Best Ctu Podcasts (2024)

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The Mincing Rascals 8.14.24: DNC in Chicago, CPS-CTU contract negotiations, Jordan Chiles bronze medal controversy

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The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, Austin Berg of the Illinois Policy Institute, Brandon Pope, host of ‘On the Block‘ on WCIU, and political pundit Marj Halperin! This week the Rascals start the podcast discussing the upcoming DNC in Chicago. Are the Rascals optimistic about …

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Show: Labor Express for 7-28-2024 - Palestinian trade unionists call for ceasefire and CTU fights 2024-25 CPS budget proposal 54:46

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This is the full 7-28-2024 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. The Chicago Teachers Union fights the CPS 2025 school budget. Palestinian trade unionists speak out on a call hosted by the National Labor Network for a Ceasefire. Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only labor news and current affairs radio program. News for working people, by wor…

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The Mincing Rascals 8.21.24: 2024 DNC special

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The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, Austin Berg of the Illinois Policy Institute, longtime Chicago journalist Cate Plys, and political pundit Marj Halperin! This week, the Rascals break down all things Democratic National Convention. What were the highlights, lowlights, and bi…

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Chicago Way w/John Kass: DNC 2024 is here, are you ready?

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Chicago Way w/John Kass (08/19/24): To kick of the DNC in Chicago, the co-founder of RealClearPolitics, Tom Bevan, is here to preview his teams daily broadcasts on SiriusXM and discuss how the City of Big Shoulders will handle the influx of Democrats & protestors. Plus, Kasso wonders if anyone remembers the ‘wood shampoo’ of ’68? Check out more fro…

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Untitled Episode : omg, I didn't write in every container! It is truly over since it's DIFFERENT. That's prolonged exposure therapy, but instead of writing, I had to rely on www (ha!) 10:51

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This is the last PODCAST "w" ptsd, but I also don't think it's there at all. No charger. 3% battery. Never made the deadline---3 hours in one month time--didn't get the time zones to begin with & now it's super easy. 11 minutes to go & it's 10m & some seconds so made every GOAL. I finished season 2 episode 8 POEM 2 8 was "words better than great" w…

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All the biological uptick of ptsd is gone & now able to follow-through with what I said I would do. Contact those who I said at one point, "I'm highly injured. I'll contact you when I can." How many years ... 10:24

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One person can truly change your life but you gotta do it right. Less strife to each other, the words in me changing frequently. Giving up the past, the books I thought that would last & last. Their meaning, their feeling, I'm reeling & done believing [in them] SMART E MC presents Smarter Than Trauma | "Dating Mating & Relating" | a play. Definitel…

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Words Do Something to me with PAST & PRESENT verbatim triggers [until now] 4:54

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Smart E MC presents Smarter Than Trauma. When people don't talk about money & then when people bring up the silliest money issues. This is CONTRAST. We are in WORLD TWO dropping seeds for #videoGames #gamer & "what are you wearing and who are you talking to?" When people move in, they really do reveal their secrets like sabotaging Neppy! RECOVERY N…

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& the Reflection. This podcast & the one prior is to the 1-2 punch/kick/stab/choke/belittle combo. 10:27

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STEP ONE : get it out & did I. STEP TWO : reflect back* [one time] to check if I can stay here without physically (nerve radiculopathy & chronic pain) or mentally (ptsd) spiraling. STEP THREE : that's the final act. "What is she going to do about the ____!!!" You all freaked out about taking care of a disabled woman & yet, I'm into 100% equality am…

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Third Round 🥊 When you get IT out of the body with ART, We All Win. What's your preferred outlet? Mine's my voice. Now add beats. 21:57

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I'm going to start creating poetry & this podcast serves as the line between THE PAST, now firmly in THE PAST & the next & final step : transform. For anyone dealing with suicidal ideations please try to "catch" either the emotion, thought or behavior. You only have to deal with one, not all, since you tackle the one that is most present, most comm…

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Chicago Way w/John Kass: Palikari IV – Legacy

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The Palikari Project: Part IV – Legacy | As the curtain comes down on the Palikari Project, our hero returns home to his family’s village for the first time in almost 40 years with his sons, John, Peter, & Nick. We also get insight into what the boys were experiencing as twenty-somethings seeing their father’s legacy come to life in the form of the…

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The only thing I can remember is I may have repeated self a bit & at the end, yes, u take back that suicide shhhhh. Not mine once you name it/say it/spray it & finally slay/write IT/fight IT so u will ... 40:21

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First strategy will be sharing is breath. With chronic pain, breathing can hurt. Sneezing really hurt so making sure the house was clear due to cat allergies was a must & my priority & "job." Someone didn't have to be in my home after admitting... [let's just write that scene verbatim since the trick is I could keep writing & writing, but you want …

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The Mincing Rascals 8.7.24: VP choice, police accountability, Olympic boxing controversy

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The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Brandon Pope, host of ‘On the Block‘ on WCIU, Cate Plys, former staff writer at the Chicago Reader, and political op-ed columnist at the Sun-Times and Tribune, and political pundit Marj Halperin! This week, the Rascals mince about Kamala Harris choosing Minnesota governor Tim Walz to be …

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Chicago Way w/John Kass: Palikari III – Civil War, Family, and a New World

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The Palikari Project: Part III – Civil War & a Fresh Start | Toward the end of WWII, countries coming out from under the evil rule of The Axis were often were left to pickup the pieces of the decimated lives that once were. In Greece, that was turmoil was compounded by the rise of Communist guerillas and the ensuing civil war that turned families a…

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This contains poetry, but to get there, you'll have to find the YouTube... 22:00

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...& to find the YouTube you'll have to scroll, tap & read. Skills that increase my vestibular [then]. I thought if someone was willing to do all that, that must mean something since this whole this is remind us education is fleeting. Don't blink, learning happens faster than you think. And if you squander the chance to get it by not participating,…

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Show: Labor Express for 7-7-2024 - Labor Notes 2024 session on direct action and CTU fights layoffs 56:15

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This is the full 7-7-2024 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) protests the layoffs of 330 paraprofessionals by Chicago Public School management. Also, excerpts from the Labor Notes 2024 panel on Direct Action - workers in retail, education, media and more discuss how they have used various forms of direct ac…

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Show: Labor Express for 6-23-2024 - Jorge Mujica on Mexican Elections, CTU’s first public bargaining session 55:59

12d ago55:59

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This is the full 6-23-2024 episode of the Labor Express Radio program. The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) and CPS hold the first-ever contract bargaining session open to the public. Jorge Mujica discusses the presidential election in Mexico and AMLO’s legacy. Labor Express Radio is Chicago's only labor news and current affairs radio program. News for…

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The Mincing Rascals 7.31.24: Trump at NABJ, VP decision, Olympic opening ceremony controversy

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The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Austin Berg of the Illinois Policy Institute, Cate Plys, former staff writer at the Chicago Reader, and political op-ed columnist at the Sun-Times and Tribune, and political pundit Marj Halperin! This week, the Rascals start the podcast recapping former president Donald Trump’s appearanc…

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Chicago Way w/John Kass: Palikari pt.2 – Commies, Nazis, and Truman the Mule

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The Palikari Project: Part II – Occupation & Communists | In occupied Greece during WWII, life for families was tough enough with a ruling foreign force of fascists & Nazis controlling everyday life but the real danger was the communists from within and their campaign of violence & fear. This is the story of Spyros John Kass and the turbulent life …

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We are going to Elevate Difference & NOT be like them. I reject their words, ideas, behaviors, philosophies & the MOTIVATION/INTENTION when you ask, "why?" | I lost this, but when I got it back, you really ... 25:13

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NEW SEASON since all of this is truly practice until "the test," which is politics because everything that happened to me, I was able to put into education as a student then a teacher (special ed. K-4. Severe/Profound. 2nd grade general ed) IN AUDIO/DIGITAL CONTAINER/NOTES (I do recall hearing this in the podcast, somewhere so record it. This is ba…

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When you confront the people who created the trigger & you get their response---that's it---first step--WHAT DO YOU THINK?--now use that info to make further interventions like, NO, I do not consent to ... 33:07

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Data is important to make good decision & being a behaviorist, concussed at workplace (special educator), can't unlearn how to quantify what is considered non-quantifiable (qualitative data), but you can. No hashtags. Just get it out! In the past, the place to put hashtags was another space to contain trauma until all characters were used up---that…

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The Mincing Rascals 7.24.24: Biden steps aside, VP candidates, Sonya Massey shooting

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The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Austin Berg of the Illinois Policy Institute, Cate Plys, former staff writer at the Chicago Reader, and political op-ed columnist at the Sun-Times and Tribune, and political pundit Marj Halperin! This week, the Rascals start the podcast talking about President Biden announcing on Sunday …

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Chicago Way w/John Kass: The voice of my father and where it all began

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The Palikari Project: Part I – Rizes | Thirty-five years ago in Oak Lawn, John Kass & his brother Nicholas set a card table with coffee, cigarettes, & a tap recorder, hoping to capture their family’s story from a primary source, their father, Spyros John Kass. The tapes were part of an art project John’s wife Betty put together, a ballet. But the t…

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When you can hear you voice, you can hear what you said & finish the thought/sentence. DONE 33:22

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UPDATE DESCRIPTION : Today is August 13, 2024 & am presently creating the 2nd to last podcast before the 19th of this month. This is a first go (to remove to audio TT of "my parents never taught me" & "this is my first.") Please listen & this is original podcast [link] if you want to hear it in its entirety. 1) 3:40--4:02 | How did you lose two cla…

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The Mincing Rascals 7.17.24: RNC, presidential polls, political rhetoric

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The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, Austin Berg of the Illinois Policy Institute, Cate Plys, former staff writer at the Chicago Reader, and political op-ed columnist at the Sun-Times and Tribune, and political pundit Marj Halperin! This week the gang kick things of chatting wi…

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Chicago Way w/John Kass: When rhetoric turns deadly, The Republic is in peril

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Chicago Way w/John Kass (07/16/24): Nicholas Kass, a retired American diplomat with over 30-years of experience focused on Aegean/Eastern Mediterranean issues, joins his brother John Kass & Jeff Carlin to break down what happens after an attempt on Donald Trump’s life was made and how the ‘Deep State’ will respond. Plus, Kasso won’t forget the viol…

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Chicago Way w/John Kass: Garry McCarthy offers ways to stem the violent tide on the streets

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Chicago Way w/John Kass (07/11/24): After a violent holiday weekend that saw over 100 people shot and 20 killed, Garry McCarthy -former Chicago Police Superintendent and current Chief of Police for Willow Springs, IL -join John Kass & Jeff Carlin for a discussion about why the city has seen such a spike in violent crime since his tenure at CPD. Plu…

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The Mincing Rascals 7.10.24: Biden’s candidacy, fixing the Magnificent Mile, CPD Oath Keepers

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The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, Cate Plys, former staff writer at the Chicago Reader, and political op-ed columnist at the Sun-Times and Tribune, Brandon Pope, host of ‘On the Block‘ on WCIU, and Austin Berg of the Illinois Policy Institute. This week, the Rascals begin by…

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The Mincing Rascals 7.3.24: Biden campaign, SCOTUS immunity opinion, NASCAR in Chicago

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The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, Cate Plys, former staff writer at the Chicago Reader, and political op-ed columnist at the Sun-Times and Tribune, and political pundit Marj Halperin! This week the Rascals break down President Biden’s poor debate performance and what that me…

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Chicago Way w/John Kass: Panic at the DNC

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Chicago Way w/John Kass (07/01/24): To celebrate Independence Day and make sense of the debate, SCOTUS rulings, and more, Charles Lipson -the Peter B. Ritzma Professor of Political Science Emeritus at the University of Chicago- joins John Kass and Jeff Carlin. Plus, Kasso has a recipe for catching wild hogs, just in-time for the grill. Check out mo…

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The Mincing Rascals 6.26.24: Presidential debate, Burke sentence, SCOTUS corruption ruling

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The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, Cate Plys, former staff writer at the Chicago Reader, and political op-ed columnist at the Sun-Times and Tribune, and political pundit Marj Halperin! This week the Rascals kick off the podcast talking about the upcoming debate between Presid…

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Advocacy is a dialogue, but can also be a monologue TRIGGER WARNINGS we discuss fake art activist & intent to create ****. 25:32

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I've successful confronted & gotten ahead of the word "NOT" since I used to say, "advocacy is a dialogue, not a monologue" because it's the back-and-forth that can support concussion recovery, not the non-responses, eyes that bug out & visual moments that have stuck. MEMORY ON REPLAY : BORAT. The youTube channel connected to this podcast contains t…

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Chicago Way w/John Kass: Can Biden’s stumbles be overcome at next week’s debate?

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Chicago Way w/John Kass (06/21/24): This week, veteran political advisor at Serafin & Associates and co-host of The Crisis Cast Thom Serafin joins John Kass & Jeff Carlin to talk June’s Serafin Power Poll, what summer in Chicago will look like with the DNC, NASCAR, Lolla, & more taking over, and why President Joe Biden’s team keeps letting him look…

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The Mincing Rascals 6.19.24: Reparations, CTU-CPS bargaining, SCOTUS bump stock ruling

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The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, Brandon Pope, host of ‘On the Block‘ on WCIU, Cate Plys, former staff writer at the Chicago Reader, and political op-ed columnist at the Sun-Times and Tribune, Austin Berg of the Illinois Policy Institute, and political pundit Marj Halperin! This week the Rascals start the podcast by dis…

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Chicago Way w/John Kass: From running the Pamplona bulls with a Chicago Bear to a tarmac meeting with KGB, Michael Ledwith has some stories to tell

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Chicago Way w/John Kass (06/14/24): Regular contributor to JohnKassNews.com Michael Ledwith (@ledwith_michael) joins John Kass & Jeff Carlin so they can learn more about the man behind great columns like “An Irish Fable” and of course “Part 2″ and to discuss his latest, “As DNC Nears, Do Chicago Cops Have Any Leverage to Do Their Jobs?” Check out m…

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The Mincing Rascals Live from Winter’s Jazz Club 6.12.24: Burke sentence, downtown curfew, SCOTUS ethics

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This week’s Mincing Rascals was recorded in front of a live audience at Winter’s Jazz Club on Wednesday, June, 12, 2024. The Mincing Rascals for this special live show are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, Jon Hansen of WGN Radio and Block Club Chicago, Brandon Pope, host of ‘On the Block‘ on WCIU, Cate Plys…

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unLOCKed TV 10:13

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The best words really will end trauma by giving you IDEAS! They want US[A] disconnected, so let's CONNECT! SMC with STT presents DMR. Thank you! I'm going to now deSCRIBE how I got on What's App. It took years and a story about a child in distress! Not just any child, one with special needs. Support the Show.…

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Untitled Episode 24:31

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NOTE : The visuals/new & past notes are in the YouTube channel as well (to remove it from this computer--memory capacity!) & haven't done that for awhile. -- R shoulder pain really up limiting time I can be at computer. -- L hip pain in down -- centralizing toward spine & in buttocks with radiating pain in 4 places. Difference with radiating pain […

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Chicago Way w/John Kass: Summer in the banana republic city, lessons from a Turkish coup

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Chicago Way w/John Kass (06/07/24): Nicholas Kass, a retired American diplomat with over 30-years of experience focused on Aegean/Eastern Mediterranean issues, joins his brother John Kass & Jeff Carlin to talk about modern liberalism pulling the U.S. into a banana republic and how Kemalists wrote their playbook. Plus, Kasso wonders why Jussie Smoll…

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The Mincing Rascals 6.5.24: DNC preparedness, Chicago Sky overreaction, Plow the Sidewalks pilot program

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The Mincing Rascals this week are Jon Hansen of WGN Radio and Block Club Chicago, Cate Plys, former staff writer at the Chicago Reader, and political op-ed columnist at the Sun-Times and Tribune, Austin Berg of the Illinois Policy Institute, Brandon Pope, host of ‘On the Block‘ on WCIU, and political pundit Marj Halperin. This week, the Rascals sta…

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