Stay ConnectedCUMULUS MEDIA announces that its Chicago news/talk radio station WLS-AM will launch “The Lightning Rod”, an exclusive weekly podcast hosted by former Illinois Governor and self-described “Trumpocrat” Rod Blagojevich.
“The Lightning Rod” will feature analysis about politics, government, trending stories and global issues, and will feature conversations with politicians, political experts, policymakers, celebrities and influencers about what’s worked, what hasn’t and who can make it better.
Rod discusses the inside political games that are the cause of high property taxes in Chicago and Illinois.
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Rod discusses the Biden Administration’s disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan.
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RB discusses his lawsuit against the Illinois General Assembly and the unconstitutional disqualifying provision that bars him from running for state or local office.
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RB discusses the recent violent crime wave in Chicago and explains what he would do to fight it if he was in charge.
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RB discusses the latest outbreak of violence in Chicago and suggests ways to stop it.
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RB gives historical perspective on the recent incidents of anti Semitic attacks against Jewish people in New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago.
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RB condemns Mayor Lightfoot’s policy of denying one on one interviews to news reporters who are white and calls on President Biden, Vice President Harris Governor Pritzker, and Senator Durbin’s to join him in condemning it.
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RB discusses how the unprecedented raid on the attorney of the former President is the product of the politicization of the DOJ.
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RB talks about Chicago Bears legend Steve McMichael and being afflicted with Lou Gehrig’s disease.
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RB discusses the impact of recent comments made by a Democratic Congresswoman who is advocating for the abolition of the police.
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