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Mild mannered Chicago Tribune columnist John Kass and WGN Radio's Jeff Carlin explore the week in news, politics and other thngs done the Chicago Way in this WGN Plus podcast from WGN Radio in Chicago.
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Comedian Paul Farahvar (former host of Singles Only) talks to other night owls on the new podcast WHY ARE YOU AWAKE. This week: Comedian Josh Ocean ThomasFollow him at @joshoceanthomasReview and Subscribe today!Watch MY new special "Middlewestern, Middle Eastern" on @HeliumComedyStudios Follow Paul Farahvar everywhere!!!http://www.paulfcomedy.com /…
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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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Comedian Paul Farahvar (former host of Singles Only) talks to other night owls on the new podcast WHY ARE YOU AWAKE. This week: Comedian Claire SundbyeFollow her on IG @lilshrimpsnackReview and Subscribe today!Watch MY new special "Middlewestern, Middle Eastern" on @HeliumComedyStudios Follow Paul Farahvar everywhere!!!http://www.paulfcomedy.com / …
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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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Comedian Paul Farahvar (former host of Singles Only) talks to other night owls on the new podcast WHY ARE YOU AWAKE. This week: Comedian Mr. Derick!Follow him on IG @MrDerickComedy and go to his website for all this specials at mrderick.comReview and Subscribe today!Watch MY new special "Middlewestern, Middle Eastern" on @HeliumComedyStudios Follow…
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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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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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Comedian Paul Farahvar (former host of Singles Only) talks to other night owls on the new podcast WHY ARE YOU AWAKE. This week: Comedian Kevin Bozeman.Go watch his specials, follow him on instagram. See him live!Follow him on IG at @kevinbozeman1www.kevinbozeman.comReview and Subscribe today!Watch MY new special "Middlewestern, Middle Eastern" on @…
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Comedian Paul Farahvar (former host of Singles Only) talks to other night owls on the new podcast WHY ARE YOU AWAKE. This week: Comedian Pat Bolduc Follow him on IG at @pat_zingisReview and Subscribe today!Watch MY new special "Middlewestern, Middle Eastern" on @HeliumComedyStudios Follow Paul Farahvar everywhere!!!http://www.paulfcomedy.com…
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Comedian Paul Farahvar (former host of Singles Only) talks to other night owls on the new podcast WHY ARE YOU AWAKE. This week: Comedian Lele MasonFollow her at @lelemason_ on IGReview and Subscribe today!Watch MY new special "Middlewestern, Middle Eastern" on @HeliumComedyStudios Follow Paul Farahvar everywhere!!!http://www.paulfcomedy.com…
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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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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 (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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Comedian Paul Farahvar (former host of Singles Only) talks to other night owls on the new podcast WHY ARE YOU AWAKE. This week: Comedian @vikpandya Go watch his specials @vikpandya and follow him on IG @vikpandya Review and Subscribe today!Watch MY new special "Middlewestern, Middle Eastern" on @HeliumComedyStudios Follow Paul Farahvar everywhere!!…
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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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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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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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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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Comedian Paul Farahvar (former host of Singles Only) talks to other night owls on the new podcast WHY ARE YOU AWAKE. This week: Comedian Deanna OrtizFollow her at @deannaortiz_on IGCheck out loveshoptoys.com and use AWAKE69 for 20% offReview and Subscribe today!Watch my new special "Middlewestern, Middle Eastern" on @HeliumComedyStudios…
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Chicago Way w/John Kass (05/31/24): RealClear Politics’ Tom Bevan join John Kass & Jeff Carlin with a look at how Donald Trump’s legal issues hamper (or don’t) his chances in the general election come November, if sanity can ever be regained in the arena of political discourse, and will the Republic rebound from the weaponization of the media & mor…
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Comedian Paul Farahvar (former host of Singles Only) talks to other night owls on the new podcast WHY ARE YOU AWAKE. This week: Comedian Alex OrtizFollow him at @funnyalexortiz on IGCheck out loveshoptoys.com and use AWAKE69 for 20% offReview and Subscribe today!Watch my new special "Middlewestern, Middle Eastern" on @HeliumComedyStudios Follow Pau…
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Chicago Way w/John Kass (05/24/24): John Kass has an update on his health and explains why Nikki Haley could cause him to become a ‘commie.’ Jeff Carlin explains the science behind beer temperatures and Kasso celebrates his wife Betty on the anniversary of their marriage with the story of being left gobsmacked the moment they first met. Check out m…
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Comedian Paul Farahvar (former host of Singles Only) talks to other night owls on the new podcast WHY ARE YOU AWAKE. This week: Comedian @ScottSeissComedy Follow him at @scottseisscomedy and pre-order his new book "The Customer is Always Wrong" on Amazon herehttps://www.amazon.com/Customer-Always-Wrong-Unhinged-Everything/dp/1400247268Review and Su…
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Comedian Paul Farahvar (former host of Singles Only) talks to other night owls on the new podcast WHY ARE YOU AWAKE. This week: Comedian Max Walter!Follow him on IG at @maxwaltermax Review and Subscribe today!Watch my new special "Middlewestern, Middle Eastern" on @HeliumComedyStudios Follow Paul Farahvar everywhere!!!http://www.paulfcomedy.com…
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Chicago Way w/John Kass (05/10/24): This week, John Kass has an update on his health and recovers from a ‘Rick & Morty’ fueled fever dream starring Stormy Daniels on the witness stand, Joe Biden turning his back on American hostages in Rafah, and Brandon Johnson begging for a bailout in Springfield. Plus, Kasso & Jeff Carlin salute mothers everywhe…
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Comedian Paul Farahvar (former host of Singles Only) talks to other night owls on the new podcast WHY ARE YOU AWAKE. This week: Comedian @Realtmurph from Hulu's Woke, Comedy CentralFollow him on IG at @tmurph Review and Subscribe today!Watch my new special "Middlewestern, Middle Eastern" on @HeliumComedyStudios Follow Paul Farahvar everywhere!!!htt…
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Chicago Way w/John Kass (05/03/24): This week, the Peter B. Ritzma Professor of Political Science Emeritus at the University of Chicago, Charles Lipson, joins John Kass and Jeff Carlin to react to violent protests across the country on college campuses, the path to the White House for Joe Biden & Donald Trump, and what happens to the First Amendmen…
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Comedian Paul Farahvar (former host of Singles Only) talks to other night owls on the new podcast WHY ARE YOU AWAKE. This week: Comedian Tyler FowlerFollow him: @tylerfowlercomedyReview and Subscribe today!Follow Paul Farahvar everywhere!!!http://www.paulfcomedy.comhttp://www.youtube.com/paulfcomedy http://Instagram.com/paulfarahvarPlease watch my …
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Chicago Way w/John Kass (04/26/24): On this episode, Ted Dabrowski of Wirepoints.com joins John Kass & Jeff Carlin to discuss the proposed $5 billion lakefront stadium project proposed by the Chicago Bears & Mayor Brandon Johnson. Plus, Kasso reviews Civil War and how it compares to what we know from history. Check out more from Kass at JohnKassNew…
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Comedian Paul Farahvar (former host of Singles Only) talks to other night owls on the new podcast WHY ARE YOU AWAKE. This week: Comedian Saku YanagawaFollow him: @saku_yanagawaReview and Subscribe today!Follow Paul Farahvar everywhere!!!http://www.paulfcomedy.comhttp://www.youtube.com/paulfcomedy http://Instagram.com/paulfarahvarChicago based Farah…
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