The Mincing Rascals 4.2.25: Election recap, CTU-CPS deal, tariff announcement
04/02/25 • -1 min
The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, Brandon Pope, of WCIU, Austin Berg of the Illinois Policy Institute (sign up for his new Substack!), and longtime Chicago journalist Cate Plys! The Rascals start off the podcast discussing yesterday’s election results. What were the big takeaways from the results in Wisconsin and Florida? President Trump earlier this week said he is open to serving a third term. Is this just another distraction? The White House Correspondents’ Association cancelled plans to feature comedian Amber Ruffin at its annual dinner. Was this a capitulation to the Trump administration? The CTU and CPS have reached a tentative deal on a new contract. Is this a big win for CTU? Mayor Johnson announced he’s picking Anthony Joel Quezada to fill the 35th Ward aldermanic vacancy. Why does Austin have an issue with the mayor handpicking a member of the City Council. President Trump announced new tariffs this afternoon. Do the Rascals believe this will help or hurt the economy? The Rascals close the podcast today with “The Big Beef!” What has been bothering the Rascals recently?
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The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, Brandon Pope, of WCIU, Austin Berg of the Illinois Policy Institute (sign up for his new Substack!), and longtime Chicago journalist Cate Plys! The Rascals start off the podcast discussing yesterday’s election results. What were the big takeaways from the results in Wisconsin and Florida? President Trump earlier this week said he is open to serving a third term. Is this just another distraction? The White House Correspondents’ Association cancelled plans to feature comedian Amber Ruffin at its annual dinner. Was this a capitulation to the Trump administration? The CTU and CPS have reached a tentative deal on a new contract. Is this a big win for CTU? Mayor Johnson announced he’s picking Anthony Joel Quezada to fill the 35th Ward aldermanic vacancy. Why does Austin have an issue with the mayor handpicking a member of the City Council. President Trump announced new tariffs this afternoon. Do the Rascals believe this will help or hurt the economy? The Rascals close the podcast today with “The Big Beef!” What has been bothering the Rascals recently?
https://serve.castfire.com/audio/7352823/7352823_2025-04-02-234323.64kmono.mp3Recent Posts
The Mincing Rascals
Teen curfew, homeschool bill, Kilmar Ábrego García
.cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd}Tariff reversal, Hands Off protest, driver exam age
.cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd}Election recap, CTU-CPS deal, tariff announcement
.cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd}Signal chat leak, Chicago charter, voting rights
.cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd}Tesla protests, funding vote, Sun-Times buyouts
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The Mincing Rascals 3.26.25: Signal chat leak, Chicago charter, voting rights
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 (sign up for his new Substack!), longtime Chicago journalist Cate Plys, and political pundit Marj Halperin! This week the Rascals start the podcast discussing The Atlantic publishing the contents of a Signal group chat of Trump administration officials messaging about military operations. What was the biggest takeaway from the story? And do the Rascals believe the story has legs? This week, the Sun-Times announced they will discontinue running editorials. Do editorials matter anymore? And how will the buyouts at the Sun-Times impact local news. This week, a symposium was held on the push for a Chicago charter. Austin explains why a city charter is needed. President Trump signed an executive order that would require prospective voters to show proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote. Is this just a distraction or does it merit concern?
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Teen curfew, homeschool bill, Kilmar Ábrego García
.cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd}Tariff reversal, Hands Off protest, driver exam age
.cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd}Election recap, CTU-CPS deal, tariff announcement
.cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd}Signal chat leak, Chicago charter, voting rights
.cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd}Tesla protests, funding vote, Sun-Times buyouts
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The Mincing Rascals 4.9.25: Tariff reversal, ‘Hands Off’ protest, driving exam age
The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, and longtime Chicago journalist Cate Plys! The small but mighty group of Rascals start off the podcast talking about the markets and economy as the tariff wars run amok this week. Do the Rascals believe President Trump caved on his trade policy? Eric wonders why more Republicans haven’t stood up to the administration. Next, the Rascals discuss the big #HandsOff rallies that took place last weekend. Do the Rascals believe these demonstrations will move the needle? The Illinois House voted 114-0 to approve a bill that would raise the age of annual mandatory road tests from 75 to 87. Do the Rascals support this legislation? And finally, with people still talking about The White Lotus finale, the Rascals debate how long you have to wait before talking about spoilers.
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The Mincing Rascals
Teen curfew, homeschool bill, Kilmar Ábrego García
.cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd}Tariff reversal, Hands Off protest, driver exam age
.cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd}Election recap, CTU-CPS deal, tariff announcement
.cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd}Signal chat leak, Chicago charter, voting rights
.cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd}Tesla protests, funding vote, Sun-Times buyouts
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