Durbin is leaving Congress after more than 40 years. We'll talk about all that he's seen in a future episode but first we hit the news of the day, and remember Orion Samuelson, on this new episode of LIVE FROM MY OFFICE. 

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Colin Mochrie is back.

Always a pleasure to have the man my daughter calls "the funniest man alive" on the show.

We talk about his boyhood in Scotland and compare Saturday morning cartoons. 

We talk about Ryan Stiles and his tour with Brad Sherwood.

AND he tells an amazing story about President George W. Bush.

NOTE: We had major technical problems on this episode so I appreciate your patience and understanding.

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See Colin and Brad on stage on 3/19 in Chicago and coming to your town soon!

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He started a war and he needs help to finish it. 

That help likely coming from his Cabinet. They are as bad (or worse) than we thought they would be when he named them.

They are lying, corrupt, and unqualified at every turn. Trust me, its not just the greatest threat to canines, Kristi Noem. 

I lay it out here on this new episode of LIVE FROM MY OFFICE. 

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A few FAQs

• What's a Primary?
• Why does it matter?
• Why is Congress afraid of Trump?
• Why does Congress suck?
• Do I really have to vote?

I'll even tell you where to research your candidates. Vote in your Primary so no one else picks for you on who runs in November. Thanks for watching on YouTube on the Live from My Office channel. Thanks for listening wherever you get your podcasts. Thanks for reading at stevecochran.substack.com 

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These are great resources to decide who you will vote for:

• Ballotpedia.org
• Vote411.org
• USA.gov
• Votesmart.org
• Ballotready.org
• 270towin.com

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He is one of the most influential people in politics.

And he never argues or raises his voice.

The best is Eric Adelstein and he joins me to talk Trump, the midterms, and the Dems mess too.

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Congressman Mike Quigley is a Chicago kid.  He's served the Illinois 5th District for almost 17 years and is one of the few actually getting things done. 

What's next?  He may be the next Mayor of his hometown, Chicago. 

We talk about our great (and unnecessary) divide that he fights daily.  He updates the truth about how and why we help Ukraine.

Quigley also lays out his core principle to be the Mayor. Tell the truth about our big problems and believe we can fix them.

That's all on this new episode of LIVE FROM MY OFFICE. 

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Very happy to have my friends, Ed Mann and Mindy Rickles on ANYTHING BUT POLTICS. 

Mindy and Ed honor Don's legacy with their new podcast. We also talk about what it's like to be Don's daughter and his son-in-law. It's Mindy, and Ed... and Don Rickles with me.

Thanks for listening.

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KEVHEADS UNITE!

Kevin Matthews is back and he brought his movie. 

BROKEN MARY is the story of Kev on top at The Loop to the bottom as radio died.

The movie tells the story of Kev's choice at the fork in his road and his new life reaching others through BROKEN MARY.

I'm glad we reconnected on this new episode of LIVE FROM MY OFFICE. 

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ALL THINGS related to Kevin right now here.

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The nightmare in Minneapolis will likely happen again. 

The mission of ICE is a major mess made worse by politicians and partisan media. An offshoot is having local police lumped in and blamed for bad law enforcement that they're not involved in.

I asked Gary Mccarthy to join me. He's personally sensitive to the issue of immigration and drugs having lost his daughter to fentynal just a few years ago. He's my guest on the first new episode of the year of LIVE FROM MY OFFICE. 

And a program note. Live from my Office presents the podcast ANYTHING BUT POLITICS and will feature my old pal, Kevin Matthews, later this week.

Thanks for listening.

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See the series WEARING THE BADGE with Gary McCarthy. FOX32CHICAGO.COM, YouTube, and wherever you get your podcasts.

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It's explosive and loud. Its no holds barred high tension family drama where father and son go head-to-head...wait... that doesn't sound right...

Actually its a new tradition in my post radio life. Each year the producer of this podcast joins me to go over our year and have a few minutes of quality time with his dad.

Ross Cochran joins me on our year ending episode of LIVE FROM MY OFFICE.

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