Whalen Global Advisors Chairman Christopher Whalen warns blue city mayors they need investment to survive, saying cities without willing investors are “doomed.” Check out Chris’ most recent book  Inflated: Money, Debt and the American Dream – 2nd Edition 

Whalen Global Advisors Chairman Christopher Whalen warns blue city mayors they need investment to survive, saying cities without willing investors are &ldquo;doomed.&rdquo; Check out Chris&rsquo; most recent book &nbsp;<a href="https://www.rcwhalen.com/inflated">Inflated: Money, Debt and the American Dream &ndash; 2nd Edition</a>&nbsp;

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Whalen Global Advisors' Christopher Whalen warns blue city mayors they need investment to survive

0:30 -Spirit Airlines 

17:14 -Walgreens

38:03 -LA Mayor's race

01:01:16 - Alicia Nieves, lawyer focused on immigration and national-security issues: The Supreme Court’s vote ruling empowers minorities. Alicia writes from Chicago, follow her on X @alicianieves__

01:20:40 - Former Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, John Bolton: Negotiation Won’t End Iran’s Nuclear Threat 

01:38:47 - Whalen Global Advisors Chairman Christopher Whalen warns blue city mayors they need investment to survive, saying cities without willing investors are “doomed.” Check out Chris’ most recent book  Inflated: Money, Debt and the American Dream – 2nd Edition 

01:57:31 - Dr. Jeremy M. Levin, founder of Ovid Therapeutics & former President/CEO of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, shares details from his new book  Biotech in the Balance: Saving a Strategic Industry in an Age of Distrust  – available 5/19

02:21:58 -Chicago cop killer

0:30 - <a href="https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/2050946755240333771">Spirit Airlines&nbsp;</a>
17:14 - <a href="https://x.com/ChicagoContrar1/status/2050194950621463010">Walgreens</a>
38:03 - <a href="https://x.com/spencerpratt/status/2049497051793412557">LA Mayor's race</a>
01:01:16 - Alicia Nieves, lawyer focused on immigration and national-security issues: <a href="https://unherd.com/2026/04/the-supreme-courts-vote-ruling-empowers-minorities/?edition=us">The Supreme Court&rsquo;s vote ruling empowers minorities</a>. Alicia writes from Chicago, follow her on X <a href="https://x.com/alicianieves__">@alicianieves__</a>
01:20:40 - Former Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, John Bolton: <a href="https://www.wsj.com/opinion/negotiation-wont-end-irans-nuclear-threat-23b0a467">Negotiation Won&rsquo;t End Iran&rsquo;s Nuclear Threat</a>&nbsp;
01:38:47 - Whalen Global Advisors Chairman Christopher Whalen warns blue city mayors they need investment to survive, saying cities without willing investors are &ldquo;doomed.&rdquo; Check out Chris&rsquo; most recent book &nbsp;<a href="https://www.rcwhalen.com/inflated">Inflated: Money, Debt and the American Dream &ndash; 2nd Edition</a>&nbsp;
01:57:31 - Dr. Jeremy M. Levin, founder of Ovid Therapeutics &amp; former President/CEO of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, shares details from his new book &nbsp;<a href="https://cisionone-email.drazninpr.com/c/eJwszc1uwyAQBOCngRsWLD8LBw65-DUizC4JasiP7TZqn75y1es3mhnKFJIPIDkbRLTGeBvkNdsQYjMNyRWb2oLMLS4Qkl80m4Ygew6JW2pgDFatz2bxFiEaY8E6jsLprRN_9Jcapd943ZR35IhCSkHBZTiajkDe8nXfn5uwJwGzgPn9fk9llJ_HfaqPIWCmp4DZJI8-RueCHEy9qJVvXDZWnfIfnP9B2BMgQIxyza_Pfp9GrWXdr9_C6ctxeKzKbV-Zx1GuNpWFfFSJAioXEquio1fR64Kt1aUQya8MvwEAAP__rbxY1g">Biotech in the Balance: Saving a Strategic Industry in an Age of Distrust </a>&nbsp;&ndash; available 5/19
02:21:58 - <a href="https://cwbchicago.com/2026/05/attorney-general-says-he-intentionally-avoided-politicizing-the-swedish-hospital-shooting-other-officials-just-went-silent.html">Chicago cop killer</a>

 Elizabeth Warren: Broken Spirit

0:30 -Welcome Back Mike Scott!

 

13:47 - DOJ on the JOB on Fraud

 

 35:03 -  Pritzker's Accountability Commission






55:31 -Path Trading Partners co-founder and Futures Edge co-host Bob Iaccino says he’s surprised state and federal gas taxes haven’t been lowered as prices hit new highs.





 

01:12:54 -Former Naperville Township Assessor Warren Dixon III raises concerns about the Chicago Bears stadium deal and Brandon Johnson’s plan to convert commercial real estate into Section 8 housing.





 

01:31:53 -Illinois Municipal League CEO Brad Cole weighs in on the tax and pension challenges facing Illinois residents





02:07:49 - Scott McKay, publisher of TheHayride.com & senior editor at The American Spectator: The Left Is Melting Down Over Callais

 

Check out Scott’s most recent book Blockbusters, which is available at Amazon





Open Mic Friday!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0:30 -Welcome Back Mike Scott!
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13:47 -&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbKri0KGaX0">DOJ on the JOB on Fraud</a>
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&nbsp;35:03 -&nbsp;<a href="https://www.blueroomstream.com/streams/04-30-2026-senate-gop-press-conference-angel-father-blue-room-springfield">&nbsp;Pritzker's Accountability Commission</a>
 
55:31 -Path Trading Partners co-founder and Futures Edge co-host Bob Iaccino says he&rsquo;s surprised state and federal gas taxes haven&rsquo;t been lowered as prices hit new highs.
 
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01:12:54 -Former Naperville Township Assessor Warren Dixon III raises concerns about the Chicago Bears stadium deal and Brandon Johnson&rsquo;s plan to convert commercial real estate into Section 8 housing.
 
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01:31:53 -Illinois Municipal League CEO Brad Cole weighs in on the tax and pension challenges facing Illinois residents
 
02:07:49 - Scott McKay, publisher of <a href="http://thehayride.com">TheHayride.com</a> &amp; senior editor at The American Spectator: The Left Is Melting Down Over Callais
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Check out Scott&rsquo;s most recent book Blockbusters, which is available at Amazon
 
Open Mic Friday!
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Pritzker is Destroying Illinois

0:30 - Governor Pritzker finally speaks about the shootings of two Chicago Police officers

13:47 - Pritzker Purge Law

35:03 - Governor JB Pritzker has just revealed that he and other governors are planning things to “protect the vote”

55:31 - Ray Lopez, 15th Ward alderman, on the SAFE-T Act and City Hall’s failure on public safety: “Clearly there is no impetus within the machinery to change.”

01:12:54 - U.S. Representative for Illinois’s 15th District, Mary Miller, highlights Congress’s efforts to shrink government, calling President Trump the “great regulator.” Help Rep Miller keep her seat marymillerforcongress.com

01:31:53 - Multi-Emmy Award–winning reporter and anchor Liz Collin reports on fraud investigations in Minnesota and her new documentary Minnesota Mao. Liz is also produced  The Fall of Minneapolis 

01:50:49 - Chicago Police Officer Carlos Yanez Jr. recounts the tragic shooting that killed his partner Ella French and left him without an eye, drawing parallels to last weekend’s police shootings.

02:04:58 - Dr. Michael Huber, co-founder of VIROGO, discusses how his immune-support supplement is designed to help people stay healthy year-round. Learn more about Virogo at myvirogo.com

0:30 - <a href="https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/chicago-officer-death-law">Governor Pritzker finally speaks about the shootings of two Chicago Police officers</a>
13:47 - <a href="https://x.com/saeileenburke/status/2049309592660697097?s=43">Pritzker Purge Law</a>
35:03 - <a href="https://x.com/AndrewKolvet/status/2049261593360208367">Governor JB Pritzker has just revealed that he and other governors are planning things to &ldquo;protect the vote&rdquo;</a>
55:31 - Ray Lopez, 15th Ward alderman, on the SAFE-T Act and City Hall&rsquo;s failure on public safety: &ldquo;Clearly there is no impetus within the machinery to change.&rdquo;
01:12:54 - U.S. Representative for Illinois&rsquo;s 15th District, Mary Miller, highlights Congress&rsquo;s efforts to shrink government, calling President Trump the &ldquo;great regulator.&rdquo; Help Rep Miller keep her seat <a href="http://marymillerforcongress.com">marymillerforcongress.com</a>
01:31:53 - Multi-Emmy Award&ndash;winning reporter and anchor Liz Collin reports on fraud investigations in Minnesota and her new documentary <a href="https://alphanews.org/watch-trailer-out-now-for-new-alpha-news-documentary-minnesota-mao/">Minnesota Mao</a>. Liz is also produced &nbsp;<a href="https://www.thefallofminneapolis.com/">The Fall of Minneapolis</a>&nbsp;
01:50:49 - Chicago Police Officer Carlos Yanez Jr. recounts the tragic shooting that killed his partner Ella French and left him without an eye, drawing parallels to last weekend&rsquo;s police shootings.
02:04:58 - Dr. Michael Huber, co-founder of <a href="https://www.myvirogo.com/about?srsltid=AfmBOooLOiA9ljpxrkUBT9Qtf1gYpTyvAom6IPr40Gf06sScqv9I4dbA">VIROGO</a>, discusses how his immune-support supplement is designed to help people stay healthy year-round. Learn more about Virogo at <a href="http://myvirogo.com">myvirogo.com</a>

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