Chicago's Morning Answer with Dan Proft

0:00 - Trump’s tariff’s what Countries are in and which ones are out.

11:48 - Ranking the most untrustworthy

28:41 - It was not supposed to fail. An exodus of viewers from 1 high profile podcast

33:24 - Title IX investigations

52:28 - Freelance journalist &  West Virginia-based home birth mom, Evie Solheim, calls out  Body Positivity’s Big Fat Lie. For more from Evie, check out her newsletter The Girl’s Guide 

01:12:03 - Illinois might help take away parents’ car keys

01:31:20 - Noted economist Stephen Moore admits the trade wars have him slightly on edge. Grab a copy of Steve’s book The Trump Economic Miracle: And the Plan to Unleash Prosperity Again – co authored with Art Laffer

01:46:45 - Jennifer Sey, former President of the Levi’s brand until she publicly opposed the closure of San Francisco’s public schools at the height of the pandemic - Also a retired member of the US Women’s National Gymnastics Team - wants to know why there are still so many men in women's sports!? For more from Jennifer xx-xyathletics.com

02:07:36 - Managing Editor for HotAir.com, Ed Morrissey: Mirror Mirror On the Wall, Who's the Fairest Film of All? Ed is a great follow on X @EdMorrissey

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0:00 - Chris Krock fills in for Dan

19:32 - Finance and Economics Editor for Breitbart, John Carney: "We can't give the stock market a veto over the democratic process" Follow John on X @carney

37:16 - Middle American mother fighting for justice for our children, Michelle Peterson, discusses her struggle to have her son’s groomer incarcerated and the laws she is working to pass to protect children from further victimization. For more on Michelle and her work michellepeterson.org

56:44 - President at Wirepoints, Ted Dabrowski, on what we are getting with the new teachers contract - a big property tax bill, a more emboldened CTU and a bunch of kids who can't read. Get Ted’s latest at wirepoints.org

01:08:22 - Sounds from the Hands Off! protests 

01:11:00 - Executive Vice President and Principal at P4 Security Solutions, Steve Vitale, explains why P4 Security Solutions has been hired by the Village of Winnetka. For more on P4 Security Solutions p4companies.com

01:27:47 - Teen accused of stabbing Austin Metcalf in the heart raised over 145K already on GiveSendGo

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0:00 - Chris Krock fills in for Dan 

13:19 - The Great Disintegration: Parking Scam at The Rate

25:05 - Hands off!

29:51 - 50 countries have already reached out to President Trump

49:41 - Ald Brian Hopkins defends the proposed 8pm curfew as "a small step in the right direction" For more on Ald Hopkins work for the 2nd ward aldermanhopkins.com

01:09:33 - Steven Bucci, visiting fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies, believes Iran is the "key" to instability in the Middle East and explains what should be done until Iran is prepared to shut down the Houthis

01:25:52 - Vice President of Lending of Team Hochberg at Homeside Financial, David Hochberg, breaks down the Illinois SmartBuy program which pays off student loans for new and repeating home buyers in Illinois - “I don’t know where they get all this money to do all these programs” Buy a home or refinance with David 56david.com

01:43:33 - Richard Porter, former National Committeeman to the RNC from Illinois: Trump’s Multipronged Tariff Strategy\

02:03:12 - Paul Vallas, policy advisor for IllinoisPolicy.org, former candidate for mayor and former CEO of CPS, weighs in on the new CPS/CTU contract. Follow Paul on X @PaulVallas

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0:00 - Tariff Temperature Check

34:03 - Hunter Metcalf 's eyewitness account of his brother's stabbing death

58:20 - K12

01:09:39 - Evanston child's cry for help

01:32:04 - Lumberton, NJ, Mayor Gina LaPlaca DUIed at house

01:42:26 - Mike Klotz

01:49:48 - Founder, CIO Perry International Capital Partners, LLC., Jim Perry, preaches patience and optimism as we go through tariff turbulence. For market intelligence and actionable insights you won't find anywhere else perryinternationalcapitalpartners.com

02:12:05 - OPEN MIC FRIDAY

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0:00 - Trump on "Liberation Day"

9:59 - Former Commerce (and Kellogg's CEO) Sec Carlos Gutierrez on tariffs...temporary, opening bid

33:05 - FLASHBACK: Reagan on tariffs

52:43 - Why DP is single: almost got divorced because great husband wasn't taking out trash, unloading dishwasher...equity

01:12:02 - Dan Proft Parenting Tip: Negligent parent or Stasi narc? 

01:28:10 - Director for Homeland Security & Counterterrorism at Center for Security Policy, Kyle Shideler, explains that the attacks on Teslas are working since “the currency of terrorism is attention” and also How to Prosecute the Tesla Bombers. Follow Kyle on X @ShidelerK

01:43:43 - Columnist for the New York Post & co-author of Stolen Youth: How Radicals Are Erasing Innocence and Indoctrinating a Generation, Karol Markowicz: Don’t let the leftists memory-hole their madness.Check out Karol on her own show, the “Karol Markowicz Show” on iHeartRadio

01:58:01 - Police halt investigation of "murder" of sex doll

02:00:41 - Dr. Michael Huber, distinguished healthcare professional, founder of Immune Enhancement Corporation and VIROMAX, shares how you can maintain your immune resilience with Virogo. For more on Virogo visit myvirogo.com

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0:00 - Election Results

12:51 - Republican Messaging

33:49 - deportations, case load, criminals

50:54 - Jeanne Ives, co-founder of Breakthrough Ideas, former member of the Illinois House of Representatives and candidate for governor, goes over our local election results. Catch Jeanne on “The Real Story” – Sundays 7 – 9pm on 560 The Answer

01:05:44 - Arrest of Downers South teacher Christina Formella

01:10:19 - Steven Bucci, visiting fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies, calls for the left to quit it's political posturing "You don't get points for getting the guy you hate's cabinet member fired"

01:28:12 - RIP Iceman 

01:29:52 - Noted economist Stephen Moore celebrates Liberation Day. Get more Steve @StephenMoore

01:46:04 - Editor of National Review, Rich Lowry, is not surprised by yesterday's election results. Rich is also the author of and author of The Case for Nationalism: How It Made Us Powerful, United, and Free

01:58:32 - The average college student

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0:00 - Election Day

12:03 - Meanwhile...kids being silly

32:27 - Democrat Brand

47:47 - TCU's Hailey Van Lith after win into the Sweet 16

50:50 - Why DP is Single: Zoe…

01:08:24 - In-depth History with Frank from Arlington Heights

01:12:14 - CAMPUS BEAT

01:24:54 - Life as a member at a private golf club

01:32:03 - President at Wirepoints,Ted Dabrowksi, on the accelerated decline of Illinois. Get Ted’s latest at wirepoints.org

01:48:11 - Chicago injury attorney, Richard Craig, discusses the lawsuit he filed on behalf of "Jane Doe" against an Illinois abortionist after a late-term abortion took a "horrific" turn

02:02:38 - UK: toddler suspended for being transphobic
02:05:30 - Amity Shlaes, board chair of the Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation and winner of the Hyek Prize:  Fast-Forwarding Tax Cuts. Check out Amity’s most recent books  The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression  and Great Society: A New History

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0:00 - Wisconsin’s Supreme Court race is pivotal to upholding common-sense governing

11:54 - Celebrating Women’s History Month in Fairfax, Co, VA…A is for Abortion

High school presents ‘obscene’ ABCs display for Women’s History Month

28:52 - 6 Unbelievably Scammy Federal Practices DOGE Staff Reveal In Fox Interview

50:29 - Lt. Col. (Ret) Tony Shaffer is President at Project Sentinel & London Center for Policy Research and author of  Operation Dark Heart: Spycraft and Special Ops on the Frontlines of Afghanistan — and The Path to Victory. He joined Dan and Amy with reaction to the latest updates on the fight between Russia and Ukraine, and the continued fallout from the Signal message app mishap

01:10:14 - Scott Shellady is Markets Specialist for Market Day Report! – 10:30am CT to 1pm CT- and The Cow Guy Close – 1pm CT to 1:30pm CT – both at RFD-TV. He joined Dan and Amy with reaction to President Trump’s tariff plan

01:27:24 - Paul Drabik is a candidate for Downers Grove Village Council. He joined Dan and Amy to make his pitch to voters before election day.

01:43:43 - Gunman in liquor store mass shooting was AWOL from felony gun case in which he had signed a confession, prosecutors say

02:03:36 - Derrick Van Orden is the U.S. representative for Wisconsin’s 3rd congressional district. He joined Dan and Amy to preview the Wisconsin Supreme Court election

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John Kass is in for Amy Jacobson this morning

11:17- Federal immigration authorities detain international Tufts graduate student

31:10- Musk to Bret Baier: we routinely encounter waste of $1B

53:34- College Student Under Fire After Asking Administrators What They Do All Day

1:11:29- John Hinderaker is the President of Center of the American Experiment and contributor to Powerline. He joined Dan Proft and John Kass with reaction to Tim Walz potentially re-entering the national spotlight. He always weighed in on Elon Musk’s interview with Bret Baier on what DOGE has accomplished so far.

1:29:12- Christian Toto is the host of “The Hollywood in Toto Podcast ” – hollywoodintoto.com. He joined Dan Proft and John Kass to talk about the collapse of the new live action Snow White at the box office

1:49:45- Jon Stewart and Ezra Klein learn about waste, fraud and abuse

2:02:28- OPEN MIC FRIDAY

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0:00 - Rep. Brandon Gill brings up all of NPR CEO Katherine Maher’s old tweets claiming that “America is addicted to white supremacy” and supporting looting, reparations, and BLM.

30:58 - Hegseth: updates on attack plans not war plans

54:27 - Trump: Walz took responsibility

01:12:38 - Christopher Whalen is an investment banker and chairman of Whalen Global Advisors LLC, editor for The Institutional Risk Analyst, author of the soon to be released  Inflated: Money, Debt and the American Dream. He joined Dan and Amy with reaction to President Donald Trump's announcement of new import taxes of 25% on cars and car parts coming into the US.

01:32:15 - William Nienburg is a Former Downers Grove library trustee. He joined Dan and Amy with an update on upcoming local elections.

01:46:58 - Early voting and spending surge in Wisconsin Supreme Court race that has drawn national attention

02:05:15 - Brian Schimming is the Chairman of the Republican Party of Wisconsin. He joined Dan and Amy to preview Wisconsin’s Supreme Court election next week.

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