Jared Strong, senior reporter for Iowa Capital Dispatch, provides a primer on the three proposed carbon dioxide pipelines in Iowa, the process for approval, risks and benefits, uncommon alliances among those in favor and opposed, and much more.

Veteran Iowa Republican consultant David Kochel, talks about the leading candidates, roles of momentum and organization, impact of the Hamas terrorist attacks, a possible endorsement by Gov. Reynolds and much more.

James Bennet, Senior Editor for The Economist magazine and author of the Lexington column, talks about the ouster of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, the Republican presidential primary, the legacies of Dianne Feinstein and Robert Kennedy and how they relate to today’s politics, and much more.

Steve Greenhouse, long-time labor reporter for the New York Times and author of Beaten Down, Worked Up: The Past, Present and Future of American Labor, discusses the impact of Covid on the American working class, the UAW-Big Three auto strike, challenges with organizing electric vehicles and other emerging clean-energy industries, union issues at Starbucks and much more.

Joe Svoboda, author of Brothers, Bears, and Beers: A Memoir of Friendships, Adventures and Mishaps, talks about the lasting bonds of friendship from a small college and fraternity, the ability to overcome differences to build solid friendships, and other lessons applicable to these times of social isolation and division.

Sen. Chris Murphy, (D-CT) talks about the forces fueling our partisan divide, the coming political realignment that will shake up American politics, fraud committed by economic elites on the working class, and much more.

Hannah Meisel, government and politics reporter for Capitol News Illinois, discusses the recent trial of top Madigan aide Tim Mapes, what the outcome means for Madigan’s upcoming trial, and why the legal proceedings are important for the state and residents.

Frank Mautino, Illinois Auditor General, talks about his office’s roles and responsibilities, the state’s financial condition, audits of the Quincy and LaSalle VA homes, audit of IDES Covid funds overpayment of more than $5 billion, and much more.

Tony Pipa, Senior Fellow at the Center for Sustainable Development at the Brookings Institution and Reimagining Rural policy initiative, talks about opportunities for rural revitalization from the Infrastructure Bill, CHIPS Act, and Inflation Reduction Act and possibilities from the upcoming Farm Bill.

Rick Kogan, host of “After Hours With Rick Kogan” on WGN and Chicago Tribune columnist, talks about the Chicago cultural scene, the Mob, the state of journalism, the urban-rural disconnect, and what it means to be a “newspaperman.”