Episodes

  • Were the Placid 1990s The Beginning of our Political and Cultural Discord?

    Were the Placid 1990s The Beginning of our Political and Cultural Discord?
    Dec 21 2024
    John Ganz discusses his book, When the Clock Broke: Con Men, Conspiracists, and How America Cracked Up in the Early 1990s
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    29 mins
  • Back to the Future: How the Constitution Can Help Repair Our Partisan Divide

    Back to the Future: How the Constitution Can Help Repair Our Partisan Divide
    Dec 13 2024
    Yuval Levin, director of social, cultural and constitutional studies atthe American Enterprise Institute and former domestic policy advisor toPresident George W. Bush, discusses his new book, American Covenant: Howthe Constitution Unified Our Nation--And Could Again.
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    29 mins
  • New Bio Chronicles Rise of Glenn Poshard from Deep Poverty in southern Illinois to Congress and SIU President

    New Bio Chronicles Rise of Glenn Poshard from Deep Poverty in southern Illinois to Congress and SIU President
    Dec 6 2024
    Glenn Poshard discusses his book, Son of Southern Illinois: GlennPoshard's Life in Politics and Education
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    29 mins
  • Meet the Independent Candidate for US Senate in Nebraska Who Almost Pulled Off the Upset of the Year

    Meet the Independent Candidate for US Senate in Nebraska Who Almost Pulled Off the Upset of the Year
    Nov 30 2024
    Dan Osborn, a local union president, mechanic, and Navy veteran, talks about the strike that launched his populist campaign against corporate greed and government corruption, his platform that straddled the two major parties, his appeal and working class and rural voters, and his new PAC designed to elect working class candidates.
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    29 mins
  • New Book on Mayor Daley Offers Timely Lessons on Making Government Work

    New Book on Mayor Daley Offers Timely Lessons on Making Government Work
    Nov 21 2024
    Forrest Claypool, discusses his new book, The Daley Show: Inside theTransformative Reign of Chicago's Richard M. Daley
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    29 mins
  • Partisan Divide Reflects Decades of Loss in Working Class USA

    Partisan Divide Reflects Decades of Loss in Working Class USA
    Nov 15 2024
    Michael Kruse, senior staff writer at Politico, talks about a recent article he wrote focusing on how politics severed a relationship between two brothers
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    29 mins
  • Trump Margin of Popular Vote Win and GOP Inroads in Blue States Are Major 2024 Surprises

    Trump Margin of Popular Vote Win and GOP Inroads in Blue States Are Major 2024 Surprises
    Nov 8 2024
    Jacob Rubashkin, deputy editor of Inside Elections, analyzes the 2024election results for president, the US Senate and US House, reasons forthe outcomes, demographic and regional breakouts and more.
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    29 mins
  • Cong. Eric Sorensen On His Most Memorable First Term Accomplishment and Why He Should be Re-Elected

    Cong. Eric Sorensen On His Most Memorable First Term Accomplishment and Why He Should be Re-Elected
    Nov 1 2024
    Congressman Eric Sorensen, representing Illinois' 17 district, talksabout his major accomplishments in the House of Representatives, hisdiscussions with area farmers on the climate issue, the Farm Bill, andmore.
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    29 mins