Episodes

  • The Mincing Rascals 11.4.26: Midterm election recap: A generational wave

    The Mincing Rascals 11.4.26: Midterm election recap: A generational wave
    Nov 4 2026
    The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, 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. This week the Rascals break down the results from the midterm elections, both nationally and locally. What were the biggest […]
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  • The Mincing Rascals 11.11.26: Election breakdown 2.0, Hegseth impeachment effort, Alexi’s air ball, Google AI, Nvidia spy saga

    The Mincing Rascals 11.11.26: Election breakdown 2.0, Hegseth impeachment effort, Alexi’s air ball, Google AI, Nvidia spy saga
    Nov 11 2026
    The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn of The Picayune Sentinel, long-time Chicago journalist Cate Plys, publisher of Roseland, Chicago: 1972, and Steve Bertrand, host of Steve Bertrand on Books and proprietor of Steve Bertrand Travel. This week, the Rascals begin the podcast digging a little deeper into the election results including the latest on the count […]
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  • The Mincing Rascals 10.28.26: Alaska Senate race controversy, midterm predictions, millionaire tax, hotel strike

    The Mincing Rascals 10.28.26: Alaska Senate race controversy, midterm predictions, millionaire tax, hotel strike
    Oct 28 2026
    The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn 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. The Rascals begin the podcast discussing their predictions for the midterm elections. Next, the Rascals discuss the New York Times […]
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  • The Mincing Rascals 9.16.26: Medical aid in dying law, mail-in voting, parking meters

    The Mincing Rascals 9.16.26: Medical aid in dying law, mail-in voting, parking meters
    Sep 16 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 proprietor of Steve Bertrand Travel, and long-time Chicago journalist Cate Plys, publisher of Roseland, Chicago: 1972. The Rascals begin the podcast this week talking about the controversial new Medical Aid in Dying law in Illinois. Where are […]
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  • The Mincing Rascals 10.14.26: New press secretary, midterm election, Chicago budget

    The Mincing Rascals 10.14.26: New press secretary, midterm election, Chicago budget
    Oct 14 2026
    The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, long-time Chicago journalist Cate Plys, publisher of Roseland, Chicago: 1972, Jon Hansen of WGN Radio and Block Club Chicago,and award-winning journalist and political pundit Marj Halperin. This week the Rascals open the podcast talking about the biggest issue of the week…Kelly Clarkson v. Art of Play. Who is on Team […]
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  • The Mincing Rascals 9.30.26: AI meeting, parking meter deal, Jack Smith hearing, midterm election

    The Mincing Rascals 9.30.26: AI meeting, parking meter deal, Jack Smith hearing, midterm election
    Sep 30 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 proprietor of Steve Bertrand Travel, and Jon Hansen of WGN Radio and Block Club Chicago. This week the podcast begins with Jon Hansen’s recap of his work at the Presidents Cup golf tournament and having the opportunity to […]
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  • The Mincing Rascals 10.7.26: Sox fever, Trump ads, Cornell rape case, Christa Pike

    The Mincing Rascals 10.7.26: Sox fever, Trump ads, Cornell rape case, Christa Pike
    Oct 7 2026
    The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, long-time Chicago journalist Cate Plys, publisher of Roseland, Chicago: 1972, and award-winning journalist and political pundit Marj Halperin. The Rascals begin the podcast with White Sox Fever! Next, the Rascals break down President Trump’s controversial comments about the war in Iran, and saying, ‘let […]
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  • The Mincing Rascals 10.21.26: Ramaswamy ad, polling accuracy, Chicago budget

    The Mincing Rascals 10.21.26: Ramaswamy ad, polling accuracy, Chicago budget
    Oct 21 2026
    The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn of The Picayune Sentinel, Austin Berg, Executive Director of the Chicago Policy Center and author of the The Last Ward on Substack, and Steve Bertrand, host of Steve Bertrand on Books and proprietor of Steve Bertrand Travel. The Rascals start the podcast talking about Vivek Ramaswamy’s controversial attack ad featuring his Democratic […]
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