The John Howell Show Podcast

Andrea Darlas welcomes Amy Danzer, the Program Director of Printer's Row Lit Fest, to discuss one of the city's most popular festivals designated to celebrate the abundance of literature. For more information visit https://printersrowlitfest.org

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• Josh Gerstein, POLITICO’s Senior Legal Affairs Reporter, examines how Trump’s co-defendants are already starting to turn against him. 

• Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune’s Chief Political Correspondent, asks why President Biden spent so much time campaigning this Summer in an already blue Illinois. 

• ABC’s Alex Stone reports that Burning Man, according to attendees, was not as bad as headlines made it sound. 

• Plus, performers at the Illinois State Fair had some interesting contract riders. John reviews some of the most outrageous things that were included.

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How can the police better respond to their community, and how can the community assist officers when they're out on the street? John Howell is joined by Retired Chief Tom Weitzel to have a conversation on ways residents can effectively engage and improve relationship with the officers in their community.

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Have you ever noticed something you've browsed for online reappear as a suggested advertisement? The culprit is digital cookies, not to be mistaken for their confectionary counterpart. Kim Komando, America's Digital Goddess, joins John Howell to explain how to stay safe digitally by utilizing a virtual private network, otherwise known as a VPN, and dual-factor authentication. 

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• Max Burns, founder of Third Degree Strategies, joins John Howell to discuss Vivek Ramaswamy’s complicated week of media visits.

• Ronnie Marmo shares his love of comedy and his one-man show, “I am Lenny Bruce,” which will be playing in Skokie next week.

• Nate Bukaty, Play-by-play announcer for MLS Season Pass, previews this weekend’s Chicago Fire game vs the DC United.

• Plus, Jason Nathanson discusses this weekend’s very different box office releases.

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The South Barrington Park District has halted a property sale to the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church after receiving strong community pushback. John Howell is joined by the Daily Herald's Russell Lissau to explain some of the factors that led for this proposed land sale to head to court. 

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Skye Blue, a 23-year-old star wrestler and Chicagoland native, joins John Howell ahead of her AEW tag team match this evening. She shares what sparked her love for wrestling, how she got her start, her tips for others wanting to get into the game, and more.  All Elite Wrestling is in Chicago this week, with events at the United Center on Saturday and Sunday.

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• Alex Stone explains the red flag fire warnings on Maui today and the concerns over back to school planning.

• Mina Bloom from Block Club Chicago shares why both sides are frustrated with restaurant surcharge arguments: the restaurants and the customers.

• The Chicago Tribune’s Nick Kindelsperger shares his list of the best Maxwell Street Polish sausages in Chicago.

• Plus, John poses the question to his listeners: how old is too old to serve in public office? Should there be age or term limits for certain offices?

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Governor J.B. Pritzker has appointed a former state senator and longtime ally of Mike Madigan to a state board. John Howell is joined by Dan Petrella, Reporter for the Chicago Tribune, to make sense of this decision that has raised many eyebrows.

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The Burr Ridge Police recently warned residents of possible coywolf sightings, but wildlife experts have disputed these concerns. Chris Anchor, Senior Wildlife Biologist at the Forest Preserves of Cook County, joins John Howell to explain the low probability of a wolf-dog hybrid roaming loose, and he shares overall safety information.

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