On today's show
– Chris Bury, former TV newsman and recently retired DePaul journalism professor
– Joel Ostrow, professor of political science at Benedictine University

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On today's show:
– Ray Suarez, broadcast journalist and author of “We Are Home: Becoming American in the 21st Century” (2024)
– Mark Turcotte, Illinois Poet Laureate and distinguished writer in residence at DePaul University

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On today's show
– Eric Zorn, writer-publisher of The Picayune Sentinel
– Juliet Jeske, founder of Decoding Fox News, a crowd-funded media project
– Aaron Kleinman, Heartland Signal‘s senior political analyst and author of the “Radio Free America” newsletter

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On today's show:
– Greg Hinz, columnist for Crain’s Chicago Business
– Rick Smith, host of “The Rick Smith Show,” weekdays from 5:00 to 6:00 a.m. Central on WCPT

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On today's show
– Peter Giangreco, Democratic strategist, partner at The Strategy Group
– Suzanne Chod, professor of political science at North Central College
– Joe Brancatelli of the joesentme.com business travel newsletter

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On today's show
– Army Maj. Gen. Randy Manner (Ret.), former acting vice chair of the National Guard Bureau, and member of National Security Leaders for America (NSL4A)
– Bobby Kogan, senior director of Federal Budget Policy at the Center for American Progress

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On today's show:
– Joel Ostrow, professor of political science at Benedictine University, and Brian Endless, senior lecturer and director of African Studies and the African Diaspora at Loyola University Chicago

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On today's show:
– Jill Wine-Banks, legal analyst, former general counsel of the U.S. Army, author of “The Watergate Girl,” co-host of #SistersInLaw and host of Just The Facts with Jill Wine-Banks
– Darlene Duggan, head of Anticruelty
– Josh Gotbaum, former assistant secretary of Treasury and Defense, and former comptroller in the Office of Management and Budget

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On today's show
– Bruce Rheins, former CBS Los Angeles deputy bureau chief
– David Layman, former Providence, Rhode Island, news anchor, managing editor, and political commentator for RIPBS

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On today's show
– Professor Steven D. Schwinn of the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law
– Anna M. Gomez, commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission 
– U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL)
– William Muck, professor of political science at North Central College

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