The Chicago Way
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Subscribers: 131
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Episodes: 99
Jan 7, 2020
Kojak
Oct 10, 2019
A fresh perspective on selective issues facing the City and State. This reminds me of a conversation on a back porch where there at times some heavy topics shared amongst friends. As a local, its well worth the listen and conversation amongst your own associates
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Mild mannered Chicago Tribune columnist John Kass and WGN Radio's Jeff Carlin explore the week in news, politics and other thngs done the Chicago Way in this WGN Plus podcast from WGN Radio in Chicago.
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: Reissue – Episode #1 from January of 2016
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Jun 08, 2026 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: Does Mayor Brandon Johnson even want to run again?
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May 31, 2026 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: Summer is for the brave
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May 26, 2026 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: Don’t (bleep) with a pit bull’s reputation
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May 18, 2026 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: Hopium and the well-dressed chili powder thief
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May 11, 2026 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: ‘Tips’ for Mother’s Day
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May 04, 2026 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: A different time in D.C.
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Apr 27, 2026 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: On the hunt for politicization in U.S. intelligence
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Apr 20, 2026 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: A time for reflection
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Apr 13, 2026 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: Trump’s Iranian tightrope
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Apr 06, 2026 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: Alders warn us ‘wrong place, wrong time’ but they created this
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Mar 30, 2026 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: A blueprint for getting involved in the Republic
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Mar 23, 2026 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: Authoritarianism cometh from Springfield
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: Dan Proft responds to Darren Bailey’s whining
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: Back from the brink, again
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: Winter returns on a good horse in the snow
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Feb 23, 2026 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: Keeping Chicago’s Irish heritage alive
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Feb 16, 2026 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: Quantifying trust
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: A lesson from Princeton on the summer of 1861
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Feb 02, 2026 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: On the brink
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Jan 26, 2026 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: Still no compassion from the media or politicians for a father’s loss
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Jan 19, 2026 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: The good, the bad, and the ugly of the Illinois’ judiciary
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Jan 12, 2026 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: Charles Lipson looks at how 2026 might unfold
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Jan 05, 2026 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: Like frogs in a pot, happy New Year
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Dec 30, 2025 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: O Holy Night
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Dec 24, 2025 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: A Christmas soup debate
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Dec 19, 2025 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: A funeral for a friend and the city’s finances
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Dec 15, 2025 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: Why Pastor Brooks has zero confidence in Mayor Johnson
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: Retired police chief talks SAFE-T Act reforms, Reed case
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: A Thanksgiving need for a warm cup of Midwestern common sense
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Nov 24, 2025 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: Who can heal the basket case city?
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: A recipe for compromise
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: A smile to bring down a city
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Nov 03, 2025 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: Revolutionary times
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Oct 27, 2025 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: ‘No Kings’ rallies and Pritzker’s gambling habits
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: Chaos reigns over local LEO/FED interactions, almost by design
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: An origin story
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: A retired judge on how a bad apple can spoil the bunch
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: What the FCC’s Carr got wrong about Jimmy Kimmel
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: Where do we go from here?
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: Illinois voters have a clear choice for their future
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: Over 50 shot this weekend, but we don’t need help
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: When IL Dems play Russian roulette with our children
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: The iron triangle of deception
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: Obama, Pritzker, and the stories they tell
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: Ald. Reilly leading the way for ‘closet moderates’ against Preckwinkle
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Aug 04, 2025 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: Dead people voting, flooded basements, and The Nice Man
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: A wake-up call for NYC from the Windy City
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: Freedom rings
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: On the road at the Sicilian Summer Block Party
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: Business as usual means someone else’s hand in you pocket
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: Straight from the butcher’s mouth
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: The 80/20 problem
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: Old age and doing time
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: Eeyore in the city
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May 27, 2025 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: The cover-up of Biden’s health is a scandal that can’t be ignored
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May 19, 2025 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: Alder pulls back the curtain on Mayor Johnson’s patronage scheme
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May 12, 2025 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: When the oligarchs run the show, the people lose
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May 05, 2025 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: Sounds like JB Pritzker is ready for a donnybrook
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: A time for family
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Apr 20, 2025 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: Where did we go wrong on education?
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: Street takeovers, tariffs, and judges on the loose
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: Anatomy of conspiracy with Dr. Cory Franklin
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: Mayor Brandon ‘Harold Washington’ Johnson
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: Why safety on the streets starts in the courtroom
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: Charles Lipson on the truth about ‘free speech’ on campus
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: When fools rush in…and out
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: Miranda ‘Bulldog’ Devine on Trump’s second first month
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: The fall of Madigan and revival of Blago?
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: The messianic complex plaguing the city’s future
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: The Tulsi Effect
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: The Good, the Bad, & the Incompetent
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: Trump 2.0
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Jan 20, 2025 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: Idiot Wind
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Jan 13, 2025 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: Hot Toddy or Buttered Rum?
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Jan 06, 2025 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: A chance to get things right in Syria
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Dec 30, 2024 |
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Merry Christmas, from the Chicago Way
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Dec 23, 2024 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: Mayor ‘Brandito’ scrambles, Alders coalesce, and budget flounders
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Dec 16, 2024 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: Can Trump’s DOGE-machine permanently remake govt?
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Dec 09, 2024 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: When the leftovers are gone
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: Thankful for freedom and a good brine recipe
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: Cabinet chaos
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Nov 18, 2024 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: Taming the Deep State Tiger has just begun
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: Election anxiety and the grain rats of the Atlantic
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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The Chicago Way: Welcome to the ‘Kass Political Universe’ (KPU)
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: Countdown to Election Day, what happens if…
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: Brandon Johnson, dirty laundry, and a SW Side police station
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: Brandon Johnson is a disaster for CPS students
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: Miranda Devine, ‘The Big Guy,’ and Kamala’s future
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: Lessons in avoiding a Deep State takeover
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: Are Democrats playing ‘Black people for fools?’ Pastor Corey Brooks says, yes
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: Incompetency with a ‘K’
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: BLTs, MVPs, and the road to the White House
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: Kamala Harris, the perfect Rorschach candidate
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Aug 26, 2024 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: DNC 2024 is here, are you ready?
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Aug 19, 2024 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: Palikari IV – Legacy
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Aug 12, 2024 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: Palikari III – Civil War, Family, and a New World
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Aug 05, 2024 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: Palikari pt.2 – Commies, Nazis, and Truman the Mule
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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Chicago Way w/John Kass: The voice of my father and where it all began
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Jul 22, 2024 |