Chicago's Morning Answer with Dan Proft

0:00 - Trump after trial: want 2-3 more weeks of trial

14:25 - Biden on DACA: model citizens

30:54 - Big Bad Billy Conway

47:54 - Richard Goldberg, former National Security Council official and U.S. Senate aide, currently a senior adviser at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, wishes Chicago good luck with the DNC after watching city leaders handle protesters at NU and U of C. Follow Richard on X @rich_goldberg

01:04:21 - In-depth History with Frank from Arlington Heights

01:06:19 - National Chairman of the Election Transparency Initiative and former Virginia Attorney General, Ken Cuccinelli,  discusses the battles over voting in America. For more on the Election Transparency Initiative electiontransparency.org

01:27:30 - President at Wirepoints, Ted Dabrowski, explains how Illinois is rigging the 2024 election. Get Ted’s latest wirepoints.org

01:45:08 - Texas based Outlaw Country Singer/Songwriter, Creed Fisher, shares his journey from Texas minor league football player to country music star. Creed will be performing at Patriots Fest - 5/18 Aurora, IL - patriotsfest.com

01:57:12 - Lutheran pastor Nadia Bolz-Weber: Blessed are they…

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0:00 - THE GREAT DISINTEGRATION: Cinco de Mayo

14:59 - THE GREAT DISINTEGRATION: St. George separates from Baton Rouge

32:44 - WH Council of Econ Advisors Chairman Jared Bernstein on why the govt borrows money

53:15 - Kristi Noem on killing Cricket

01:09:39 - Steven Bucci, former marine, top Pentagon official & is a visiting fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies, says it's ludicrous for Biden, Blinken & co to keep pushing Israel to negotiate with terrorists

01:28:30 - Drea de Matteo, emmy award winning actress, speaks out against the “left-owned” Hollywood. Follow Drea on X @dreadematteo

01:44:50 - Chris Ferguson, professor of psychology at Stetson University in Florida, substack – grimoiremanor.substack.com - on Protests on College Campuses and  why they probably aren't really about Palestine anyway. Chris is also the author of Catastrophe! The Psychology of Why Good People Make Bad Situations Worse

02:01:54 - Jeffrey H. Anderson, president of the American Main Street Initiative, a think tank for everyday Americans, and served as director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics at the U.S. Department of Justice from 2017 to 2021, on spikes in violence and Enduring Lawlessness in Our Cities

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0:00 - Biden on college campus chaos

8:05 - Election rigging

24:22 - Run, Brandon run!!

40:03 - Spiked columnist &  author of How Woke Won: The Elitist Movement that Threatens Democracy, Tolerance and Reason, Joanna Williams, discusses How anti-Semitism became a virtue on American campuses. Joanna is also founder of the independent think tank Cieo and her substack https://cieo.substack.com

56:19 - Asking College Students if They Know Why They are Protesting

01:16:30 - Sahar Tartak, sophomore at Yale, student leader for Chabad and editor-in-chief of the Yale Free Press, discusses the college campus' protests and how she was assaulted and stabbed in the eye at Yale. You can follow Sahar on X @sahar_tartak

01:29:31 - Founder, CIO Perry International Capital Partners, LLC., Jim Perry, looks over the April Jobs report 

01:44:47 - OPEN MIC FRIDAY!!

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0:00 - Arrest of Huesca murder suspect

9:20 - “Anti-semitism” legislation

30:10 - Pritzker and da' Bears

48:10 - William Nienburg, former trustee and new President of the Library Board of Distrustees in Downers Grove, updates Dan & Amy on the aftermath of his ouster and failure to reschedule a coffee meeting with Library trustees

01:07:57 - Weaponization of Govt Committee: Matt Gaetz vs. Rob Flaherty, dir of digital strategy, and former CMS director Andy Slavitt

01:24:56 - Bjorn Lomborg,  president of the Copenhagen Consensus think tank, on increasing development and the cost of climate policies. Check out Bjorn’s most recent book  Best Things First

01:42:13 - Alex Berenson, substack “Unreported Truths” – alexberenson.substack.com, on why he's pushing on the lab leak again and why Trump should refuse to participate in his show trial in Manhattan

01:57:03 - Matt Oakley, country musician out of South Carolina, on getting his start in the industry and showing gratitude to those who’ve served. Matt will be performing at Patriots Fest 5/18 Aurora, IL - patriotsfest.com

02:06:07 - AI Wendy’s drive-thru in Columbus

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0:00 - CAMPUS BEAT: Israel

12:55 - Weight-loss drug coverage for all of Jelly Belly’s state workers

28:54 - ANIMAL STORIES: Who's the bigger animal lover, Kristi or Amy?

43:59 - Monroe Co (NY) DA Sandra Doorley’s apology

01:02:16 - Former Chief Asst. U.S. Attorney & Contributing Editor at National Review, Andrew McCarthy: We don't know what's going to happen if Trump is convicted of a felony. Keep updated on the Trump trials with Andy @AndrewCMcCarthy

01:24:43 - Noted economist Stephen Moore reminisces about the 3% mortgage rates we had when Trump left office. Get more Steve @StephenMoore

01:40:08 - U.S. Representative for Wisconsin’s 1st congressional district, Bryan Steil, says congress needs to prevent Biden from using unconstitutional power to cancel student debt before they can dig into the funds going to Universities. Keep updated with Congressman Steil @RepBryanSteil

01:55:24 - Contributing Editor to the City Journal & former reporter and columnist at The New York Times, John Tierney: "The response to Covid was the greatest mistake in the history of the public-health profession, but the officials responsible for it are determined to do even worse" John is also co-author of The Power of Bad: How the Negativity Effect Rules Us and How We Can Rule It 

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0:00 - Funeral for CPD Officer Luis Huesca

15:12 - Brandon Johnsnon & JB Pritzker asked not to attend funeral 

32:04 - Florida man upsets Illinois State Board of Elections

52:27 - CAMPUS BEAT: Israel

01:07:05 - In-Depth History with Frank from Arlington Heights

01:09:39 - US Senator from WI, Ron Johnson: "I'm not taking comfort in any poll until we win" Keep updated with Senator Johnson @RonJohnsonWI

01:25:47 - President at Wirepoints, Ted Dabrowski, believes the image of Brandon Johnson being not allowed at Officer Luis Huesca's funeral shows the dysfunction of Chicago and how far down we have gone. Get Ted’s latest wirepoints.org

01:39:42 - Drew Barrymore to Kamala: we need a mom, a Momala

01:54:49 - Fani Willis represented by empty podium in ATL Press Club debate

01:56:20 - Lionel Shriver, contributor to The Spectator and best selling author of We Need to Talk About Kevin: "The far-left in the US is just as undemocratic and vicious as the people in Hamas" Get your copy of Lionel’s new release Mania today!

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0:00 - Happy Birthday Dan!

12:47 - Biden the Fabulist makes an appearance on Stern

30:42 - Israel/PIT protests

50:32 - Monroe Co (NY), DA, Sandra Doorley (Dem who switched to GOP) goes home rather than stopping for speeding violation…police body cam video speaking to cop’s supervisor released

01:05:27 - Downers Grove Library

01:23:52 - Christopher Whalen, chairman of Whalen Global Advisors LLC & editor for The Institutional Risk Analyst, predicts once we are done with this "childish idiocy from the left" the US will start building nuclear reactors to lower energy costs. Chris is also the author of  Ford Men: From Inspiration to Enterprise

01:37:59 - President of the Crime Prevention Research Center & former senior advisor for research and statistics at the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Policy, John Lott:  The Media Say Crime Is Going Down. Don’t Believe It

01:54:27 - Afroman’s “Hunter Got High”

01:56:47 - Seinfeld on the death of comedy or at least situational comedy

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0:00 - Caleb Williams selected #1 by Bears

12:36 - Israel on Campus

30:41 - Alito and DOJ attorney Michael Dreeben spar on POTUS immunity

53:58 - Mark Pulliam, lawyer and writer living in east Tennessee: The Rule of Law Depends on John Eastman. Check out Mark’s blog misruleoflaw.com

01:08:06 - Noah Rothman, senior writer at National Review: Trump’s Unlikely Voter Problem. Nab your copy of Noah’s most recent book The Rise of the New Puritans: Fighting Back Against Progressives’ War on Fun

01:27:09 - Hate crime hoax perpetrated on Pikesville HS (MD) principal by former AD using AI

01:44:53 - Sally Satel, M.D., psychiatrist, lecturer at the Yale University School of Medicine, and a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, discusses how social justice is infecting medicine and public health . You can follow Sally on X @slsatel

02:01:16 - OPEN MIC FRIDAY!!

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0:00 - Another riveting Rich Guidice interview

10:36 - Speaker Mike Johnson at Columbia

27:43 - NYU business professor Scott Galloway why young people are POed: social compact breaking down

49:09 - Editor of The New Criterion, Roger Kimball:  The Trump trial is a precursor to how a republic ends. Check out the latest issue of The New Criterion  newcriterion.com

01:05:28 - Clinical Professor of Law and Director of the Securities Law Clinic at Cornell Law School, William Jacobson, breaks down what you need to know about the "fake electors" indictments out of Arizona

01:21:47 - Madeleine Kearns, writer at National Review and visiting fellow at the Independent Women’s Forum, fights against Biden’s Outrageous TitleIX Rewrite. Follow Maddy on X @madeleinekearns

01:36:21 - Brandon Johnson disqualifies himself

01:37:38 - Author of  The Coming Collapse of China  and The Great U.S.-China Tech War, Gordon Chang: Congressional inaction is handing the Pacific to China. Gordon is a must follow on X @GordonGChang

01:55:34 - President and CEO of Young America’s Foundation & former Governor of Wisconsin, Scott Walker, discusses the college campus protests and what Trump needs to do to win Wisconsin. Join Scott and YAF on May 3 & 4 for the Middle School Expedition at the Reagan Boyhood Home - A Leadership Course with a Difference - for more info yaf.org/events

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0:00 - McConnell on $95B aid package: problems were Tucker and Trump

13:02 - Trump after Day 2 of testimony on gag order

28:58 - Rep. Brotherly Love Spice speaks at University of Minnesota PIT rally

53:25 - Trump message on colleges

01:09:10 - Julie Kelly,  author of January 6: How Democrats Used the Capitol Protest to Launch a War on Terror Against the Political Right, on Bragg's "Sham" Indictment and the real culprits of Jan 6. Make sure to check out Julie’s substack Declassified with July Kelly

01:27:54 - Noted economist Stephen Moore shares why you might want to consider moving to Santa Monica, CA. Get more Steve @StephenMoore

01:42:36 - Former United States Deputy Undersecretary of Defense & contributor to the Washington Times and The American Spectator, Jed Babbin: If we go to war over Ukraine we'd be making a huge mistake. Follow Jed on X @jedbabbin

02:00:00 - Columbia University graduate, Ben Appel, is On the ground at the People’s University for Palestine (formerly Columbia). Check out Ben’s writings at substack.com/@benappel

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