The John Howell Show Podcast

*Ike Ejiochi presents Kirby’s defense of his decision to send cluster munitions to Ukraine. 

*Bret Gogoel, WLS Defacto Sports Director, previews the format, the players, and the dingers coming at the 2023 Home Run Derby. 

*Mark Denzler, President and CEO of the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association, discusses two bills that are sitting with Governor Pritzker that the IMA believes will do more harm than good. 

*Plus, Jason Nathanson and John Howell ask - why is it en vogue to throw things at singers performing on stage?  

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Since making headlines last week, details continue to pour in about the recent hazing allegations made against Northwestern University's football team. Joining John Howell is State Rep. Kam Buckner, who shares his point of view as a Chicago-based lawmaker looking to protect college athletes against hazing. 

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James Lewis, the only suspect in the 1982 Tylenol poisonings, was found dead in his Massachusetts home on Sunday. John Howell is joined by Stacy St. Clair, Chicago Tribune reporter and co-host of Unsealed: The Tylenol Murders, to revisit the decades-old case and the man investigators believe may have played a part. 

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• Ed Kilgore, longtime political observer and Intelligencer columnist, joins John to discuss the 2024 abortion battle and who will show up to the polls.

• Bill Cameron, Host of Take 1 and WLS City Hall Reporter Emeritus, previews this weekend’s episode of the show and recaps his recent conversation with Dick Durbin.

• Danielle Slaton, Broadcasting and Olympic Legend and Match Analyst for MLS Season Pass, previews Saturday’s Chicago Fire game vs Nashville and discusses some of her soccer favorites.

• Plus, ABC’s Jason Nathanson has the scoop on the latest in entertainment news.

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Two of the world's richest and most prominent tech entrepreneurs could be fighting in Rome's Colosseum; what would it take to make it a reality? Joining John Howell is Evan Bleier, senior editor at InsideHook, to share the latest on what some say would be the biggest, most watched fight in human history. 

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John Howell is joined by David Roeder, who covers business and labor for the Chicago Sun-Times. As we await a detailed analysis of how NASCAR's recent pit stop performed in Chicago, they discuss the likely financial gains (or losses), whether it'll be back for a second lap next year, and how local and state officials have weighed in.

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• John Howell remembers the life of the great broadcaster, Dick Biondi.

• Andy Field from ABC News Washington describes the Secret Service’s hunt for the culprit behind the cocaine found in the White House. 

• POLITICO’s Jordan Carney discusses the House GOP’s plan to go after the FBI and DOJ. 

• Plus, Alex Stone has the story of a “missing” Texas boy who was never really missing.

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Meta's newest app has gone live; it's called Threads, and it's being called Mark Zuckerberg's answer to Twitter. John Howell is joined by Technology Reporter for ABC News Mike Dobuski to learn more about what this could mean for an already-crowded social media landscape. 

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It's day five of the water crisis impacting Kildeer and Hawthorne Woods, and there doesn't seem to be a resolution in sight. The Daily Herald's Russell Lissau joins John Howell to tell us why this is happening, what town officials are saying, and how affected residents are reacting. 

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• Bret Gogoel, WLS Defacto Sports Director, shares the story of “Roofgate” and some big decisions that the White Sox and the Cubs are facing. 

• Best-selling author, Jennifer Ackerman, is on to discuss her latest book, “What an Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds.” 

• Kristin Kopicki, Co-owner of Cody’s public House, joins John with details of their Doggie Ice Cream Social benefitting the Second City Canine Rescue. 

• Plus, Ramblin Ray shares his thoughts on this weekend’s NASCAR Chicago street race.

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