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The Mincing Rascals

The Mincing Rascals

John Williams and journalists from WGN Radio other Chicago media outlets discuss news of the week on The Mincing Rascals podcast from WGN Plus

626 - The Mincing Rascals 3.11.26: Iran war, Uber ride options, AI and local news

Episodes

Wed, 11 Mar 2026

Wed, 04 Mar 2026

Thu, 26 Feb 2026

Thu, 19 Feb 2026

Wed, 11 Feb 2026

Thu, 05 Feb 2026

Wed, 28 Jan 2026

Thu, 22 Jan 2026

Wed, 14 Jan 2026

Wed, 07 Jan 2026

Wed, 31 Dec 2025

Tue, 23 Dec 2025

Wed, 17 Dec 2025

Thu, 11 Dec 2025

Wed, 10 Dec 2025

Thu, 04 Dec 2025

Mon, 24 Nov 2025

Wed, 19 Nov 2025

Thu, 13 Nov 2025

Thu, 06 Nov 2025

Wed, 29 Oct 2025

Mon, 20 Oct 2025

Wed, 15 Oct 2025

Wed, 08 Oct 2025

Wed, 01 Oct 2025

Wed, 24 Sep 2025

Wed, 17 Sep 2025

Wed, 10 Sep 2025

Wed, 03 Sep 2025

Wed, 27 Aug 2025

Wed, 20 Aug 2025

Wed, 13 Aug 2025

Wed, 06 Aug 2025

Wed, 30 Jul 2025

Wed, 23 Jul 2025

Wed, 16 Jul 2025

Wed, 09 Jul 2025

Wed, 02 Jul 2025

Wed, 25 Jun 2025

Wed, 18 Jun 2025

Wed, 11 Jun 2025

Wed, 04 Jun 2025

Wed, 28 May 2025

Wed, 21 May 2025

Wed, 14 May 2025

Wed, 07 May 2025

Wed, 30 Apr 2025

Wed, 23 Apr 2025

Wed, 16 Apr 2025

Wed, 09 Apr 2025

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The Mincing Rascals

Episodes

The Mincing Rascals 3.11.26: Iran war, Uber ride options, AI and local news

The Mincing Rascals 3.4.26: Iran attack, Texas primary results, honoring Jesse Jackson, Amazon drones

The Mincing Rascals 2.25.26: SOTU recap, Stratton ad, ranked choice voting, Bears stadium

The Mincing Rascals 2.18.26: Jesse Jackson, powerful Chicagoans, Colbert-FCC feud, Nancy Guthrie coverage

The Mincing Rascals 2.11.26: SAVE Act, ICE reforms, Epstein files, Super Bowl halftime show

The Mincing Rascals 2.4.26: Senate race, government shutdown, Waymo, snowplow names

The Mincing Rascals 1.28.26: Alex Pretti death, paywall-free news, millionaire tax

The Mincing Rascals 1.21.26: Bears loss, NIL, parking meter deal, Greenland, CTA safety

The Mincing Rascals 1.14.26: Bears victory, Ted Dabrowski ad, Greenland

The Mincing Rascals 1.7.26: ICE shooting, Maduro capture, Chicago mayoral race

The Mincing Rascals 12.30.25: U.S. and Chicago politics, Bears stadium progress in 2026

The Mincing Rascals 12.23.25: The Trump Administration, 60 Minutes and Chicago Bears’ threat to relocate

The Mincing Rascals 12.17.25: Bovino returns, budget battle, Rob Reiner

The Mincing Rascals 12.11.25: Budget drama, robot delivery, Madigan seeks pardon

Mincing Rascals update from John Williams

The Mincing Rascals 12.3.25: Northwestern deal, deadly boat strikes, Christkindlmarket capacity

The Mincing Rascals 11.24.25: Marjorie Taylor Greene resigns, sedition accusation, CTU audit, favorite Thanksgiving food

The Mincing Rascals 11.19.25: Head tax defeat, Epstein files, Mobile ID, Word of the Year

The Mincing Rascals 11.12.25: Bovino leaving, Epstein emails, government shutdown

The Mincing Rascals 11.5.25: Mamdani wins, Garcia exits, immigration enforcement

The Mincing Rascals 10.29.25: Immigration raids, Illinois redistricting, Sean Grayson guilty

Mincing Rascals 10.17.25: Live from Tangled Roots Brewing Company in Ottawa!

The Mincing Rascals 10.15.25: ICE in Chicago, ‘No Kings’ protests, Mayor Johnson’s budget battle

The Mincing Rascals 10.8.25: Texas National Guard arrives, Jesse Jackson Jr. running for Congress, shoulder driving clampdown

The Mincing Rascals 10.1.25: Troops in Chicago, ICE raids, government shutdown

The Mincing Rascals 9.24.25: Kimmel returns, autism debate, fatal ICE shootings, dogs in restaurants

The Mincing Rascals 9.17.25: Mayor Johnson’s job, Charlie Kirk death, inflammatory speech

The Mincing Rascals 9.10.25: Charlie Kirk shot dead, ICE raids, Darren Bailey running

The Mincing Rascals 9.3.25: Chicago crime, National Guard, political messaging

The Mincing Rascals 8.27.25: National Guard, Chicago finances, Trump distractions

The Mincing Rascals 8.20.25: Speed cameras, CPS shakedown, Ukraine-Russia peace talks

The Mincing Rascals 8.13.25: Dexter Reed decision, redistricting debate, Smithsonian review

The Mincing Rascals 8.6.25: Texas redistricting, Chicago pension boost, DuSable Lake Shore Drive future

The Mincing Rascals 7.30.25: Jesse Jackson Jr. political future, taxing the rich, legislative redistricting

The Mincing Rascals 7.23.25: Colbert canceled, Epstein files, Coldplay kiss cam

The Mincing Rascals 7.16.25: Flooding in the US, Epstein, MLB All-Star Game & Emmys

The Mincing Rascals 7.9.25: Texas floods, NASCAR in Chicago, Ed Burke released from prison

The Mincing Rascals 7.2.25: Trump tax bill, Paramount settlement, birthright citizenship, One Fair Wage

The Mincing Rascals 6.25.25: Mamdani wins, Pritzker running again, U.S strikes on Iran

The Mincing Rascals 6.18.25: ICE raids, ‘No Kings’ protests, Terry Moran, Israel-Iran conflict, ‘snap curfew’ passes

The Mincing Rascals 6.11.25: Immigration protests, Terry Moran let go, Mike Madigan sentencing

The Mincing Rascals 6.4.25: Mail-in voting law, medical aid in dying, gender identity debate

The Mincing Rascals 5.28.25: Chicago crime down, POTUS pardons, Harvard vs. Trump

The Mincing Rascals 5.21.25: DOJ investigation, ‘snap curfews,’ Biden cancer

The Mincing Rascals 5.14.25: Pope Leo XIV, Qatari jet, Biden’s decline

The Mincing Rascals 5.7.25: Senate race, George Ryan legacy, Alcatraz, movie tariffs

The Mincing Rascals 4.30.25: Durbin’s successor, Trump 100 days, Amazon tariffs, plastic ban

The Mincing Rascals 4.23.25: Durbin retiring, Pritzker’s political future, economic turmoil

The Mincing Rascals 4.16.25: Teen takeovers, homeschool bill, Kilmar Ábrego García

The Mincing Rascals 4.9.25: Tariff reversal, ‘Hands Off’ protest, driving exam age

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