Episodes

  • The Mincing Rascals 5.13.26: Attractions and distractions, the McStadium, gas prices, and the hantavirus

    The Mincing Rascals 5.13.26: Attractions and distractions, the McStadium, gas prices, and the hantavirus
    May 13 2026
    The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn of The Picayune Sentinel, Chicago journalist Cate Plys, publisher of Roseland, Chicago: 1972, and Steve Bertrand, host of Steve Bertrand on Books and proprietor of Steve Bertrand Travel. The Rascals start with the attractions and distractions of Donald Trump from musing about Venezuela as the 51st […]
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  • The Mincing Rascals 5.6.26: Obama Center, Samantha Steele, Indiana election, Iran War

    The Mincing Rascals 5.6.26: Obama Center, Samantha Steele, Indiana election, Iran War
    May 6 2026
    The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, multi-media journalist Brandon Pope, author of Brandon Pope’s Screening Room, and award-winning journalist and political pundit Marj Halperin. Today, the Rascals begin the podcast discussing the Obama Presidential Center. Tickets went on sale today. Eric is not excited about the museum, but […]
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  • The Mincing Rascals 4.29.26: SAFE-T Act, WHCD shooting, Comey indictment

    The Mincing Rascals 4.29.26: SAFE-T Act, WHCD shooting, Comey indictment
    Apr 29 2026
    The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, Jon Hansen of WGN Radio and Block Club Chicago, and Austin Berg, Executive Director of the Chicago Policy Center and author of the The Last Ward on Substack. The Rascals start this week’s podcast talking about the fatal shooting of Chicago police officer John Bartholomew. The suspect […]
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  • The Mincing Rascals 4.22.26: State redistricting, millionaires tax, new Bears stadium

    The Mincing Rascals 4.22.26: State redistricting, millionaires tax, new Bears stadium
    Apr 22 2026
    The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, Steve Bertrand, host of the ‘Steve Bertrand on Books‘ podcast, and award-winning journalist and political pundit Marj Halperin. The Rascals start the podcast this week talking about Darren Bailey, GOP candidate for governor, refusing to say that Donald Trump lost the […]
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  • The Mincing Rascals 4.15.26: Tipped wage veto, Trump v. Pope Leo, Door Dash Grandma

    The Mincing Rascals 4.15.26: Tipped wage veto, Trump v. Pope Leo, Door Dash Grandma
    Apr 15 2026
    The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, Chicago journalist Cate Plys, publisher of Roseland, Chicago: 1972, and multi-media journalist Brandon Pope, author of Brandon Pope’s Screening Room. This week, the Rascals start the podcast close to home by talking about the Chicago City Council failing to override Mayor Johnson’s […]
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  • The Mincing Rascals 4.8.26: Trump rhetoric, Iran war ceasefire, Adam Toledo lawsuit

    The Mincing Rascals 4.8.26: Trump rhetoric, Iran war ceasefire, Adam Toledo lawsuit
    Apr 8 2026
    The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, Austin Berg, Executive Director of the Chicago Policy Center and author of the The Last Ward on Substack, and award-winning journalist and political pundit Marj Halperin. Today, the Rascals start the podcast discussing President Trump’s fiery rhetoric, the latest developments on the war with Iran, […]
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  • The Mincing Rascals 4.1.26: Birthright citizenship, Sheridan Gorman, ABS

    The Mincing Rascals 4.1.26: Birthright citizenship, Sheridan Gorman, ABS
    Apr 1 2026
    The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, Jon Hansen of WGN Radio and Block Club Chicago, and Steve Bertrand, host of the ‘Steve Bertrand on Books‘ podcast. This week, the Rascals start the podcast discussing the Supreme Court hearing oral arguments on President Trump’s effort to end birthright […]
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  • The Mincing Rascals 3.25.26: Sheridan Gorman murder, No Kings rally, City Hall firings

    The Mincing Rascals 3.25.26: Sheridan Gorman murder, No Kings rally, City Hall firings
    Mar 25 2026
    The Mincing Rascals this week are Eric Zorn, publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, long-time Chicago journalist Cate Plys, publisher of Roseland, Chicago: 1972, Austin Berg, Executive Director of the Chicago Policy Center and author of the The Last Ward on Substack, and Steve Bertrand, host of the ‘Steve Bertrand on Books‘ podcast. This week’s John Williams-less podcast begins with the gang discussing the […]
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