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Chicago's Morning Answer is the only morning radio program in Chicago that covers all of the stories that matter, from Washington to Springfield, from politics to culture. Hosted by Dan Proft, one the sharpest political minds in Illinois, Chicago's Morning Answer brings you what you need to know every morning from 5-9am (CT) on AM 560 The Answer. http://560TheAnswer.com http://morninganswerchicago.com
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Upstream Ideas

Upstream Ideas

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"He who seeks to improve conditions must propagate a new mentality, not merely a new institution." — Ludwig von MisesOur aim at Upstream Ideas is to do just as Mises suggested by turning the dial on how you look at the political and policy issues facing Illinois, Chicago and our nation. We present new ideas that inform salient policy decisions, start new conversations and move beyond partisan politics all while challenging the status quo.Dan Proft along with distinguished guests and contribu ...
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0:30 - OPERATION ABSOLUTE RESOLVE 14:45 - Rubio on Maduro "game-playing": if you don't know, now you know 37:11 - SOMALI DAYCARES 01:04:56 - Venezuelan exile Andrés Guilarte on the removal of Maduro: God has a plan for everything and you just saw that 01:22:13 - Steven Bucci of The Heritage Foundation says taking out Maduro was the right call — and…
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0:30 – Minnesota Fraud 37:30 - CPS School Board approves property tax hike 01:00:17 - Brandon Johnson changes tune on curfews for NYE 01:14:35 - Retired Riverside Police Chief Tom Weitzel urges people to avoid the Loop and downtown for New Year’s Eve celebrations. Follow Tom on X @ChiefWeitzel 01:33:29 - Wirepoints founder Mark Glennon breaks down …
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0:30 - Somali Fraud in Minnesota 36:59 - SCOTUS & National Guard in Chicago 57:01 - NARCAN in Illinois Public Libraries 01:16:15 - Steven Bucci of The Heritage Foundation breaks down the strategic ties between Venezuela and Cuba — and where Russia–Ukraine peace talks stand. 01:35:20 - Powerline’s John Hinderaker on Minnesota’s sprawling fraud schem…
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0:30 - Bari Weiss pulled 60 min segment 36:34 - Will BLM Brandon veto the City Council budget? 01:16:00 - Will the Bears follow in the Chiefs’ footsteps? 01:38:16 - Founder of Wirepoints Mark Glennon: Illinois Is Forcing Ideology on Its Employees. Follow Mark at his substack substack.com/@markglennon 01:55:54 - More Crime on the CTA 02:09:00 - Seni…
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0:30 - TP USA AmericaFest 38:05 - Chicago City Council passes budget 57:33 - The Gary Bears?!? 01:16:15 - Steven Bucci, visiting fellow at The Heritage Foundation’s Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies, weighs in on Venezuela, the Russia–Ukraine talks — and even Saturday night’s Bears game. 01:33:33 - Retired FBI counterterrorism and counterin…
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0:30 - Brown/MIT: They got their guy 31:57 - Immigration angle 56:48 - Retired FBI supervisory special agent James Gagliano faults Brown University’s lack of functioning cameras for delaying the shooter investigation and the death of an MIT professor days later. 01:14:57 - Writer and photographer Chris Arnade, currently walking around the world, as…
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0:30 - Trump's Prime Time Christmas Address to the Nation 40:05 - Sports & Politics 01:03:27 - Former Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau reacts after a judge trims the village’s lawsuit he calls an attempt to silence him. 01:23:25 - Best Protest Song of 2025 - Round 1 01:50:17 - 15th ward Alderman Ray Lopez breaks down the budget battle at city hall. Fo…
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0:30 - Brown U presser update 15:35 - JD Vance responds to Susie Wiles calling him "conspiracy theorist" in Vanity Fair profile 34:22 - FBI didn't believe it had probable cause for the Mar-a-Lago raid 54:35 - Robert Gomez, Beat Kitchen owner, losing Riverwalk site 01:13:44 - Stephen Moore: ignore the distorted unemployment number — skilled workers …
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0:30 - Trump defends Truth Social post on Reiner 20:23 - VT Rep. Becca Balint rips Trump on House floor over Truth Social post on Reiner 37:31 - Providence Police Chief Oscar Lopez won't disclose what shooter allegedly yelled upon opening fire 01:01:18 - Liel Leibovitz, editor at large for Tablet, on the mass shootings at Bondi Beach and Brown Univ…
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0:30 - A day of terror 13:14 - Aussie Hanukkah Bondi Beach shooting 36:33 - Brown U shooting 54:25 - Assisted suicide 01:15:46 - Steven Bucci, visiting fellow at The Heritage Foundation’s Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies, unpacks the ISIS killing of Americans in Syria, the seizure of an Iranian oil tanker bound for Cuba, and Nicolás Maduro…
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0:30 - Who's your white knight? 13:21 - Sports & Politics 33:12 - Finding the kids 59:31 - Race 2 Dinner for the low, low price of $5000 you can get identitarian absolution 01:06:22 - Will County State’s Attorney Jim Glasgow reflects on navigating the Safe-T Act and offers praise for Cook County’s Eileen O’Neill Burke. 01:37:06 - Paul Jacobs of Foo…
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0:30 - DHS.Gov/Wow 15:28 - Border/migrants/deportations 37:49 - BLM Brandon on Trump threats over CTA funding per lack of safety 55:14 - Dr. Jonathan Ellen, primary care pediatrician, epidemiologist, and former CEO of Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, on Trump's move to slash the childhood vax schedule 01:11:39 - Scott “The Cow Guy” Shellady, …
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0:30 - Pritzker signs legislation barring ICE from within 1000 feet of courthouses 14:46 - City Budget 39:56 - Mid Terms 58:14 - Founder & Principal Broker for HealthInsuranceMentors.com, C Steven Tucker, previews the new GOP health care proposal 01:17:09 - Aussies ban social media access for teens 01:58:17 - Professor for the Institute of American…
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0:30 - BLM Brandon shutdown 19:02 - Pritzker release...and JB knew too 37:13 - Dan's adds to his protest songs mixtape 59:32 - Crockett 01:16:13 - In-depth History with Frank from Arlington Heights 01:18:54 - CEO of Independent Women’s Voice and the president of Suasion Insights, Heather Higgins: The filibuster must fall to save the republic. Follo…
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0:30 - Ed Bambas 9:32 - Somali Maine State Rep. Mana Abdi on coming to America 32:20 - Europe has a problem 56:55 - Why Dan Proft is Single 01:13:04 - Visiting fellow at The Heritage Foundation, Steven Bucci, challenges Don Jr.’s predictions about Trump’s next moves in Ukraine. 01:36:45 - Carissa Codel, morning anchor "Ozark's First" on Fox 49, rea…
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0:30 - Narco boats 15:01 - CPS sexual abuse settlement 34:19 - Minnesota 01:16:20 - James A. Gagliano, retired FBI supervisory special agent and doctoral candidate in homeland security, defends the bureau’s handling of the J6 pipe bomber case — insisting it wasn’t botched, it was a cold case that needed fresh eyes. James also served as mayor of the…
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0:30 - BLM Brandon offers waterworks in defense of corp head tax 14:14 - Omar on MN fraud: lack of guardrails 36:24 - More Batmans 53:52 - Adam B Coleman, founder of Wrong Speak Publishing, on the virtues of marriage and why the internet is toxic to men and women looking for love. Adam is also the author of The Children We Left Behind: How Western …
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0:30 - Eileen O'Neill Burke 1 year in 17:34 - Trump Cabinet Meeting: on Somalians..."we don't want them in our country" 39:22 - Our Afghan "friends" 01:05:38 - Ken Burns documentary "The American Revolution" with Matt Walsh commentary 01:20:12 - Noah Rothman, senior writer at National Review: The Problem with the Republican Party? All the Democrats…
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0:30 - How is this race so close? 17:12 - Cook Co property taxes 37:03 - Trump on Somalia and other countries whose people "we don't need" 01:00:00 - Cutting ties with the (Boy) Scouts 01:17:13 - In-depth History with Frank from Arlington Heights 01:20:09 - Paul Jacobs of Food for the Poor on delivering food, water, and hope to vulnerable children …
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0:30 - Trump announces passing of National Guardsman Sarah Beckstrom on Thanksgiving 17:00 - Chad Robicheaux, Marine vet who served in Afghanistan...knew it would be a problem 39:48 - Wajahat Ali: blame all Afghan refugees then blame and deport all white men 01:02:46 - Campus Beat 01:21:01 - Steven Bucci, visiting fellow at The Heritage Foundation’…
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0:30 - Trump's turkey pardons… 16:06 - Pritzker willing to tweak SAFE-T Act 34:51 - Dan's Thanksgiving Tips 43:15 - Aftyn Behn: I don't want kids, I want power 54:16 - It’s a DOGE Eat DOGE World 01:13:35 - Pastor Corey Brooks—Senior Pastor of New Beginnings Church of Chicago and founder of Project H.O.O.D.—warns that America has strayed from its mo…
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0:30 - Bethany MaGee 19:39 - 4 football players from Rogers HS in Newport facing charges for assaulting special needs boy 39:37 - Katie Couric and Jen Psaki complain about Trump getting softballs from DC press corps 58:18 - Joseph Moreno, former federal prosecutor with the Department of Justice and a US Army combat veteran, looks over the James Com…
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0:30 - BLM on shootings by Chicago Theater Friday night 16:40 - How a City Dies 38:47 - MTG fare the well 01:02:39 - Trump/Mamdani meeting 01:22:40 - Visiting fellow at The Heritage Foundation, Steven Bucci, on the proposed Russia-Ukraine peace plan: “It smells like capitulation.” 01:44:42 - Chris Whalen, Chairman of Whalen Global Advisors and edit…
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0:30 - BLM Brandon on CTA attack and "plan" to "make investments" improve transit security 31:28 - Dem vets, former intel officers calling on military to defy orders 57:27 - Retired Riverside Police Chief Thomas Weitzel demands real action on CTA crime — more resources, more custody for repeat offenders: Put the same resources on the CTA that you h…
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0:30 - US Atty Andrew Boutros on federal charges against Lawrence Reed 35:54 - Lawrence Reed, the judges in CTA burned alive case 59:23 - Jim Iuorio, host of “The Futures Edge Podcast” and contributor to Wirepoints, isn’t buying Elon Musk’s dream of a world without work — or money. For podcast updates and more @jimiuorio 01:15:43 - Pope Leo 01:38:2…
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0:30 - Women set on fire on blue line 13:09 - Mom and son attacked outside school by kids 37:38 - Van Jones at Forbes confab: black people will dominate with AI because they're the most innovative 58:37 - CAIR 01:21:50 - CAMPUS BEAT 01:33:45 - NYC candidate for mayor in ’21 & ’25 and founder/CEO of the Guardian Angels Curtis Sliwa: Andrew Cuomo was…
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0:30 - Property Taxes 38:50 - Trump on release of Epstein files...all for it so we can get back to touting our successes 01:02:23 - GiGi Gianni, the driving force behind GiGi’s Playhouse, shares a heartfelt message about visibility, achievement, and belonging: “I deserve to be here.” Gigi was joined by her mother and founder of GiGi’s Playhouse Dow…
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0:30 - CTU spending 17:53 - Epstein 38:39 - Border/migrants/deportations 01:02:25 - Why Dan Proft is Single 01:22:35 - Visiting fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies, Steven Bucci, on cartels and the unanswered questions about the Trump shooting in Butler, PA. 01:43:01 - Paul Vallas, senior policy advisor at …
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0:30 - Catholic Bishops on Immigration 01:00:33 - 15th Ward Alderman Ray Lopez explains his immigration amnesty proposal which he presented in a letter to President Trump. For more on Ray’s proposal and his work for the 15th ward @RaymondALopez 01:18:56 - Scott McKay, publisher of TheHayride.com & Senior Editor at The American Spectator: Obamacare …
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0:30 - You’ll get nothing and like it 15:57 - Epstein Emails 39:22 - Operation Midway Blitz 01:04:48 - Illegal Uber Drivers 01:20:07 - RNC Co-Chair KC Crosbie on the end of the shutdown — Democrats got nothing, and Trump made it clear: America First. Follow KC on X @kc4gop 01:41:18 - Paul Vallas — former Chicago mayoral candidate and CPS CEO, now a…
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0:30 - Dumpster Diving Democrats 38:29 - ICE whistles 59:43 - Sounds Like a Civil War 01:16:25 - Former Riverside Police Chief Thomas Weitzel warns of a surge in attacks on officers — fueled by reckless rhetoric from the left. Chief Weitezel is on substack now! substack.com/@chieftomweitzelret 01:38:09 - Economist Stephen Moore shares his travel ti…
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0:30 - Trump on preventing shutdown rerun after Jan. 30 14:21 - Sunny Hostin rant: Dems caved, Schumer should be done 35:50 - AZ judge caught urinating in public and her husband gets arrested over it 59:22 - Cornell Law Professor William Jacobson on Trump’s plans to sue the BBC and the other major legal fights making headlines. Professor Jacobson i…
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0:30 - Deal on shutdown 17:57 - What is the point of the ILGOP? 38:24 - J6 58:22 - Ken Blackwell, former mayor of Cincinnati - also served as deputy undersecretary at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development: My race isn’t your political forecast. Follow Ken on X @kenblackwell 01:14:52 - The Heritage Foundation’s Steven Bucci takes a cl…
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0:30 - Ken Griffin at American Business Forum 20:25 - Megan Kelly says it's ok to talk about Tucker now 39:40 - Shutdown: Flights 47:03 - On bureaucracy 55:50 - Illinois State Representative Bill Hauter (R-87) shares his frustration over the “Terminally Ill Patients” bill and the early-morning vote that pushed it through.For more on Rep Hauter's wo…
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0:30 - Day care center arrest 18:14 - Air traffic reductions 40:04 - Megyn Kelly on GOP getting its act together 01:03:19 - Senior Advisor for DHS/CBP Office of the Commissioner & former Chief of U.S. Border Patrol & Acting Director of ICE, Ron Vitiello, pushes back on media portrayals of ICE and CBP 01:22:40 - William Jacobson, Clinical Professor …
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0:30 - Results 14:26 - Mamdani victory speech 38:25 - Dems call for violence 01:03:19 - Trump defends ICE: ‘I think they haven’t gone far enough’ 01:23:10 - Dr. Zuhdi Jasser — president of the American Islamic Forum for Democracy and former U.S. Navy lieutenant commander — on what Mamdani’s NYC win means for the rest of the country. Dr Jasser is al…
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0:30 - Trump: You Must Vote for Cuomo 13:30 - JB's potty mouth 35:59 - Mark Levin at RJC on Tucker, et al 57:53 - Ben Shapiro on Tucker Carlson, Nick Fuentes...most important thing going on in America 01:13:38 - In Depth History w/ Frank From Arlington Heights 01:16:12 - Sports & Politics 01:33:29 - Mark Glennon, founder of Wirepoints, breaks down …
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State Sen. Chapin Rose last Friday morning on what Veto Session begot Bridgeport Evanston Cleta Mitchell, election attorney and founder of the Election Integrity Network, explains the “Arctic Frost” investigation — and how she became a target. Follow Cleta on X @CletaMitchell Steven Bucci, visiting fellow at The Heritage Foundation’s Allison Center…
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0:30 - Kat the Commie for Congress bounces from podcast But for Trump Nuclear Option Why Dan Proft is Single Chadwick Moore, NY Times bestselling author of Tucker and Senior Reporter at the New York Post, has a message for NYC voters: Mamdani hates America, but nobody’s more New York than Curtis Sliwa. Get more from Chadwick at substack.com/@chadwi…
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0:30 - Kat the Commie on her indictment over ICE interference 14:23 - OPRF equity director 30:35 - More Oak Park… 34:36 - Sen. John Kennedy on the shutdown 59:38 - The Nazis have taken Milford, CT 01:08:26 - Animal Stories 01:13:35 - Noted economist Stephen Moore on the rate drop, the markets, and Trump’s high-stakes meeting with Xi. Get more Steve…
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0:30 - House Oversight Committee Autopen Probe 17:24 - Border/migrants/deportations 37:24 - Leftists Celebrating Political Violence 01:02:29 - Andrew McCarthy, former Chief Assistant U.S. Attorney and National Review contributing editor, on the Biden autopen investigation — and what it could mean for his executive actions. Follow Andy on X @AndrewC…
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0:30 - Trump on running for third term 12:24 - Coles Co Board member and his wife killed in DUI crash caused by illegal 36:30 - Pritzker with Nicole Wallace: no Dem has compared Trump to Hitler 59:37 - Shutdown 01:15:13 - In-depth History with Frank from Arlington Heights 01:18:24 - Gordon Chang, author of Plan Red: China’s Project to Destroy Ameri…
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0:30 - KJP on any regrets? 15:28 - Newsom 34:45 - Deerfield HS Privilege Test 59:59 - As prices climb and paychecks shrink, “The Cow Guy” Scott Shellady warns: America’s middle class is slipping away. Check out Scott’s Market Day Report! – 10:30am CT to 1pm CT- and The Cow Guy Close – 1pm CT to 1:30pm CT – both at RFD-TV 01:18:46 - Heritage Foundat…
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0:30 - Karoline Leavitt's White House History Lesson 15:54 - CA truck driver who killed 3 35:42 - Pritzker EO creating IL Accountability Commission 01:00:29 - Kash Patel on gambling ring arrests 01:20:07 - Retired FBI special agent and legal attaché, Thomas Baker, walks us through the NBA and Mafia gambling bust. Thomas is also the author of The Fa…
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0:30 - Darren Bailey 3:38 - Hugh Hewitt 7:12 - Curtis Sliwa 29:31 - Abraham vs. Abraham on Katie 55:48 - Rev. Gary Graf, pastor of Our Lady of the Heights in Chicago Heights, currently on a pilgrimage from Dolton, Illinois to New York City, calls for a more compassionate response to immigration. Follow Father Gary on his walk to the Statue of Liber…
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0:30 - Pritzker at Economic Club of Chicago 14:47 - Cupich message to illegal immigrants 38:07 - The Curious Misadventures of Mr. Bailey 01:04:09 - Believe it or not 01:15:26 - Senior Counsel at the Article III Project, Will Chamberlain, goes through the docket from Bolton, Brennan & Comey to circuits 7, 9 and the Supreme Court. For more on the Art…
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0:30 - Harvey 16:41 - Arresting ICE agents 39:25 - The Great Feminization 01:01:03 - KJP "I saw him every day" 01:13:02 - In-depth History with Frank from Arlington Heights 01:16:34 - Peter Berkowitz, senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and former Director of Policy Planning at the U.S. State Department, explains how The Next Phases of Trump Ga…
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0:30 - "No Kings" 11:36 - No Kings rally in Grant Park 37:49 - Woman attacked in Chicago after getting off at LaSalle Blue Line stop 57:15 - Host of “The Futures Edge Podcast” and special contributor to Wirepoints, Jim Iuorio, on America’s uneasy relationship with China. For podcast updates & more @jimiuorio 01:16:40 - Former Pentagon official and …
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0:30 - Flashback: Bolton on CNN on Trump indictment for mishandling classified docs 14:42 - Pritzker on $1.4M in gambling wins last year 35:37 - OK Sen. Markwayne Mullin on YR chats 58:40 - Charles Murray, Hayek Emeritus Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, delves into the role of faith in society in his new book Taking Religion Seriously.…
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