Episodios

  • New Book Provides Definitive Account of the Edmund Fitzgerald

    New Book Provides Definitive Account of the Edmund Fitzgerald
    Nov 29 2025
    John Bacon talks about his book, The Gales Of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald, including the history of the Great Lakes, the importance of shipping on the Lakes to our national security, the ship and crew, and the events of that fateful voyage 50 years ago.
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  • US, China "The Two Most Alike People in the World"

    US, China "The Two Most Alike People in the World"
    Nov 22 2025
    Dan Wang, author of Breakneck: China's Quest to Engineer the Future, talks about the US-China global competition from his unique perspective,the "engineering state versus the lawyer state," Trump's trade policy and the impact of tariffs, why the US needs more manufacturing, the lessons of Robert Moses in rebuilding our infrastructure, and what thetwo countries can learn about each other.
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  • New Book Explores the Urban-Rural Divide, Why It Matters and How to Overcome It.

    New Book Explores the Urban-Rural Divide, Why It Matters and How to Overcome It.
    Nov 15 2025
    Suzanne Mettler co-author of Rural Versus Urban: The Growing Divide That Threatens Democracy, talks about the economic foundations of the divide, how rural resentment against elites grew, the importance of local party organizations in addressing the divide and much more.
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  • New Documentary, Airing Nov. 10, Shows Two Biggest Battles of Iraq War as Told by Those Who Fought

    New Documentary, Airing Nov. 10, Shows Two Biggest Battles of Iraq War as Told by Those Who Fought
    Nov 8 2025
    Michael Pack, award-winning film producer and president of Manifold Productions, talks about his new documentary, The Last 600 Meters, which tells the story of the 2004 battles of Najaf and Fallujah.
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  • Congressman Eric Sorensen With the Latest on the Federal Government Shutdown

    Congressman Eric Sorensen With the Latest on the Federal Government Shutdown
    Oct 31 2025
    Congressman Eric Sorensen (D-17), who represents the Illinois QuadCities region, talks about the shutdown, it's impact on those facinghealth insurance premium increases and cutoff of food stamps, prospectsfor a negotiated compromise, the ongoing debate about the future of theDemocratic party, and more.
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  • New Report Shows How People Lost Faith in Government and How to Win It Back

    New Report Shows How People Lost Faith in Government and How to Win It Back
    Oct 24 2025
    Claire Ainsley, Director of the Project on Center-Left Renewal at the Progressive Policy Institute, discusses a new publication she co-authored, Build Back Belief, which focuses on how center-left parties in the West can win back working class voters.
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  • Washington Monthly: We Rank Colleges On What They Do For the Country

    Washington Monthly: We Rank Colleges On What They Do For the Country
    Oct 17 2025
    Paul Glastris, editor of the Washington Monthly, talks about the magazine's criteria for ranking American colleges and universities, how it differs from other ratings including US News, how they rate their "Best Bang for the Buck" colleges to help students and parents examine schools based on marketable degrees at affordable prices, and more.
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  • Brenden Moore's Inside Look at the Illinois Legislative Veto Session Next Week: "We'll Have Some Excitement"

    Brenden Moore's Inside Look at the Illinois Legislative Veto Session Next Week: "We'll Have Some Excitement"
    Oct 11 2025
    Brenden Moore, statehouse reporter for Capitol News Illinois, looks atprospects for action on transit, energy and affordability legislation,as well as potential responses to ICE and National Guard deployments inChicago.
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