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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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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.

http://560TheAnswer.com
http://morninganswerchicago.com

    May 6, 2024

    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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    • 2 hrs 13 min
    May 3, 2024

    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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    • 2 hrs 18 min
    May 2, 2024

    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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    • 2 hrs 11 min
    May 1, 2024

    May 1, 2024

    0:00 - CAMPUS BEAT: Israel

     

    12:55 - Weight-loss drug coverage for all of Jelly Belly’s state workers

     

    28:54 - ANIMAL STORIES: Who's the bigger animal lover, Kristi or Amy?

     

    43:59 - Monroe Co (NY) DA Sandra Doorley’s apology

     

    01:02:16 - Former Chief Asst. U.S. Attorney & Contributing Editor at National Review, Andrew McCarthy: We don't know what's going to happen if Trump is convicted of a felony. Keep updated on the Trump trials with Andy @AndrewCMcCarthy

     

    01:24:43 - Noted economist Stephen Moore reminisces about the 3% mortgage rates we had when Trump left office. Get more Steve @StephenMoore

     

    01:40:08 - U.S. Representative for Wisconsin’s 1st congressional district, Bryan Steil, says congress needs to prevent Biden from using unconstitutional power to cancel student debt before they can dig into the funds going to Universities. Keep updated with Congressman Steil @RepBryanSteil

     

    01:55:24 - Contributing Editor to the City Journal & former reporter and columnist at The New York Times, John Tierney: "The response to Covid was the greatest mistake in the history of the public-health profession, but the officials responsible for it are determined to do even worse" John is also co-author of The Power of Bad: How the Negativity Effect Rules Us and How We Can Rule It 
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    • 2 hrs 12 min
    April 30, 2024

    April 30, 2024

    0:00 - Funeral for CPD Officer Luis Huesca

     

    15:12 - Brandon Johnsnon & JB Pritzker asked not to attend funeral 

     

    32:04 - Florida man upsets Illinois State Board of Elections

     

    52:27 - CAMPUS BEAT: Israel

     

    01:07:05 - In-Depth History with Frank from Arlington Heights

     

    01:09:39 - US Senator from WI, Ron Johnson: "I'm not taking comfort in any poll until we win" Keep updated with Senator Johnson @RonJohnsonWI

     

    01:25:47 - President at Wirepoints, Ted Dabrowski, believes the image of Brandon Johnson being not allowed at Officer Luis Huesca's funeral shows the dysfunction of Chicago and how far down we have gone. Get Ted’s latest wirepoints.org

     

    01:39:42 - Drew Barrymore to Kamala: we need a mom, a Momala

     

    01:54:49 - Fani Willis represented by empty podium in ATL Press Club debate

    01:56:20 - Lionel Shriver, contributor to The Spectator and best selling author of We Need to Talk About Kevin: "The far-left in the US is just as undemocratic and vicious as the people in Hamas" Get your copy of Lionel’s new release Mania today!
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    • 2 hrs 11 min
    April 29, 2024

    April 29, 2024

    0:00 - Happy Birthday Dan!

     

    12:47 - Biden the Fabulist makes an appearance on Stern

     

    30:42 - Israel/PIT protests

     

    50:32 - Monroe Co (NY), DA, Sandra Doorley (Dem who switched to GOP) goes home rather than stopping for speeding violation…police body cam video speaking to cop’s supervisor released

     

    01:05:27 - Downers Grove Library

     

    01:23:52 - Christopher Whalen, chairman of Whalen Global Advisors LLC & editor for The Institutional Risk Analyst, predicts once we are done with this "childish idiocy from the left" the US will start building nuclear reactors to lower energy costs. Chris is also the author of  Ford Men: From Inspiration to Enterprise

     

    01:37:59 - President of the Crime Prevention Research Center & former senior advisor for research and statistics at the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Policy, John Lott:  The Media Say Crime Is Going Down. Don’t Believe It

     

    01:54:27 - Afroman’s “Hunter Got High”

    01:56:47 - Seinfeld on the death of comedy or at least situational comedy
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    • 2 hrs 11 min

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