Oct 5, 2026
Here comes the tale of two sides of town as October baseball rages onward. Lissa Druss & Thom Serafin welcome the great scribe and ballyard fanatic, John Kass, to our chatroom for a conversation about the cultural significance of baseball in Chicago. You'll hear some fables of games played long ago and why the White Sox...
Oct 1, 2026
A
sense of community was etched into Cook County Commissioner
Donna Miller's journey as an "original Chicago
girl." Now she's chasing a seat in the U.S, Congress.
In this episode, you'll hear how she
plans to serve Illinois' very complex 8-county
2nd District. Lissa & Thom dig into Donna's
previous work on Capitol...
Sep 19, 2026
This is a conversation that
leans into the art of crisis leadership. Henry J. Evans shares his journey from
being bullied as a boy in Brooklyn, to counter-terrorism to crisis
leadership. In this episode, Henry walks Lissa Druss through
finding organizational resilience, and the concept of STO
(speed...
Sep 10, 2026
To call Janet Sutherland a
world-class crisis manager would still be an understatement. The
author-journalist is a two-time brain aneurysm survivor.
In this episode, Janet shares her inspiring journey with Lissa
& Thom. You'll hear the importance of awareness, early
detection, and advocacy for research funding....
Aug 27, 2026
Time to go behind the curtain when it comes to political polling. Liss & Thom welcome the "pollsters' pollster" Rod McCulloch to our chat room.
In this episode, he shares insights into Chicago's mayoral race, signature-collection challenges, and the impact of voter behavior and ethnicity on elections. He also discusses...