The John Howell Show Podcast

*Kori Rumore from the Chicago Tribune sheds light on why 200,000 people travel each December to Des Plaines. 

*Dr. Megan Ross, President and CEO of Lincoln Park Zoo, gives us tips on how to co-exist with urban wildlife. 

*Mike Emanuel, Fox News Chief Washington Correspondent, joins the show for his weekly hit, discussing the biggest national and political stories. 

*Plus, an Olive Garden manager is in hot water for her extreme attendance rules.

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John Howell speaks with Keith Naughton, Co-Founder of Silent Majority Strategies and former Pennsylvania political campaign consultant. Raphael Warnock’s victory over Herschel Walker in yesterday’s runoff election could be a loss for Trump as well as Walker. Naughton gives his thoughts on this and the wider implications of Walker’s loss. 

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*Election Attorney Burt Odelson runs through the happenings with the five Chicago Mayoral candidates who face signature challenges.

*Longtime Georgia Political Expert, Kerwin Swint, discusses the Georgia runoff election and if ranked-choice voting would be a better choice in the state. 

*Steve Bernas, President and CEO of BBB Chicago & Northern IL, joins to warn us about the 12 scams of Christmas, adopting animals online, and more to watch out for this season.

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John Howell is joined by Jim Ryan, ABC News Correspondent from Atlanta. Today is the runoff election in Georgia between Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker. Ryan has the latest on voter turnout, predictions as to what may happen, and what this election means in the Senate as a whole. 

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*Ald. Brian Hopkins explains why he’s abandoned his plan to knock Lori Lightfoot off of the mayoral ballot. 

*Ley Bey from the Sun Times joins the show to discuss Chicago’s architecture in 2022 and what’s in store for 2023. 

*Crain’s Chicago’s Joe Cahill explains why Illinois is losing out on EV Production. 

*Plus, Professor Peter Fallon gives us a lesson in how to spot propaganda.

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John Howell is joined by Retired Police Chief Tom Weitzel from the Riverside, Illinois Police Dept. They discuss the 300-page trailer bill to the SAFE-T Act and Weitzel’s thoughts on these additions. Chief Weitzel also gives his thoughts on San Francisco’s decision to authorize the use of robots for lethal force. 

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John Howell is joined by Laura Belin, Publisher & Editor for the Iowa politics website Bleeding Heartland & reporter for KHOI Radio. Next year, Iowa will have no Democrats in our Congressional Delegation. Belin joins the show to discuss how this happened and what Dems in Iowa may need to do to strategize. 

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John Howell speaks with Josh Noel, Chicago Tribune Reporter covering restaurants, beers, and bars. He joins the show to talk festive beers for Christmastime, as well as his rankings of the different holiday variants released by Chicagoland breweries. 

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*Greg Hinz, Political reporter for Crain’s Chicago Business, takes a look at all of the vacancies in City Hall and how they could be filled come election time. 

*Diallo Riddle, Emmy and WGA-nominated writer, actor, and showrunner, joins the program to talk about season three of “South Side” on HBO Max. 

*Rich Lowry from Politico explains why Trump can’t quite quit the victim act. 

*Plus, Jason Nathanson has the latest on Will Smith’s new movie, and our NFL insider has a standoff with our news anchor over the Bears versus Packers game.

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John Howell speaks with Dionne Miller, ABC 7 Sports Anchor & Reporter. The Bears will play the Packers this Sunday at Soldier Field. Miller has a preview of the game, the quarterback situations, and what may come from the draft. 

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