The John Howell Show Podcast

* Caleb Silver, Editor-in-Chief of Investopedia, joins the show to discuss Meta’s layoffs and what they may mean for the media giant. 

*ProPublica’s Jessica Priest discusses her investigation into churches that are illegally supporting candidates, yet getting a pass from the IRS.

*Javier Palomarez, President and CEO of the US Hispanic Business Council, analyzes how the Hispanic population ended up voting yesterday. 

*Plus, Fox News’ Mike Emanuel joins us for his weekly hit to analyze the biggest political stories, and John Howell recaps some of the highs and lows from election night.

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The votes are still being counted as the country waits to find out the final results of the 2022 Midterm Elections. ABC News Correspondent in Washington, D.C., Andy Field, joins John Howell to talk about what the numbers currently say.

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The 2022 Midterm Elections have given the Cook County Forest Preserves extra funding. Larry Suffredin, the 13th District Cook County Commissioner, joins the John Howell show to discuss the voter-approved property tax increase to fund the forest preserves around Cook County.

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*Exavier Pope from the Pope Law Firm in Chicago joins the show to examine the question: is there a fix for our broken society?

*The Daily Herald’s Chris Placek joins the program to talk about the Arlington Heights board’s predevelopment deal with the Bears. 

*Doug Bandow, Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute, discusses the false promise of Universal National Service and other national stories. 

*Plus, Steve Bernas from the Better Business Bureau joins the show with the latest news on scams, and John Howell reads from an interesting piece while trying not to make a mistake.

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John Howell speaks with Dave McKinney, Politics reporter at Chicago Public Radio and the Sun Times. McKinney gives a preview of the campaign between Pritzker and Bailey. They take a look at the short, hostile campaign. 

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*Alex Stone, ABC News Correspondent, joins the show live from Phoenix where he is covering the elections. 

*Zack Pearson from BearReport.com recaps yesterday’s game against the Dolphins and Justin Fields’ performance.

*Megan Cassella from Barron’s discusses what the outcome of the midterms could mean for the economy. 

*Plus, Jason Nathanson recaps last night’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.

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John Howell speaks with Deon Thomas, Associate Director of Development at University of Illinois Athletics & Color Commentator for U of I Basketball. The Illini men’s basketball team starts their season tonight against Eastern Illinois. Thomas previews tonight’s game and the Illini’s upcoming season. 

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John Howell speaks with Dr. David Olson, Professor at Loyola’s Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology & Co-Director of the Center for Criminal Justice Research. Dr. Olson discusses the simple facts about the SAFE-T Act and what will actually happen come January 1. 

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*Scott Reeder from the Illinois Times gives us a tutorial on Amendment 1 and all that it entails. 

*Myra Adams from RealClearPolitics poses the question: which will happen first, a Trump indictment or 2024 presidential run announcement? 

*Alderman Matt O’Shea from the 19th Ward joins the show to discuss his objection to reducing fines for bike lane incursions, as well as his issues with recent rulings. 

*Plus, Chicago Tribune food critic Nick Kindelsperger has the ultimate Chicago Italian beef guide, and Derricke Dennis has the latest on the recent layoffs at Twitter.

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John Howell is joined by Eddie Scarry, D.C. columnist at The Federalist and Author. Scarry gives his advice for soon-to-be-elected Republicans to stay out of the wrong kind of limelight. He previews the political playing field that may come after the midterm elections. 

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