On today's show William Muck fills in for Joan and his guests are:
– Xavier Becerra, Democratic candidate for California governor and former secretary of the Health and Human Services
– Kevin Schultz, professor of history at UIC and author of “Why Everyone Hates White Liberals (Including White Liberals): A History
– Phil Barker, professor of political science and director of the honors program at Keene State College, and co-host of The Politics Lab podcast

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On today's show:
– Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL)
– Retired Army Major General Randy Manner, former acting vice chair of the National Guard Bureau and member of National Security Leaders for America (NSL4A)
– Bill Adair, award-winning journalist and educator, and author of “Beyond the Big Lie
The Epidemic of Political Lying, Why Republicans Do It More, and How It Could Burn Down Our Democracy”
– Maureen Dowd, New York Times columnist, Pulitzer Prize winner, author
– Novelist and poet Sandra Cisneros
– Heartland Signal’s Rich Eberwein with three stories you might have missed from our digital newsroom

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On today's show John St. Augustine fills in for Joan and his guests are:
– Dawn Kristy, AI expert, founder of The Cyber Dawn
– Peter Tiernan, author of “Once in Chicago,” a 2025 novel that chronicles the adventures of a heartbroken, city-hardened, and ultimately lovestruck 19-year-old working at a famous bar off Rush Street in the summer of 1978
– Dan Mason, former president and CEO of CBS Radio
– Mandy Jankus, grief expert, certified life coach and Daring Way facilitator
– John Berry, country music performer who has recorded more than 20 studio albums, including one platinum album and two gold albums; he will perform at Hey Nonny in Arlington Heights September 12th
– Jen Weigel, Chicago radio and television personality

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On today's show:
– Peter Giangreco, Democratic strategist, partner at The Strategy Group
– Rep. Sean Casten (D-IL)
– Suzanne Chod, professor of political science at North Central College

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On today's show:
– Marjorie Hershey, professor emeritus, political science at Indiana University Bloomington
– Texas Democratic State Rep. Ann Johnson
– Joel Ostrow, professor of political science at Benedictine University

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On today's show:
– Our Pet of the Month segment with Darlene Duggan, head of Anticruelty, and Dr. Payal Patel of Mark Drugs
– “Out Chicago” host Scott Duff and film critic Rebecca Ford

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On today's show:
– Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson
– Eric Zorn, writer-publisher of The Picayune Sentinel
– Illinois state Rep. Kam Buckner, 26th District
– Heartland Signal’s Rich Eberwein with three stories you might have missed from our digital newsroom

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On today's show:
– Wayne Steger, professor of political science at DePaul
– Spencer Critchley, author of Patriots of Two Nations and host of the Dastardly Cleverness in the Service of Good podcast

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On today's show:
– Mark Jacob and Jennifer Schulze with our regular media segment
– David Hochberg, vice president of lending for Team Hochberg at Homeside Financial

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On today's show:
– Helena Volzer, senior source water policy manager, Alliance for the Great Lakes
– Michael Dorf, Democratic lawyer, the Law Offices of Michael C. Dorf, LLC
– Chas Cook, award-winning reality TV and daytime talk TV producer, and former broadcast journalist who worked in the WLS-TV, WGN-TV and WFLD-TV newsrooms
– Ray Long, recently retired Chicago Tribune investigative reporter

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