On today's show:
–William Muck, professor of political science at North Central College
– Joel Ostrow, professor of political science at Benedictine University
– Nina Burleigh, journalist, best-selling author, documentary producer, and publisher of the American Freakshow newsletter on Substack
– Heartland Signal’s Rich Eberwein with three stories you might have missed from our digital newsroom

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On today's show:
– Carolyn Shapiro, professor of law and co-director of Chicago-Kent College of Law’s Institute on the Supreme Court of the United States
– Amanda Marcotte, senior writer at Salon.com
– Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs 

Catch "Chew's Views with Richard Chew” weekdays from 6:00 to 8:00 a.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/chews-views).

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On today's show:
– David Corn, Mother Jones’ Washington bureau chief, MSNBC analyst, and author
– Bill Scher, politics editor at The Washington Monthly

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On today's show:
– Colin Booth, political correspondent at New Hampshire-based Granite Post (Courier)
– Gromer Jeffers Jr., political writer at Dallas Morning News
– Mark Jacob, author/publisher of the Stop the Presses newsletter 
– Dave Wallack, executive director of Americans for Responsible Growth

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On today's show:
– Executive Chef Lisa of the Chopping Block
– Nancy Rotering, mayor of Highland Park
– Spencer Critchley, author of “Patriots of Two Nations” and host of the podcast  “Dastardly Cleverness in the Service of Good”

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On today's show:
– Ian Hurd, professor of political science at Northwestern University and president of the Northwestern Faculty Senate
– Jessica Chipkin, president and founder of Crate Free USA, and Marc Ayers, Illinois director for Humane World for Animals (formerly The Humane Society of the United States)
– Bryan Howard, executive director at Project 50 PAC
– Heartland Signal’s Rich Eberwein with three stories you might have missed from our digital newsroom

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On today's show:
– Braden Abraham, artistic director at the Writers Theatre
– Ray Long, Chicago Tribune investigative reporter
– Dan Shafer, creator of The Recombobulation Area and political editor at Civic Media in Wisconsin
– Nnedi Okorafor, author, and Carey Cranston, president of the American Writers Museum, on the new exhibit/series “American Prophets: Writers, Religion, and Culture” 

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On today's show:
– Lakota Vogel, Indigenous leader and executive director of the Four Bands Community Fund, and Tammy Granados, film protagonist in the documentary “From Hope to Home: What We Came Here For”
– Phillip Braun, clinical professor of finance at Northwestern Kellogg
– Michael Kelly, professor of law at Creighton University in Omaha

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On today's show:
– Julianne McShane, news and engagement writer for Mother Jones
– Joe Brancatelli of the joesentme.com business travel newsletter
– Peter Giangreco, principal at The Strategy Group

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