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06/21/24 • -1 min
Chicago Way w/John Kass (06/21/24): This week, veteran political advisor at Serafin & Associates and co-host of The Crisis Cast Thom Serafin joins John Kass & Jeff Carlin to talk June’s Serafin Power Poll, what summer in Chicago will look like with the DNC, NASCAR, Lolla, & more taking over, and why President Joe Biden’s team keeps letting him look lost in public in the run-up to the first debate. Plus, Kasso wonders how far the White House & CNN will go to keep people from believing their own eyes?
Check out more from Kass at JohnKassNews.com or contact me at [email protected], or Facebook, or on X (Twitter). Tell your friends about us. Join the great adventure. Subscribe today! And read writings from John’s brother Nick for the American Conservative here and here.
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12/23/24 • -1 min
Chicago Way w/John Kass (12/23/24): On the Christmas Edition, John Kass & Jeff Carlin are joined by Jude Russo, the managing editor of The American Conservative, with a look at how the President-elect Donald Trump’s challenges in 2025 and what it means be a conservative in the modern Republican party. Plus, Kass has a Christmas message for everyone about the importance of getting together with loved ones, just don’t forget the coffeecake. God bless!
Check out more from Kass at JohnKassNews.com or contact me at [email protected], or Facebook, or on X (Twitter). Tell your friends about us & join the great adventure. Subscribe today! And read writings from John’s brother Nick for the American Conservative here and here.
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.cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd}Kass: Lipson on the truth about ‘free speech’ on campus
.cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd}Kass: When fools rush in...and out
.cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd}Kass: Miranda ‘Bulldog’ Devine on Trump’s 2nd 1st month
.cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd}Kass: The fall of Madigan and revival of Blago?
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: Panic at the DNC
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07/01/24 • -1 min
Chicago Way w/John Kass (07/01/24): To celebrate Independence Day and make sense of the debate, SCOTUS rulings, and more, Charles Lipson -the Peter B. Ritzma Professor of Political Science Emeritus at the University of Chicago- joins John Kass and Jeff Carlin. Plus, Kasso has a recipe for catching wild hogs, just in-time for the grill.
Check out more from Kass at JohnKassNews.com or contact me at [email protected], or Facebook, or on X (Twitter). Tell your friends about us. Join the great adventure. Subscribe today! And read writings from John’s brother Nick for the American Conservative here and here.
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.cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd}Kass: Lipson on the truth about ‘free speech’ on campus
.cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd}Kass: When fools rush in...and out
.cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd}Kass: Miranda ‘Bulldog’ Devine on Trump’s 2nd 1st month
.cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd}Kass: The fall of Madigan and revival of Blago?
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04/19/24 • -1 min
Chicago Way w/John Kass (04/19/24): Joining the discussion with John Kass & Jeff Carlin is author & director of medical intensive care at Cook County Hospital in Chicago for over 25 years, Dr. Cory Franklin, to talk about his interesting new book, “THE COVID DIARIES: 2020-2024: Anatomy of a Contagion As It Happened”. Plus, Kasso wonders what happens to the pan flutists after Uri Berliner torched NPR’s credibility and left them smoldering in his wake?
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.cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd}Kass: When fools rush in...and out
.cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd}Kass: Miranda ‘Bulldog’ Devine on Trump’s 2nd 1st month
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02/19/24 • -1 min
Chicago Way w/John Kass (02/19/24): One this edition, former Chicago Tribune editor & veteran of the Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, John Gorman talks about his first book Death Before Life and why the race for State’s Attorney is important for Chicagoans. Gorman joins John Kass & Jeff Carlin for a great discussion and offers up a great story about Kasso’s first day at the paper.
Check out more from Kass at JohnKassNews.com or contact me at [email protected], or Facebook, or on X (Twitter). Tell your friends about us. Join the great adventure. Subscribe today!
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.cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd}Kass: When fools rush in...and out
.cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd}Kass: Miranda ‘Bulldog’ Devine on Trump’s 2nd 1st month
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02/05/24 • -1 min
Chicago Way w/John Kass (02/05/24): On episode 426, Senior Technical Producer & life-long southside resident of Chicago Brian Althimer joins John Kass & Jeff Carlin to share his perspective as someone who was born Englewood and has seen how crime & disinvestment have changed the South Side of the city over his lifetime. Plus, Kasso wonders what secrets Brian can offer about Jeff Carlin.
Check out more from Kass at JohnKassNews.com or contact me at [email protected], or Facebook, or on X (Twitter). Tell your friends about us. Join the great adventure. Subscribe today!
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.cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd}Kass: When fools rush in...and out
.cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd}Kass: Miranda ‘Bulldog’ Devine on Trump’s 2nd 1st month
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: The Snowflakes’ Revolt
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01/29/24 • -1 min
Chicago Way w/John Kass (01/29/24): This week, Amber Duke (Athey) joins John Kass & Jeff Carlin to discuss her new book, ‘The Snowflakes’ Revolt: How Woke Millennials Hijacked American Media.’ Amber also talks about being cancelled at WMAL and how newsrooms across the country have lost their credibility after allowing ‘Snowflakes’ to press their ill-conceived agenda.
Check out more from Kass at JohnKassNews.com or contact me at [email protected], or Facebook, or on X (Twitter). Tell your friends about us. Join the great adventure. Subscribe today!
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.cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd}Kass: When fools rush in...and out
.cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd}Kass: Miranda ‘Bulldog’ Devine on Trump’s 2nd 1st month
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09/04/23 • -1 min
Chicago Way w/John Kass (09/04/23): To close out the summer with John Kass & Jeff Carlin is John’s younger brother Nicholas Spyridon Kass, a retired American diplomat with over 30-years of experience -focused on Aegean/Eastern Mediterranean issues, checking in from Romania (watch out for bears!) to discuss what the conflict in Ukraine will look like when the dust ultimately settles. Nick is also here with a profound take on why Donald Trump is likely to be the coalescing force that runs away with RNC nomination. Kasso is also concerned with what happens power shifts hands and we learn about his fear of mechanical monkeys.
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: Why safety on the streets starts in the courtroom
.cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd}Kass: Lipson on the truth about ‘free speech’ on campus
.cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd}Kass: When fools rush in...and out
.cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd}Kass: Miranda ‘Bulldog’ Devine on Trump’s 2nd 1st month
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11/04/24 • -1 min
Chicago Way w/John Kass (11/04/24): As the 2024 election cycle winds down, RealClear Politics’ Tom Bevan is here with an analysis of polls, pandering, & punditry. Tom join John Kass & Jeff Carlin with a look at what happens when polls don’t match results and a preview of RealClearPolitic‘s election night live coverage feat. Carl Cannon, Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan, and more. Plus, Kasso takes you on a trip across the globe aboard a merchant ships, just as the rats begin to panic...
Check out more from Kass at JohnKassNews.com or contact me at [email protected], or Facebook, or on X (Twitter). Tell your friends about us. Join the great adventure. Subscribe today!
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.cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd}Kass: Lipson on the truth about ‘free speech’ on campus
.cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd}Kass: When fools rush in...and out
.cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd}Kass: Miranda ‘Bulldog’ Devine on Trump’s 2nd 1st month
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02/17/25 • -1 min
Chicago Way w/John Kass (02/17/25): This week, John Kass & Jeff Carlin take on the week’s news, starting with the long-awaited guilty verdict in People v. Michael J. Madigan and ending with tear-jerking film recommendations. Also on the docket, ex-governor Rod Blagojevich was back in the headlines after receiving a full pardon from President Donald Trump and a possible ‘conspiracy story’ concerning his future.
Check out more from Kass at JohnKassNews.com or contact me at [email protected], or Facebook, or on X (Twitter). Tell your friends about us. Join the great adventure. Subscribe today! And read writings from John’s brother Nick for the American Conservative here and here.
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