On today's show:

– Dr. Kevin King, radiation oncologist at City of Hope Cancer Center Chicago
– Susan Casey, author of “Underworld: Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean”
– Zaldwaynaka (“Z”) Scott, president of Chicago State University
– Robert Weiner, director of the Voting Rights Project at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

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On today's show John St. Augustine fills in for Joan and his guests are:
– Cathleen Falsani, author and journalist
– Tom Schaffner with some Riverview memories
– Heidy Moran, principal at Carl Schurz High School
– Dr. Betsy Southerland, former director of the Office of Science and Technology in EPA’s Office of Water

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On today's show:

– Rep. Jonathan Jackson (D-IL)
– Andrei Turea, Green Attic Roofing and Insulation Company
– David Layman, former Providence, Rhode Island, news anchor, managing editor, and political commentator for RIPBS
– Spencer Critchley, author of Patriots of Two Nations and host of the Dastardly Cleverness in the Service of Good podcast

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Tue 5/20
– Mike Sozan, senior fellow at the Center for American Progress Action Fund
– Dr. John Murphy, professor of communication at the University of Illinois and an expert on the history of American public address and political rhetoric
– Khartik Uppalapati, biomedical researcher, global health advocate, and founder of RareGen Youth Network, a youth-led nonprofit at the intersection of rare disease policy, artificial intelligence, and equitable healthcare reform

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Due to technical issues, today's recording begins in progress and only includes the final two guests, Channyn Parker and David Leopold.

On today's show:
– Camaron Stevenson, national correspondent in Washington, D.C. for Courier
– Bobby Kogan, senior director of Federal Budget Policy at the Center for American Progress
– Channyn Parker, CEO at Brave Space Alliance
– David Leopold, immigration attorney for UB Greensfelder

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On today's show:
– Reid McCullom, chair of the Democratic Party of DuPage County
– Laura Fine, Illinois state senator and Democratic candidate for Congress in the 9th District of Illinois
– Patrick Hanley, head of the New Trier Democrats and Democratic candidate for the 9th Illinois State Senate seat (currently held by Laura Fine)
– Lisa Graves, founder and executive director of True North Research, a national investigative watchdog group that works with journalists and other researchers to shine a bright light on the dark money fueling regressive agendas targeting vital institutions in our republic
– Mark Turcotte, Illinois Poet Laureate and distinguished writer in residence at DePaul University

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On today's show:

– Jess Herrera, staff member at Supermajority
– Jennifer Schulze and Bruce Rheins (former CBS Los Angeles deputy bureau chief) with a conversation about the media
– Greg Palast, filmmaker, author and investigative journalist

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On today's show:
– Marjorie Hershey, professor emeritus, political science at Indiana University Bloomington
– Jessica Craven, author of the “Chop Wood, Carry Water” newsletter
– Carrie Hoza, author of “Love, Mother Goose: A U.S. Army Captain’s Stories of Surviving The Sunni Triangle”

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