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Oct. 5, 2008 - Beyond the Beltway

Nick Tzitzon
Republican
Government policy advisor and former aide to Mitt Romney and Tommy Thompson.
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 Patrick Cotter
Democrat
Attorney
 Sandy Allen
Democrat
Columbia College marketing instructor
 Stephanie Hitt
Republican
9th District Delegate for McCain
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Sep. 28, 2008 - Beyond the Beltway

 Bruno Behrend
Republican
Host, The Bruno Behrend Show, WKRS 1220 AM
McCain Supporter

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 Eric Zorn
Liberal
Chicago Tribune columnist
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JoEllen Lind
Democrat
Law Professor, Valparaiso University
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 Stephanie Hitt
Republican
9th District Delegate for McCain
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Sep. 21, 2008 - Beyond the Beltway

Brian Wesbury
Republican
John McCain Supporter
Chief Economist at First Trust

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Georgia Logothetis
Liberal
Daily Kos blogger
Attorney
Barack Obama supporter

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Greg Abbott
Republican
John McCain Supporter
Attorney, Fmr. IL Assist. Attorney General

Jeff Riley
Democrat
Barack Obama Supporter
Lobbyist

 

Sep. 14, 2008 - Beyond the Beltway

Carol Felsenthal
Carol Felsenthal is a biographer, magazine writer, and Huffington Post blogger. Her latest book is Clinton in Exile: A President Out of the White House.
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Dan Johnson-Weinberger
Democrat
Barack Obama supporter
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Lee Newcom
Conservative
McClean County Recorder John McCain supporter
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Nick Tzitzon
Republican
Government policy advisor and former aide to Mitt Romney and Tommy Thompson.
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 Thomas Frank
Author, The Wrecking Crew
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Sep. 7, 2008 - Beyond the Beltway

Dan Proft
Conservative
A featured political commentator on the Don Wade & Roma Morning Show on WLS-AM 890, Proft has run political campaigns and served in various capacities in state and local government.
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JoEllen Lind
Democrat
Law Professor, Valparaiso University
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John McCarron
Liberal
Adjunct Lecturer, Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University
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Tom Bevan
RealClearPolitics.com
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Aug. 31, 2008 - Beyond the Beltway

 Chris Robling
Republican
Republican strategist
 Dan Miller
The Heartland Institute
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 Eric Adelstein
Democrat
Barack Obama supporter in 2008 presidential campaign

 

Aug. 24, 2008 - Beyond the Beltway

Carol Felsenthal
Carol Felsenthal is a biographer, magazine writer, and Huffington Post blogger. Her latest book is Clinton in Exile: A President Out of the White House.
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 Chris Robling
Republican
Republican strategist
 Jim Wall
Democrat
 R. Craig Sautter
Author of 'Inside the Wigwam: Chicago Presidential Conventions 1860-1996'

 

Aug. 17, 2008 - Beyond the Beltway

 Charlie Watts
Republican
 Mary Hartigan
Democrat
 Patrick Brady
Republican
 Peter Giangreco
Democrat
Partner in the Chicago office of The Strategy Group
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Aug. 10, 2008 - Beyond the Beltway

 Art Cyr
Political Science Professor, Carthage College
 Barbara Iverson
Professor of Journalism and New Media, Columbia College
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John McGovern
Conservative
Attorney and Republican consultant
 Salim Muwakkil
Liberal
Senior Editor, In These Times, WVON Radio

 

Aug. 3, 2008 - Beyond the Beltway

 Mark Brewer
Democrat
Chairman, Michigan Democratic Party
 Rick Albin
Political Reporter
WOOD, Grand Rapids, Michigan

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Taped live in Grand Rapids, Michigan at the studio of Newsradio WOOD 1300 AM.

 

Jul. 27, 2008 - Beyond the Beltway

 Chris Robling
Republican
Republican strategist
 Julie Brady
Republican
Deputy co-Chair, Illinois McCain for President
 Rick Garcia
Democrat
Political Director, Equality Illinois
 Tom Shaer
Democrat
Public relations consultant

 

Jul. 20, 2008 - Beyond the Beltway

 Chris Varones
Republican
John McCain supporter
Dan Johnson-Weinberger
Democrat
Barack Obama supporter
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JoEllen Lind
Democrat
Law Professor, Valparaiso University
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 Judy Baar Topinka
Republican
Former Illinois State Treasurer and 2006 Republican gubernatorial candidate
John McCain supporter in 2008 presidential campaign

 

Jul. 13, 2008 - Beyond the Beltway

 Patrick Brady
Republican
 Phil Kadner
Columnist, Southtown Star
 Salim Muwakkil
Liberal
Senior Editor, In These Times, WVON Radio

 

Jul. 6, 2008 - Beyond the Beltway

 Art Cyr
Political Science Professor, Carthage College
 Chris Robling
Republican
Republican strategist
 Clifford Kelley
Liberal
Host, 'The Cliff Kelley Show'
WVON radio

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 Tom Roeser
Conservative
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Jun. 29, 2008 - Beyond the Beltway

Jan Schakowsky
Democrat
United States Representative from Illinois, 9th District
Chief Deputy Whip

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 Marty Geraghty
Conservative

 

Jun. 22, 2008 - Beyond the Beltway

 Charles Lipson
University of Chicago professor of international relations
Dan Proft
Conservative
A featured political commentator on the Don Wade & Roma Morning Show on WLS-AM 890, Proft has run political campaigns and served in various capacities in state and local government.
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Georgia Logothetis
Liberal
Daily Kos blogger
Attorney
Barack Obama supporter

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Jun. 15, 2008 - Beyond the Beltway

Carol Felsenthal
Carol Felsenthal is a biographer, magazine writer, and Huffington Post blogger. Her latest book is Clinton in Exile: A President Out of the White House.
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Dan Proft
Conservative
A featured political commentator on the Don Wade & Roma Morning Show on WLS-AM 890, Proft has run political campaigns and served in various capacities in state and local government.
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 Peter Giangreco
Democrat
Partner in the Chicago office of The Strategy Group
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Jun. 8, 2008 - Beyond the Beltway

Carol Felsenthal
Carol Felsenthal is a biographer, magazine writer, and Huffington Post blogger. Her latest book is Clinton in Exile: A President Out of the White House.
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 Ralph Conner
Local legislation manager, Heartland Institute
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 Salim Muwakkil
Liberal
Senior Editor, In These Times, WVON Radio

 

Jun. 1, 2008 - Beyond the Beltway

 Brian Boyer
Television Documentarian
 Chris Robling
Republican
Republican strategist
Dan Johnson-Weinberger
Democrat
Barack Obama supporter
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 Richard Boykin
Democrat
Hillary Clinton supporter

 

May. 18, 2008 - Beyond the Beltway

 Barbara Iverson
Professor of Journalism and New Media, Columbia College
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Carol Felsenthal
Carol Felsenthal is a biographer, magazine writer, and Huffington Post blogger. Her latest book is Clinton in Exile: A President Out of the White House.
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Rick Perlstein
Author of Nixonland: The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America
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May. 11, 2008 - Beyond the Beltway

 Eric Adelstein
Democrat
Barack Obama supporter in 2008 presidential campaign
Jack Franks
Democrat
Illinois State Representative, 63rd District
Illinois Co-Chair of Hillary Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign

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 Judy Baar Topinka
Republican
Former Illinois State Treasurer and 2006 Republican gubernatorial candidate
John McCain supporter in 2008 presidential campaign

Tom Bevan
RealClearPolitics.com
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May. 4, 2008 - Beyond the Beltway

 Clifford Kelley
Liberal
Host, 'The Cliff Kelley Show'
WVON radio

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Georgia Logothetis
Liberal
Daily Kos blogger
Attorney
Barack Obama supporter

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 Marty Geraghty
Conservative
 Richard Boykin
Democrat
Hillary Clinton supporter

 

Apr. 27, 2008 - Beyond the Beltway

 Chris Robling
Republican
Republican strategist
Dan Johnson-Weinberger
Democrat
Barack Obama supporter
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 Delmarie Cobb
Hillary Clinton supporter Political media strategist
 Tom Shaer
Guest host

 

Apr. 20, 2008 - Beyond the Beltway

Carol Felsenthal
Carol Felsenthal is a biographer, magazine writer, and Huffington Post blogger. Her latest book is Clinton in Exile: A President Out of the White House.
Click here to visit this guest's website
Dan Proft
Conservative
A featured political commentator on the Don Wade & Roma Morning Show on WLS-AM 890, Proft has run political campaigns and served in various capacities in state and local government.
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 John Cullerton
Democrat

 

Apr. 13, 2008 - Beyond the Beltway

 Christine Dudley
Republican
 Kathy Posner
Republican
 Mary Hartigan
Democrat
 Salim Muwakkil
Liberal
Senior Editor, In These Times, WVON Radio

 

Apr. 6, 2008 - Beyond the Beltway

Jack Franks
Democrat
Illinois State Representative, 63rd District
Illinois Co-Chair of Hillary Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign

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Lee Newcom
Conservative
McClean County Recorder John McCain supporter
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 Robert Creamer
Liberal
Barack Obama supporter

 

Mar. 30, 2008 - Beyond the Beltway

Jacky Grimshaw
Democrat
Chicago Democratic activist
Former Political Advisor to Harold Washington

John Dempsey
Guest host of Beyond the Beltway
WLS 890 AM morning news anchor

John McGovern
Conservative
Attorney and Republican consultant
Philip Beverly
Chicago State University professor, Political Science

 

Mar. 23, 2008 - Beyond the Beltway

Carol Felsenthal
Carol Felsenthal is a biographer, magazine writer, and Huffington Post blogger. Her latest book is Clinton in Exile: A President Out of the White House.
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 Chris Varones
Republican
John McCain supporter
Dan Johnson-Weinberger
Democrat
Barack Obama supporter
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 Richard Boykin
Democrat
Hillary Clinton supporter

 

Mar. 16, 2008 - Beyond the Beltway

 Cassandra West
Director of Communications, Chicago Foundation for Women
 Clifford Kelley
Liberal
Host, 'The Cliff Kelley Show'
WVON radio

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Dan Proft
Conservative
A featured political commentator on the Don Wade & Roma Morning Show on WLS-AM 890, Proft has run political campaigns and served in various capacities in state and local government.
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 Molly Andolina
Professor of Political Science, DePaul University

 

Mar. 9, 2008 - Beyond the Beltway

 Brian Boyer
Television Documentarian
 Charles Lipson
University of Chicago professor of international relations
Jack Franks
Democrat
Illinois State Representative, 63rd District
Illinois Co-Chair of Hillary Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign

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 Judy Baar Topinka
Republican
Former Illinois State Treasurer and 2006 Republican gubernatorial candidate
John McCain supporter in 2008 presidential campaign

 

Feb. 17, 2008 - Beyond the Beltway

Lee Newcom
Conservative
McClean County Recorder John McCain supporter
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 Robert Creamer
Liberal
Barack Obama supporter
Tom Bevan
RealClearPolitics.com
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Feb. 10, 2008 - Beyond the Beltway

 Chris Robling
Republican
Republican strategist
 Michael Golden
Republican
Paul Lisnek
Political Analyst for WGN-TV
Anchor, Newsmakers, as seen on CNN Headline News Channel via Comcast Network
Host, Political Update with Paul Lisnek

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Feb. 3, 2008 - Beyond the Beltway

Dan Johnson-Weinberger
Democrat
Barack Obama supporter
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Dan Proft
Conservative
A featured political commentator on the Don Wade & Roma Morning Show on WLS-AM 890, Proft has run political campaigns and served in various capacities in state and local government.
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 Hastings Wyman
Southern Political Report
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Jonathan Alter
Senior Editor and Columnist, Newsweek magazine
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 Steve Kraske
Kansas City Star political correspondent
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Jan. 27, 2008 - Beyond the Beltway

 Delmarie Cobb
Hillary Clinton supporter Political media strategist
 John Borling
John McCain supporter
 Patti Bellock
Mitt Romney supporter
 Susan McManus
Professor of Government and International Affairs, University of South Florida
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 William Delgado
Barack Obama supporter

 

Jan. 20, 2008 - Beyond the Beltway

 Clifford Kelley
Liberal
Host, 'The Cliff Kelley Show'
WVON radio

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Lee Newcom
Conservative
McClean County Recorder John McCain supporter
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 Tim Wright
Democrat
 Tom Pence
Republican

 

Jan. 13, 2008 - Beyond the Beltway

Dan Proft
Conservative
A featured political commentator on the Don Wade & Roma Morning Show on WLS-AM 890, Proft has run political campaigns and served in various capacities in state and local government.
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 David Woodard
Political Science Professor, Clemson University
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 Eric Adelstein
Democrat
Barack Obama supporter in 2008 presidential campaign
Georgia Logothetis
Liberal
Daily Kos blogger
Attorney
Barack Obama supporter

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 Rick Albin
Political Reporter
WOOD, Grand Rapids, Michigan

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Jan. 6, 2008 - Campaign 2008 Kickoff

 Arnie Arneson
Liberal
Talk show host
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 Dean Spiliotes
Writer, NHPoliticalCapital.com
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 Juan Williams
Senior Correspondent, National Public Radio's Morning Edition
Michael Barone
FOX News Political Contributor; U.S. News and World Report Senior Writer
Peter King
Republican
Congressman (R-NY)
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Tom Bevan
RealClearPolitics.com
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Beyond the Beltway heads to New Hampshire for a LIVE radio remote broadcast during the lead-up to the first-in-the-nation New Hampshire primary on Jan. 8.

 

Jan. 6, 2008 - Beyond the Beltway

Dan Johnson-Weinberger
Democrat
Barack Obama supporter
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Dan Proft
Conservative
A featured political commentator on the Don Wade & Roma Morning Show on WLS-AM 890, Proft has run political campaigns and served in various capacities in state and local government.
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Georgia Logothetis
Liberal
Daily Kos blogger
Attorney
Barack Obama supporter

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This is the web and video version of Beyond the Beltway for this week. The radio show was a live broadcast from New Hampshire.

 

Dec. 30, 2007 - Beyond the Beltway

 Art Cyr
Political Science Professor, Carthage College
 Eric Zorn
Liberal
Chicago Tribune columnist
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 Marty Geraghty
Conservative
Tom Brokaw
Former anchor and managing editor, NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw
Author, 'Boom!: Voices of the Sixties Personal Reflections on the '60s and Today'

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Analysis of national politics, featuring occasional injections of rumor and innuendo, all offered up by our panel of political insiders, pundits, power brokers, public servants, and, most importantly, plain-speaking Americans from coast-to-coast.

 

Dec. 23, 2007 - Beyond the Beltway

 Art Cyr
Political Science Professor, Carthage College
 Eric Zorn
Liberal
Chicago Tribune columnist
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 Marty Geraghty
Conservative
Analysis of national politics, featuring occasional injections of rumor and innuendo, all offered up by our panel of political insiders, pundits, power brokers, public servants, and, most importantly, plain-speaking Americans from coast-to-coast.

 

Dec. 16, 2007 - Beyond the Beltway

Carol Felsenthal
Carol Felsenthal is a biographer, magazine writer, and Huffington Post blogger. Her latest book is Clinton in Exile: A President Out of the White House.
Click here to visit this guest's website
 Chris Robling
Republican
Republican strategist
 Tom Shaer
Guest host
Analysis of national politics, featuring occasional injections of rumor and innuendo, all offered up by our panel of political insiders, pundits, power brokers, public servants, and, most importantly, plain-speaking Americans from coast-to-coast.

 

Dec. 9, 2007 - Beyond the Beltway

 Chris Varones
Republican
John McCain supporter
Dan Johnson-Weinberger
Democrat
Barack Obama supporter
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Roland Martin
CNN contributor
A journalist, commentator, and author who in March 2007 joined CNN as a contributor.
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Analysis of national politics, featuring occasional injections of rumor and innuendo, all offered up by our panel of political insiders, pundits, power brokers, public servants, and, most importantly, plain-speaking Americans from coast-to-coast.
NOTE: There is no video available from this week's show. Subscribe to the BTB Podcast to listen.

 

Dec. 2, 2007 - Beyond the Beltway

 Edwin Eisendrath
Democrat
Lee Newcom
Conservative
McClean County Recorder John McCain supporter
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 Stump Connolly
Author
Tom Bevan
RealClearPolitics.com
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Analysis of national politics, featuring occasional injections of rumor and innuendo, all offered up by our panel of political insiders, pundits, power brokers, public servants, and, most importantly, plain-speaking Americans from coast-to-coast.

 

Nov. 25, 2007 - Special: Remembering Harold

 Alton Miller
Press Secretary to Harold Washington
Jacky Grimshaw
Democrat
Chicago Democratic activist
Former Political Advisor to Harold Washington

 Salim Muwakkil
Liberal
Senior Editor, In These Times, WVON Radio
 Timuel Black
Historian and Civil Rights Activist
November 25, 2007 marks the 20th anniversary of the death of Harold Washington. As the first African-American mayor of Chicago, Washington represented a major change in the political environment of the city. In this special presentation, civic leaders, advisors and friends of Harold Washington share their memories of him, and discuss his lasting impact on the city of Chicago.
See more about Mayor Washington at the Museum of Broadcast Communications website

 

Nov. 25, 2007 - Beyond the Beltway

 Brian Boyer
Liberal
TV documentarian
Dan Proft
Conservative
A featured political commentator on the Don Wade & Roma Morning Show on WLS-AM 890, Proft has run political campaigns and served in various capacities in state and local government.
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John McCarron
Liberal
Adjunct Lecturer, Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University
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 Mary Laney
Conservative
Journalist
Analysis of national politics, featuring occasional injections of rumor and innuendo, all offered up by our panel of political insiders, pundits, power brokers, public servants, and, most importantly, plain-speaking Americans from coast-to-coast. (NOTE: There is no video available for this program - to listen to it, please subscribe to our podcast by clicking here).

 

Nov. 18, 2007 - Beyond the Beltway

 Marty Geraghty
Conservative
 R. Craig Sautter
Author of 'Inside the Wigwam: Chicago Presidential Conventions 1860-1996'
 Salim Muwakkil
Liberal
Senior Editor, In These Times, WVON Radio
Analysis of national politics, featuring occasional injections of rumor and innuendo, all offered up by our panel of political insiders, pundits, power brokers, public servants, and, most importantly, plain-speaking Americans from coast-to-coast.

 

Nov. 11, 2007 - Beyond the Beltway

 Danial Noorani
President, The Citizens Foundation, U.S.A.
 Hugh Dellios
Foreign Editor, Chicago Tribune
 John Allen Williams
Professor of Political Science, Loyola University
Analysis of national politics, featuring occasional injections of rumor and innuendo, all offered up by our panel of political insiders, pundits, power brokers, public servants, and, most importantly, plain-speaking Americans from coast-to-coast. (NOTE: No video link is available for this show, but you can listen to audio of both hours using the link below or by subscribing to the podcast.)

 

Nov. 4, 2007 - Beyond the Beltway

Dan Proft
Conservative
A featured political commentator on the Don Wade & Roma Morning Show on WLS-AM 890, Proft has run political campaigns and served in various capacities in state and local government.
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Georgia Logothetis
Liberal
Daily Kos blogger
Attorney
Barack Obama supporter

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Jim Bohannon
Talk show host on Westwood One radio network
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Analysis of national politics, featuring occasional injections of rumor and innuendo, all offered up by our panel of political insiders, pundits, power brokers, public servants, and, most importantly, plain-speaking Americans from coast-to-coast. (NOTE: No video link is available for this show, but you can listen to audio of both hours using the link below or by subscribing to the podcast.)

 

Oct. 28, 2007 - Beyond the Beltway

 Judy Baar Topinka
Republican
Former Illinois State Treasurer and 2006 Republican gubernatorial candidate
John McCain supporter in 2008 presidential campaign

 Molly Andolina
Professor of Political Science, DePaul University
 Rick Di Maio
Liberal