The John Howell Show Podcast

The John Howell Show Podcast

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The John Howell Show Podcast episodes

  • John Howell: Essential Cuts (7/7) - Ken Griffin's Big Bet & Remembering James Caan

    *Dr. Lori Ann Post of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine says that the Highland Park shooter followed an all too familiar pattern.

    *ProPublica's Mick Dumke shares how Ken Griffin's effort to kill the graduated income tax paid off handsomely.

    *Patrick De Haan of Gas Buddy looks at why gas prices are starting to fall, and where they may eventually end up.

    *Melody Mercado of Block Club Chicago tells John how Taste of Chicago and other fests are struggling to lure restaurants to participate.

    *Plus, entertainment correspondent Matt Wolfe takes a look at the illustrious career of James Caan.

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    47 min
  • John Howell: Essential Cuts (6/16) - Boeing & Caterpillar Exits & Don't Fire La Russa
    *Joe Cahill of Crain's Chicago Business worries that the exits of Boeing and Caterpillar could be a sign of things to come in Illinois.
    *Geoffrey Cubbage of the Better Government Association compares the power of the Chicago Inspector General to others in the country.
    *Rick Morrissey of the Sun-Times shares why he selfishly hopes that the White Sox won't fire Tony La Russa.
    *John looks at why Mike Pence was a heavy focus of the Jan. 6th hearings today.
    *Plus, Susanna Homan of PAWS Chicago stops by, and Gus Noble previews the 36th Annual Scottish Festival & Highland Games.
    39 min
  • Inspector General Among the Strongest in the Nation
    Chicago’s Inspector General Office is among the nation’s strongest, but lacks the power to publish reports. Policy Analyst for the Better Government Association, Geoffrey Cubbage, discusses the BGA's latest policy analysis of inspector generals across the country and how Chicago compares.
    6 min
  • Three Is a Trend?
    Two major corporations have decided to move out of Illinois in just about a month. Joe Cahill, Assistant Managing Editor and Columnist for Crain’s Chicago, joins John Howell to discuss why corporations are leaving the state.
    6 min
  • John Howell: Essential Cuts (6/15) - The Ukraine Echo Chamber & The Fed's Historic Rate Hike
    *Asia Times columnist David P. Goldman tells John that the echo chamber surrounding Ukraine is out of control.
    *Abe Scarr of the Illinois Public Interest Research Group says that Comed's $38 million payback to customers is not nearly enough.
    *Former Watergate prosecutor Jill Wine-Banks shares how the Jan. 6th hearings can deliver, and how they can still fail.
    *Mike Emanuel joins to discuss the fed's historic rate hike and the delays in the Jan. 6th hearings.
    *Plus, WLS Golf Commissioner Emeritus John Dempsey previews the US Open and gives his predictions on who will win.
    56 min
  • Proposed ComEd Payback is a “Teaspoon Out of the Ocean”
    John Howell is joined by Abe Scarr, Director of the Illinois Public Interest Research Group. They discuss ComEd’s proposed $38 million payback to customers, and how this pales in comparison to the profits from the scandal. This is all connected to the federal bribery scandal that led to former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s indictment. Scarr says there could still be more done for Illinois citizens.
    8 min
  • John Howell: Essential Cuts (6/14) - Dem Disappointed in Jan. 6th Hearings & Time to Cap the Ike?
    *Mitchell Armentrout of the Chicago Sun-Times breaks down a poll showing that Ken Griffin's political donations aren't working.
    *Long-time Democrat Ted Van Dyke shares why he's been disappointed in the Jan. 6th hearings so far.
    *John A. Lawrence discusses how a lot of what we see in Washington now started with Watergate 50 years ago.
    *Audrey Wennink of the Metropolitan Planning Council takes a look at what it would take to cap the Eisenhower.
    *Plus, Doug Bandow of the Cato Institute says that Americans, not Ukraine should decide US policy.
    51 min
  • Fifty Years Later, We Still See Watergate’s Effects on Washington
    John Howell is joined by John A. Lawrence, author of “The Class of ’74: Congress After Watergate and the Roots of Partisanship.” Fifty years out from Watergate, Lawrence discusses how it is still affecting Washington today. They talk about the changes in Congress and in the political parties themselves after Watergate took place.
    11 min

About The John Howell Show Podcast

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John Howell is a veteran Chicago radio host, avid golfer, and music aficionado who breaks down the news of the day with local tastemakers and newsmakers from 4pm-7pm weekdays on 890 WLS-AM. A voice…