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Chicago's Morning Answer with Dan Proft and Amy Jacobson, heard each weekday morning from 5 to 9am on AM 560 The Answer in Chicago.

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0:00 -No-show Senate Republicans



12:51 -Rosie O'Donnell will never watch Morning Joe again



30:00 -Nikki Haley on RFK, Jr.



49:01 - US Senator from WI Ron Johnson: Trump needs people willing to engage in the fight. You can follow Sen Johnson on X @RonJohnsonWI



01:03:45 - Trump 47 Cabinet: K-12



01:23:22 -Scott Pressler addresses Bucks Co election commission



01:40:07 - Head of Creative for Sphere Studios, Ralph Winters, discusses his new film Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin. For more info and where you can see Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassinvisit angel.com/movies/bonhoeffer



01:50:20 - Dana White on losing $3M gambling



01:50:03 - Rae Kaplan, attorney at Kaplan Law, on guiding students & parents through the student loan process and what to expect once the Trump admin takes over. Work with Rae & Kaplan Law on your student loans FinancialRelief.com or 312-294-8989


02:06:07- Election meltdowns go metal

0:00 - <a href="https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2024/11/20/mike_davis_republican_senators_need_to_show_up_to_work_and_fight.html">No-show Senate Republicans</a>
 
12:51 - <a href="https://x.com/CitizenFreePres/status/1859479878732566970">Rosie O'Donnell will never watch Morning Joe again</a>
 
30:00 - <a href="https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2024/11/20/haley_rfk_wanted_to_consider_admitting_russia_into_nato_nato_is_an_alliance_put_together_to_counter_russia.html">Nikki Haley on RFK, Jr.</a>
 
49:01 - US Senator from WI Ron Johnson: Trump needs people willing to engage in the fight. You can follow Sen Johnson on X <a href="https://twitter.com/ronjohnsonwi">@RonJohnsonWI</a>
 
01:03:45 - Trump 47 Cabinet: <a href="https://www.realcleareducation.com/articles/2024/11/20/make_education_great_again_1073545.html">K-12</a>
 
01:23:22 - <a href="https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2024/11/20/scott_pressler_to_bucks_county_pa_commissioner_were_coming_for_your_seat.html">Scott Pressler addresses Bucks Co election commission</a>
 
01:40:07 - Head of Creative for Sphere Studios, Ralph Winters, discusses his new film <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZM90izJ8sI">Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin</a>. For more info and where you can see <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZM90izJ8sI">Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin</a> visit <a href="http://angel.com/movies/bonhoeffer">angel.com/movies/bonhoeffer</a>
 
01:50:20 - <a href="https://x.com/merissahansen17/status/1858329417065345504?t=qx93mA0ugjDhwcqkGOM9Vw&amp;s=03">Dana White on losing $3M gambling</a>
 
01:50:03 - Rae Kaplan, attorney at Kaplan Law, on guiding students &amp; parents through the student loan process and what to expect once the Trump admin takes over. Work with Rae &amp; Kaplan Law on your student loans <a href="http://financialrelief.com">FinancialRelief.com</a> or 312-294-8989
 02:06:07- <a href="https://x.com/MemeAdictTX/status/1857956051724722367">Election meltdowns go metal</a>

November 21, 2024

0:00 -Nancy Mace bathroom bill



16:27 - Ben Boychuk,  opinion and analysis editor for Blaze News: Mr. President, pardon Steve Baker and the nonviolent J6 defendants on day 1. Check out Ben’s substack substack – Nice Things And Why You Can’t Have Them – nicethings.substack.com



32:54 - MD PhD FAAFP, Leonard Sax: Autism is soaring— and the ‘medicalization of misbehavior’ bears blame. Check out Dr. Sax’s recently updated version of his best selling book The Collapse of Parenting



51:06 - Noted economist Stephen Moore on what to expect from Trump, economically, right out the gate on Day 1. Get more Steve @StephenMoore



01:08:13 -Trump/Bragg/Merchan


01:21:25 -Dan reviews “Blue” at the Lyric

0:00 - <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/video/6364929031112">Nancy Mace bathroom bill</a>
 
16:27 - Ben Boychuk,  opinion and analysis editor for Blaze News:<a href="https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/mr-president-pardon-steve-baker-and-the-nonviolent-j6-defendants-on-day-1"> Mr. President, pardon Steve Baker and the nonviolent J6 defendants on day 1</a>. Check out Ben’s substack substack – Nice Things And Why You Can’t Have Them – <a href="http://nicethings.substack.com">nicethings.substack.com</a>
 
32:54 - MD PhD FAAFP, Leonard Sax: <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/11/14/opinion/autism-is-skyrocketing-due-to-medicalization-of-misbehavior/">Autism is soaring— and the ‘medicalization of misbehavior’ bears blame</a>. Check out Dr. Sax’s recently updated version of his best selling book <a href="https://www.leonardsax.com/books/the-collapse-of-parenting/">The Collapse of Parenting</a>
 
51:06 - Noted economist Stephen Moore on what to expect from Trump, economically, right out the gate on Day 1. Get more Steve <a href="https://twitter.com/stephenmoore?lang=en">@StephenMoore</a>
 
01:08:13 -<a href="https://nypost.com/2024/11/19/opinion/bragg-tries-to-control-president-trump-by-delaying-case-throw-it-out/">Trump/Bragg/Merchan</a>
 01:21:25 -<a href="https://x.com/DanProft/status/1858138135147770038"> Dan reviews “Blue” at the Lyric</a>

November 20, 2024

0:00 -Morning Joe then and now



14:44 - Trump 47: recess appointments



31:10 -Sean Duffy for Transportation



48:14 - Schiff on Tapper: no responsibility for Trump 2.0



01:02:52 - In Depth History w/ Frank from Arlington Heights



01:05:54 - Former Chief Asst. U.S. Attorney & Contributing Editor at National Review, Andrew McCarthy, questions whether Matt Gaetz is worth all the trouble. You can follow Andy on X @AndrewCMcCarthy



01:28:08 - Founder and Executive Editor of Wirepoints, Mark Glennon, goes over some "government math" with Dan & Amy. Get Mark’s latest at wirepoints.org



01:42:49 - Laken Riley



01:58:01-Matt Forte, legendary running back for the Chicago Bears, on being the new co-host of the Sports Spectrum Podcast, where he discuss current sports issues and the intersection of faith and community empowerment



For podcast updates sportsspectrum.com/podcast


Learn more about the What’s Your Forte Foundation whatsyourfortefoundation.org

0:00 - <a href="https://x.com/CollinRugg/status/1858513826536177686?t=QemOwpaWhxCTioLywoH7wQ&amp;s=03">Morning Joe then and now</a>
 
14:44 - Trump 47: <a href="https://www.wsj.com/opinion/would-trumps-justices-approve-his-recess-appointments-supreme-court-scalia-d164cc53">recess appointments</a>
 
31:10 - <a href="https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/trump-taps-former-rep-sean-duffy-lead-transportation-department?utm_source=breaking&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=newsletter">Sean Duffy for Transportation</a>
 
48:14 - Schiff on Tapper: <a href="https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2024/11/18/tapper_to_schiff_are_you_feeling_at_all_introspective_that_your_russia_probes_set_the_table_for_trumps_disrupters.html">no responsibility for Trump 2.0</a>
 
01:02:52 - In Depth History w/ Frank from Arlington Heights
 
01:05:54 - Former Chief Asst. U.S. Attorney &amp; Contributing Editor at National Review, Andrew McCarthy, questions whether Matt Gaetz is worth all the trouble. You can follow Andy on X <a href="https://x.com/AndrewCMcCarthy">@AndrewCMcCarthy</a>
 
01:28:08 - Founder and Executive Editor of Wirepoints, Mark Glennon, goes over some "government math" with Dan &amp; Amy. Get Mark’s latest at <a href="http://wirepoints.org">wirepoints.org</a>
 
01:42:49 - <a href="https://thepostmillennial.com/laken-rileys-alleged-killer-took-biden-harris-funded-humanitarian-flight-to-atlanta-where-he-assaulted-murdered-her">Laken Riley</a>
 
01:58:01- Matt Forte, legendary running back for the Chicago Bears, on being the new co-host of the <a href="https://sportsspectrum.com/podcast/">Sports Spectrum Podcast</a>, where he discuss current sports issues and the intersection of faith and community empowerment
 
For podcast updates <a href="http://sportsspectrum.com/podcast">sportsspectrum.com/podcast</a> 
 Learn more about the What’s Your Forte Foundation <a href="http://whatsyourfortefoundation.org">whatsyourfortefoundation.org</a>

USA Today's James Bovard offers some Comic relief on the Omnibus Boondoggles

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