access for teens

01:58:17 - Professor for the Institute of American Civics at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Morgan Marietta, gives a key phrase that could decide the SCOTUS Birthright Citizenship case

02:22:30 - Noted economist Stephen Moore is surprised at low polling numbers because this economy is “smoking” Get more Steve @StephenMoore

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0:30 - BLM Brandon shutdown

19:02 - Pritzker release...and JB knew too

37:13 - Dan's adds to his protest songs mixtape

59:32 - Crockett 

01:16:13 - In-depth History with Frank from Arlington Heights 

01:18:54 - CEO of Independent Women’s Voice and the president of Suasion Insights, Heather Higgins: The filibuster must fall to save the republic. Follow Heather on X @TheHRH

01:38:00 - Founder of Wirepoints, Mark Glennon, takes aim at WTTW’s Heather Cherone and other political activists posing as journalists — and their funders — asking bluntly, “What is wrong with you?” Check out Mark’s substack substack.com/@markglennon

01:52:43 - The Golden Age of Travel

02:12:07 - Host of the “The Hollywood in Toto Podcast ”, Christian Toto, on the Netflix/WB deal, the Kennedy Center Honors and his best movies of 2025. For podcast updates and more hollywoodintoto.com

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0:30 - Ed Bambas

9:32 - Somali Maine State Rep. Mana Abdi on coming to America

32:20 - Europe has a problem

56:55 - Why Dan Proft is Single

01:13:04 - Visiting fellow at The Heritage Foundation, Steven Bucci, challenges Don Jr.’s predictions about Trump’s next moves in Ukraine.

01:36:45 - Carissa Codel, morning anchor "Ozark's First" on Fox 49, reading viewer comments critical of her size

01:47:28 - Eddie Johnson, former CPD Superintendent, calls for the Safe-T Act’s repeal, insisting that “some people just need to be off the streets.”

02:06:37 - RealClearPolitics’ national political correspondent, Susan Crabtree, breaks down the arrest of the Jan 6 bombing suspect and calls it a win for Kash Patel and the FBI. Check out Susan’s newest book Fool’s Gold: The Radicals, Con Artists, and Traitors Who Killed the California Dream and Now Threaten Us All

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0:30 - Narco boats

15:01 - CPS sexual abuse settlement

34:19 - Minnesota

01:16:20 - James A. Gagliano, retired FBI supervisory special agent and doctoral candidate in homeland security, defends the bureau’s handling of the J6 pipe bomber case — insisting it wasn’t botched, it was a cold case that needed fresh eyes. James also served as mayor of the Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York

01:36:40 - USMC LtCol. (ret.) Jonathan P. Myers breaks down the failures of the Afghanistan evacuation and Project Allies that he says set the stage for last week’s shooting of two National Guardsmen in D.C. LtCol Myers is also the author of American to the Corps: Iraq, Bosnia, Benghazi, Snowden: A Marine Corps Intelligence Officer’s Incredible Journey

01:52:41 - Founder and CIO of Perry International Capital Partners, Jim Perry, highlights how Trump’s five-point plan is unfolding — and why the economy is thriving as a result. For more on Perry International Capital Partners perrycapitalpartners.com

02:11:51 - Open Mic Friday!

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0:30 - BLM Brandon offers waterworks in defense of corp head tax

14:14 - Omar on MN fraud: lack of guardrails

36:24 - More Batmans

53:52 - Adam B Coleman, founder of Wrong Speak Publishing, on the virtues of marriage and why the internet is toxic to men and women looking for love. Adam is also the author of   The Children We Left Behind: How Western Culture Rationalizes Family Separation & Ignores the Pain of Child Neglect

01:17:42 - Director of Education Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute, Rick Hess, sorts through the Department of Ed’s Big Breakup. Rick is also the author of Letters to a Young Education Reformer

01:36:41 - Trump from Oval Office on boat strikes: drugs via water down 91%...starting on land soon

01:51:27 - Anti-ICE ad sponsored by Women's March in Charlotte

02:12:35 - Former Congressman Dan Lipinski maps the road ahead for Trump’s trade agenda — and warns Democrats are pushing in the wrong direction.

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