Episodes

  • Chicago Way w/John Kass: Keeping Chicago’s Irish heritage alive

    Chicago Way w/John Kass: Keeping Chicago’s Irish heritage alive
    Feb 16 2026
    Chicago Way w/John Kass (02/16/26): Mike “Houli” Houlihan, a well-known Irish-American actor, filmmaker, stand-up comedian, and former Chicago Sun-Times columnist, joins Jeff Carlin while John Kass regains his voice. Houli has a new piece on JohnKassNews.com and is always working on multiple projects at Hibernian Media. Check out more from Kass at JohnKassNews.com or contact me at john@johnkassnews.com, […]
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  • Chicago Way w/John Kass: Quantifying trust

    Chicago Way w/John Kass: Quantifying trust
    Feb 9 2026
    Chicago Way w/John Kass (02/09/26): Charles Lipson is back playing pinch-hitter for John Kass, who lost his voice educating bright young minds at Hillsdale College, and joins Jeff Carlin with a dive into how we quantify trust. 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. […]
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  • Chicago Way w/John Kass: A lesson from Princeton on the summer of 1861

    Chicago Way w/John Kass: A lesson from Princeton on the summer of 1861
    Feb 2 2026
    Chicago Way w/John Kass (02/02/26): RealClear Politics’ Tom Bevan is here to discuss how we got ourselves to tenuous climate in American politics, what we can learn from his Princeton senior thesis, and why Don Lemon is going to be okay, even if he tells you different. Plus, Kasso wonders if there is a more […]
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  • Chicago Way w/John Kass: On the brink

    Chicago Way w/John Kass: On the brink
    Jan 26 2026
    Chicago Way w/John Kass (01/26/26): Retired police chief Tom Weitzel (Riverside) joins John Kass & Jeff Carlin to talk about his work with Awake Illinois to stop SB2820 (Introduced by Sen. Laura Fine [D-Glenview]) from being passed. SB2820 would ban anyone who previously worked with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from being a law enforcement […]
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  • 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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