On today's show
– Stephanie Zimmermann, award-winning consumer investigations reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times
– Bill Scher, politics editor at Washington Monthly; his latest article is "Will It Be a Blue Wave?"
– Jeffrey A. Winters, professor of political science at Northwestern University, and author of "The Blind Spot: How Oligarchs Dominate Our Democracy" (2026)

Please note, with our apologies: The show today begins with technical difficulties. 

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