Beyond the Beltway - Nov. 15, 2009
With Democrat Kathleen Strand, Republican Kenton McCarthy and taxpayer advocate Ralph Martire.
Beyond the Beltway - Nov. 8, 2009
With talk show hosts Jim Bohannon, Curt Smith, Ray Hanania and Kenny Rahmeyer.
Beyond the Beltway - Nov. 1, 2009
Finance, business and politics with Capitalistpig Hedge Fund Manager Jonathan Hoenig, Business Outplacement Executive John Challenger and Medill School of Journalism Professor John McCarron.
Beyond the Beltway - Oct. 25, 2009
Republican Pat Brady, Democrat Pat Cotter, and author Ron Kessler.
Beyond the Beltway - Oct. 18, 2009
Bank bonus brouhaha, Campaigns 2009 and 2010, and a discussion on polling with Scott Rasmussen. With Democrat Peter Giangreco, Republican Chris Robling and Scott Rasmussen, founder and president of Rasmussen Reports polling.
Beyond the Beltway - Oct. 11, 2009
Guest host John Dempsey of WLS Radio discusses the Obama Nobel Peace Prize and troop levels in Afghanistan with Republican Nick Tzitzon, Democrat Eric Adelstein, Author Carol Felsenthal, and University of Chicago Professor Charles Lipson.
Beyond the Beltway - Oct. 4, 2009
With Republican Roger Keats, Democrat Donald Turner, and Salim Muwakkil of In These Times
Beyond the Beltway - Sep. 27, 2009
Domestic terror threats, security, Iran and the Chicago 2016 Olympic bid with special guest Olympic historian Bill Mallon. Panel: Liberal author Rick Perlstein, Conservative McLean County Recorder Lee Newcom and Chicago State University Professor Phillip Beverly.
Beyond the Beltway - Sep. 20, 2009
Discussions on discourse, race and partisanship with Republican Chris Varones, Democrat Dan Johnson-Weinberger and Charles Lipson of the University of Chicago.
Beyond the Beltway - Sept. 13, 2009
Discussing the social safety net with Democratic Illinois State Representative Art Turner, Republican Jay Reyes, and columnist Dawn Turner Trice of the Chicago Tribune.
Beyond the Beltway - Sep. 6, 2009
Talking about the president talking to schoolchildren - with young Democrat Erika Brees, young Republican Jeremy Rose and young graduate student John Stevenson of the University of Chicago.
Beyond the Beltway - Aug. 30, 2009
Campaign 2010 preview with Democrat Kathleen Strand of The Dover Group, Republican Ryan McLaughlin of MAC Strategies Group, and Tom Bevan of RealClearPolitics.com. Plus, remembering Senator Ted Kennedy with biographer Edward Klein.
Beyond the Beltway - Aug. 23, 2009
Has political discourse in the US become too radicalized? With Republican strategist Chris Robling, Geneva Brown of the Valparaiso University School of Law, Philip Beverly of Chicago State University, and Kenny Rahmeyer of KLBJ 590 AM.
Beyond the Beltway - Aug. 16, 2009
The healthcare debate - with Democrat Ralph Martire, Republican Bruno Behrend, and health management executive Mike Condron
Beyond the Beltway - Aug. 9, 2009
Author Lamont Colucci, Professor Art Cyr, and Narimon Safavi
Beyond the Beltway - August 2, 2009
Health care and Cash for Clunkers with Democrat John McCarron, Republican Lee Newcom, government policy consultant Gila Bronner, Paul Brian of WLS 890 AM and auto dealer Jon Stewart
Beyond the Beltway - July 26, 2009
Race relations after the Gates arrest - with Democrat Dan Johnson-Weinberger, Republican Chris Varones and University of Chicago Professor Charles Lipson
Beyond the Beltway - July 19, 2009
The passing of Walter Cronkite, Chappaquiddick 40 years on, Sonia Sotomayor, and health care reform. With former New York Times Washington correspondent and Ted Kennedy biographer Adam Clymer, television historian Wally Podrazik, Republican Dan Proft, Democrat Kitty Kurth, Dean of Loyola University Chicago School of Law David Yellen, and guest host John Dempsey of WLS 890 AM Chicago.
Beyond the Beltway - July 12, 2009
Public Enemies Author Bryan Burrough, Professor Barbara Iverson, Republican Nick Tzitzon, Democrat Bob Creamer
Beyond the Beltway - July 5, 2009
Discussion of race relations and affirmative action with liberal Salim Muwakkil, conservative Marty Geraghty and Valparaiso University School of Law Professor Geneva Brown
Beyond the Beltway - June 28
Author Jane Mayer, Democrat Patrick Cotter and Republican Pat Brady discuss intelligence and national security issues.
Beyond the Beltway - June 21, 2009
Protests in Iran and state budgets in crisis. With Bruno Behrend, Mark Carbonaro, Ralph Martire, Guity Nashat, Narimon Safavi and Mark Zivin.
Beyond the Beltway - June 14, 2009
Debate over the future of U.S. health care with Dr. Anne Scheetz, Michael Condron, Dan Proft and Rick Kneipper.
Beyond the Beltway - June 7, 2009
The future of relations between America and the Muslim world. With Joe Morris, Ahmed Rehab and Guity Nashat.
Beyond the Beltway - May 31, 2009
Author Carol Felsenthal, Conservative Marty Geraghty and Liberal John McCarron
Beyond the Beltway - May 24, 2009
Guest host John Dempsey of WLS Radio discusses Guantanamo Bay, the California budget crisis and the future of the GOP with Republican Chris Robling, Democrat Ron Gibbs, Ralph Conner of the Heartland Institute, and Inga Barks of KERN Radio in Bakersfield, CA.
Beyond the Beltway - May 10, 2009
Topics: Guantanamo Bay prison and terror detainees, Fairness Doctrine and talk radio. Author Brian Jennings, Conservative Dan Proft, Democrat Robert Creamer, Professor Charles Lipson
Beyond the Beltway - May 3, 2009
The future of the GOP, Sen. Arlen Specter switches parties, the death of Jack Kemp, and the Blagojevich scandal. With Democrat Eric Adelstein, Conservative Republican IL State Sen. Matt Murphy, Moderate Republican Nick Tzitzon and Chicago Tonight correspondent and "Pay to Play" author Elizabeth Brackett
Beyond the Beltway - Apr. 26, 2009
Swine Flu, President Obamas first 100 days, torture and Truth Commissions. With CDC Spokesman Tom Skinner, Dr. John Dye of the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Illinois State Senator William Delgado (D-Chicago), Republican Tom Brady and Independent Chris Broyles
Beyond the Beltway - Apr. 19, 2009
Topics: The Obama trip to Latin America, the release of interrogation techniques memos. With Republican Chris Robling, Democrat Jim Wall, and author Carol Felsenthal.