Episodios

  • Cody Wilkins—Personality Hire

    Cody Wilkins—Personality Hire
    Apr 16 2026

    Young activists sue Trump cause his energy policies are burning down the planet and destroying life as they know it, including theirs. Judge rules, bummer, man, but oh, well. Ben riffs. Cody Wilkins returns to talk about Personality Hire, his comedy special. As well as his takes on the pope, the president, being single, working and…Freud? Yes. Freud. Cody is a standup comedian and joke writer who wrote for Jimmy Fallon and Jennifer Hudson.

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    1 h y 5 m
  • Mark Wallace--The Pope From Chicago

    Mark Wallace--The Pope From Chicago
    Apr 15 2026

    Trump bashed the pope and Vance said, I’m with you, Donnie. Ben riffs. Mark Wallace weighs in. Much political and theological discussion ensues. A distinction is drawn between Trump and Trumpism. That is, a distinction between a thoroughly despicable human creature and his thoroughly despicable I-got-mine ideology. The former is an embarrassment even to those who subscribe to the latter. Mark is a businessman and podcaster in Chicago.

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    1 h y 6 m
  • Alden Loury--Bulls Breakdown

    Alden Loury--Bulls Breakdown
    Apr 13 2026

    Ben’s beloved Bulls trade for a clubhouse preacher who asks reporters if they fornicated before marriage. He also has bad knees. Ben riffs. Alden Loury talks property tax and politics—or the politics of property tax. What prompted voters to oust Assessor Fritz Kaegi? Hint—rising property taxes. Well, that’s not a hint so much as the answer. Was that fair to Kaegi? Will the next assessor make a difference? Also, Maria Pappas reveals she knows how to play the property tax game. Alden is an editor for WBEZ and Sun-Times columnist.

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    1 h y 5 m
  • Kam Buckner--Keep That Same Energy

    Kam Buckner--Keep That Same Energy
    Apr 10 2026

    Kam BucknerKaThe Same Energy.

    Trump thought fighting a war would be easy. Ben riffs. Kam Buckner talks Trump, Bears stadium, Springfield’s anti-Brandon legislation, property taxes and schools, Lou Holtz and more. Including his advice to Caleb Williams about trademarking Iceman as a nickname. Kam is the state representative from the 26th district in Chicago.

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    52 m
  • Monroe Anderson—Invoking The 25th

    Monroe Anderson—Invoking The 25th
    Apr 9 2026

    Trump calls for a two-week break to his war against Iran. Ben riffs. Monroe gets out his crystal ball to predict…Trump’s cabinet will invoke the 25th amendment to save the country from a President who has lost his mind. Proving that the country’s voters lost their minds when they elected Trump. A great debate ensues. Also, a debate over the election results in Georgia. And Monroe fends off the challenge from Trevor Noah.

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    1 h y 7 m
  • Miles Kampf-Lassin—The Escalation Trap

    Miles Kampf-Lassin—The Escalation Trap
    Apr 8 2026

    As we learned with his White House comments supposedly celebrating Easter, Trump occasionally blurts out the truth. Ben riffs. Miles Kampf-Lassin talks about the war in Iran. The painful parallels to Vietnam and Iraq wars. And Trump’s comments that we can’t afford Medicare and day care and the war. Sorry, geezers and children. A few words about Ska. Miles is an editor and writer for In These Times.

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    1 h y 1 m
  • David Faris—Bye Bye, Bondi

    David Faris—Bye Bye, Bondi
    Apr 6 2026

    Trump fires Bondi cause she was unable to do the impossible. Ben riffs. David Faris invokes the sour milk metaphor to explain the former AG’s rise and fall. And he dissects 50 or so years of deceitful cherry-picking justifications for waging war against Iran. Finally, a word or two about Trump’s fall in the polls. And the Farisian theory that Trump’s base is a fairly prosperous group of zealots who are more or less exempt from the consequences of his policy. David is a professor of political science at Roosevelt University and a columnist for the Nation. His views are his own.

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    47 m
  • Oh, What a Week—Pappas And The Property Tax

    Oh, What a Week—Pappas And The Property Tax
    Apr 4 2026

    It’s that time of the week. Ben and Dr D cover it all. Maria Pappas. Property Taxes. Darren Bailey goes on Fox. JB. And so much more…

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    41 m