The Takeaway with Alex

JB Pritzker talks Trump 'dementia' comment, Israel, Democratic Socialists, Bears stadium | S2:E1

Governor JB Pritzker is a consistent critic of President Donald Trump, and could run to succeed him in 2028. With the Democratic Party seeing a recent swing of progressives and Democratic Socialists win primaries, Pritzker talked about the future of his party and the country on the Season 2 premiere of The Takeaway with Alex. NBC Chicago’s Alex Maragos covered a range of topics with the governor: inflation, Democratic Socialists’ success, his accusation that Trump has dementia, US support for Israel, the 2028 DNC, the Bears stadium search, how Pritzker uses AI, and much more.  CHAPTERS:  * 0:00 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZK6fRv90IA] Intro  * 0:49 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZK6fRv90IA&t=49s] Agreement with Trump  * 1:55 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZK6fRv90IA&t=115s] Trump’s Use of Power  * 3:42 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZK6fRv90IA&t=222s] Democratic Socialists  * 6:01 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZK6fRv90IA&t=361s] Affordability and Inflation  * 9:45 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZK6fRv90IA&t=585s] Israel and the Democratic Party  * 12:06 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZK6fRv90IA&t=726s] Biden, Trump, dementia?  * 13:40 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZK6fRv90IA&t=820s] Bears stadium search  * 21:18 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZK6fRv90IA&t=1278s] Future of AI  * 25:03 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZK6fRv90IA&t=1503s] Elon Musk  * 28:20 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZK6fRv90IA&t=1700s] Data centers  * 29:40 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZK6fRv90IA&t=1780s] Being a billionaire Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Olympics 2026 behind the scenes: 100-DAY COUNTDOWN to Milan-Cortina!

In 100 days, the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics will bring the best athletes in the world together in February 2026. Every member of Team USA has a unique story about how they got to the top of their sport, and it takes a team of people to bring those stories to the world. We close Season 1 of The Takeaway with Alex podcast with a conversation between Alex Maragos and Mike McGovern about how those Olympics stories are told. McGovern, a photojournalist, has covered four Olympic Games (London 2012, Rio 2016, Pyeongchang 2018, Tokyo 2020) and Maragos has reported on two (Beijing 2022 and Paris 2024). Together, they will lead NBC Chicago’s coverage of the Olympic Games in Italy this winter. In this episode, they discuss some of their favorite Olympic memories, the extensive planning and collaboration that an Olympics assignment requires, and the ability to deal with the unpredictable stories that every Olympic Games provides.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Bulls 2025 Season Preview: Adam Amin on Giddey, Coby, Matas, his favorite calls + DJ side hustle

With the 2025-26 NBA season about to begin, Chicago Bulls TV play-by-play man Adam Amin takes us through the storylines for the Bulls this season. With a young core of Matas Buzelis, Coby White and Josh Giddey; Amin talks about the steps forward he hopes to see the team take at the United Center this year. The Bulls will just be one part of his very busy fall. In this episode of The Takeaway with Alex, Amin takes us through a week of his life in the fall: the game prep, the travel, the meetings, the broadcast. Balancing baseball, football, basketball in the span of several months has its own challenges, but Amin says he loves the variety and the pressure of describing and detailing games to tens of millions of people every week. Adam also dives into his love of music, and his regular runs on the turntable as a professional DJ. He shares how it got started and has now turned into more than a hobby.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Why do we have Daylight Saving Time?

Daylight Saving Time is an annual ritual that can be disorienting, confusing and controversial. With the time change coming up, The Takeaway with Alex sat down with Meteorologist Kevin Jeanes to dig into the law that’s been on the books for decades, how we arrived got this idea, and why people want to get rid of it. Daylight Saving Time has big effects beyond just adjusting our clocks, sleep and schedules. Kevin talks about what it does to traffic safety, energy use and how we think about our weather. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

What can National Guard troops REALLY do in Chicago?

From the earliest days of the United States, there has been a debate about where the power should lie: with the states or with a central U.S. government? Now, that debate is playing out in Chicago and the suburbs. As the Trump administration gears up to send in federal troops to bolster "Operation Midway Blitz" and its mass deportation program, state and local officials are fighting back. To help explain the legal and logistical possibilities of all of this, we're joined on the Takeaway this week by Civic Federation President Joe Ferguson and former general Richard Hayes who once served as the highest-ranking member of the Illinois National Guard.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.