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Chicago Way w/John Kass: Like frogs in a pot, happy New Year Dec 30, 2025

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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 what about the scientists bring ancient animals back to life? Plus, Kasso wonders if Illinoisians know they’re frogs?

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Chicago Way w/John Kass: The time is now for independent media in Illinois

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Kass: When good food is simple, what more do you need?

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Chicago Way w/John Kass: A hooley of a good time

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Kass: Mayor Brandon Johnson and the 40 flies

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Kass: Chicago Flips Red’s candidate for mayor

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Chicago Way w/John Kass: O Holy Night Dec 24, 2025

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Chicago Way w/John Kass (12/24/25): Merry Christmas, Kyrie Elaison. John Kass reads ‘O Holy Night,’ his annual Christmas column. Blessings to all!

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Chicago Way w/John Kass: The time is now for independent media in Illinois

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Kass: When good food is simple, what more do you need?

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Chicago Way w/John Kass: A hooley of a good time

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Kass: Mayor Brandon Johnson and the 40 flies

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Kass: Chicago Flips Red’s candidate for mayor

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Chicago Way w/John Kass: A Christmas soup debate Dec 19, 2025

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Chicago Way w/John Kass (12/19/25): Greetings, good tidings, and cheer from John Kass & Jeff Carlin at The Chicago Way podcast. In this last collab before the traditional Christmas column reading, John sets the table for a Kass family soup competition. Plus, Kasso shares the story of our dearly departed Zeus the Wonderdog enjoying too much cheer!

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Chicago Way w/John Kass: The time is now for independent media in Illinois

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Kass: When good food is simple, what more do you need?

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Chicago Way w/John Kass: A hooley of a good time

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Kass: Mayor Brandon Johnson and the 40 flies

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Kass: Chicago Flips Red’s candidate for mayor

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Chicago Way w/John Kass: A funeral for a friend and the city’s finances Dec 15, 2025

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Chicago Way w/John Kass (12/15/25): Austin Berg, Executive Director of the Chicago Policy Center at the Illinois Policy Institute, join John Kass & Jeff Carlin with a look at just how badly Mayor Brandon Johnson has managed Chicago’s finances and the inane ideas the Mayor has come up with to fill a nearly $1.2 billion budget gap for 2026, like a corporate head tax. Plus, Kasso remembers the time his good friend, the dearly departed, Bruce Dold taught him a lesson about Chicago: You always attend a wake.

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Chicago Way w/John Kass: The time is now for independent media in Illinois

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Kass: When good food is simple, what more do you need?

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Chicago Way w/John Kass: A hooley of a good time

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Kass: Mayor Brandon Johnson and the 40 flies

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Kass: Chicago Flips Red’s candidate for mayor

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Chicago Way w/John Kass: Why Pastor Brooks has zero confidence in Mayor Johnson Dec 08, 2025

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Chicago Way w/John Kass (12/08/25): Pastor Corey Brooks joins John Kass & Jeff Carlin to discuss how his fundraising effort to walk across the entire United States in a year is going, why he has zero confidence in Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, what former mayor Daley said to him, and where he’s been eating along the journey to raise money for ProjectHOOD. Plus, Kasso wonders what President ‘Drone Kill’ Obama really thinks about recent attacks in the Caribbean.

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Chicago Way w/John Kass: The time is now for independent media in Illinois

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Kass: When good food is simple, what more do you need?

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Chicago Way w/John Kass: A hooley of a good time

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Kass: Mayor Brandon Johnson and the 40 flies

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Kass: Chicago Flips Red’s candidate for mayor

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Chicago Way w/John Kass: Retired police chief talks SAFE-T Act reforms, Reed case Dec 01, 2025

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Chicago Way w/John Kass (12/01/25): This week, retired Police Chief, Tom Weitzel (Riverside), joins John Kass & Jeff Carlin to talk about who is to blame for the release of veteran convict Lawrence Reed –who allegedly poured gasoline over 26-year-old Bethany MaGee at random, setting her on fire aboard a Blue Line train– and what should have been done to prevent this incident. Chief Weitzel also discusses how reforms to the ‘SAFE-T Act’ can improve the judicial system, where the future of electronic monitoring is headed, and his substack -‘The Memo.’ Plus, Kasso wonders if Governor JB Pritzker & Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson really believe this was an ‘isolated incident?’

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Chicago Way w/John Kass: The time is now for independent media in Illinois

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Kass: When good food is simple, what more do you need?

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Chicago Way w/John Kass: A hooley of a good time

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Kass: Mayor Brandon Johnson and the 40 flies

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Kass: Chicago Flips Red’s candidate for mayor

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Chicago Way w/John Kass: A Thanksgiving need for a warm cup of Midwestern common sense Nov 24, 2025

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Chicago Way w/John Kass (11/24/25): Thanksgiving is upon us, but senseless violence continues to plague the city, and John Kass wonders if the judges who let career violent criminals back on the street to destroy more lives will ever be held accountable? Kasso is thankful for a good cup of Kribi Coffee and supports their efforts to improve the city.

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Chicago Way w/John Kass: The time is now for independent media in Illinois

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Kass: When good food is simple, what more do you need?

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Chicago Way w/John Kass: A hooley of a good time

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Kass: Mayor Brandon Johnson and the 40 flies

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Kass: Chicago Flips Red’s candidate for mayor

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Chicago Way w/John Kass: Who can heal the basket case city? Nov 17, 2025

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Chicago Way w/John Kass (11/17/25): Paul Vallas is here to talk about his latest column- “Chicago’s Killing Fields”, Mayor Brandon Johnson’s awful policies, and the time he played the role of Barney. Plus, Kasso remembers his time in the saddle and a good horse.

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Chicago Way w/John Kass: The time is now for independent media in Illinois

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Kass: When good food is simple, what more do you need?

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Chicago Way w/John Kass: A hooley of a good time

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Kass: Mayor Brandon Johnson and the 40 flies

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Kass: Chicago Flips Red’s candidate for mayor

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Chicago Way w/John Kass: A recipe for compromise Nov 11, 2025

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Chicago Way w/John Kass (11/11/25): Chicago Ald. Ray Lopez (15th) is here to explain his amnesty plan to John Kass & Jeff Carlin and discuss why he’s not surprised Chuy Garcia used old-school machine politics to retire on another public pension and coronate his ‘Leftino” successor. Plus, Kasso welcomes Kribi Coffee into the fold.

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Chicago Way w/John Kass: The time is now for independent media in Illinois

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Kass: When good food is simple, what more do you need?

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Chicago Way w/John Kass: A hooley of a good time

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Kass: Mayor Brandon Johnson and the 40 flies

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Kass: Chicago Flips Red’s candidate for mayor

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Chicago Way w/John Kass: A smile to bring down a city Nov 03, 2025

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Chicago Way w/John Kass (11/03/25): Charles Lipson, the Peter B. Ritzma Professor of Political Science Emeritus at the University of Chicago, joins John Kass and Jeff Carlin this week to discuss what Zohran Mamdani’s role as a leader of the modern Democratic Party will look like, how the U.S. is going to respond to the situation in Nigeria, when things went wrong for William F. Buckley, and who is to blame for those stupid ads you keep getting about diapers. Plus, Kass wonders if a single smile can bring down an entire city?

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