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  • The Mincing Rascals 2.19.25: Federal government cuts, Illinois DOGE, Brandon Johnson borrowing plan

    The Mincing Rascals 2.19.25: Federal government cuts, Illinois DOGE, Brandon Johnson borrowing plan
    2025/02/19
    The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Brandon Pope, of WCIU, Austin Berg of the Illinois Policy Institute, and longtime Chicago journalist Cate Plys! This week, the Rascals kick off the podcast talking about President Trump blaming Ukraine for the war with Russia. What do the Rascals make of Trump’s statements? Today, Governor Pritzker delivered his 2025 […]
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  • The Mincing Rascals 2.12.25: Madigan verdict, Blagojevich pardon, Dexter Reed settlement

    The Mincing Rascals 2.12.25: Madigan verdict, Blagojevich pardon, Dexter Reed settlement
    2025/02/13
    The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, Brandon Pope, of WCIU, political pundit Marj Halperin, and longtime Chicago journalist Cate Plys. Woah, a lot of news already this week! The Rascals kick things off discussing the most important story of the week: The controversy surrounding the Super Bowl halftime show! […]
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  • The Mincing Rascals 2.5.25: DEI debate, public art controversy, Mayor Johnson’s favorability

    The Mincing Rascals 2.5.25: DEI debate, public art controversy, Mayor Johnson’s favorability
    2025/02/06
    The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, Brandon Pope, of WCIU, political pundit Marj Halperin, and Austin Berg of the Illinois Policy Institute. The Rascals kick off the podcast talking about the biggest national political stories of the week including President Trump blaming DEI for the D.C. plane crash, Elon Muck’s DOGE taking […]
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  • The Mincing Rascals 1.29.25: Funding freeze chaos, ICE raids, Madigan trial

    The Mincing Rascals 1.29.25: Funding freeze chaos, ICE raids, Madigan trial
    2025/01/29
    The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Brandon Pope, of WCIU, longtime Chicago journalist Cate Plys, and Austin Berg of the Illinois Policy Institute. This week, the Rascals start the podcast discussing the confusion over the Trump administration’s federal funding freeze. What were the big takeaways from the chaos that ensued this week? ICE agents came to […]
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  • The Mincing Rascals 1.22.25: Birthright citizenship, J6 pardons, controversial puppet display

    The Mincing Rascals 1.22.25: Birthright citizenship, J6 pardons, controversial puppet display
    2025/01/22
    The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, Austin Berg of the Illinois Policy Institute, and longtime Chicago journalist Cate Plys! The Rascals kick off the podcast discussing the first days of the Trump presidency. The news is coming fast and furious, but what stood out most to the Rascals? Members […]
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  • The Mincing Rascals 1.15.25: Driving test age, Trump inauguration, L.A. wildfires

    The Mincing Rascals 1.15.25: Driving test age, Trump inauguration, L.A. wildfires
    2025/01/16
    The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, Brandon Pope, of WCIU, political pundit Marj Halperin, and longtime Chicago journalist Cate Plys! This week the Rascals debate the proposed legislation that aims to increase the age for seniors to retake driver’s test from 79 to 87. Where are the Rascals on this controversial […]
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  • The Mincing Rascals 1.8.25: Madigan testimony, Greenland, Meta fact-checking

    The Mincing Rascals 1.8.25: Madigan testimony, Greenland, Meta fact-checking
    2025/01/08
    The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, Austin Berg of the Illinois Policy Institute, political pundit Marj Halperin, and longtime Chicago journalist Cate Plys! This week the Rascals start the podcast talking about the seamless certification of the 2024 election. Wasn’t it nice to not have an insurrection this time around? On […]
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  • The Mincing Rascals 12.18.24: Drones, Chicago budget, Trump lawsuit

    The Mincing Rascals 12.18.24: Drones, Chicago budget, Trump lawsuit
    2024/12/18
    The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, political pundit Marj Halperin, and longtime Chicago journalist Cate Plys! This week the Rascals kick off the show starting about the drones that have been flying over multiple states. What do the Rascals make of the story and the hysteria that it has created? […]
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