Heartland at Home Episode 187. Michael James talks with author and former alderman Dick Simpson about his new book "Chicago's Modern Mayors" before chatting with filmmaker and musician Warren Leming about beatniks and bohemians.

You can can RSVP to attend the "Chicago's Modern Mayors" signing at the Book Cellar on February 1st at 7PM by visiting here.

Live from the Heartland can also be found on Apple Podcasts at:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/live-from-the-heartland/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Live from the Heartland airs each Saturday at 9AM on WLUW 88.7 FM in Chicago or everywhere online at:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://wluw.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Episodes broadcast early on Fridays at 9AM on Lumpen Radio 105.5 FM in Chicago or everywhere online at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠lumpenradio.com⁠⁠⁠⁠

All episodes available in video form on Youtube. New episodes are uploaded a day early on Fridays at 9AM, with their individual interviews posted throughout the week:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/heartlandmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Video episodes also air the following Thursday on CAN TV21 at 9PM CT on Channel 21 in Chicago and everywhere online at:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.cantv.org/watch/stream-can-tv21/

Heartland at Home Episode 186. Michael James talks with activist and attorney Jeff Smith about everything Evanston and beyond before chatting with author and athlete Jim Knoedel about his new book "Run Like a Girl".

You can read the first three chapters of and purchase "Run Like a Girl" at:

https://www.taleoftworunners.com/sarah-tucker-saga

Live from the Heartland can also be found on Apple Podcasts at:

⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/live-from-the-heartland/⁠⁠⁠⁠

Live from the Heartland airs each Saturday at 9AM on WLUW 88.7 FM in Chicago or everywhere online at:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://wluw.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Episodes broadcast early on Fridays at 9AM on Lumpen Radio 105.5 FM in Chicago or everywhere online at: ⁠⁠⁠lumpenradio.com⁠⁠⁠

All episodes available in video form on Youtube. New episodes are uploaded a day early on Fridays at 9AM, with their individual interviews posted throughout the week:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/heartlandmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Video episodes also air the following Thursday on CAN TV21 at 9PM CT on Channel 21 in Chicago and everywhere online at:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.cantv.org/watch/stream-can-tv21/

Heartland at Home Episode 185. Michael James talks with Steve Goldsmith, president of the Torrance Refinery Action, to hear about his history with activism and TRAA's goal of converting two refineries "that use massive amounts of highly dangerous hydrogen fluoride (HF)...to a modern, vastly safer process" before he catches up with labor organizer Bob Lawson and discusses the state of labor going into 2024.

To learn more about TRAA and their mission, check out www.traa.website or contact Steve Goldsmith directly at [email protected] or via his office at (310) 542-6782.

Live from the Heartland can also be found on Apple Podcasts at:

⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/live-from-the-heartland/⁠⁠⁠

Live from the Heartland airs each Saturday at 9AM on WLUW 88.7 FM in Chicago or everywhere online at:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://wluw.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Episodes broadcast early on Fridays at 9AM on Lumpen Radio 105.5 FM in Chicago or everywhere online at: ⁠⁠lumpenradio.com⁠⁠

All episodes available in video form on Youtube. New episodes are uploaded a day early on Fridays at 9AM, with their individual interviews posted throughout the week:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/heartlandmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Video episodes also air the following Thursday on CAN TV21 at 9PM CT on Channel 21 in Chicago and everywhere online at:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.cantv.org/watch/stream-can-tv21/

Heartland at Home Episode 184. Michael James looks ahead to the political landscape of 2024 with Live from the Heartland's producer Thom Clark, talks upcoming Chicago shows with Live from the Heartland's musical producer Lynn Orman Weiss, and does a year end sports review with actor and athlete Adam James.

Live from the Heartland can also be found on Apple Podcasts at:

⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/live-from-the-heartland/⁠⁠

Live from the Heartland airs each Saturday at 9AM on WLUW 88.7 FM in Chicago or everywhere online at:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://wluw.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Episodes broadcast early on Fridays at 9AM on Lumpen Radio 105.5 FM in Chicago or everywhere online at: ⁠lumpenradio.com⁠

All episodes available in video form on Youtube. New episodes are uploaded a day early on Fridays at 9AM, with their individual interviews posted throughout the week:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/heartlandmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Video episodes also air the following Thursday on CAN TV21 at 9PM CT on Channel 21 in Chicago and everywhere online at:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.cantv.org/watch/stream-can-tv21/

Heartland at Home Episode 183. Michael James chats with Grammy-nominated Chicago blues musician John Primer before catching up with David Romo to hear about his article "The long, ugly history of barbed wire at the U.S.-Mexico border" from the Washington Post.

You can get tickets to see John Primer perform at Rosa's Lounge this New Year's Eve here.

You can read David Romo's article ""The long, ugly history of barbed wire at the U.S.-Mexico border" here.

Live from the Heartland can also be found on Apple Podcasts at:

⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/live-from-the-heartland/⁠

Live from the Heartland airs each Saturday at 9AM on WLUW 88.7 FM in Chicago or everywhere online at:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://wluw.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Episodes broadcast early on Fridays at 9AM on Lumpen Radio 105.5 FM in Chicago or everywhere online at: lumpenradio.com

All episodes available in video form on Youtube. New episodes are uploaded a day early on Fridays at 9AM, with their individual interviews posted throughout the week:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/heartlandmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Video episodes also air the following Thursday on CAN TV21 at 9PM CT on Channel 21 in Chicago and everywhere online at:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.cantv.org/watch/stream-can-tv21/

Heartland at Home Episode 182. Michael James discusses Gaza and immigration with Illinois's 4th District U.S. Representative Jesús "Chuy" Garcia before catching up with friend of the show Don Rose to talk about what may be some good news for President Biden.

You can sign up for Don Rose's newsletter by contacting him at [email protected].

Live from the Heartland airs each Saturday at 9AM on WLUW 88.7 FM in Chicago or everywhere online at:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://wluw.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

All episodes available in video form on Youtube. Videos air a day early on Fridays:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/heartlandmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Video episodes also air the following Thursday on CAN TV21 at 9PM CT on channel 21 in Chicago and everywhere online at:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.cantv.org/watch/stream-can-tv21/

Heartland at Home Episode 181. Michael James catches up with Live from the Heartland's very own Katy Hogan to hear about her trip walking the Camino de Santiago before talking with filmmaker and musician Warren Leming about his documentary work.

Live from the Heartland airs each Saturday at 9AM on WLUW 88.7 FM in Chicago or everywhere online at:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://wluw.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

All episodes available in video form on Youtube. Videos air a day early on Fridays:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/heartlandmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Video episodes also air the following Thursday on CAN TV21 at 9PM CT on channel 21 in Chicago and everywhere online at:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.cantv.org/watch/stream-can-tv21/

Heartland at Home Episode 180. Michael James discusses movies, including the work of pioneering African-American filmmaker Oscar Micheaux, with filmmaker Floyd Webb before chatting with author James W. Russell about his own upcoming film, "When Desegregation Came to Sand Springs".

Live from the Heartland airs each Saturday at 9AM on WLUW 88.7 FM in Chicago or everywhere online at:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://wluw.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

All episodes available in video form on Youtube. Videos air a day early on Fridays:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/heartlandmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Video episodes also air the following Thursday on CAN TV21 at 9PM CT on channel 21 in Chicago and everywhere online at:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.cantv.org/watch/stream-can-tv21/

Heartland at Home Episode 179. In this special Thanksgiving episode, Michael James remembers Chicago's very own political activist, consultant and strategist Marilyn Katz, whom he and the entire Live from the Heartland team are incredibly thankful to have known and called a friend.

The two segments included are from the last two episodes in which Marilyn was a guest, from July 29th and October 7th. Links to those full episodes can be found below:

Live from the Heartland 07/29/23: Michael James with Charlie Musslewhite & Marilyn Katz

Live from the Heartland 10/07/23: Michael James with Marilyn Katz & Johnny Burgin

Live from the Heartland airs each Saturday at 9AM on WLUW 88.7 FM in Chicago or everywhere online at:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://wluw.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

All episodes available in video form on Youtube. Videos air a day early on Fridays:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/heartlandmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Video episodes also air the following Thursday on CAN TV21 at 9PM CT on channel 21 in Chicago and everywhere online at:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.cantv.org/watch/stream-can-tv21/

Heartland at Home Episode 178. Michael James talks with 40th Ward Alderman Andre Vasquez about the Chicago migrant crisis before chatting with Nate Smith of Rogers Park very own Roman Susan Art Foundation.

Learn more about the Roman Susan Art Foundation and their upcoming Events, including Michael James's "Rising Up Angry: Our Fight for a Better World" book release, at the link below:

https://romansusan.org/

Live from the Heartland airs each Saturday at 9AM on WLUW 88.7 FM in Chicago or everywhere online at:

⁠⁠⁠⁠https://wluw.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠

All episodes available in video form on Youtube. Videos air a day early on Fridays:

⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/heartlandmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠

Video episodes also air the following Thursday on CAN TV21 at 9PM CT on channel 21 in Chicago and everywhere online at:

⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.cantv.org/watch/stream-can-tv21/