*Professor Amy Bass answers the question: how important IS Taylor Swift to America?

*Andrew Eastmond joins to discuss how Abraham Lincoln is a role model for today’s turbulent times. 

*Irish violinist, harpist, and soprano singer, Tara McNeill, previews her one-night-only engagement in Chicago happening next month.

*Plus, we get a Bears v Falcons recap from our NFL insider, and John poses a question about a class with a “controversial” title at the University of Chicago.