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Chicago's Morning Answer is the only morning radio program in Chicago that covers all of the stories that matter, from Washington to Springfield, from politics to culture. Hosted by Dan Proft, one the sharpest political minds in Illinois, and Amy Jacobson, an award-winning journalist, Chicago's Morning Answer brings you what you need to know ever morning from 5-9am on AM 560 The Answer.
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May 9, 2024
0:00 - The Biden Snarl visits Chicago
12:25 - New Pritzker Purge Law Study
28:51 - Why Dan Proft is Single
43:45 - Denver encampment list of demands
01:00:00 - Mitch Daniels, former president of Purdue University and former governor of Indiana, explains the fine line between protecting free speech and regulating conduct on college campuses
01:19:53 - Bob Woodson, founder and president of the Woodson Center: DEI Has Failed. It’s Time for Something Better. Pre-order your copy of Bob’s next book A Pathway to American Renewal:Red, White, and Black Volume II
01:38:02 - Austin Edwards, veteran of the USAF and a third-generation law enforcement officer, discusses balancing life as a homicide detective on the city’s West Side, a father of two and a rising country music store. Austin will be performing at Patriots Fest – Aurora IL 5/18 - patriotsfest.com. For more of Austin’s music austinedwardsmusic.com
01:49:04 - Donald Trump Bible Translations
01:51:24 - Victor Davis Hanson, longtime classicist at California State University, Fresno, and a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, says republicans have neglegted universities, the media, etc: "These are our institutions and we are not going to just give them up to these people in the 21st century" VDH has a new book out The End of Everything: How Wars Descend into Annihilation
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May 8, 2024
0:00 - Trump after Stormy day in court
15:05 - NBC discovers border problem
31:29 - Andrew Cuomo: lockdown was voluntary
50:58 - Princeton hunger striker: they are not caring for us
01:13:31 - Rod Dreher, contributing editor and former senior editor for The American Conservative, author of the New York Times bestsellers—Live Not By Lies, The Benedict Option, and The Little Way of Ruthie Leming, offers Lessons for Our Time on university campuses here and abroad. Read more from Rod at substack.com/@roddreher
01:34:02 - Clinical Professor of Law and Director of the Securities Law Clinic at Cornell Law School, William Jacobson: How Trump treated Stormy Daniels has nothing to do with whether or not business documents were falsified. Professor Jacobson is also founder of LegalInsurrection.com and president of the Legal Insurrection Foundation
01:50:50 - “Scouting America”
02:11:11 - The Motor City Madman, Ted Nugent, discusses Patriots Fest - 5/18 Aurora, IL - and takes a walk down memory lane with Amy. Visit patriotsfest.com for info and tickets!
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May 7, 2024
0:00 - Trump after trial: want 2-3 more weeks of trial
14:25 - Biden on DACA: model citizens
30:54 - Big Bad Billy Conway
47:54 - Richard Goldberg, former National Security Council official and U.S. Senate aide, currently a senior adviser at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, wishes Chicago good luck with the DNC after watching city leaders handle protesters at NU and U of C. Follow Richard on X @rich_goldberg
01:04:21 - In-depth History with Frank from Arlington Heights
01:06:19 - National Chairman of the Election Transparency Initiative and former Virginia Attorney General, Ken Cuccinelli, discusses the battles over voting in America. For more on the Election Transparency Initiative electiontransparency.org
01:27:30 - President at Wirepoints, Ted Dabrowski, explains how Illinois is rigging the 2024 election. Get Ted’s latest wirepoints.org
01:45:08 - Texas based Outlaw Country Singer/Songwriter, Creed Fisher, shares his journey from Texas minor league football player to country music star. Creed will be performing at Patriots Fest - 5/18 Aurora, IL - patriotsfest.com
01:57:12 - Lutheran pastor Nadia Bolz-Weber: Blessed are they…
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May 6, 2024
0:00 - THE GREAT DISINTEGRATION: Cinco de Mayo
14:59 - THE GREAT DISINTEGRATION: St. George separates from Baton Rouge
32:44 - WH Council of Econ Advisors Chairman Jared Bernstein on why the govt borrows money
53:15 - Kristi Noem on killing Cricket
01:09:39 - Steven Bucci, former marine, top Pentagon official & is a visiting fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies, says it's ludicrous for Biden, Blinken & co to keep pushing Israel to negotiate with terrorists
01:28:30 - Drea de Matteo, emmy award winning actress, speaks out against the “left-owned” Hollywood. Follow Drea on X @dreadematteo
01:44:50 - Chris Ferguson, professor of psychology at Stetson University in Florida, substack – grimoiremanor.substack.com - on Protests on College Campuses and why they probably aren't really about Palestine anyway. Chris is also the author of Catastrophe! The Psychology of Why Good People Make Bad Situations Worse
02:01:54 - Jeffrey H. Anderson, president of the American Main Street Initiative, a think tank for everyday Americans, and served as director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics at the U.S. Department of Justice from 2017 to 2021, on spikes in violence and Enduring Lawlessness in Our Cities
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May 3, 2024
0:00 - Biden on college campus chaos
8:05 - Election rigging
24:22 - Run, Brandon run!!
40:03 - Spiked columnist & author of How Woke Won: The Elitist Movement that Threatens Democracy, Tolerance and Reason, Joanna Williams, discusses How anti-Semitism became a virtue on American campuses. Joanna is also founder of the independent think tank Cieo and her substack https://cieo.substack.com
56:19 - Asking College Students if They Know Why They are Protesting
01:16:30 - Sahar Tartak, sophomore at Yale, student leader for Chabad and editor-in-chief of the Yale Free Press, discusses the college campus' protests and how she was assaulted and stabbed in the eye at Yale. You can follow Sahar on X @sahar_tartak
01:29:31 - Founder, CIO Perry International Capital Partners, LLC., Jim Perry, looks over the April Jobs report
01:44:47 - OPEN MIC FRIDAY!!
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May 2, 2024
0:00 - Arrest of Huesca murder suspect
9:20 - “Anti-semitism” legislation
30:10 - Pritzker and da' Bears
48:10 - William Nienburg, former trustee and new President of the Library Board of Distrustees in Downers Grove, updates Dan & Amy on the aftermath of his ouster and failure to reschedule a coffee meeting with Library trustees
01:07:57 - Weaponization of Govt Committee: Matt Gaetz vs. Rob Flaherty, dir of digital strategy, and former CMS director Andy Slavitt
01:24:56 - Bjorn Lomborg, president of the Copenhagen Consensus think tank, on increasing development and the cost of climate policies. Check out Bjorn’s most recent book Best Things First
01:42:13 - Alex Berenson, substack “Unreported Truths” – alexberenson.substack.com, on why he's pushing on the lab leak again and why Trump should refuse to participate in his show trial in Manhattan
01:57:03 - Matt Oakley, country musician out of South Carolina, on getting his start in the industry and showing gratitude to those who’ve served. Matt will be performing at Patriots Fest 5/18 Aurora, IL - patriotsfest.com
02:06:07 - AI Wendy’s drive-thru in Columbus
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