The John Howell Show Podcast

John Howell speaks with Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune Features Columnist. Two Kanye West murals in Chicago have been treated differently: one painted over, and one remaining as it is. Borrelli joins the show to discuss what this means for public art and discourse. 

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*James Romoser from SCOTUSblog joins the show to discuss why he believes this term of the Supreme Court will focus primarily on race. 

*Dr. Emily Knox from the University of Illinois talks about America’s newest hobby, book banning. 

*Chris Plante joins John Howell live at the Chevy Chase Country Club to talk about the midterms and his live event. 

*Plus, Ike Ejiochi updates us on the Oath Keepers trial, and Jason Gay talks about his new book, “I Wouldn’t Do That If I Were Me.”

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John Howell is joined by Dr. Benjamin Bryner, Associate Director of Heart Transplantation and Mechanical Support, as well as the Director of the Expanded Donation Program at Northwestern Medicine’s Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute. Dr. Bryner shares what exactly a  “heart in a box” is, how transplants work in general, and where this program goes from here.  

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John Howell is joined by Storer Rowley, Lecturer at Northwestern University and former National Editor and Foreign Correspondent for the Chicago Tribune. America, he says, must stand firm against Russia rather than pull back any support. The two discuss the bipartisan support of Ukraine, what support looks like, and more. 

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*Attorney Mike Greenberg joins to discuss a Michigan court who ruled that a town could use drones to spy on residents without a warrant. 

*Don McCleese, former Chicago Sun-Times rock critic, talks about his new book, “Slippery Steps: Rolling and Tumbling to Sobriety.” 

*WGN TV’s Ben Bradley breaks down how the city reversed course and won’t seek legal fee reimbursement from police officers. 

*Plus, Alby Gallun from Crain’s Chicago runs through why developers like Chicago but love the South.

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John Howell is joined by Alex Stone, ABC News Correspondent, Los Angeles. In the aftermath of the attack on Nancy Pelosi’s husband, capitol police want to increase lawmaker security. Stone brings us more details on the attacker, Paul Pelosi’s condition, and what capitol police are planning in terms of security. 

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John Howell speaks with Mike Emanuel, Fox News Chief Washington Correspondent. They discuss today’s biggest political stories, including what Biden is expected to touch on in his speech this evening. They also discuss the potential of a “red wave” versus a “red trickle” come election time as well as what’s going on in Russia.   

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*Quinn Myers from Block Club Chicago explains why legendary Chicago bar, The Hideout, will shut down until 2023. 

*The Hill’s Alexander Bolton joins to discuss the Wisconsin Democrats’ chances at knocking Ron Johnson out of office and what that would mean for Wisconsin. 

*We learn the history of Streeterville and more during “Corrections and Clarifications” with the Afternoon crew. 

*Plus, in an edition of John Howell’s Book Club: John Koblin speaks about HBO in his new book, “It’s Not TV: The Spectacular Rise, Revolution and Future of HBO” and Andrew Seidel speaks about church and state in his latest, “American Crusade.” 

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Twenty years later, taxpayers still owe $640 million on the 2002 Soldier Field renovation due to costs and interest. This comes at a time when the Bears are in talks to leave Soldier Field completely and move to Arlington Heights. NBC 5’s Phil Rogers joins John Howell with the details on how this happened and what our options are from here. 

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John Howell is joined by Chicago Sun-Times Reporter, Tom Schuba. A high-ranking Chicago Police supervisor quit amid an investigation into racist and other incendiary social media posts. Schuba discusses Lt. John Cannon’s posts, the way he tried to dodge accountability, and what this means for free speech and the CPD. 

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