Segment 1: Darren Freihage, McDonald’s Owner Operator in Monee, joins John Williams to talk about how long he has been a McDonald’s Owner Operator, being a third generation McDonald’s worker, how business has been going, the McDonald’s brand being good to their family, some of the new products currently being offered, the addition of Krispy Kreme doughnuts to the menu, what it means to be an Owner Operator in a town like Monee, and how great the town of Monee has been to their business.

Segment 2: Bree Fowler, Senior Writer, CNET, joins John Williams to talk about Microsoft earnings, a semiconductor research facility in upstate New York being selected as one of three national technology centers that will receive up to $825 million in funding for chip technology, and a report saying X’s crowd-sourced fact-checking program, called Community Notes, not addressing the flood of U.S. election misinformation on Elon Musk’s social media platform.

Segment 3: Michael Miller, Economics Professor, Western Washington University and Professor Emeritus at DePaul University, chats with John about the economic policies of former president Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, what we should know about tariffs, and the impact of immigration on the economy.