The John Howell Show Podcast

John Howell is joined by Illinois State Rep. Kelly Cassidy. She discusses how she was introduced to terramation (natural organic reduction,) how they crafted the bill, and why they believe it would benefit the state and the world as a whole. Rep. Cassidy also speaks to the pushback against human composting and the negative effects of some other post-death options. 

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• Justin Kaufmann from AXIOS has the latest on the “ComEd Four” trial wrapping up. 

• Scott Hodge, President emeritus from the Tax Foundation, asks, do the rich pay their fair share?

• Steve Bernas, President and CEO of the BBB of Chicago and Northern Illinois, has the latest scams to watch for. 

• Plus, the Sun-Times’ Rick Telander says “Goodbye and Good riddance” to Aaron Rogers.

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After Biden's announcement that he is standing for reelection, John Howell is joined by Jeff Greenfield. Greenfield, a 30-year Political Analyst for ABC, CNN, CBS and PBS, shares his thoughts on Biden's age and its implications in this race and beyond. 

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John Howell welcomes Valerie Fridland, Linguist and Author, to discuss her new book, "Like, Literally, Dude: Arguing for the Good in Bad English." Together, they explore the speech habits that we love to hate, and Fridland teaches John a few lessons along the way. 

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• Andy Field from ABC News Washington has the details on the US Embassy staff evacuation in Sudan. 

• The Daily Herald’s Russell Lissau discusses suburban political fundraising and its implications. 

• Tom Weitzel, Ret. Police Chief from Riverside, addresses crime and policing issues in Chicago. 

• Plus, WBEZ’s Dan Mihalopoulos shares the investigation into the Chicago Park District employees accused of fraud.

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John Howell is joined by Chris Cillizza to discuss his new book, POWER PLAYERS: Sports, Politics and American Presidency. Cillizza speaks to the importance of sports and presidents throughout American history.  

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Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon have both parted ways with their respective news networks. Derricke Dennis, ABC News New York, joins John Howell to discuss what went down and what's next for these vastly different news anchors.Thanks for the update.Thanks for letting us know.Really?ReplyForwardCN

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Andrea Darlas, in for John Howell, is joined by writer and Windy City Times columnist, Jerry Nunn. Nunn brings us a list of must-see movies in theaters this weekend. They also discuss Andrea’s absence from the movies…it’s been a few years! For more of Nunn’s writing, visit nunnontherun.com. 

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Andrea Darlas, in for John Howell, is joined by Haley Burns, co-founder of River Strategies. They discuss the importance and implementation of media and crisis communication training, particularly for schools. 

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Andrea Darlas is joined by Bill Conway, the newly elected west side Alderman, to discuss being inaugurated next month & his goals to work towards a safer city.

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