Chicago's Morning Answer with Dan Proft & Amy Jacobson

Big Balls speaks [https://x.com/JesseBWatters/status/1918103067045814380?t=T5UOAI2FDemCGl7kqrJTTw&s=03] 11:26- NPR CEO Katherine Maher [https://x.com/EndWokeness/status/1860687747733749890?t=tQmZWnGt0-YLI0s2-hfQFA&s=03]: seeking the truth is a distraction to getting things done 34:04- How ICE is actually doing i [https://x.com/CollinRugg/status/1918005888453165140?t=gJYglkQ7l4oivIdlVyMNWQ&s=03] 51:27- WHY DP IS SINGLE [https://notthebee.com/article/conservative-influencer-calls-out-young-republicans-saying-that-being-a-trad-wife-is-just-a-way-to-get-trapped-by-men] 1:15:04- Barry Sturner, president and CEO of Townstone Financial, is grateful to be vindicated by the Trump administration [https://x.com/iswho/status/1917618498794315977?s=43] 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 mobilize God’s people for the work of life A gift of $150 can help Caring Network reach 5 women who are considering abortion. To make that gift, just go to 560TheAnswer.com/caring [http://560theanswer.com/caring] 1:49:24- Founder, CIO Perry International Capital Partners, LLC, James Perry, with a positive economic outlook and the April jobs numbers  For uncompromising independence and a healthy skepticism of market narrative perryinternationalcapitalpartners.com [http://perryinternationalcapitalpartners.com] 2:03:11- OPEN MIC FRIDAY!! See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Trump's Terry Moran interview [https://x.com/theblaze/status/1917379478554026167?t=ZAVwnNUmaN58e2XJqUVp0Q&s=03] 14:57- Kudlow: negative GDP number is phony [https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/larry-kudlow-falling-gdp-panic-more-fake-news] 33:44- Trump thanks Musk [https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2025/04/30/trump_thanks_musk_you_have_sacrificed_a_lot_been_treated_very_unfairly.html] 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 [https://x.com/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 [https://x.com/markpmills?lang=en] 1:26:34- Springfield OH area resident, Setys Kelly, shares where the migrant situation stands now after all the attention received before the election 1:43:33- Why Dan Proft is Single  [https://x.com/CollinRugg/status/1917650947381289216?t=zBhjQiUmkrAY130d-jGy8Q&s=03] 1:58:35- Writer for the WSJ editorial page, Daniel Henninger, with his take on Trump’s first 100 days  See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Pritzker is not an oligarch [https://x.com/daveweigel/status/1917293719469875475] 10:36- Lia Thomas [https://notthebee.com/article/the-white-house-just-ordered-upenn-to-rescind-all-of-lia-thomass-awards-won-in-female-swimming-competitions-] 32:27- Rand Paul on blocking Trump's tariffs [https://x.com/ShadowofEzra/status/1917030420623024633] 57:25- Civic illiteracy [https://www.realclearpublicaffairs.com/articles/2025/04/29/a_curricular_solution_to_the_crisis_of_civic_illiteracy_1106812.html] 1:17:48- Thomas Weitzel,  retired Chief of Police of Riverside, weighs in on Chicago’s Push to Eliminate Traffic Stops [https://www.chicagocontrarian.com/blog/chicago-push-eliminate-traffic-stops-pretextual-myth] Follow Tom on X @ChiefWeitzel [https://x.com/ChiefWeitzel] 1:32:08- Federal job corps [https://www.dailywire.com/news/job-corps-spends-764k-per-graduate] 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 [https://www.amazon.com/Greatest-Comeback-Ever-Beautiful-Campaign/dp/0063435748] 2:09:59- Carol Roth,  entrepreneur and author of You Will Own Nothing: Your War with a New Financial World Order and How to Fight Back [https://www.amazon.com/You-Will-Own-Nothing-Financial/dp/0063304937], believes  Trump should meet with Main Street businessmen. They deserve it [https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/trump-should-meet-main-street-businessmen-deserve] Check out Carol’s free economic newsletter carolroth.com/NEWS [https://www.carolroth.com/NEWS/] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

0:00 - Axios' Alex Thompson, award recipient at WHCA dinner, spins the "errors" committed by press on Biden mental capacity [https://x.com/CollinRugg/status/1916492501223174519?t=jcUnu6QGJv32jEEDVUB4uQ&s=03] 12:44 - Homan: if you impede, you will be prosecuted [https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2025/04/28/homan_if_you_conceal_an_illegal_alien_from_ice_you_will_be_prosecuted_-_judge_or_not.html] 30:24 - The Kiffness: Vote4Pets Tour [https://concerts.livenation.com/the-kiffness-vote4pets-tour-chicago-illinois-05-23-2025/event/0400616DE21C319B?utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=5128861-Google%20Events&source=ea] 33:18 - SPORTS & POLITICS [https://x.com/Kevin_Kinkead/status/1916859820621054422?s=03] 50:04 - Gov Pritzker is trying to change Texas BLUE [https://x.com/godpricker/status/1916864929967075663?s=43] 01:08:51 - In-depth History with Frank from Arlington Heights 01:11:05 - Scott McKay,  publisher of the Hayride & senior editor at the American Spectator, lauds Trump's first 100 days in office. Check out Scott’s novels King Of The Jungle [https://www.amazon.com/King-Jungle-Scott-McKay-ebook/dp/B0CYVLNBKS/ref=monarch_sidesheet] & From Hellmarsh With Love [https://www.amazon.com/Hellmarsh-Love-Mike-Holman-Novels/dp/B0DLV3M5SF/ref=monarch_sidesheet_title] 01:30:00 - President at Wirepoints, Ted Dabrowski: Not a single child tested proficient in math in 80 Illinois schools [https://wirepoints.org/2024-education-fail-not-a-single-child-tested-proficient-in-math-in-80-illinois-schools-for-reading-its-24-schools-wirepoints/]. Get Ted’s latest wirepoints.org [http://wirepoints.org] 01:43:42 - Daniel B. Klein, professor of economics at George Mason University, explains why Trump should fight globalism, not globalisation. [https://capx.co/donald-trump-should-fight-globalism-not-globalisation]Check out Dan’s most recent book Misinformation Is a Word We Use to Shut You Up [https://brownstone.org/articles/misinformation-a-word-used-to-shut-you-up/] 02:02:27 - Rafael Mangual, senior fellow and head of research for the Manhattan Institute’s Policing and Public Safety Initiative: The Left Keeps Getting It Wrong on Crime [https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/opinion/crime-police-progressive-policy.html]. Get Raf’s most recent book Criminal (In)Justice: What the Push for Mass-Decarceration and Depolicing Gets Wrong, and Who It Hurts Most [https://bulkbookstore.com/criminal-in-justice-what-the-push-for-decarceration-and-depolicing-gets-wrong-and-who-it-hurts-most-9781546001515]. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

0:00 - Bondi on Judge Dugan in WI [https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2025/04/25/attorney_general_pam_bondi_why_fbi_arrested_judge_for_obstructing_ice_arrest_cant_make_this_up.html] 11:00 - Pritzker in NH calls for mass protests [https://x.com/IsaacDovere/status/1916660604577763511?t=cl_zVYZUA7Rpx4S-jb0GpA&s=03] 29:33 - Trump 47 [https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2025/04/27/cnns_enten_trump_approval_no_longer_ahead_of_where_he_was_at_this_point_in_first_term.html] 54:37 - George Weigel, author of Witness to Hope: The Biography of John Paul II [https://www.amazon.com/Witness-Hope-Biography-Pope-John/dp/0060732032]  and a distinguished senior fellow of the Ethics and Public Policy Center, shares what he saw at Pope Francis' funeral and breaks down The High Stakes in Choosing the Next Pope [https://www.wsj.com/world/the-high-stakes-in-choosing-the-next-pope-1a3d5bc0] 01:07:49 - Steven Bucci, visiting fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies: If Zelinsky accepts the proposed cease fire, the Russians will violate it 01:28:09 - Why Dan Proft is Single [https://x.com/CollinRugg/status/1916561970729546188?s=03] 01:44:38 - President of the Crime Prevention Research Center & former senior advisor for research and statistics at the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Policy, John Lott, points to what the media has completely ignored regarding a recently declassified document [https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/04/23/dni_releases_secret_biden_plan_raising_serious_civil_liberties_concerns_152689.html]. John is also the author of  Gun Control Myths [https://www.amazon.com/Gun-Control-Myths-politicians-botched/dp/B08C95PD1K/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Gun+Control+Myths&qid=1594823492&sr=8-1] and More Guns, Less Crime [https://www.amazon.com/More-Guns-Less-Crime-Understanding/dp/0226493660] 02:03:27 - Sports & Politics [https://www.mediaite.com/sports/identified-nfl-coachs-son-outed-as-prank-caller-who-trolled-shedeur-sanders-during-draft-skid/] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.