Chicago's Morning Answer with Dan Proft

0:00 - Harris and Walz’s first joint interview with CNN

11:41 - Harris vows not to ban fracking as president

32:01 - Harris recalls conversation with Biden about dropping out

55:02 - John Kass: Leftist Media Hyenas Hamstring Amy Jacobson; Quarters Boyle is dead and Chicago Tribune Becomes a Combine Laughingstock

01:15:28 - Gerard Baker is Editor at Large, The Wall Street Journal and author of  American Breakdown: Why We No Longer Trust Our Leaders and Institutions and How We Can Rebuild Confidence. He joined Dan Proft and John Kass with reaction to the Kamala Harris interview on CNN.

01:31:09 - Drew Holden writes at his substack  – “Holden Court” – drewholden.substack.com. He joined Dan Proft and John Kass with reaction to the arrest of Telegram Founder Pavel Durov in Paris

01:49:38 - Dr. Carol Swain is a Senior Fellow at the Institute for Faith and Culture & best selling author, most recently, of  The Adversity of Diversity. She joined Dan Proft and John Kass to talk about RFK Jr's endorsement of Donald Trump, and what the black vote will look like in the 2024 election

02:06:32 - OPEN MIC FRIDAY!

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0:00 - DNC delegates reportedly targeted in string of armed robberies

13:56 - Harris and Walz to sit with CNN for exclusive first joint interview since campaign began

31:50 - Kamala Harris Visits High School Band Class

52:47 - J.D. Vance Says Childless Leaders ‘Disorient’ and ‘Disturb’ Him: Audio

01:08:11 - Christopher Whalen is an investment banker and chairman of Whalen Global Advisors LLC, author of  Ford Men: From Inspiration to Enterprise, and editor for The Institutional Risk Analyst. He joined Dan Proft and Charles Thomas with reaction to the Harris plan to tax unrealized capital gains.

01:25:02 - Illinois opens contest to redesign state flag

01:46:01 - J.D. Busch is a technology researcher, entrepreneur, and investor. Shipley class of 1993. He joined Dan Proft and Charles Thomas to talk about his column: The Prep School Bolshevik Revolution Runs Out of Gas (And Anti-racist Molotov Cocktails) as “Woke Antisemitism” Costs Shipley Principal His Job.

02:01:22 - National Review's Rich Lowry: Trump Can Win On Character

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0:00 - Michigan denies RFK Jr.’s escape from presidential ballot

11:46 - Harris flip-flops on building the border wall

27:29 - Harris and Walz to sit with CNN for exclusive first joint interview since campaign began

48:27 - William Jacobson is a Clinical Professor of Law and Director of the Securities Law Clinic at Cornell Law School. Founder of LegalInsurrection.com and president of the Legal Insurrection Foundation. He joined Dan and Amy with reaction to Tuesday’s news of Jack Smith’s new indictment against Donald Trump in the election interference case

01:03:23 - Andy Kroll is a national reporter for ProPublica and author of A Death on W Street: The Murder of Seth Rich and the Age of Conspiracy. He joined Dan and Amy with reaction to the announcement that Kamala Harris and Tim Walz will do their first interview with CNN this week

01:18:59 - Stephen Moore is a Noted Economist and author of Govzilla: How the Relentless Growth of Government Is Devouring Our Economy—And Our Freedom. He joined Dan and Amy with reaction to the Harris plan to fight price gouging.

01:35:55 - James Burnham is a former senior associate counsel to the president, deputy assistant attorney general at the Department of Justice, and counselor to the attorney general. He is now the principal at King Street Legal, PLLC. He joined Dan and Amy with reaction to Tuesday’s news of Jack Smith’s new indictment against Donald Trump in the election interference case

01:48:42 - Pelosi insisted Trump had to ‘pay a price’ for Jan. 6 in unreleased footage: Report

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0:00 - Former Democrat Tulsi Gabbard endorses President Trump

11:27 - Biden Pentagon Spokesman Insisted Afghan Withdrawal Wasn’t Chaotic But His Emails Say Otherwise

27:09 - RFK Jr talks about what JFK wanted for his epitaph

47:17 - Woman addressing municipal board in Surprise, AZ, arrested for complaining about employee pay

01:00:25 - Frank’s History Minute

01:03:55 - Rebekah Koffler is a writer and a former DIA intelligence officer. She is the author of Putin’s Playbook and the forthcoming American Bolsheviks: The Persecution of Donald Trump and the Sovietization of America. She joined Dan and Amy to explain why Kamala’s DNC speech reminded her of the Soviet Union

01:27:51 - Ted Dabrowski is the President at Wirepoints, Inc. He joined Dan and Amy with reaction to the new report on absenteeism and academic struggles in Illinois Public Schools

01:40:44 - Cellphones in school – a distraction, safety tool or classroom aid?

01:53:45 - Daniel Henninger is deputy editor of The Wall Street Journal’s editorial page. He joined Dan and Amy with reaction to last week's DNC, and also RFK Jr and Tulsi Gabbard's endorsements of former President Trump

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0:00 - Robert F Kennedy Jr. officially drops out of the presidential race and endorses Donald Trump

11:26 - RFK on Rogan on duty and the “The Plague” (his father gave him before died)

30:03 - Culture of corruption: Exploring Illinois’ notorious political legacy

45:54 - Chris Arnade is a Writer and photographer currently taking a walk around the world. Author of  Dignity: Seeking Respect in Back Row America. He joined Dan and Amy to talk about what he’s learned from his tour around America

01:03:20 - Steven Bucci served America for three decades as an Army Special Forces officer and top Pentagon official, is a visiting fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies. He joined Dan and Amy to talk about the third anniversary of the death of 13 soldiers during the withdrawal from Afghanistan

01:21:56 - Dan addresses the response to his comments about Gus Walz at the DNC last week

01:35:46 - ‘All the Struggles Are Connected’

01:50:33 - Ed Morrissey is s Senior Editor for HotAir.com. He joined Dan and Amy to talk about the state of the election as both campaigns hit the road after the conventions

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0:00 - Dan & Amy issue apology

8:08 - Happy Anniversary Dougie

26:22 - Trump at the border

44:47 - Phil Kerpen, president of American Commitment and chairman of the Internet Freedom Coalition: "you don't need to guess or hypothesize what it'll be like under a Trump presidency" Phil is a great follow on X @kerpen

01:02:36 - Willie on Kamala

01:22:08 - Tracy Smith, substitute teacher and mother of twin boys, on the benefits of the Illinois' tax credit scholarship program which helped send her sons to St Sabina and Marist HS

01:38:58 - John Kass with a postmortem of the DNC. Get your daily dose of Kass johnkassnews.com

01:54:35 - OPEN MIC FRIDAY!!

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0:00 - RFK, Jr.

13:50  - Dana Bash explains how Dawg Emhoff and Field Marshall Walz are leading men

26:19 - Oprah

49:34 - Jim Iuorio,  host of “The Futures Edge Podcast” and special contributor to Wirepoints, explains the Labor Dept jobs report revisions. For podcast updates and more @jimiuorio

01:04:39 - Bob Woodson, founder and president of the Woodson Center, predicts low-income blacks to be the "sleeping giant" in this elections and elections to come. Mr. Woodson is also the author of  Red, White, and Black: Rescuing American History from Revisionists and Race Hustlers

01:22:25 - Noah Rothman, senior writer at National Review, with his assessment of Day 3 at the DNC. Follow Noah on X @NoahCRothman

01:35:17 - Hotties for Harris after party

01:50:41 - Joshua C. Robertson, senior pastor of the Rock Church in Harrisburg, Pa., and founder and CEO of Black Pastors United for Education: Black Voters Demand School Choice. For more on the Black Pastors United for Education visit bpue.org 

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0:00 - DNC Day 2

8:03 - Lil Jon opens the pro forma state delegate vote casting

23:46 - RFK may drop and endorse Trump?

26:17 - Meet Dawg

46:18 - Michelle Obama: the affirmative action of generational wealth vs. Kamala, middle class bootstrapper

01:01:21 - Sheriff of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, currently serving his 43rd year in law enforcement, Garry L. McFadden, is in Chicago for the DNC. He joins Dan & Amy for a discussion on crime, the border, the fentanyl epidemic and how we move country forward

01:19:26 - Noted economist Stephen Moore: If they can keep Chicago safe for the DNC, why can't they keep it safe  the other 361 days of the year? Get more Steve @StephenMoore

01:34:42 -  RealClearPolitics’ national political correspondent, Susan Crabtree, reports on the investigation into the secret service and the attempted assassination of Donald Trump. Keep updated with Susan on X @susancrabtree

01:54:39 - Walz on IVF in Philly

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0:00 - Dan & Amy Review Day 1 of DNC

11:02 - Jasmine Crockett apparently cries a lot when it comes to Kamala

25:17 - Biden Farewell Speech 

46:20 - Thomas Weitzel, retired Chief of Police of Riverside, reviews the Chicago Police performance from Day 1 at DNC. Chief Weitzel is a great follow on X  @ChiefWeitzel

59:50 - In-depth History with Frank from Arlington Heights

01:03:04 - Senior writer for the Dispatch, David Drucker, on the challenges ahead for Kamala Harris and the Democrats response to Biden's late night speech at the DNC. David is also the author of In Trump’s Shadow: The Battle for 2024 and the Future of the GOP

01:22:37 - President at Wirepoints, Ted Dabrowski, explains why Chicago is the perfect place for the DNC as Illinois is a prime example of Democrat "greed" Get Ted’s latest at wirepoints.org

01:38:18 - America’s Lab Rats?

02:01:10 - Illinois State Rep 8th district, LaShawn Ford, shares his favorite moments from Day 1 at the DNC. Keep updated with LaShawn on X @RepFord8

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0:00 - Thousands showed up for the Trump rally at McHenry FairGrounds

8:30 - Day 1 DNC

27:20 - Gerald M Steinberg, president of NGO Monitor and professor of Political Studies at Bar Ilan University, looks at  Who’s Really Behind Pro-Palestinian Protests at the DNC. For more on the NGO Monitor ngo-monitor.org

45:00 - Markets Specialist for Market Day Report!, Scott "the cow guy" Shellady, says the democrats keep "screwing with the laws of nature" and "won't let the free market take place" 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

58:37 - Steven Bucci,  visiting fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies, on the US strategy for Ukraine, or lack thereof 

01:14:08 - Oxford Study: COVIDians are saying they were fine with harming kids because they were afraid

01:17:06 - Special Agent in Charge of the United States Secret Service, Chicago Field Office, Derek Mayer, gives Dan & Amy a look behind the DNC's security perimeter

01:33:22 - Scott McKay, publisher of the Hayride & senior editor at the American Spectator, shares some predictions, and sights he hopes to see, in a preview of the DNC. Scott is also the author of Racism Revenge and Ruin and King Of The Jungle 

01:50:55 - DNC: Protest Signs 

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