Chicago's Morning Answer with Dan Proft

0:00 - "Good Trouble" Trump protests

10:33 - Trump: don't understand the interest in Epstein, "sordid" and "boring"

30:40 - Biden autopen

49:33 - President and CEO of Young America’s Foundation, former Governor of Wisconsin and former presidential candidate, Scott Walker:  Stop Paying for Failure: It’s Time for Real Government Accountability. For more on the Young America’s Foundation yaf.org 

01:07:06 - do you have compassion for illegals who are afraid?

01:31:51 - Noted economist Stephen Moore on trade/tariffs/inflation. Get more Steve on X @StephenMoore

01:38:47 - Schiff mortgage fraud

01:44:51 - Alex Berenson, author of Pandemia: How Coronavirus Hysteria Took Over Our Government, Rights, and Lives and writes at Unreported Truths -  alexberenson.substack.com - analyzes the bizarre anger and meanness of our public health betters. Follow Alex on X @AlexBerenson

02:07:12 - Mike Olson, retired Secret Service Agent & co-founder/owner of 360 Security Services, responds to recent reports released by the chairmen of the Senate Judiciary and and Homeland Security committees. For more on 360 Security Services 360security.services

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0:00 - Dershowitz: no client list

12:19 - Matt Walsh on Epstein

33:07 - Relenting on the purge

56:59 - SPORTS & POLITICS

01:11:57 - In Depth History w/ Frank From Arlington Heights

01:15:39 - Theodore Dalrymple, contributing editor at City Journal and senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, wades into the world of rage screaming, performative politics, and the prestige of public hysteria. Theodore is also the author of many books, including Buried But Not Quite Dead: Forgotten Writers of Père Lachaise

01:32:56 - Founder and Executive Editor of Wirepoints, Mark Glennon, on the possibility of Illinois opting in to the "overwhelmingly popular" national school voucher plan - "put up governor, let's see what you got" Check out Mark’s latest at wirepoints.org

01:48:48 - President of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, Clifford May: Trump is giving the Ukrainians a fighting a chance.For more on Cliff and the FDD fdd.org

02:07:46 - RealClearPolitics’ national political correspondent, Susan Crabtree: One Year after Butler, Secret Service, FBI Face New Questions. Susan is also co-author of  Fool’s Gold: The Radicals, Con Artists, and Traitors Who Killed the California Dream and Now Threaten Us All

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0:00 - Epstein

13:16 - Epstein continued

36:05 - Indianapolis Police Chief Christopher Bailey

57:31 - OPRF teacher Aaron Podolner fired

01:16:46 - Steven Bucci, visiting fellow at The Heritage Foundation’s Allison Center for Foreign Policy, breaks down Tucker Carlson’s interview with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian

01:40:01 - CNN contributor and author of the forthcoming  A Revolution of Common Sense, Scott Jennings, weighs in on Epstein saga - "whatever happens needs to happen quickly and it needs to happen clearly" Scott’s new venture “The Scott Jennings Show” premiers today at 1pm CT on 560 the Answer 

01:53:20 - Thomas Baker, retired FBI Special Agent and former legal attaché, critiques the White House’s handling of the Epstein files and slams the Secret Service over its failures in Butler, PA. Thomas is also the author of  The Fall of the FBI: How a Once Great Agency Became a Threat to Democracy

02:18:19 - Corey Brooks, Senior Pastor of New Beginnings Church and founder of Project H.O.O.D., is lacing up for a bold mission—walking from New York to L.A. to raise $25 million for underserved communities. For more info and to give your support visit projecthood.org

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0:00 - Jayden Perkins' mom chides Pritzker in open letter

11:44 - Replacing Walter Burnett with Walter Burnett

31:42 - Epstein

54:13 - John Solomon, award-winning investigative journalist and founder of Just the News, breaks down the DOJ’s investigation into John Brennan and the decade-long effort to undermine Donald Trump’s presidency. Follow John on X @jsolomonReports

01:12:02 - NEA cuts ties with ADL

01:32:46 - Chris T. Clem, former HHS advisor and retired Chief Patrol Agent, says that with the border now secured and efforts underway to remove criminal elements, it’s time for common-sense solutions to stabilize the immigration system. Keep up with Chris at chrisclemofficial.com

01:50:31 - Jennifer Bilek, investigative journalist tracking the funding of the gender industry: The architects of ‘AI rights’ are a threat to humanity. Jennifer writes at The 11th Hour Blog - the11thhourblog.com and is author of  Transsexual Transgender Transhuman: Dispatches from The 11th Hour

02:10:21 - OPEN MIC FRIDAY

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0:00 - Feds Crash National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture

34:53 - The End of the Public Library 

55:47 - John Brennan 

01:13:40 - Patrick Wohl, author and lawyer originally from Illinois, shares details from his new book  Something Big: The True Story of the Brown’s Chicken Massacre, A Decade-Long Manhunt, and the Trials That Followed

01:34:08 - Senior Fellow at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, Ammon Blair: The National Guard has defended our borders before. For more on the Texas Public Policy Foundation - texaspolicy.com

01:53:28 - Congressional Reporter for the Washington Examiner, Lauren Green: Congress breaks four records just six months after arriving in Washington. Follow Lauren on X @lauren_greennn

02:12:56 - Scott McKay, publisher of the Hayride & senior editor at the American Spectator, on Brennan, Comey and The Epstein Mess. Get the first two chapters of Scott’s book this Saturday at spectator.org

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0:00 - Texas Flood: Who's at fault?

34:20 - Mob Rule at Pool in Glen Ellyn

01:12:37 - Leamsy from Alligator Alcatraz, on the line like caller number 6, describes the conditions inside

01:34:43 - Noted economist Stephen Moore celebrates The Biggest Conservative Victory in 30 Years. Steve is also the author of  The Trump Economic Miracle: And the Plan to Unleash Prosperity Again – co authored with Art Laffer

01:51:38 - Should Trump give more weapons to Ukraine?

02:08:15 - Founder and CEO of Edelson PC, Jay Edelson, warns The New York Times wants your private ChatGPT history — even the parts you’ve deleted. Jay has been recognized by Forbes as one of America’s top 200 lawyers and by Fortune as one of the most creative people in business - edelson.com

02:22:39 - Walmart Stories

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0:00 - Coast Guard rescue swimmer Scott Ruskan credited with saving 165 lives in TX

11:16 - Texas Floods: Politics

28:44 - Elon's new party...AMEP

53:54 - Thomas Weitzel, retired Chief of Police in Riverside, discusses the underlying issues that lead to mass shootings—like the one in River North last week—and why many of them extend beyond the reach of law enforcement alone.Be sure to follow Tom on X @ChiefWeitzel

01:08:52 - In-depth History with Frank from Arlington Heights 

01:12:07 - James A. Gagliano, retired FBI supervisory special agent and a doctoral candidate in homeland security at St. John’s University, if there was a smoking gun there there would be charges - believes Pam Bondi and Kash Patel in regards to the Epstein case

01:36:26 - President at Wirepoints, Ted Dabrowski, on big blue city politics and the race to see who can hand out the most free money. Get Ted’s latest at wirepoints.org 

01:51:30 - Dems: there will be blood

02:12:21 - Neal Pollack, senior editor at The Spectator’s U.S. edition and a Central Texas native, urges: Don’t politicize the Texas flood. Neal is also the author of twelve books of fiction and nonfiction including Edge of Safety: A Future Tale of Arbitrary Lockdowns and the Deeply Caring Citizens Who Love Them and a three-time Jeopardy champion

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0:00 - BBB Passes

13:58 - Reaction to the BBB 

23:47 - More reaction 

35:13 - What's in the Big Beautiful Bill?

51:47 - Crossing state lines with a trunk full of questionable patriotism 

54:06 - Noted economist Stephen Moore: "It's a good time to invest in the stock market, it's a good time to invest in America and we're back baby!"

01:11 - Check out Steve’s newest book The Trump Economic Miracle: And the Plan to Unleash Prosperity Again – co authored with Art Laffer

1:41 - Joel Griffith, policy advisor at Advancing American Freedom, discusses how Islamism and socialism share a common contempt for American founding values. For more on the AAF advancingamericanfreedom.com

1:58 -  James L. Perry, founder, CIO Perry International Capital Partners, remarks on the a strong June jobs report. For more on Perry International Capital Partners  perrycapitalpartners.com

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0:00 - Farewell to Amy J

28:20 - Mello Buckzz, "Feel Me"

34:28 - Lake Bluff youth baseball

58:09 - Founder & Principal Broker for HealthInsuranceMentors.com, C. Steven Tucker, breaks down what the BBB means for medicaid and what it actually does, and doesn’t do - "none of this fear mongering is covered in the bill"

01:16:26 - Steven Bucci, visiting fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies, breaks down the global hot spots—Israel, Iran, and Ukraine/Putin

01:39:46 - Christopher Whalen, chairman of Whalen Global Advisors LLC & editor for The Institutional Risk Analyst, weighs in on the BBB - Trump has done what he promised to do - and for small business people this is a big deal. Check out Chris’ most recent book Inflated: Money, Debt and the American Dream – 2nd Edition

01:56:12 - James Parker Hall Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of Law, Senior Lecturer at the University of Chicago, Richard Epstein, looks at The Constitution, Parental Rights, and Transgender Treatment for Minors

02:13:45 - Phil Ambrose, founder of HazSim—a training tool for first responders—and a current Battalion Chief in Southern California, discusses the response to the Texas floods and the role of early warning systems. For more on HazSim visit hazsim.com

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0:00 - UPenn to uphold Trump-era protections for women's sports after Lia Thomas case review

32:11 - Alligator Alcatraz

51:37 - Rob Chadwick, retired Supervisory Special Agent and former head of the FBI’s Tactical Training Program at Quantico, now serving as Head of Personal and Public Safety at the U.S. Concealed Carry Association (USCCA), shares CrossPointe Church Shooting Insights. For more on the USCCA usconcealedcarry.com

01:09:00 - Phil Kerpen, president of American Commitment and principal of The Committee to Unleash Prosperity, covers the just passed Big Beautiful Bill. Follow Phil on X @kerpen

01:29:21 - Reid Rasner, founder and CEO of Omnivest Financial & owner of Rasner Media, offers a look inside his bid to acquire TikTok.

01:46:38 - Chuck de Caro—CNN’s first Special Assignment Correspondent, Special Forces veteran, and longtime Pentagon consultant—breaks down the bombing of Iran and how it fits into the U.S.’s long track record of covert military operations.

02:07:29 - UPenn aligns with federal policy reinforcing women’s sports protections in the wake of the Lia Thomas investigation.

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