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631 - The Mincing Rascals 4.15.26: Tipped wage veto, Trump v. Pope Leo, Door Dash Grandma

John Williams and journalists from WGN Radio other Chicago media outlets discuss news of the week on The Mincing Rascals podcast from WGN Plus

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631 - The Mincing Rascals 4.15.26: Tipped wage veto, Trump v. Pope Leo, Door Dash Grandma

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Wed, 04 Mar 2026
624 - The Mincing Rascals 2.25.26: SOTU recap, Stratton ad, ranked choice voting, Bears stadium

Thu, 26 Feb 2026
623 - The Mincing Rascals 2.18.26: Jesse Jackson, powerful Chicagoans, Colbert-FCC feud, Nancy Guthrie coverage

Thu, 19 Feb 2026
622 - The Mincing Rascals 2.11.26: SAVE Act, ICE reforms, Epstein files, Super Bowl halftime show

Wed, 11 Feb 2026
621 - The Mincing Rascals 2.4.26: Senate race, government shutdown, Waymo, snowplow names

Thu, 05 Feb 2026
620 - The Mincing Rascals 1.28.26: Alex Pretti death, paywall-free news, millionaire tax

Wed, 28 Jan 2026
619 - The Mincing Rascals 1.21.26: Bears loss, NIL, parking meter deal, Greenland, CTA safety

Thu, 22 Jan 2026
618 - The Mincing Rascals 1.14.26: Bears victory, Ted Dabrowski ad, Greenland

Wed, 14 Jan 2026
617 - The Mincing Rascals 1.7.26: ICE shooting, Maduro capture, Chicago mayoral race

Wed, 07 Jan 2026
616 - The Mincing Rascals 12.30.25: U.S. and Chicago politics, Bears stadium progress in 2026

Wed, 31 Dec 2025
615 - The Mincing Rascals 12.23.25: The Trump Administration, 60 Minutes and Chicago Bears’ threat to relocate

Tue, 23 Dec 2025
614 - The Mincing Rascals 12.17.25: Bovino returns, budget battle, Rob Reiner

Wed, 17 Dec 2025
613 - The Mincing Rascals 12.11.25: Budget drama, robot delivery, Madigan seeks pardon

Thu, 11 Dec 2025
612 - Mincing Rascals update from John Williams

Wed, 10 Dec 2025
611 - The Mincing Rascals 12.3.25: Northwestern deal, deadly boat strikes, Christkindlmarket capacity

Thu, 04 Dec 2025
610 - The Mincing Rascals 11.24.25: Marjorie Taylor Greene resigns, sedition accusation, CTU audit, favorite Thanksgiving food

Mon, 24 Nov 2025
609 - The Mincing Rascals 11.19.25: Head tax defeat, Epstein files, Mobile ID, Word of the Year

Wed, 19 Nov 2025
608 - The Mincing Rascals 11.12.25: Bovino leaving, Epstein emails, government shutdown

Thu, 13 Nov 2025
607 - The Mincing Rascals 11.5.25: Mamdani wins, Garcia exits, immigration enforcement

Thu, 06 Nov 2025
606 - The Mincing Rascals 10.29.25: Immigration raids, Illinois redistricting, Sean Grayson guilty

Wed, 29 Oct 2025
605 - Mincing Rascals 10.17.25: Live from Tangled Roots Brewing Company in Ottawa!

Mon, 20 Oct 2025
604 - The Mincing Rascals 10.15.25: ICE in Chicago, ‘No Kings’ protests, Mayor Johnson’s budget battle

Wed, 15 Oct 2025
603 - The Mincing Rascals 10.8.25: Texas National Guard arrives, Jesse Jackson Jr. running for Congress, shoulder driving clampdown

Wed, 08 Oct 2025
602 - The Mincing Rascals 10.1.25: Troops in Chicago, ICE raids, government shutdown

Wed, 01 Oct 2025
601 - The Mincing Rascals 9.24.25: Kimmel returns, autism debate, fatal ICE shootings, dogs in restaurants

Wed, 24 Sep 2025
600 - The Mincing Rascals 9.17.25: Mayor Johnson’s job, Charlie Kirk death, inflammatory speech

Wed, 17 Sep 2025
599 - The Mincing Rascals 9.10.25: Charlie Kirk shot dead, ICE raids, Darren Bailey running

Wed, 10 Sep 2025
598 - The Mincing Rascals 9.3.25: Chicago crime, National Guard, political messaging

Wed, 03 Sep 2025
597 - The Mincing Rascals 8.27.25: National Guard, Chicago finances, Trump distractions

Wed, 27 Aug 2025
596 - The Mincing Rascals 8.20.25: Speed cameras, CPS shakedown, Ukraine-Russia peace talks

Wed, 20 Aug 2025
595 - The Mincing Rascals 8.13.25: Dexter Reed decision, redistricting debate, Smithsonian review

Wed, 13 Aug 2025
594 - The Mincing Rascals 8.6.25: Texas redistricting, Chicago pension boost, DuSable Lake Shore Drive future

Wed, 06 Aug 2025
593 - The Mincing Rascals 7.30.25: Jesse Jackson Jr. political future, taxing the rich, legislative redistricting

Wed, 30 Jul 2025
592 - The Mincing Rascals 7.23.25: Colbert canceled, Epstein files, Coldplay kiss cam

Wed, 23 Jul 2025
591 - The Mincing Rascals 7.16.25: Flooding in the US, Epstein, MLB All-Star Game & Emmys

Wed, 16 Jul 2025
590 - The Mincing Rascals 7.9.25: Texas floods, NASCAR in Chicago, Ed Burke released from prison

Wed, 09 Jul 2025
589 - The Mincing Rascals 7.2.25: Trump tax bill, Paramount settlement, birthright citizenship, One Fair Wage

Wed, 02 Jul 2025
588 - The Mincing Rascals 6.25.25: Mamdani wins, Pritzker running again, U.S strikes on Iran

Wed, 25 Jun 2025
587 - The Mincing Rascals 6.18.25: ICE raids, ‘No Kings’ protests, Terry Moran, Israel-Iran conflict, ‘snap curfew’ passes

Wed, 18 Jun 2025
586 - The Mincing Rascals 6.11.25: Immigration protests, Terry Moran let go, Mike Madigan sentencing

Wed, 11 Jun 2025
585 - The Mincing Rascals 6.4.25: Mail-in voting law, medical aid in dying, gender identity debate

Wed, 04 Jun 2025
584 - The Mincing Rascals 5.28.25: Chicago crime down, POTUS pardons, Harvard vs. Trump

Wed, 28 May 2025
583 - The Mincing Rascals 5.21.25: DOJ investigation, ‘snap curfews,’ Biden cancer

Wed, 21 May 2025
582 - The Mincing Rascals 5.14.25: Pope Leo XIV, Qatari jet, Biden’s decline

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