On today's show:
– Tom Moss of Indivisible Chicago and a moderator of the Hideout’s live conversation series
– Tamar Jacoby, director of the New Ukraine Project at the Progressive Policy Institute
– Joel Ostrow, professor of political science at Benedictine University

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On today's show:
– Forest Issac Jones, author of “The Selma, Alabama and Derry, Northern Ireland Connection 1963-1972”
– Kevin Morrison, Cook County commissioner and candidate for Congress
– Doug Fraser, executive director of The Chicago Help Initiative

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On today's show:

 – Andrew Goldberg, Chicago-born filmmaker whose new film, “White With Fear: A Documentary,” recently opened in Chicago
– Union Strong segment with Don Villar, secretary-treasurer of the Chicago Federation of Labor

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On today's show:
– Jens Ludwig, author of the new book “Unforgiving Places: The Unexpected Origins of American Gun Violence”
– María Inés Zamudio, reporter for ProPublica, along with Dana Brozost-Kelleher, investigative journalist at the Invisible Institute focused on police accountability and criminal justice issues
– Deja Foxx, Democratic candidate running in a July 15 special U.S. House election to represent Arizona’s 7th Congressional District (to succeed the late Rep. Raúl Grijalva)
– Heartland Signal’s Rich Eberwein with three stories you might have missed from our digital newsroom

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On today's show:
– David Graham, staff writer at The Atlantic and author of The Project: How Project 2025 Is Reshaping America
– Helene Klodawsky, independent filmmaker and director of “Stolen Time,” a 2023 feature documentary that confronts the corporate nursing home industry through the eyes of a young elder rights lawyer
– David Hochberg, vice president of lending for Team Hochberg at Homeside Financial

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On today's show:
– Rex Huppke, USA Today columnist
– Chris Bury, senior journalist-in-residence, DePaul University

Joan also talked about this HuffPost article.

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On today's show:
– Dr. Kevin King, radiation oncologist at City of Hope Cancer Center Chicago
– Susan Casey, author of “Underworld: Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean”
– Zaldwaynaka (“Z”) Scott, president of Chicago State University
– Robert Weiner, director of the Voting Rights Project at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

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On today's show John St. Augustine fills in for Joan and his guests are:
– Cathleen Falsani, author and journalist
– Tom Schaffner with some Riverview memories
– Heidy Moran, principal at Carl Schurz High School
– Dr. Betsy Southerland, former director of the Office of Science and Technology in EPA’s Office of Water

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On today's show:
– Rep. Jonathan Jackson (D-IL)
– Andrei Turea, Green Attic Roofing and Insulation Company
– David Layman, former Providence, Rhode Island, news anchor, managing editor, and political commentator for RIPBS
– 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:
– Mike Sozan, senior fellow at the Center for American Progress Action Fund
– Dr. John Murphy, professor of communication at the University of Illinois and an expert on the history of American public address and political rhetoric
– Khartik Uppalapati, biomedical researcher, global health advocate, and founder of RareGen Youth Network, a youth-led nonprofit at the intersection of rare disease policy, artificial intelligence, and equitable healthcare reform

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