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Chris Southwood, Illinois Fraternal Order of Police State Lodge President, joins John Williams to talk about how his organization had nothing to do with the grievance filed by the Illinois FOP Labor Council in the shooting of Sonya Massey. Chris also discusses the vetting process when hiring police officers, how the SAFE-T Act made things better in this specific situation, the difficulty hiring officers, and why he believes the ‘war on police’ is a leading cause for the lack of applicants trying to become police officers.

Ewa Bacher, mom of Olympic gymnast Paul Juda, joins John Williams, Andy Masur, and Ryan Burrow to talk about yesterday’s bronze medal performance by the men’s U.S. gymnastic team at the Paris Olympics.

Watch a clip of Paul’s segment from Quest for Gold, including his Lego Eiffel Tower:

Dr. Jeffrey Kopin, Chief Medical Officer for Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital, joins John Williams to talk about the rise in COVID cases, what the CDC says about current COVID protocols, what we should know if we are close to someone who has tested positive, a new study that suggests that the shingles vaccine may reduce the risk of dementia, and his thoughts on a study that found a blood test accurately diagnosed Alzheimer’s 90% of the time. Dr. Kopin also answers your medical questions.

Historian, scholar, and author Clay Jenkinson (who appears regularly with John Williams as Thomas Jefferson and Teddy Roosevelt) joins John Williams to talk about President Biden’s plan to reform the Supreme Court.

Clay is currently on a listening tour of America finding out what people are thinking about the country’s past, present, and future. And keep tuning in to John for details on the next conversation with Teddy Roosevelt.

John Williams brings you another round of Speed Jokes. Keep sending yours to [email protected]

John Williams brings you another round of Speed Jokes. Keep sending yours to [email protected]

WGN Radio News Director and Olympic Correspondent Ryan Burrow joins John Williams to talk about the events he’s most looking forward to watching during the games, when we will see the gymnastics, swimming, and the track & field events, and how athlete training has changed since he’s started covering the Olympics.

FBI Agent Siobhan Johnson joins John Williams to talk about the security plans for the upcoming DNC in Chicago. Agent Johnson explains the importance of the public’s work in preventing violence at large scale events like the upcoming DNC.

Mack I. Julion, assistant secretary-treasurer, National Association of Letter Carriers, joins John Williams to talk about what needs to be done to protect letter carriers from becoming victims of violence.

Enjoy this edition of “The Best of Speed Jokes.” What was your favorite joke of the week? Keep sending your jokes to [email protected]!