Chicago's Morning Answer with Dan Proft

Scott Adams announces he has metastatic prostate cancer

13:26- Megyn Kelly gets after Tapper: one us missed the biggest scandal of the century and one of us did not

34:20- MSNBC on Bidən’s cognitive abilities: “Bidən is far beyond cogent. He is better than he has EVER been intellectually, analytically. He is the best ever.”

55:48- Jim Iuorio is the host of “The Futures Edge Podcast” and special contributor to Wirepoints. He joined Dan and Amy to talk about the impact of DOGE and the debate over the Big Beautiful Bill in Congress

1:13:54- Matthew Janecek is a Former Glenbard South history teacher founder of mrj-usa.com online teaching – the time has arrived to engage in free thought again – also founding member of Matthew Janecek & the Western Sage

1:34:14- Rubio and Kaine spar over South African refugees

1:51:50- Scott McKay is the publisher of the Hayride, senior editor at the American Spectator, and author of Racism Revenge and Ruin and King Of The Jungle.

2:10:45- College boomtowns go bust

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BLM Brandon brags that he is putting blacks first for jobs, contracts

14:02- SD Gates victory party

33:20- St. Jim Comey is a victim of "the times in which we live" 

52:58- Democrats lied about Biden's condition

1:09:35- In-depth History with Frank from Arlington Heights

1:12:58- President of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and foreign affairs columnist for The Washington Times, Clifford May, points out paths to peace in Russia/Ukraine

Keep updated with Cliff on X @CliffordDMay

1:30:12- Dr. Kevin O'Connor

1:32:22- President at Wirepoints, Ted Dabrowksi, on BLM Brandon’s hiring practices: “Is he really saying this outloud!?”

Get Ted’s latest at wirepoints.org 

1:46:51- Are podcasts the new establishment? 

1:48:52- RealClearPolitics’ national political correspondent, Susan Crabtree, has a message for Patel/Bongino - If you say there’s no there, there - tell us why

Check out Susan’s new book  Fool’s Gold: The Radicals, Con Artists, and Traitors Who Killed the California Dream and Now Threaten Us All

2:09:21- CNN contributor, Scott Jennings, calls the cover up of Biden’s condition “the biggest scandal in modern American political history”

Pre-order your copy of Scott’s forthcoming book A Revolution of Common Sense: How Donald Trump Stormed Washington and Fought for Western Civilization

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Hur interview of Biden in Oct. '23

13:56- Biden cancer diagnosis

37:18- BLM Brandon out fixing that marketing problem…

1:01:23- Eric Kaufmann, professor of politics at the University of Buckingham in England: Welcome to the Post-Progressive Political Era

Check out Professor Kaufmann’s newest book  The Third Awokening: A 12-Point Plan for Rolling Back Progressive Extremism

1:19:31- Steven Bucci, visiting fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies, shares his view on the plan to relocate Palestinians to Libya

1:40:38- Comey

1:59:36- James A. Gagliano, retired FBI supervisory special agent, a doctoral candidate in homeland security at St. John’s University and also served as mayor of the Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York, doesn't hold back in response to Comey's 86 47 shell post.

2:15:29- Big. beautiful bill

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Jelly Belly Pritzker on CNN making the case it's okay for a billionaire to be the POTUS nominee because...his record

11:18- 8647/Comey

33:15- Reparations NOW

53:37- CAMPUS BEAT

1:13:44- Mark Miller, senior attorney at the Pacific Legal Foundation, goes through the oral arguments from Trump v CASA

For more on the Pacific Legal Foundation pacificlegal.org

1:29:39- Noted economist Stephen Moore gives the Big Beautiful Bill a generous B minus

Get more Steve @StephenMoore

1:46:33- Todd Spodek, criminal defense attorney who represented Anna Sorokin, offers his advice to Diddy’s Defense Team 

Todd is the founder of Spodek Law Group in New York nyccriminalattorneys.com

2:04:27- Open Mic Friday!!

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Minneapolis father on laptop given to his kid with images of men having sex

12:53- Tim Tebow on child predators

28:21- Human Chain for Abrego Garcia in DuPage

31:13- Baristas on the picket line over their flair

49:32- Trump in Doha to Emir Al Thani: we appreciate those camels

56:50- Campus Beat 

1:05:38- Dems/media: covering for Biden

1:26:23- George Beebe, former director of Russia analysis at the Central Intelligence Agency - now Director of Grand Strategy at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, is optimistic a Russia/Ukraine ceasefire could happen soon

1:41:18- Associate Professor of Political Science at Kentucky State University, Wilfred Reilly, explains why democrats aren't welcoming to Afrikaners

Check out Professor Reilly’s most recent book  Lies My Liberal Teacher Told Me: Debunking the False Narratives Defining America’s School Curricula

2:03:45- CEO/Founder of Liberty Cigars, John Adams, describes the cigars he will be supplying for next week's Cigar Nights

For more on Liberty Cigars visit libertycigars.com

Join Larry Elder, Dan & Shaun on two consecutive nights — Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at Goebbert's Farm in Pingree Grove, Illinois, and Thursday, May 22, 2025 at Gaelic Park in Oak Forest, Illinois — as they light up some cigars together and discuss the the successes and challenges of Trump's first 100 days in office. It will be an unforgettable night of lively conversation and fine cigars with several hundred like-minded friends. 560theanswer.com/cigar

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Adam Kinzinger on indictment of Judge Hannah Dugan

13:38- Fetterman

32:36- EO on drug prices

58:19- Former Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, John Bolton, reacts to Trump's comments on Iran - "negotiating with the ayatollahs is really a waste of oxygen"

John is also the author of The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir

1:08:48- US Senator from WI, Ron Johnson, shares The Ugly Truth About the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’

Follow Senator Johnson on X @RonJohnsonWI

1:26:49- Mississippi schools

1:46:08- Former Chief Asst. U.S. Attorney & Contributing Editor at National Review, Andrew McCarthy, goes over the indictment of Judge Hannah Dugan

Follow Andy on X @AndrewCMcCarthy

2:08:40- Sports & Politics

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Air Force One

34:35- Trump on South African refugees

57:26- UK PM Keir Stermer on reducing immigration

1:12:30- Frank’s History Minute

1:17:02- Did DOGE fail?

1:32:40- Markets Specialist for Market Day Report!, Scott "the cow guy" Shellady, on the China trade deal - There will be a time where things are uncomfortable. Several presidents could have done this before, but Trump is the only one willing to do it and he's doing it for America

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

1:49:11- President of Wirepoints, Ted Dabrowski: They’ve destroyed jobs and opportunity for black Chicagoans

Get Ted’s latest at wirepoints.org

2:07:39- James Parker Hall Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of Law & Senior Lecturer at the University of Chicago, Richard A Epstein, argues against Trump's plans for reducing pharmaceutical prices

2:23:20- Larry Elder, radio host, also a former candidate for governor of CA and candidate for president, offers a preview of his upcoming cigar night with Dan & Shaun

Catch “The Larry Elder Show” weeknights - 8 to 10 pm - on 560 the Answer

Join Larry, Dan & Shaun on two consecutive nights — Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at Goebbert's Farm in Pingree Grove, Illinois, and Thursday, May 22, 2025 at Gaelic Park in Oak Forest, Illinois — as they light up some cigars together and discuss the the successes and challenges of Trump's first 100 days in office. It will be an unforgettable night of lively conversation and fine cigars with several hundred like-minded friends.

For tix & info 560theanswer.com/cigar

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Transportation Sec. Sean Duffy on Newark, air travel...stress on an aging system

13:26- Melee with ICE, local Dem pols in Newark

32:19- BLM Brandon reflects

Dan has plans for Columbus statue

52:12- President of the National Association of Scholars, Peter Wood, shares  The unforgiving history of student loans

Check out Peter’s most recent books  Wrath: America Enraged and 1620: A Critical Response to the 1619 Project

1:08:47- Steven Bucci,  visiting fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies, covers the busy weekend of geo-political news from peace talks to gifted airplanes

1:31:19- Christopher Whalen, chairman of Whalen Global Advisors LLC & editor for The Institutional Risk Analyst: the chances of getting a tax deal done are falling rapidly  

Check out Chris’ just released  Inflated: Money, Debt and the American Dream – 2nd Edition

1:47:43- Why DP is single

2:04:57- Transportation Sec. Sean Duffy...retained all safety personnel

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Da Pope 

13:43- Pope Leo XIV

30:17- RIP Chet Lemon

32:22- Shave my head if you can give one legit reason to ban trans from the military

44:37- 3 Doors Down

47:16- Pro-Life Attorney and Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, Mary FioRito, shares her experience from St. Peter's Square during the announcement of Pope Leo XIV and addresses concerns surrounding his papacy.

For more coverage from Mary on X @maryfiorito

1:03:50- Former Yuma Sector Border Patrol Chief, Chris T. Clem, discusses his most recent role as a Senior Advisor to the Secretary of Health & Human Services working with the Office of Refugee Resettlement

Follow Chris on X @CClemOfficial

1:20:20- FL man police encounter

1:22:51- Noted economist Stephen Moore breaks down the details of the new UK/US trade deal

Get more Steve @StephenMoore

1:41:38- Karl Zinsmeister, chief domestic policy adviser to the President from 2006 to 2009: When Gradualism Fails

Check out Karl’s new book  My West Wing: A very personal account of work in the White House…and how to solve Washington’s perpetual resistance to reform

1:56:32- OPEN MIC FRIDAY

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Biden on BBC

12:41- Noem with Angel Families in Springfield

30:51- BLM Brandon on Columbus statues

52:18- Jim Iuorio, host of “The Futures Edge Podcast” and special contributor to Wirepoints, disputes the widespread belief that tariffs will be wildly inflationary

Give Jim a follow on X @jimiuorio

1:09:50- Robert Mundheim Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, Amy Wax: Wokeism is stifling thought in America’s universities

1:30:08- Rob Long, former writer/producer for Cheers & co-founder of Ricochet, is confident the film industry will find its way out of recession "The best thing about Hollywood is it's decentralized chaos" 

Check out Rob’s podcast “The Martini Shot” 

1:48:49*- Sports & Politics

2:09:44- President of the Population Research Institute, Steven Mosher, gives evidence that China is losing the tariffs war and retreating as fast as it can

Get more of Steven’s expertise from his most recent book  The Devil and Communist China: From Mao Down to Xi

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