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Chicago"s Morning Answer with Dan Proft

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

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146:05

May 28, 2025

Chicago"s Morning Answer with Dan Proft ·

2025/05/28

0:00 - Dr. Don Curtis, in operating room after JFK shot...4 shots 15:18 - Fight between two women Secret Service Uniformed Division Officers outside former President Obama's residence 33:05 - Drag Queen Story Hour in Beverly 51:59 - Tapper & Thompson 01:10:58 - National political reporter, Salena Zito, looks at the Democrats attempt to "rebrand" and explains why Trump's swing state numbers will remain strong. Pre-order Salena’s new book today Butler: The Untold Story of the Near

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144:41

May 27, 2025

Chicago"s Morning Answer with Dan Proft ·

2025/05/27

0:00 - BLM Brandon celebrates Africa Day 12:03 - "we're winning" 35:34 - Scott Pelley commencement at Wake Forest...everything is under attack 55:29 - Kelly Cassidy: GOPers obsessed with children's genitals 01:09:42 - In-depth History with Frank from Arlington Heights 01:13:05 - Ian Williams, former foreign correspondent for BBC Channel 4 News: What the next phase of Trump’s trade war with China looks like. Check out Ian’s most recent book Vampire State. The rise and fall of the Chinese

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158:58

May 23, 2025

Chicago"s Morning Answer with Dan Proft ·

2025/05/23

Wolf Blitzer riveting interview with Tapper/Thompson 9:43- Israeli embassy murders 33:32- St. Louis CEMA officer Sarah Russell 44:02- Fining Trump store in Huntley 49:48- Ald Ray Lopez on Brandon Johnson's Chicago summer safety plan: The question really becomes are you going to allow police to do their jobs Follow Ray and his work for the 15th ward @ the15thward.org 1:11:52- Real Housewives of Hinsdale 1:27:18- Drew Holden, his substack – “Holden Court” –

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145:58

May 22, 2025

Chicago"s Morning Answer with Dan Proft ·

2025/05/22

John Kass is in for Amy Jacobson this morning 11:01- Embarrassing moment for Claire Shipman, wife of Jay Carney. 22:42- Naperville School District 203 meeting: Parents debate over transgender student competing in middle school track meet 30:25- Doocy: Trump's Foreign Policy Doctrine Is "Where People Stop Being Polite And Start Getting Real," Like "The Real World" 52:11- Arrested Rep. McIver: We Went To ICE Facility "To Do Our Jobs," The "Tense" Situation Was Created By ICE 1:10:59- Stephen Moore is

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149:06

May 21, 2025

Chicago"s Morning Answer with Dan Proft ·

2025/05/21

Scott Adams announces he has metastatic prostate cancer 13:26- Megyn Kelly gets after Tapper: one us missed the biggest scandal of the century and one of us did not 34:20- MSNBC on Bidən’s cognitive abilities: “Bidən is far beyond cogent. He is better than he has EVER been intellectually, analytically. He is the best ever.” 55:48- Jim Iuorio is the host of “The Futures Edge Podcast” and special contributor to Wirepoints. He joined Dan and Amy to talk about the impact of

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145:41

May 20, 2025

Chicago"s Morning Answer with Dan Proft ·

2025/05/20

BLM Brandon brags that he is putting blacks first for jobs, contracts 14:02- SD Gates victory party 33:20- St. Jim Comey is a victim of "the times in which we live" 52:58- Democrats lied about Biden's condition 1:09:35- In-depth History with Frank from Arlington Heights 1:12:58- President of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and foreign affairs columnist for The Washington Times, Clifford May, points out paths to peace in Russia/Ukraine Keep updated with Cliff on X @CliffordDMay 1:30:12- Dr

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152:26

May 19, 2025

Chicago"s Morning Answer with Dan Proft ·

2025/05/19

Hur interview of Biden in Oct. '23 13:56- Biden cancer diagnosis 37:18- BLM Brandon out fixing that marketing problem… 1:01:23- Eric Kaufmann, professor of politics at the University of Buckingham in England: Welcome to the Post-Progressive Political Era Check out Professor Kaufmann’s newest book The Third Awokening: A 12-Point Plan for Rolling Back Progressive Extremism 1:19:31- Steven Bucci, visiting fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies,

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154:47

May 16, 2025

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2025/05/16

Jelly Belly Pritzker on CNN making the case it's okay for a billionaire to be the POTUS nominee because...his record 11:18- 8647/Comey 33:15- Reparations NOW 53:37- CAMPUS BEAT 1:13:44- Mark Miller, senior attorney at the Pacific Legal Foundation, goes through the oral arguments from Trump v CASA For more on the Pacific Legal Foundation pacificlegal.org 1:29:39- Noted economist Stephen Moore gives the Big Beautiful Bill a generous B minus Get more Steve @StephenMoore 1:46:33- Todd Spodek, criminal

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140:45

May 15, 2025

Chicago"s Morning Answer with Dan Proft ·

2025/05/15

Minneapolis father on laptop given to his kid with images of men having sex 12:53- Tim Tebow on child predators 28:21- Human Chain for Abrego Garcia in DuPage 31:13- Baristas on the picket line over their flair 49:32- Trump in Doha to Emir Al Thani: we appreciate those camels 56:50- Campus Beat 1:05:38- Dems/media: covering for Biden 1:26:23- George Beebe, former director of Russia analysis at the Central Intelligence Agency - now Director of Grand Strategy at the Quincy Institute for Responsible

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149:13

May 14, 2025

Chicago"s Morning Answer with Dan Proft ·

2025/05/14

Adam Kinzinger on indictment of Judge Hannah Dugan 13:38- Fetterman 32:36- EO on drug prices 58:19- Former Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, John Bolton, reacts to Trump's comments on Iran - "negotiating with the ayatollahs is really a waste of oxygen" John is also the author of The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir 1:08:48- US Senator from WI, Ron Johnson, shares The Ugly Truth About the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Follow Senator Johnson on X @RonJohnsonWI

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144:42

May 13, 2025

Chicago"s Morning Answer with Dan Proft ·

2025/05/13

Air Force One 34:35- Trump on South African refugees 57:26- UK PM Keir Stermer on reducing immigration 1:12:30- Frank’s History Minute 1:17:02- Did DOGE fail? 1:32:40- Markets Specialist for Market Day Report!, Scott "the cow guy" Shellady, on the China trade deal - There will be a time where things are uncomfortable. Several presidents could have done this before, but Trump is the only one willing to do it and he's doing it for America Check out Scott’s Market Day Report! –

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145:09

May 12, 2025

Chicago"s Morning Answer with Dan Proft ·

2025/05/12

Transportation Sec. Sean Duffy on Newark, air travel...stress on an aging system 13:26- Melee with ICE, local Dem pols in Newark 32:19- BLM Brandon reflects Dan has plans for Columbus statue 52:12- President of the National Association of Scholars, Peter Wood, shares The unforgiving history of student loans Check out Peter’s most recent books Wrath: America Enraged and 1620: A Critical Response to the 1619 Project 1:08:47- Steven Bucci, visiting fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s

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149:32

May 9, 2025

Chicago"s Morning Answer with Dan Proft ·

2025/05/09

Da Pope 13:43- Pope Leo XIV 30:17- RIP Chet Lemon 32:22- Shave my head if you can give one legit reason to ban trans from the military 44:37- 3 Doors Down 47:16- Pro-Life Attorney and Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, Mary FioRito, shares her experience from St. Peter's Square during the announcement of Pope Leo XIV and addresses concerns surrounding his papacy. For more coverage from Mary on X @maryfiorito 1:03:50- Former Yuma Sector Border Patrol Chief, Chris T. Clem, discusses his

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146:37

May 8, 2025

Chicago"s Morning Answer with Dan Proft ·

2025/05/08

Biden on BBC 12:41- Noem with Angel Families in Springfield 30:51- BLM Brandon on Columbus statues 52:18- Jim Iuorio, host of “The Futures Edge Podcast” and special contributor to Wirepoints, disputes the widespread belief that tariffs will be wildly inflationary Give Jim a follow on X @jimiuorio 1:09:50- Robert Mundheim Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, Amy Wax: Wokeism is stifling thought in America’s universities 1:30:08- Rob Long, former

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139:49

May 7, 2025

Chicago"s Morning Answer with Dan Proft ·

2025/05/07

Trump still believes it'd be better for Canada to join US 13:44- Gets less friendly...Trump: we don't want cars, steel from Canada 35:39- JB and other sanctuary governors to testify 56:56- U.S. representative from Illinois’s 15th congressional district, Mary Miller, says it's a great day as President Trump continues to fulfill his campaign promises Follow Mary’s work for IL district 15 @Miller_Congress 1:07:13- Ivy League potty mouths 1:29:08- President of the American Islamic Forum for

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140:40

May 6, 2025

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2025/05/06

PBS/NPR 9:07- First Durbin, now Calamity Jan 27:21- Trump on reopening Alcatraz 47:55- Your life for Fido's life 1:02:02- In-depth History with Frank from Arlington Heights 1:06:54- Adam Kissel, visiting fellow for higher education reform in the Center for Education Policy at The Heritage Foundation, discusses higher ed and his new book Slacking: A Guide to Ivy League Miseducation 1:27:27- President at Wirepoints, Ted Dabrowski, on the proposed IL jobs tax Get Ted’s latest at wirepoints.org

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146:07

May 5, 2025

Chicago"s Morning Answer with Dan Proft ·

2025/05/05

George Ryan 12:12- Trump sit-down with MTP's Kristen Welker 34:24- "60 Minutes" flacks for lawfare lawyers 57:20- Tariffs 1:17:49- Steven Bucci, visiting fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies, weighs in on Mike Waltz' reassignment 1:33:27- Campus Beat 1:50:42- Alex Berenson, author of Pandemia: How Coronavirus Hysteria Took Over Our Government, Rights, and Lives, on the ongoing Covidian rewrite: "The press still isn't telling the truth about COVID" Get

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157:06

May 2, 2025

Chicago"s Morning Answer with Dan Proft ·

2025/05/02

Big Balls speaks 11:26- NPR CEO Katherine Maher: seeking the truth is a distraction to getting things done 34:04- How ICE is actually doing i 51:27- WHY DP IS SINGLE 1:15:04- Barry Sturner, president and CEO of Townstone Financial, is grateful to be vindicated by the Trump administration 1:34:55- President of Caring Network, Kirt Wiggins, expresses Caring Network's mission to care for women facing unexpected pregnancies, to restore those who’ve already been hurt by abortion — and to

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138:13

May 1, 2025

Chicago"s Morning Answer with Dan Proft ·

2025/05/01

Trump's Terry Moran interview 14:57- Kudlow: negative GDP number is phony 33:44- Trump thanks Musk 48:50- Jerry Agar, Toronto Sun columnist and host of the Jerry Agar Show on NewsTalk 1010 CFRB, breaks down Canada's election results Follow Jerry on X @jerryagar1010 1:05:54- Mark P. Mills, founder and executive director of the National Center for Energy Analytics, takes a deep dive into what caused the blackout in Spain/Portugal Follow Mark on X @MarkPMills 1:26:34- Springfield OH area resident,

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146:20

April 30, 2025

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2025/04/30

Pritzker is not an oligarch 10:36- Lia Thomas 32:27- Rand Paul on blocking Trump's tariffs 57:25- Civic illiteracy 1:17:48- Thomas Weitzel, retired Chief of Police of Riverside, weighs in on Chicago’s Push to Eliminate Traffic Stops Follow Tom on X @ChiefWeitzel 1:32:08- Federal job corps 1:53:34- Fox News contributor and media/political columnist, Joe Concha, shares details from his new book The Greatest Comeback Ever: Inside Trump’s Big, Beautiful Campaign 2:09:59- Carol Roth,

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