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Live from the Heartland

Live from the Heartland

Weekly political news & entertainment show with new episodes every Saturday at 9AM here and on Apple Podcasts at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/live-from-the-heartland/id1720190776. Broadcast on WLUW 88.7 FM in Chicago and streaming at wluw.org Saturdays at 9AM. Episodes broadcast early Fridays on Lumpen Radio 105.5 FM in Chicago and streaming at lumpenradio.com at 9AM. Video episodes go live Fridays at 9AM on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/heartlandmedia, where you can watch

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00:52:28

The Live from the Heartland Show for the Week of...

Live from the Heartland ·

2025/10/04

Michael James is updated on ICE activity in Chicago by 40th Ward Alderman Andre Vasquez, discusses Trump and Hegseth’s recent speeches to military generals with political consultant and journalist Don Rose, and learns about the documentary The 9 Lives of Barbara Dane from Barbara Dane’s son, Cuban musician Pablo Menendez.You can register to participate in a community defense workshop hosted by Alderman Vasquez and learn how to help protect Chicago’s immigrant community this Saturday, October 4th at

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00:52:57

The Live from the Heartland Show for the Week of...

Live from the Heartland ·

2025/09/27

Michael James discusses ICE’s attack on Chicago and the road of resistance with activist and former Minister of Education for the Young Lords Omar Lopez before guest host Euan Hague learns about new book The Black Tax: 150 Years of Theft, Exploitation, and Dispossession in America from historian and author Andrew Kahrl.You can purchase Andrew Kahrl’s The Black Tax: 150 Years of Theft, Exploitation, and Dispossession in America from the University of Chicago Press here.Heartland at Home Episode 274

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00:53:50

The Live from the Heartland Show for the Week of...

Live from the Heartland ·

2025/09/20

Michael James is updated on recent rent strikes and the national movement by All-Chicago Tenant Alliance before he discusses the state of politics in Detroit and Michigan with author and educator Paul J. Draus.Learn how you can get involved with and help fund the All-Chicago Tenant Alliance at chicagotenants.com.You can purchase Paul J. Draus’s newest book Forging Identity: The Story of Carlos Nielbock’s Detroit online directly from Michigan State University Press here.Heartland at Home Episode 273

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00:51:44

The Live from the Heartland Show for the Week of...

Live from the Heartland ·

2025/09/13

Michael James learns about upcoming Sun Day Solar Fest from Jean Bryan of Third Act Illinois before discussing the new novel Great Disasters with author and poet Grady Chambers.This year’s Sun Day Solar Fest is Sunday, September 21st at Montrose Beach from 12 to 4. Learn more at thirdact.org/illinois.You can preorder Grady Chamber’s debut novel Great Disasters, out September 30th, from Tin House Books, here. He will be doing a reading to celebrate its release at Volumes Books on October 4th with

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00:49:56

The Live from the Heartland Show for the Week of...

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2025/09/06

Michael James discusses the forthcoming National Guard and ICE deployment in Chicago with political consultant and journalist Don Rose before he learns about the rise of New York mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani from former teacher, union leader, and recent New York transplant Fred Klonsky.Subscribe to Don Rose’s weekly column by emailing him at donrose65@aol.com.Subscribe to Fred Klonsky’s Substack at fredklonsky.substack.com.Heartland at Home Episode 271. This week's music, in order: “Stand Up

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00:50:30

The Live from the Heartland Show for the Week of...

Live from the Heartland ·

2025/08/30

Michael James talks Ireland’s refugees and sports with author Rus Bradburd, interviews Chicago’s Metropolitan Water Reclamation District candidate Sarah Bury, and hears about upcoming Chicago music from Live from the Heartland’s Lynn Orman Weiss.Pick up a copy of Big Time: A Novel, All the Dreams We’ve Dreamed and Rus Bradburd’s other books at rus-bradburd.com.Find out how you can help Srah Bury’s campaign at sarah4waterrec.org.Heartland at Home Episode 270. This week's music, in order: “Stand

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00:50:40

The Live from the Heartland Show for the Week of...

Live from the Heartland ·

2025/08/23

Michael James hears about the dangers of nuclear energy in Illinois from Nuclear Energy Information Service’s founder and director David Kraft before he learns about the connections between indigenous history and modern geography from geographer and author Maxim Samson.Learn more about the Nuclear Energy Information Service at neis.org.Preorder Earth Shapers and get a copy of Invisible Lines at maximsamson.com.Heartland at Home Episode 269. This week's music, in order: “Stand Up (And Be Strong)”

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00:51:00

The Live from the Heartland Show for the Week of...

Live from the Heartland ·

2025/08/16

Michael James discusses Vance’s visit to Scotland from DePaul University’s Assistant Dean Euan Hague, hears about the new album It’s My Time Now from blues musician Garry Burnside, and gets the monthly sports report from actor, athlete and friend of the show Adam James.You can see Garry Burnside perform at the North Shore Vinyl Club in Norfield, Illinois this Saturday, August 16th at 8pm - learn more here. See where you can stream his new album It’s My Time Now here, and buy it on CD or vinyl

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00:50:22

The Live from the Heartland Show for the Week of...

Live from the Heartland ·

2025/08/09

Michael James discusses the attempted gerrymandering in Texas and potential national responses with former Chicago alderman Dick W. Simpson before he talks biographies about Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Ella Jenkins from professor and author Gayle Wald.You can purchase Dick W. Simpson’s book Democracy’s Rebirth: The View from Chicago here. Purchase his newest book, Chicago’s Modern Mayors: From Harold Washington to Lori Lightfoot here.You can purchase Gayle Wald’s book Shout, Sister, Shout! The Untold

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00:49:32

The Live from the Heartland Show for the Week of...

Live from the Heartland ·

2025/08/02

Michael James gets a breakdown of the Jeffrey Epstein scandal and starvation in Gaza from political consultant and journalist Don Rose, is updated on the world of track and field and the Tour de France by track coach Gordo Thomson, and hears about the Glenwood Avenue Arts Fest from festival director Jim Ginderske.Subscribe to Don Rose’s weekly column by emailing him at donrose65@aol.com.The Glenwood Avenue Arts Fest takes place in Rogers Park from August 15-17. Find out more

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00:52:06

The Live from the Heartland Show First Half of 2025...

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2025/07/26

Michael James is off on a road trip after his youngest daughter’s wedding, so this week we’ll be reairing two of our most popular interviews from the year so far: his April 18th interview with journalist, best-selling author, and Emmy-winning documentary filmmaker and television producer Jonathan Alter about his books "His Very Best: Jimmy Carter, a Life" and "American Reckoning: Inside Trump's Trial—and My Own" in which they discuss all things politics, and his May 2nd

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00:51:05

The Live from the Heartland Show for the Week of...

Live from the Heartland ·

2025/07/19

Michael James learns about Jingles for Democracy, a growing community of artists creating unifying music video shorts, from musician Corky Siegel before he talks about the undeground newspaper Chicago Seed and more with journalist Abe Peck.Learn more about Jingles for Democracy at jinglesfordemocracy.com. Keep up with Corky Siegel’s other projects at corkymusic.com.Heartland at Home Episode 264. This week's music, in order: “Stand Up (And Be Strong)” by Keb’ Mo’ and “Doin’ The Best You Can” by

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00:51:14

The Live from the Heartland Show for the Week of...

Live from the Heartland ·

2025/07/12

Michael James talks Trump’s Bill, Palestine, and ICE raids with Congressman Chuy Garcia before he hears about the new song “Begging for Change” from Chicago blues harpist Billy Branch.Get tickets to one of the Rosa’s Lounge “Begging for Change” release party shows at 9:30 and 11 on both August 1st and 2nd here.Heartland at Home Episode 263. This week's music, in order: “Stand Up (And Be Strong)” by Keb’ Mo’ and “Doin’ The Best You Can” by Chic Street Man.PLEASE TAKE A LOOK TO SEE HOW YOU CAN

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00:51:39

The Live from the Heartland Show for the Week of...

Live from the Heartland ·

2025/07/05

Michael James talks Trump’s “Big, Beautiful” Bill with Live from the Heartland’s Katy Hogan before he hears about the new documentary From Sea to Shining Sea - Katharine Lee Bates and the Story of America The Beautiful from documentary filmmaker John de Graaf.Watch a trailer for From Sea to Shining Sea - Katharine Lee Bates and the Story of America The Beautiful here.Heartland at Home Episode 262. This week's music, in order: “Stand Up (And Be Strong)” by Keb’ Mo’ and “Doin’ The Best You Can” by

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00:49:40

The Live from the Heartland Show for the Week of...

Live from the Heartland ·

2025/06/28

Michael James hears about ICE attacks on Chicago immigrants from Protect Rogers Park co-founder Torrence Gardner, gets into the Dodgers’ support of LA’s immigrants in the monthly sports report from actor and athlete Adam James, and learns about the new book Teenage Runaway from author Ronald Schulz.Learn about ways you can stand with and protect Chicago’s immigrant community by emailing Protect Rogers Park at protectrp626@gmail.com.Check out Ronald Schulz other books, and stay updated about when you

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00:51:05

The Live from the Heartland Show for the Week of...

Live from the Heartland ·

2025/06/21

Michael James learns about the Adoption Chronicles and its collection of stories from adoption advocate Richard Pearlman before he hears about the new book The Uptown: Chicago’s Endangered Movie Palace from author and WDCB radio host Andy Pierce.Read other’s adoption stories, share your own, and learn how to donate to the Adoption Chronicles at www.adoptionchronicles.com.Preorder The Uptown: Chicago’s Endangered Movie Palace at a discounted price from CityFiles Press here.Heartland at Home Episode

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00:51:47

The Live from the Heartland Show for the Week of...

Live from the Heartland ·

2025/06/14

Michael James talks the LA protests, No Kings Day, and antisemitism with political consultant and journalist Don Rose before he hears about the recently passed Illinois state budget and more from Illinois State Representative Kelly Cassidy.Subscribe to Don Rose’s weekly column by emailing him at donrose65@aol.com.Heartland at Home Episode 259. This week's music, in order: “Stand Up (And Be Strong)” by Keb’ Mo’, "Stand!" and "Everyday People" by Sly & the Family Stone, and “Doin’ The Best You

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00:52:25

The Live from the Heartland Show for the Week of...

Live from the Heartland ·

2025/06/07

Michael James talks with young activists Miles Bennett Hogerty, Maya Odendahl, and Danny Rosa of the All-Chicago Tenants Alliance about their work organizing rent strikes before he has another chat with jazz journalist Howard Mandel about all things jazz.Learn how you can get involved with and help fund the All-Chicago Tenant Alliance at here.Heartland at Home Episode 258. This week's music, in order: “Stand Up (And Be Strong)” by Keb’ Mo’, "Everyday I Have The Blues" and "Set Me Free" by Frank

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00:52:20

The Live from the Heartland Show for the Week of...

Live from the Heartland ·

2025/05/31

Michael James talks with Muddy Waters’ son and Chicago blues legend Mud Morganfield, hears about upcoming Chicago shows with Live from the Heartland’s music producer Lynn Orman Weiss, then gets the monthly sports report from actor, athlete, and friend of the show Adam James.Mud Morganfield will perform at Chicago’s historic nightclub Fitzgerald’s on Friday, June 6th. You can reserve tickets here.Heartland at Home Episode 257. This week's music, in order: “Stand Up (And Be Strong)” by Keb’ Mo’ and

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00:51:45

The Live from the Heartland Show for the Week of...

Live from the Heartland ·

2025/05/24

Michael James learns about telling Latin stories through puppets with Chicago multidisciplinary artist Rocio Chio Cabrera before he discusses what it’s like running an independent bookstore with Undercover Books co-owner Todd Zaruba.Learn more about Rocio Chio Cabrera’s puppet practice at www.chiocabrera.com.See information on upcoming events at Undercover Books, including Michael’s reading on May 31st, at www.ucbookschicago.com.Heartland at Home Episode 256. This week's music, in order: “Stand Up

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