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The Crisis Cast

Oct 23, 2024

In the last gasp before election day 2024, we're pulling back the curtain on political polling. Once again we welcome Rod McCulloch of Victory Research to our Crisis Cast chat room.

We'll hear what's changed in polling over the long haul, and what's different about each of the last 3 Presidential elections....


Oct 16, 2024

This week, we revisit a powerful conversation from Season 3 of The Crisis Cast. Listen in on the lessons learned from his forensic consortium.  Our guest, Paul Ciolino, convinced Governor George Ryan to rethink the death penalty in Illinois.

Ciolino is a private investigator turned DNA expert who advocates for those...


Oct 10, 2024

On Friday October 4th mass resignations from the CPS school board rocked Chicago's political landscape. Then on Monday October 7th, Mayor Brandon Johnson's made a quick turnaround to appoint new board members.
 
During this episode of the Crisis Cast municipal finance expert Paul Vallas joins Lissa & Thom to offer...


Oct 3, 2024

We’ve talked a lot about candidates on the 2024 ballot, but voters in seven Illinois counties are voting this fall on whether they’d like to become their own state.  23 counties have already said, "yes."

During this episode, Thom Serafin talks with G.H. Merritt, the Chairman of NEW Illinois. Merritt says this is...