Episodes

  • Chicago Way w/John Kass: Still no compassion from the media or politicians for a father’s loss

    Chicago Way w/John Kass: Still no compassion from the media or politicians for a father’s loss
    Jan 19 2026
    Chicago Way w/John Kass (01/19/26): To mark the tragic anniversary of his daughter’s death, Glenview native Joe Abraham joins John Kass & Jeff Carlin to talk about his gut-wrenching experience losing his daughter Katie when she was killed in a hit-and-run crash, allegedly caused by a Guatemalan national who was in the country illegally and […]
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  • Chicago Way w/John Kass: The good, the bad, and the ugly of the Illinois’ judiciary

    Chicago Way w/John Kass: The good, the bad, and the ugly of the Illinois’ judiciary
    Jan 12 2026
    Chicago Way w/John Kass (01/12/26): Thom Serafin, long-time political strategist, Communicator in Chief of Serafin & Associates, & newly collaborating with Mercury Illinois, joins John Kass & Jeff Carlin with some much needed perspective on who are the Cook County Bar Association & the Chicago Council of Lawyers, and why are they upset over a […]
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  • Chicago Way w/John Kass: Charles Lipson looks at how 2026 might unfold

    Chicago Way w/John Kass: Charles Lipson looks at how 2026 might unfold
    Jan 5 2026
    Chicago Way w/John Kass (01/05/26): This week, Charles Lipson joins John Kass & Jeff Carlin to start off the new year. Charles is the Peter B. Ritzma Professor of Political Science Emeritus at the University of Chicago and an author whose writings can be found in the Spectator, Spectator World, The Telegraph, and more. On […]
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  • Chicago Way w/John Kass: Like frogs in a pot, happy New Year

    Chicago Way w/John Kass: Like frogs in a pot, happy New Year
    Dec 30 2025
    Chicago Way w/John Kass (12/30/25): Happy New Year from the Chicago Way. John Kass & Jeff Carlin look at the end of the year and who might be eligible for the first-ever Moutza of the Year. Obvious contenders are Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, and Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, but […]
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  • Chicago Way w/John Kass: O Holy Night

    Chicago Way w/John Kass: O Holy Night
    Dec 24 2025
    Chicago Way w/John Kass (12/24/25): Merry Christmas, Kyrie Elaison. John Kass reads ‘O Holy Night,’ his annual Christmas column. Blessings to all! Check out more from Kass at JohnKassNews.com or contact me at john@johnkassnews.com, or Facebook, or on X (Twitter). Tell your friends about us. Join the great adventure. Subscribe today! Follow Everything John Kass – JohnKassNews.com Follow @John_Kass Follow […]
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  • Chicago Way w/John Kass: A Christmas soup debate

    Chicago Way w/John Kass: A Christmas soup debate
    Dec 19 2025
    Chicago Way w/John Kass (12/19/25): Greetings, good tidings, and cheer from John Kass & Jeff Carlin at The Chicago Way podcast. In this last collab before the traditional Christmas column reading, John sets the table for a Kass family soup competition. Plus, Kasso shares the story of our dearly departed Zeus the Wonderdog enjoying too […]
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  • Chicago Way w/John Kass: A funeral for a friend and the city’s finances

    Chicago Way w/John Kass: A funeral for a friend and the city’s finances
    Dec 15 2025
    Chicago Way w/John Kass (12/15/25): Austin Berg, Executive Director of the Chicago Policy Center at the Illinois Policy Institute, join John Kass & Jeff Carlin with a look at just how badly Mayor Brandon Johnson has managed Chicago’s finances and the inane ideas the Mayor has come up with to fill a nearly $1.2 billion […]
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  • Chicago Way w/John Kass: Why Pastor Brooks has zero confidence in Mayor Johnson

    Chicago Way w/John Kass: Why Pastor Brooks has zero confidence in Mayor Johnson
    Dec 8 2025
    Chicago Way w/John Kass (12/08/25): Pastor Corey Brooks joins John Kass & Jeff Carlin to discuss how his fundraising effort to walk across the entire United States in a year is going, why he has zero confidence in Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, what former mayor Daley said to him, and where he’s been eating along […]
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