The John Howell Show Podcast

*Faith Abubey of ABC News details how President Biden dodged questions regarding support for the Saudi arms sale bill.

*John shares how the Chicago City Council has moved closer to approving private booters across the entire city.

*Author William Hazelgrove discusses his new historical book, "Writing Gatsby" surrounding the life of F. Scott Fitzgerald.

*Fox News Chief Washington Correspondent Mike Emanuel covers the biggest stories out of D.C.

*Plus, a man in Milwaukee has been 'swatted' several times, simply for stating that he never found Norm MacDonald funny.

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John Howell speaks with Dr. David Awschalom, Professor at the University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering and leader of the quantum team. Dr. Awschalom explains how they are making history in Hyde Park by working on quantum research that could provide a safer, unhackable internet. He breaks it down for the layman and teaches us why it could work and what it would mean for our future. 

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*8th District Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi tells John why he opposes the proposed $31 billion railway merger.

*Washington Post Sports Journalist Sally Jenkins tries to discern the point when performance enhancement becomes cheating.

*Gina Sunseri reports from Houston after NASA announced the results of last month's DART mission.

*ABC's Jason Nathanson shares the details of the inappropriate incident involving Bill Murray that shut down his recent film.

*Plus, Adam Rubin of the Chicago Architecture Center previews this year's upcoming Open House Chicago event.

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John Howell speaks with Pat Doerr, Managing Director of the Hospitality Business Association of Chicago, a lobbying group that represents bars, restaurants and music venues. They discuss how late-night venues in Chicago have been closing earlier, affected by the pandemic, and what we can expect now that the world is returning to pre-pandemic times. 

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John Howell is joined once again by Doug Bandow, Senior fellow at the Cato Institute, specializing in foreign policy and civil liberties. Rep. Kinzinger stated today that he believed it was time for America to send tanks and jets to help Ukraine. Bandow discusses why getting further involved may not be the right move and what the consequences may be. 

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*Jeremy Gorner of The Chicago Tribune recaps am event where Darren Bailey seemingly didn't acknowledge Donald Trump Jr.

*Max Bever of the Chicago Board of Elections discusses early voting and reminds voters that your polling place may be different.

*John and the staff recap the Illini's big win over Iowa and try to determine if Justin Fields is really progressing.

*Stephen Moore tells John that the betting markets, not the polls, are where you should be looking for odds on elections.

*Plus, Professor Jeremi Suri of the University of Texas at Austin shares what America's future leaders should encompass.

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John Howell speaks with Jeremi Suri, Professor of History and Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin and Author of “Civil War by Other Means: America’s Long and Unfinished Fight for Democracy.” They discuss Suri's recent piece on CNN and his thoughts on the evolution of America's leaders.

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Derricke Dennis from ABC News New York joins the John Howell show to discuss the cyberattacks that happened today on US Airports. The attacks have been traced back to Russia and caused issues for hours on airport websites. The investigation is still ongoing. 

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John Howell is joined by Greg Hinz, Columnist for Crain’s Chicago. Ahead of next month’s election, Hinz discusses Jim Durkin’s role as minority-leader and if his leadership style still fits the House GOP. 

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*Olivier Knox of The Washington Post delves into the numbers to show that the election-denier storm is coming.

*Craig Wall of ABC 7 shares his thoughts on last night's gubernatorial debate between JB Pritzker and Darren Bailey.

*John debunks the idea that rainbow-colored fentanyl will be distributed to children on Halloween.

*Alex Isenstadt of POLITICO shows how politics aside, Kari Lake's campaign is unlike anything we've ever seen.

*Plus, John honors Judy Tenuta, and Mike Arturi previews his upcoming show at the Arcada Theatre.

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