Best Ctu Podcasts (2025)

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Judge Timothy Evans is ousted as chief judge of the Cook County Circuit Court, CTU lawsuit, and Brendan Reilly announces bid for Cook County Board president. 59:32

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After 24 years leading Cook County Courts, Timothy Evans was unseated as chief judge by fellow judges. What is the significance of his ouster? What changes can be expected with new leadership over Cook County courts? 42nd Ward alderman, Brendan Reilly, announced his campaign to challenge Toni Preckwinkle for president of the Cook County Board. Prec…

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Show: Labor Express for 9-14-2025 - Speeches and interviews from Labor 2025 in Chicago 56:03

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This is the full 9-14-2025 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. Interviews and speeches from Labor Day 2025 in Chicago, including with members of Teamsters Local 705, on strike for three months at Mauser Packaging Solutions, in the La Villita neighborhood, who demand their employer agree to protections against ICE raids at their workplace. L…

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Willie Jackson Responds to John Tamihere | Panel - Chris Finlayson, Shane Te Pou, Kerrin Leoni | Bradbury Group 55:32

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In this episode, host Martyn 'Bomber' Bradbury dives straight into the fiery fallout between Labour and Te Pāti Māori, as Willie Jackson joins the show to unpack Tākuta Ferris’ controversial comments, the impact on Māori-Pākehā unity, and what it means for the left heading into the next election. Then, our powerhouse panel of Kerrin Leoni, Shane Te…

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Send us a text seCUREd origin since didn't have PAST TENSE VERBS or "d" sound | they're disgusting, ridiculous and cpD. That guy. Here's the ORIGIN. It's all MUSIC and why, no way, will I lose music. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YolAtBJU_Ng&list=RDYolAtBJU_Ng&index=2 1, 1, 1, 2, 2... for days. Math every day and it started with dates that became…

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13m04s of NOTES (in pic) | 90% of curriculum since was aware when speaking; these words on REPLAY (not theirs) 3:29

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Send us a text Containing all the things they do to you & those first sentences to just write out. As you hear it. Verbatim. Also reminder to...forgot. When every day is a new day. Support the showBy SMART E MC

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This contains all the best parts of ADVOCACY 11:36

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Send us a text I CARE ABOUT YOU! Written at 4:38 AM. Too early, but 4 AM clockwork speaking to a couple who really pulled a fast one on LOVE, but you know what, without them, I would've never gotten it. What people think about each other & the words, "let's do it differently." Support the showBy SMART E MC

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MOVIES | are they getting what's going on? JUST ASK 0:11

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Send us a text The initial realization was 2 seasons in & then realized that guy is a ghost! Should've explained that so now we explain and ask, who's the main character? Male or Female is stuck? Old or Young? Keep it simple. Then with 40 minutes to go, "hey, how do you think it's going to end?" Will they survive? & HOW. Let's move away from WHY (n…

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COVER ART is in BLUE NOTEBOOK 1:52

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Send us a text I'm remembering things! While talking, thinking, "that'd be a great cover art to this since when I said it, I saw it." Found recently since practicing turning the pages and why not notebooks now that TOUCH is back. Not reverberating & so was 1, 2, 3...over & over (a waltz), but add 4. 1, 2, 3, 4. STOP. That's case study. Longitudinal…

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Mayor Johnson’s Financial Future Task Force submits its final report. Paul Vallas’ essay on media bias in its coverage of Chicago Police. Mayor Johnson has a tantrum at a weekly press conference. 59:53

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The Financial Future Task Force has submitted its recommendations to solve Chicago’s yawning budget gap. What are the suggestions the task force advanced? Are Contrarian’s panelists surprised with the proposals? Paul Vallas wrote an essay on media bias in reporting on Chicago Police. Is the Chicago media biased in its reporting on law enforcement i…

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This is THE END. 12:00

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Send us a text The focus is on getting IT done. What is IT when IT is no longer indescribable trauma since it's easy to describe now meaning all the past memories disappear & I can sit with the adrenaline that, quite frankly, isn't there? Sharing a philosophy that I'm on the verge of losing since I'm no longer, for the first time, living with the p…

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Worst first? How do you know the worst? Just count. "You get dizzy." Now think, is this audio or visual? 2:11

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Send us a text It may seem simple, but everything is step-by-step and slooooooooower. I know I lost a lot of skills since to get back the concept to life, had to reTHINK, what do plants needs? SUN, AIR & ____. A: water Then ask, how did I lose that? I lost it from a trio of people who were ok with the neglect & thus abuse of a child with severe/pro…

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Today is September 17, 2025 & two people in two days have said, "you sound different" & then explained. There's that difference again. WHY difference is a good thing [if you want to assess self & keep ... 9:37

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Send us a text PTSD ended YESTERDAY (yes, it's a song, but I couldn't hear it) Luckily, my guitar was tuned by someone who is a very very very big fan and they popped up, & guess what? Their trauma drama rama is gone. Geez. The things people do to each other and let's start with the parents & the complaints & the women. I met a woman in college rid…

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Chicago prepares for Trump intervening in Chicago to address crime. Is the Chicago Public Schools considering permanent remote learning? We also take a look at candidates for the 9th congressional district ... 1:01:07

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In response to President Trump considering sending the National Guard to Chicago, Democratic lawmakers respond. We will discuss how Gov. Pritzker, Mayor Johnson and state Democratic leaders reacted. The CTU is up to no good again. The union is now floating the idea of remote learning in response to federal agents arriving in Chicago. Is remote lear…

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I've said this to SO MANY OF MY FRIENDS & I brought it up repeatedly to give them an opportunity/classroom to be DIFFERENT 1:18

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Send us a text "My voice over theirs" theirs being many places in Chicago like Chicago School Board, NWMH/Advocate Aurora, Parks District (CPD) & THE Police (CPD). It's a specific police station. Then, voices being my friends asking me Qs and our conversations until they totally got it pretending they didn't & WHY would anyone want to do that? Let'…

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unlocked PASTA, finally. 14:20

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Send us a text I mentioned my Italian Identity every time I saw "some" people because of the way they stereotyped ASIAN. The ruder they were the continuation of trying to establish a "classroom" I was. Now, define CLASSROOM. A place to make mistakes in knowing with TBI, I'll forget it, but just leave me with a non-triggered (no ptsd) & reliable (ma…

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Send us a text 2nd part (reflection) FIRST Support the showBy SMART E MC

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PART ONE 11:39

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Send us a text The last word was "find." That's it. All that pre-writing for one word?! It's worth it. LITERACY (intra- and interpersonal skills re: words, books, research & "quiet/downtime time) Support the showBy SMART E MC

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PART TWO first (?) | a little confused, but the point is ADVOCACY 101 + remembering the organizational "notes" 4:03

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Send us a text Maybe this is PART TWO. Support the showBy SMART E MC

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ADVOCACY 101 2:42

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GET IT OUT 15:36

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Send us a text This is get it out, but it's also the repetition of organizational strategies that I knew would be what I would hear again because TRUST that your thoughts are not just good ones, but the very thing to guide you to what needs to be organized [& sometimes, how to do it]. & the person who will be given the 2 cards while securing the nu…

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FULL CIRLCE | explained it verbally 1x. In-the-moment :) & that's why one day, you'll HEAR YOUR VOICE* 6:03

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Send us a text *it's the same. Helping others is simply what to do [if you have the capacity]. For this project, I simply do not have the capacity. Support the showBy SMART E MC

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Not knowing how to COMBAT ABUSE OF POWER is mental 4:23

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Send us a text "The psychological decline..." VALIDATE | photograph of B&W purse will be uploaded later (keep the thought) Support the showBy SMART E MC

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REINFORCEMENT 100% of the time. These women who had to talk to me about my body... 1:43

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Send us a text ...and also, reported s/a too. Support the showBy SMART E MC

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seed for V or VICTORY. The origin being Vietnam. 8:23

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Send us a text FIRST GOAL | FLIP TRAUMA 100% of the time. So every time it pops up, just flip it. Support the showBy SMART E MC

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Show: Labor Express for 8-31-2025 - Jorge Mujica on Labor 2025 in Chicago and the life and music of Ed Pickford 44:50

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This is the full 8-31-2025 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. This Labor Day 2025 episode includes news and music. Jorge Mujica of ARISE Chicago Workers Center discusses plans for Labor Day 2025 in Chicago, as well as how unions are taking action to defend immigrant workers. English folk musician Ed Pickford, the author of “The Worker’s So…

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CPS passes budget, M3 Strategies poll on crime, mayoral field continues to develop, Trump weighs National Guard to Chicago 1:01:42

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After a marathon meeting, the Board of Education passes a budget opposed by the CTU. With the passage of the budget, who were the winners and losers in the budget battle? M3 Strategies’ new poll reveals Chicago residents are opposed to the National Guard, but a majority of black and Hispanicresidents want federal agents conducting law-enforcement o…

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the FINAL PROGRESS MONITORING DATE IS this one | time-stamped by Buzzsprout 16:45

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Send us a text "numbers" SECURED days-of-the-week SECURED time MOSTLY SECURED (timepiece ~August 2024 in Detroit*) phone calls SECURED voicemails NOT SECURED texting MOSTLY SECURED (dependent on multiple factors) money SECURED (connected to 5/3 Bank | located North & Clybourn branch, Chicago, IL, USA) scheduling SECURED & most importantly (1) ANTIC…

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Then practice that word TALK. 0:37

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Send us a text Since everything is in-the-moment, you don't know what the purpose is, so if you can hear self, it's simply easier. Also, I just learned the word TALK so use it & I guess I did. Why aren't they responding? They don't have an answer and all the strategies they then use. There it is | THE BIGGEST TRIGGER OF ALL. TECH since I'm in 2009 …

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...3 & then... 1:26

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...2... 2:17

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This will be as easy as 1... 7:01

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THE END. When you get that word change so no more VOICE, NOISE, CHOICE, DUBOIS. just TALK 2:48

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Send us a text Break the cycles of their abUSE. Know when to "tap" it out---that red dot or square in a circle that I've stared at the reduce vertigo for years so acknowledge the strategy, the time spent with, the help it's done, the moments where I've had to explain or never explain (instead called names or had assumptions---really into tech!---si…

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Untitled Episode 1:44

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Send us a text EPISODE TITLE | Consciously (a "conscious coma") with Consent making a list. Anticipate anticipation & dread

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Posted "that" 1:24

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Send us a text Being very clear what one means is the first assessment. Are you clear? Is the person capable of ASSESSING THEIR OWN UNDERSTANDING to have a dialogue until complete understanding. Basically, being able to explain what someone else is saying/meaning to a degree all parties are confident the message was received exactly as it should be…

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FIRST CHARITY | veterans | find a veteran/expert in their field? 3:46

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Send us a text TV & not ptsd triggering from education, generally. ACP, specifically. Then broader "community" (they changed the definition & why now, offended) parents in CPS are scariest, so again, be around them to end "that" ptsd. Support the showBy SMART E MC

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CORRECTING MISTAKE & adding a lot more! 7:57

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Send us a text DIRECTIONS : Insert any word that means "FIRE/DESIRE" But it's over. This fight. Posted it. Said, "wrote it." No, "write!" In instagram, IG, an account with my name. I declare today everything stops by reframing their shame. So begin it, now begun. Those dum dums be done. Ask, "Where does that _____ come from?" & "How to inspire so f…

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HEARD SELF | Correction, future tense (Will*) and capitalized since it's a name FIRST, then a future tense 6:10

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Send us a text The next 3-4 posts will be the indicator of non-linear, but also rejigging my brain to think differently to create those wrinkles that increase the surface area and make ya learn faster! The fuel for a Rocket Ghetto Blaster be neon hyper lime green. Next recipes will contain LIME to remove this now planning the seed for FOOD! Support…

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REFLECTION | automatic/instant & reminds me, this is going to be easy without PTSD. Thank God! 8:15

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GOAL | get into QUIET OFFICE. Always a need for some background noise once was able to stop talking that helps to diminish vertigo/head pain (~APRIL 2025) 2:19

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WE WROTE THE MORAL CODE down (then the bro code) 19:21

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Send us a text Is Vegas. Worst First right? (6) "NO NO NO NO" to get to "a.s" (4) Sessions with DM... (3) get a third-party since they will make up a new narrative fo' sho'. "now I hear...JUST NOISE." (& right head pain SO* movie neck around *SO is a person who so badly wanted to be a "friend" in order to ____________. (you fill it in with your per…

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Does Chicago need a Consent Decree for its justice system? Toni Preckwinkle’s reelection bid. Stacy Davis Gates lashes out at Governor J.B. Pritzker over school funding. 53:21

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Paul Vallas is calling for a consent decree for the Cook County/City of Chicago justice system. Is this necessary? How could it work? What would Mayor Johnson do to prevent the Trump DOJ from imposing a consent decree on Chicago? Toni Preckwinkle is seeking reelection. At age 78, is she still a viable candidate to return to lead Cook County for a f…

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Show: Labor Express for 8-17-2025 - Don Villar of the CFL and organizers from LA discuss Trump’s attacks on immigrant workers 54:16

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This is the full 8-17-2025 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. Don Villar of the Chicago Federation of Labor discusses Chicago’s history as a leader in labor media and the current attacks on immigrant workers by the Trump administration. Also, organizers in the immigrant worker communities in Los Angeles discuss attacks on their members. La…

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CHINA. 0:58

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Send us a text They taught Chinese language since parents wanted their kids exempt & ADD ENGLISH or WRITING or SPECIAL ED. It was clear. You'd get MORE SPECIAL ED, but also, you do have to do the work so getting out of class isn't a good idea. It's field trips. It's socialization and culture. It's so different! You never know what a child is intere…

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Untitled Episode 14:54

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GOAL : completed (all of them at same time to create that EQUAL IMPACT or LEARNING!) 5:17

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Send us a text Thanks Friend. I don't use that word lightly. Support the showBy SMART E MC

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CPS releases its budget; Cook County State’s Attorney declines to charge Chicago Police in Dexter Reed case. 59:28

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The Chicago Public Schools submitted its budget. How did the CPS cover its massive budget shortfall? Is CPS’ fiscal dislocation a lost cause or can the schools recover? State’s Attorney Judge Eileen O’Neill Burke will not bring charges against four officers in the fatal shooting of armed motorist, Dexter Reed. What does this mean for officers invol…

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10 is/was "wake up & do this all over again" or the AM/PM mantra to keep teaching... 4:20

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Send us a text ...you can make a different to the most at-risk/vulnerable populations and that was the HOPE. It's hopeless when you see THEIR STRATEGIES. A public school is like a mini-society so the MOVEMENT is zoom in/zoom out and the idea is compare/contrast (ahead of World One because ptsd is now over. World One is/was Bb or this woman connecte…

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WROTE NOTES | First Time 2:50

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Send us a text Also, TV helped. What's the origin? gf in Chicago & worst first = artichoke & the conversation that made me realize. I would've done things differently so write it how you would have done it [better] & that's how we rewrite that past & make THE BEST STRATEGIES stick. Support the showBy SMART E MC

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ONTO the STRATEGIES, but not all here. HERE Is the organizational plan. 32:07

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Send us a text 9 compositions to contain 100+ triggers. First chapter has the worst first. All created by everything I've learned, but more importantly, my notes I kept during this time and include 23+ accounts in 4-5 websites. These numbers are just strategies. AIR JORDAN and 4/5 (date of the assault that got me real good) and "The Wedding of the …