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The Crisis Cast

Dec 24, 2025

For decades, millions of Kev-Heads were charmed by the characters and sonic genius Kevin Matthews created on the radio. Today, Kev is traveling the world as a roadie for a broken statue of the Virgin Mary. 
 
In this episode of the Crisis Cast, Lissa & Thom celebrate Christmas with a behind-the-scenes conversation...


Dec 18, 2025

Service to others runs deep in the Payton family DNA. There's a global reminder of that before every Super Bowl, when one NFL humanitarian is bestowed with the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award.
 
In this episode of the Crisis Cast, WGN-TV's Jarrett Payton talks about the life lessons he learned from his father, and...


Dec 14, 2025

Put on your safety belts for a conversation about grading governance. In this episode, Lissa & Thom welcome Craig Volden, Co-Director of the Center for Effective Lawmaking at the University of Virginia.
 
This discussion dives head first into the importance of civic engagement, the implications of term limits, and the...


Dec 4, 2025

Pulitzer prize-winner Frank Main has been covering criminal justice in Chicago since 1998.  Readers of the Sun-Times are drawn to his work for heeding the journalism mantra "inflict the comfortable, and comfort the afflicted."  

In this episode of The Crisis Cast, we travel back to a discussion with Lissa & Thom about...