Chicago's Morning Answer is the only morning radio program in Chicago that covers all of the stories that matter, from Washington to Springfield, from politics to culture. Hosted by Dan Proft, one the sharpest political minds in Illinois, and Amy Jacobson, an award-winning journalist, Chicago's Morning Answer brings you what you need to know ever morning from 5-9am on AM 560 The Answer.
0:00 - Biden on college campus chaos
8:05 - Election rigging
24:22 - Run, Brandon run!!
40:03 - Spiked columnist & author of How Woke Won: The Elitist Movement that Threatens Democracy, Tolerance and Reason, Joanna Williams, discusses How anti-Semitism became a virtue on American campuses. Joanna is also founder of the independent think tank Cieo and her substack https://cieo.substack.com
56:19 - Asking College Students if They Know Why They are Protesting
01:16:30 - Sahar Tartak, sophomore at Yale, student leader for Chabad and editor-in-chief of the Yale Free Press, discusses the college campus' protests and how she was assaulted and stabbed in the eye at Yale. You can follow Sahar on X @sahar_tartak
01:29:31 - Founder, CIO Perry International Capital Partners, LLC., Jim Perry, looks over the April Jobs report
01:44:47 - OPEN MIC FRIDAY!!
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0:00 - Arrest of Huesca murder suspect
9:20 - “Anti-semitism” legislation
30:10 - Pritzker and da' Bears
48:10 - William Nienburg, former trustee and new President of the Library Board of Distrustees in Downers Grove, updates Dan & Amy on the aftermath of his ouster and failure to reschedule a coffee meeting with Library trustees
01:24:56 - Bjorn Lomborg, president of the Copenhagen Consensus think tank, on increasing development and the cost of climate policies. Check out Bjorn’s most recent book Best Things First
01:42:13 - Alex Berenson, substack “Unreported Truths” – alexberenson.substack.com, on why he's pushing on the lab leak again and why Trump should refuse to participate in his show trial in Manhattan
01:57:03 - Matt Oakley, country musician out of South Carolina, on getting his start in the industry and showing gratitude to those who’ve served. Matt will be performing at Patriots Fest 5/18 Aurora, IL - patriotsfest.com
02:06:07 - AI Wendy’s drive-thru in Columbus
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0:00 - CAMPUS BEAT: Israel
12:55 - Weight-loss drug coverage for all of Jelly Belly’s state workers
28:54 - ANIMAL STORIES: Who's the bigger animal lover, Kristi or Amy?
43:59 - Monroe Co (NY) DA Sandra Doorley’s apology
01:02:16 - Former Chief Asst. U.S. Attorney & Contributing Editor at National Review, Andrew McCarthy: We don't know what's going to happen if Trump is convicted of a felony. Keep updated on the Trump trials with Andy @AndrewCMcCarthy
01:24:43 - Noted economist Stephen Moore reminisces about the 3% mortgage rates we had when Trump left office. Get more Steve @StephenMoore
01:40:08 - U.S. Representative for Wisconsin’s 1st congressional district, Bryan Steil, says congress needs to prevent Biden from using unconstitutional power to cancel student debt before they can dig into the funds going to Universities. Keep updated with Congressman Steil @RepBryanSteil
01:55:24 - Contributing Editor to the City Journal & former reporter and columnist at The New York Times, John Tierney: "The response to Covid was the greatest mistake in the history of the public-health profession, but the officials responsible for it are determined to do even worse" John is also co-author of The Power of Bad: How the Negativity Effect Rules Us and How We Can Rule It
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0:00 - Funeral for CPD Officer Luis Huesca
15:12 - Brandon Johnsnon & JB Pritzker asked not to attend funeral
32:04 - Florida man upsets Illinois State Board of Elections
52:27 - CAMPUS BEAT: Israel
01:07:05 - In-Depth History with Frank from Arlington Heights
01:09:39 - US Senator from WI, Ron Johnson: "I'm not taking comfort in any poll until we win" Keep updated with Senator Johnson @RonJohnsonWI
01:25:47 - President at Wirepoints, Ted Dabrowski, believes the image of Brandon Johnson being not allowed at Officer Luis Huesca's funeral shows the dysfunction of Chicago and how far down we have gone. Get Ted’s latest wirepoints.org
01:39:42 - Drew Barrymore to Kamala: we need a mom, a Momala
01:54:49 - Fani Willis represented by empty podium in ATL Press Club debate
01:56:20 - Lionel Shriver, contributor to The Spectator and best selling author of We Need to Talk About Kevin: "The far-left in the US is just as undemocratic and vicious as the people in Hamas" Get your copy of Lionel’s new release Mania today!
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0:00 - Happy Birthday Dan!
12:47 - Biden the Fabulist makes an appearance on Stern
30:42 - Israel/PIT protests
01:05:27 - Downers Grove Library
01:23:52 - Christopher Whalen, chairman of Whalen Global Advisors LLC & editor for The Institutional Risk Analyst, predicts once we are done with this "childish idiocy from the left" the US will start building nuclear reactors to lower energy costs. Chris is also the author of Ford Men: From Inspiration to Enterprise
01:37:59 - President of the Crime Prevention Research Center & former senior advisor for research and statistics at the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Policy, John Lott: The Media Say Crime Is Going Down. Don’t Believe It
01:54:27 - Afroman’s “Hunter Got High”
01:56:47 - Seinfeld on the death of comedy or at least situational comedy
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0:00 - Caleb Williams selected #1 by Bears
12:36 - Israel on Campus
30:41 - Alito and DOJ attorney Michael Dreeben spar on POTUS immunity
53:58 - Mark Pulliam, lawyer and writer living in east Tennessee: The Rule of Law Depends on John Eastman. Check out Mark’s blog misruleoflaw.com
01:08:06 - Noah Rothman, senior writer at National Review: Trump’s Unlikely Voter Problem. Nab your copy of Noah’s most recent book The Rise of the New Puritans: Fighting Back Against Progressives’ War on Fun
01:27:09 - Hate crime hoax perpetrated on Pikesville HS (MD) principal by former AD using AI
01:44:53 - Sally Satel, M.D., psychiatrist, lecturer at the Yale University School of Medicine, and a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, discusses how social justice is infecting medicine and public health . You can follow Sally on X @slsatel
02:01:16 - OPEN MIC FRIDAY!!
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0:00 - Another riveting Rich Guidice interview
10:36 - Speaker Mike Johnson at Columbia
27:43 - NYU business professor Scott Galloway why young people are POed: social compact breaking down
49:09 - Editor of The New Criterion, Roger Kimball: The Trump trial is a precursor to how a republic ends. Check out the latest issue of The New Criterion newcriterion.com
01:05:28 - Clinical Professor of Law and Director of the Securities Law Clinic at Cornell Law School, William Jacobson, breaks down what you need to know about the "fake electors" indictments out of Arizona
01:21:47 - Madeleine Kearns, writer at National Review and visiting fellow at the Independent Women’s Forum, fights against Biden’s Outrageous TitleIX Rewrite. Follow Maddy on X @madeleinekearns
01:36:21 - Brandon Johnson disqualifies himself
01:37:38 - Author of The Coming Collapse of China and The Great U.S.-China Tech War, Gordon Chang: Congressional inaction is handing the Pacific to China. Gordon is a must follow on X @GordonGChang
01:55:34 - President and CEO of Young America’s Foundation & former Governor of Wisconsin, Scott Walker, discusses the college campus protests and what Trump needs to do to win Wisconsin. Join Scott and YAF on May 3 & 4 for the Middle School Expedition at the Reagan Boyhood Home - A Leadership Course with a Difference - for more info yaf.org/events
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0:00 - McConnell on $95B aid package: problems were Tucker and Trump
13:02 - Trump after Day 2 of testimony on gag order
28:58 - Rep. Brotherly Love Spice speaks at University of Minnesota PIT rally
53:25 - Trump message on colleges
01:09:10 - Julie Kelly, author of January 6: How Democrats Used the Capitol Protest to Launch a War on Terror Against the Political Right, on Bragg's "Sham" Indictment and the real culprits of Jan 6. Make sure to check out Julie’s substack Declassified with July Kelly
01:27:54 - Noted economist Stephen Moore shares why you might want to consider moving to Santa Monica, CA. Get more Steve @StephenMoore
01:42:36 - Former United States Deputy Undersecretary of Defense & contributor to the Washington Times and The American Spectator, Jed Babbin: If we go to war over Ukraine we'd be making a huge mistake. Follow Jed on X @jedbabbin
02:00:00 - Columbia University graduate, Ben Appel, is On the ground at the People’s University for Palestine (formerly Columbia). Check out Ben’s writings at substack.com/@benappel
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0:00 - College Campus Protests
11:15 - CTA’s “Second Chance” program
30:47 - PIT protestors can do the impossible: generate sympathy for Alec Baldwin
44:59 - Tucker Carlson theory on Nixon/Watergate
01:00:48 - In-depth History with Frank from Arlington Heights
01:02:48 - Senior fellow at the Discovery Institute’s Center on Human Exceptionalism, Wesley Smith: Normalizing Assisted Suicide Will Lead to a Duty to Die. Wesley is also the host of the Humanize Podcast. You can follow him on X @theWesleyJSmith
01:19:01 - Ted Dabrowski, president at Wirepoints, points to Chicago being at the bottom of the list for big cities and home growth/home value. Get Ted’s latest wirepoints.org
01:34:42 - Robert Pozen, senior lecturer at the MIT Sloan School of Management and a former chairman of MFS Investment Management: What Economists Miss About Inflation.
01:46:35 - Molly Ringwald: movies that made her famous couldn’t be made today b/c “too white”
01:55:31 - Phil Oakley, veteran & event organizer, shares the details for Patriots Fest - a new nationwide music festival highlighting those who have fought for our country - which kicks off in Aurora on 5/18. For tickets and details patriotsfest.com
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0:00 - Another Chicago Police officer is fatally shot while returning home from work
12:01 - No accountability for thee, no accountability for me
30:53 - weak leaders invite evil
48:58 - Liel Leibovitz, editor at large for Tablet: What you’re seeing at Columbia Univ didn’t just happen. It took years of deliberate choices by administrators, donors, and lawmakers. Follow Liel on X @liel
01:05:39 - Steven Bucci, former top Pentagon official & visiting fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies, on Ukraine Aid, China's influence in Latin America and Joe Biden's uncle in New Guinea
01:25:22 - Bill Maher on Quiet On Set
01:44:19 - James Burnham, senior associate counsel to the president, deputy assistant attorney general at the Department of Justice, and counselor to the attorney general: No More Special Counsels. James is currently the principal at King Street Legal, PLLC.
02:02:02 - Co-Founder of GreenPeace, Patrick Moore, commemorates Earth Day with Dan & Amy and explains why Bill Gates is "one of the stupidest people that exists on this planet" Purchase your copy of Patrick’s book today Fake Invisible Catastrophes and Threats of Doom
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0:00 - John Anthony filling in for Dan
13:48 - FIGHTING “furriers” in school
28:01 - We have our JURY! 12 jurors and 1 alternate
44:11 - Jim Iuorio, host of “The Futures Edge Podcast”: if the economy is good, why is the government spending like drunken sailors? Follow Jim on X for podcast updates & more @jimiuorio
59:29 - Mike Bost, U.S. representative for Illinois’s 12th congressional district, weighs in on Mike Johnson v MTG.Support Mike’s run for reelection bostforcongress.com
01:19:14 - Daniel Boland, the man behind “Recall This Fall” - an initiative that would put a recall ordinance on the fall Chicago ballot - “Our safety comes first, our citizens come first”
01:36:16 - Proud Alcoholic Eddie Arana shares stories from his book Ice Water Please: My Life As a Proud Alcoholic And a Formula to Help One Person Stop Drinking Forever
01:49:35 - OPEN MIC FRIDAY!!!
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