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

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

Chicago's Morning Answer with Dan Proft

Chicago's Morning Answer with Dan Proft is heard each weekday morning from 5 to 9am (CT) on AM 560 The Answer in Chicago.

Chicago's Morning Answer with Dan Proft is heard each weekday morning from 5 to 9am (CT) on AM 560 The Answer in Chicago.

Founder, Former President & CEO of Cawley Commercial Real Estate, Dan Cawley, discusses his life & work in his new book  "BUILT AFTER BROKEN"

0:30 - Tracy/Stratton WTTW debate

11:02 -Princeton PhD

28:31 -Leigh McGowan...then Abby Philip...then Ana Navarro...on CNN panel on France

47:06 - January Littlejohn, parent advocate for Do No Harm: Two States. Two Children. Two Fights Over Gender.  For more on Do No Harm donoharmmedicine.org

01:06:01 - University of Chicago student and Chicago Thinker editor-in-chief, Michael Bicksel: Sen. Slotkin Should Set The Record Straight On Young Conservatives Serving In Government Follow Michael on X 

01:23:47 - Founder, Former President & CEO of Cawley Commercial Real Estate, Dan Cawley, discusses his life & work in his new book  BUILT AFTER BROKEN: Recovery, Real Estate, & the Discipline of Truth-Telling  

01:37:59 - Matthew Loftus, teacher and family medicine practitioner at a mission hospital in Kenya, examines the Church’s place in the age of therapy in his new book, Resisting Therapy Culture: The Dangers of Pop Psychology and How the Church Can Respond.

01:48:59 - Manhattan Institute senior fellow Rafael Mangual explains that while a disproportionate number of criminals experience poverty, the factors that predict poverty also predict crime, not the other way around. Follow Raf on X @Rafa_Mangual

0:30 - <a href="https://x.com/mattrobinson/status/2112741458860024113">Tracy/Stratton WTTW debate</a>
11:02 - <a href="https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/labor-market-freeze-phd-graduate-f8e17d7c">Princeton PhD</a>
28:31 - <a href="http://navarro...on">Leigh McGowan...then Abby Philip...then Ana Navarro...on CNN panel on France</a>
47:06 - January Littlejohn, parent advocate for Do No Harm: <a href="https://www.city-journal.org/article/massachusetts-florida-transgender-laws-parental-rights">Two States. Two Children. Two Fights Over Gender.</a>&nbsp; For more on Do No Harm <a href="http://donoharmmedicine.org">donoharmmedicine.org</a>
01:06:01 - University of Chicago student and Chicago Thinker editor-in-chief, Michael Bicksel: <a href="https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2026/10/19/chicago_thinker_editor_sen_slotkin_should_set_the_record_straight_on_young_conservatives_serving_in_government.html">Sen. Slotkin Should Set The Record Straight On Young Conservatives Serving In Government</a> Follow Michael on X&nbsp;
01:23:47 - Founder, Former President &amp; CEO of Cawley Commercial Real Estate, Dan Cawley, discusses his life &amp; work in his new book&nbsp; <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1969679646?lv=shuf&amp;channelId=500&amp;plpRedirect=mhFallback">BUILT AFTER BROKEN: Recovery, Real Estate, &amp; the Discipline of Truth-Telling</a> &nbsp;
01:37:59 - Matthew Loftus, teacher and family medicine practitioner at a mission hospital in Kenya, examines the Church&rsquo;s place in the age of therapy in his new book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Resisting-Therapy-Culture-Dangers-Psychology/dp/1514012685">Resisting Therapy Culture: The Dangers of Pop Psychology and How the Church Can Respond</a>.
01:48:59 - Manhattan Institute senior fellow Rafael Mangual explains that while a disproportionate number of criminals experience poverty, the factors that predict poverty also predict crime, not the other way around. Follow Raf on X <a href="https://x.com/Rafa_Mangual">@Rafa_Mangual</a>

The Rage of the Entitled

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0:00- ETHS vs. New Trier

14:44- Congressional up-and-comers

29:13- Slotkin doubles down on MSNOW

47:17- Gavin Mortimer, a British author who lives in Burgundy and writes about French politics, terrorism and sport, shares The truth about the anarchy in France 

1:04:11- Frank’s History Minute

1:06:25- Lessons from France

1:26:41- Wirepoints founder Mark Glennon believes the unrest in France is a preview for Chicago 

Follow Mark on X @GlennonMarkE

1:41:48- Editorial director at The Heartland Institute, Christopher Talgo, warns that more than 200 socialists are running this November and most are likely to win

Join Chris in the fight against socialism at  stoppingsocialism.com 

1:56:16-  Best selling author, most recently ofA Better Life, Lionel Shriver on The Islamification of Texas

0:00- <a href="https://abc7chicago.com/post/eths-new-trier-football-game-evanston-illinois-students-recall-fans-yelling-alleged-racist-homophobic-slurs-ryan-field/19956871/">ETHS vs. New Trier</a>
14:44-&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/congress-is-broken-heres-how-seven-candidates-would-fix-it-d638edaf?mod=mhp">Congressional up-and-comers</a>
29:13-&nbsp;<a href="https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/2112304390375604531">Slotkin doubles down on MSNOW</a>
47:17- Gavin Mortimer, a British author who lives in Burgundy and writes about French politics, terrorism and sport, shares <a href="https://spectator.com/article/the-truth-about-the-anarchy-in-france/?edition=us">The truth about the anarchy in France</a>&nbsp;
1:04:11-&nbsp;Frank&rsquo;s History Minute
1:06:25-&nbsp;<a href="https://www.thefp.com/p/douglas-murray-france-stares-down-riots?taid=6ad6a5b9baa8570001ec8532&amp;utm_campaign=trueanthem&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter">Lessons from France</a>
1:26:41-&nbsp;<a href="https://wirepoints.org/">Wirepoints</a> founder Mark Glennon believes the unrest in France is a preview for Chicago&nbsp;
Follow Mark on X&nbsp;<a href="https://x.com/GlennonMarkE">@GlennonMarkE</a>
1:41:48-&nbsp;Editorial director at The Heartland Institute, Christopher Talgo, warns that <a href="https://u15021381.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u001.RLcLOGxUxZAWsEXH1EcmZxUZs-2BAWT9NSAILheJcafezBOPUDU2Aoef6V1z5oXOLkiyAcLlwWPJxrUcwuZ5n88x5rwOQsj3aUbISselkKhh3-2BzueD1yTc8JwI3sjiy8pDXTcs71wWzE9MdmxINXzuXA-3D-3DIT6X_BCKZ96Gmqe2ekPIh6BGV-2BZq59phXy3J-2B-2Fz39Ksb0eq-2BlAUVZ0qOeZGcpG9dzv1n2S-2FGCUDd8lhrQgCSGZXM-2BqE1tOeFZd2-2F-2Bkpsh6b2Hpfhe-2BOrIfWrjKWVGgSgcfH94if2dM9HLLmw0b6u1pxW7f1gAtxsxembJ16nytJX81mYNKhNzVqdiMuvJ6gbryVa6GsSBjcNF12Ic3acO6XHUJdcPvCYcaser-2ByLve3eP5JZiO-2F-2Fh6GWOiKTmUl2utyb-2FWblRb7hxAcUmubIcUggKVWL62uBp8nHY1Yp-2FN6KkJw9og-2F31c8IlakmTK2X-2FHRHYd-2FYIJBcsEfVq-2Ffy0orUwOSTh-2Fo3f9ct309iEfZzIa-2BJg38Tp7rA4wN-2FRsO87RIMP">more than 200 socialists are running this November and most are likely to win</a>
Join Chris in the fight against socialism at&nbsp; <a href="https://t.co/aeg9hzHtUo">stoppingsocialism.com</a>&nbsp;
1:56:16-&nbsp;&nbsp;Best selling author, most recently of<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Better-Life-Novel-Lionel-Shriver/dp/0063482142/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.wCrBLm7_-oqXqvt4jZJHUwxfmRKV0Ld5XzdQETmJJgQJ4wsNykgvdSkltycu5vknjHUYFBo4z6pBAfZKT57OT6t4HQuPL-bOlW1J6Lhr4lCUQyB7wjt7jf0_mM4FzSNeT4GgMJNPwAB3XmWnFzmqVRQWqRT0AZoUP39k6aIwn8RtqBv1FS2udXvWnUvOGyFAvhOYXGa7sA-aQZPktyZ7qZ5AeTaEJLkJolxMU3LjLjo.YyK9Fe-DUas8FhOD3yzii-PlF4lg3vmWRodyysNOA2A&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;hvadid=792732045584&amp;hvdev=c&amp;hvexpln=67&amp;hvlocphy=9021429&amp;hvnetw=g&amp;hvocijid=18180433761943184738--&amp;hvqmt=e&amp;hvrand=18180433761943184738&amp;hvtargid=kwd-2457092521147&amp;hydadcr=22510_13865043&amp;keywords=a+better+life+lionel+shriver&amp;mcid=16ae9208367c355cbb68d6f29bdcee08&amp;qid=1792490164&amp;sr=8-1"> A Better Life</a>, Lionel Shriver on <a href="https://spectator.com/article/the-islamification-of-texas/?edition=us">The Islamification of Texas</a>

Republicans & Democrats - Can You Tell The Difference?

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0:00- Larry David's DSA proposals

14:59- CTSen. Chris Murphy on how govt builds a "prophylactic" to demagogues

32:58- Riots in France, what could happen here

1:11:05- Senior Fellow at the National Center for Energy Analytics, Rupert Darwall, discusses Western elites’ obsession with achieving net zero in a world riven by geopolitical tensions in his new book, The Age of Error and the West’s Undoing.

1:29:53- The Heritage Foundation’s Steve Bucci reacts to Zelenskyy’s comments on trusting the U.S. and Trump, saying Zelenskyy “should know by now that confronting Trump like this is not fruitful.”

1:40:25- Former Bears QB Mike Tomczak likes what he sees from Ben Johnson and Co. as the Bears bounce back against the Falcons.

Give Mike a follow on X @miketomczak18

1:58:09- RealClearPolitics’ national political correspondent & regular contributor for the California Post, Susan Crabtree, on The Rise and Fall of Katie Zacharia 

Susan is also co-author of Fool’s Gold: The Radicals, Con Artists, and Traitors Who Killed the California Dream and Now Threaten Us All 





Why Dan Proft is Single 

0:00- <a href="https://airmail.news/issues/2026-10-17/the-view-from-here">Larry David's DSA proposals</a>
14:59- <a href="https://x.com/WesternLensman/status/2111618429753163784">CTSen. Chris Murphy on how govt builds a "prophylactic" to demagogues</a>
32:58- <a href="https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/2111507566576443851">Riots in France, what could happen here</a>
1:11:05- Senior Fellow at the National Center for Energy Analytics,&nbsp;Rupert Darwall, discusses Western elites&rsquo; obsession with achieving net zero in a world riven by geopolitical tensions in his new book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Age-Error-Zero-Destruction-West/dp/1641774673">The Age of Error and the West&rsquo;s Undoing</a>.
1:29:53- The Heritage Foundation&rsquo;s Steve Bucci reacts to Zelenskyy&rsquo;s comments on trusting the U.S. and Trump, saying Zelenskyy &ldquo;should know by now that confronting Trump like this is not fruitful.&rdquo;
1:40:25- Former Bears QB Mike Tomczak likes what he sees from Ben Johnson and Co. as the Bears bounce back against the Falcons.
Give Mike a follow on X <a href="https://x.com/miketomczak18?lang=en">@miketomczak18</a>
1:58:09- RealClearPolitics&rsquo; national political correspondent &amp; regular contributor for the California Post, Susan Crabtree, on <a href="https://americanmind.org/salvo/americas-net-zero-near-miss/">The Rise and Fall of Katie Zacharia</a>&nbsp;
Susan is also co-author of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Fools-Gold-Radicals-Traitors-California/dp/1546008039">Fool&rsquo;s Gold: The Radicals, Con Artists, and Traitors Who Killed the California Dream and Now Threaten Us All</a>&nbsp;
 
<a href="https://www.derekthompson.org/p/are-men-the-problem?r=17uk7&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;triedRedirect=true">Why Dan Proft is Single </a>

Founder, Former President & CEO of Cawley Commercial Real Estate, Dan Cawley, discusses his life & work in his new book "BUILT AFTER BROKEN"

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