The John Howell Show Podcast

Milwaukee is set to host the first Republican Presidential Debate tomorrow night. John Howell welcomes Geoffrey Skelley, Senior Elections Analyst for FiveThirtyEight.com, to discuss the details surrounding the GOP Debate, and who seems to be missing from the debate stage.

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• Andy Field joins the show from Washington to discuss rekindled fears of a Government shutdown as the HFC balked at a stopgap bill.

• Bret Gogoel, WLS Defacto Sports Director, and John discuss whether or not Justin Fields needed to play in the pre-season Bears game this past Saturday.

• Annie Krall recaps her time spent at Olympia Fields this past week observing the BMW Championship and gives her takeaways from the event.

• Plus, our listeners chime in as to whether or not the risks of a high-speed chase are worth removing criminals from the street.

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Former President Donald Trump and his associates who were indicted by an Atlanta Grand Jury have until Friday, August 25th to turn themselves in. Colby Hall, Founding Editor of Mediaite.com, joins John Howell to predict what might become of the spectacle of having a former President submit to a local jail.

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John Howell welcomes Greg Hinz, Political Reporter and Columnist for Crain's Chicago Business, to provide an overview of Brandon Johnson's first 100 days in office and the state's overall economy. They also discuss Illinois' record job levels, now higher than before the pandemic.

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• Ald. Ray Lopez, 15th Ward, joins John Howell to share his thoughts on immigration in Chicago.

• Steven Portnoy reports that Trump’s attorneys and the Fulton County DA are expected to meet next week. 

• Calen Carr, former Chicago Fire Player and MLS Season Pass announcer, previews this weekend’s game against Orlando. 

• Jason Nathanson has the story of “Blue Beetle,” the first live action Latino superhero movie in theaters this weekend. 

• Plus, Annie Krall from our own WLS AM newsroom joins us again from Olympia Fields Country Club to give more analysis of the BMW Championship.

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A neighbor in the nude has revealed loopholes in Chicago's public indecency laws. John Howell welcomes Ben Bradley, Emmy Award-Winning Investigative Reporter on WGN TV's Investigative Team, to explain the details of the ongoing conflict between female residents and a male resident, who has been allegedly exposing himself and harassing them for years. Bradley also explains how the story is much more nuanced than just an "annoying naked neighbor" and reveals some of the laws in question. 

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The second day of the PGA Tour is underway at Olympia Fields Country Club in Olympia, IL.  Annie Krall joins John Howell from Olympia Fields Country Club to provide her analysis on the course and the overall conditions that are affecting today's performance. John also asks his burning questions about the size of the locker rooms and the porta-potty situations. 

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• Alex Stone joins the show live from Hawaii to detail the devastation he’s witnessed in the aftermath of the fires, as well as how search, rescue, and rebuild efforts are proceeding.

• Jon Seidel, Federal Courts Reporter for the Sun-times, shares the latest details from the Tim Mapes trial as it heads towards wrapping up.

• Annie Krall from our own WLS AM Newsroom joins John live from the BMW Championship over at Olympia Fields Country Club with her analysis of today’s play.

• Plus, Shia Kapos from POLITICO discusses both Governors Day and Republican Day at the Illinois State Fair.

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What do you call a soft drink: pop, soda, or coke? Your answer says more than just word preference; it says a lot about the area of the country where you grew up. Valerie Fridland, Professor of Linguistics at the University of Nevada and Author of Like, Literally, Dude: Arguing for the Good in Bad English, joins John and crew to explain the reasoning behind regional speech patterns. Plus, she leads them through a fascinating dialect quiz.

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After the Democrats piled on the Republican criticisms at Governor's Day, the GOP utilized the Illinois State Fair to spark excitement for the upcoming election season. Shia Kapos, Reporter for POLITICO and Author of POLITICO's Illinois Playbook, joins John to provide a glimpse into the GOP's strategy for the 2024 campaign. 

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