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Aug. 29, 2010 - Beyond the Beltway

 Chris Varones
Conservative
Public relations/communications expert
Director, Burson-Marsteller

Dan Johnson-Weinberger
Liberal
President, Progressive Public Affairs
Attorney, lobbyist and blogger

 Tim Kraulidis
State Director, Illinois Tax Day Tea Party
President, Will County Tea Party

 

Aug. 22, 2010 - Beyond the Beltway

 

Aug. 15, 2010 - Beyond the Beltway

 James Gierach
Law Enforcement Against Prohibition
Former Cook County prosecutor

 Richard Boykin
Former Chief of Staff, Rep. Danny Davis (D-IL)
Partner, Barnes and Thornburg

 Tio Hardiman
Director, Ceasefire Illinois

 

Aug. 8, 2010 - Beyond the Beltway

 Michael Carr
Conservative
Log Cabin Republicans of Illinois
Rick Garcia
Liberal
Political Director, Equality Illinois
 Paul Caprio
Political strategist, consultant and fundraiser

 

Aug. 1, 2010 - Beyond the Beltway

 Robert Creamer
Democrat
Political organizer, strategist
President, Strategic Consulting Group

Bruno Behrend
Conservative
Campaign consultant
Former talk show host

 Tim Kraulidis
State Director, Illinois Tax Day Tea Party
President, Will County Tea Party

 

Jul. 25, 2010 - Beyond the Beltway

John McCarron
Liberal
Adjunt lecturer in urban journalism, DePaul University
Former Chicago Tribune editorial board member
Chicago Tribune columnist

 Marty Geraghty
Conservative
Real estate executive
 Salim Muwakkil
Senior Editor, In These Times, WVON Radio

 

Jul. 18, 2010 - Beyond the Beltway

 Chris Varones
Republican
Public relations/communications expert
Director, Burson-Marsteller

 Peter Giangreco
Democrat
Partner in the Chicago office of The Strategy Group
Charles Lipson
Peter B. Ritzma Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago
Author, Doing Honest Work in College

 

Jul. 11, 2010 - Beyond the Beltway

Dan Proft
Conservative
Political commentator, Don Wade & Roma Morning Show on WLS-AM 890
Has run political campaigns and worked in state and local government
2010 Illinois Republican primary gubernatorial candidate

 R. Craig Sautter
Author of 'Inside the Wigwam: Chicago Presidential Conventions 1860-1996'
 Ray Hanania
Talk show host, WJJG 1530 AM
Arab-American journalist
U.S. Air Force veteran

 

Jun. 27, 2010 - Beyond the Beltway

 Judy Baar Topinka
Republican
Republican candidate for Illinois comptroller
Former Illinois State Treasurer and 2006 Republican gubernatorial candidate

Dan Johnson-Weinberger
Democrat
President, Progressive Public Affairs
Attorney, lobbyist and blogger

 C. Craig Kopstain
U.S. Naval Reserve Captain, retired
Worked in U.S. Central Command during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm
Has traveled to 110 countries

 

Jun. 20, 2010 - Beyond the Beltway

 Ralph Martire
Democrat
Taxpayer Advocate
Exec. Director, Center for Tax and Budget Accountability

 Marty Geraghty
Republican
Real estate executive
Philip Beverly
Chicago State University professor, Political Science

 

Jun. 13, 2010 - Beyond the Beltway

 Chris Robling
Republican
Principal at Jayne Thompson & Associates
 Donald Turner
Democrat
President Emeritus, Chicago Federation of Labor
 Alan Gitelson
Professor of Political Science, Loyola University Chicago

 

Jun. 6, 2010 - Beyond the Beltway

 C. Craig Kopstain
U.S. Naval Reserve Captain, retired
Worked in U.S. Central Command during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm
Has traveled to 110 countries

 Jack Darin
Illinois Chapter Director, Sierra Club
Worked for the Obama/Biden presidential transition team on energy/environmental issues
Member, Illinois Climate Change Advisory Group, in 2007

 Robert Pape
Professor of Political Science, University of Chicago
Author, Dying to Win: The Strategic Logic of Suicide Terrorism

 

May. 30, 2010 - Beyond the Beltway

Dan Johnson-Weinberger
Democrat
President, Progressive Public Affairs
Attorney, lobbyist and blogger

Dan Proft
Republican
Political commentator, Don Wade & Roma Morning Show on WLS-AM 890
Has run political campaigns and worked in state and local government
2010 Illinois Republican primary gubernatorial candidate

Charles Lipson
Peter B. Ritzma Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago
Author, Doing Honest Work in College

 

May. 23, 2010 - Beyond the Beltway

John McCarron
Liberal
Adjunt lecturer in urban journalism, DePaul University
Former Chicago Tribune editorial board member
Chicago Tribune columnist

 Mary Laney
Conservative
Chicago Daily Observer columnist
Documentary producer
Board member, National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
Former TV reporter and anchor

 James Merriner
Author, freelance editor & writer
Former political editor, Chicago Sun-Times
Author, The Man Who Emptied Death Row: Governor George Ryan and the Politics of Crime

 

May. 16, 2010 - Beyond the Beltway

 Jay Reyes
Republican
Founder and leading attorney, Riverside Law Group, LLC
 Rosanna Pulido
Director, Minuteman Project of Illinois
 Scott Pollock
Attorney, Scott D. Pollock & Associates
Immigration and naturalization attorney

 

May. 9, 2010 - Beyond the Beltway

 Deborah Lynch
Candidate for Chicago Teachers Union president
Former Chicago Teachers Union president

 John Simmons
President, Strategic Learning Initiatives
Author, Breaking Through: Transforming Urban School Districts

 Marilyn Stewart
President, Chicago Teachers Union
 Penny Sebring
Founding co-director, Consortium on Chicago School Research at the Urban Education Institute, University of Chicago
 Steve Jubb
Founder and former executive director of the Bay Area Coalition of Equitable Schools
Director for Innovation and District Redesign, Pivot Learning Partners

 

May. 2, 2010 - Beyond the Beltway

 Jay Reyes
Republican
Founder and leading attorney, Riverside Law Group, LLC
 Jim Cross
Reporter, News Talk 92.3 KTAR-FM, Phoenix, AZ
 Rosanna Pulido
Director, Minuteman Project of Illinois
 Scott Pollock
Attorney, Scott D. Pollock & Associates
Immigration and naturalization attorney

 

Apr. 25, 2010 - Beyond the Beltway

 Chris Varones
Republican
Public relations/communications expert
Director, Burson-Marsteller

Dan Johnson-Weinberger
Democrat
President, Progressive Public Affairs
Attorney, lobbyist and blogger

 Tim Kraulidis
State Director, Illinois Tax Day Tea Party
President, Will County Tea Party

 

Apr. 18, 2010 - Beyond the Beltway

Rick Garcia
Liberal
Political Director, Equality Illinois
Lee Newcom
Conservative
McLean County (IL) Recorder
 James Merriner
Author, freelance editor & writer
Former political editor, Chicago Sun-Times
Author, The Man Who Emptied Death Row: Governor George Ryan and the Politics of Crime

 

Apr. 11, 2010 - Beyond the Beltway

 Ryan McLaughlin
Republican
President, Mac Strategies Group
Campaign manager and spokesman, Peter Roskam for Congress 2006
Political and media strategist

 Ivan Bodensteiner
Professor of Law, Valparaiso University School of Law
Philip Beverly
Chicago State University professor, Political Science

 

Apr. 4, 2010 - Beyond the Beltway

 Doug O'Brien
Republican
Vice President, Res Publica Group
Chairman, Illinois Chamber of Commerce Healthcare Council
Former Regional Director, Department of Health and Human Services
Former Chief of Staff, U.S. Representative Mark Kirk (R-IL)

John McCarron
Democrat
Adjunt lecturer in urban journalism, DePaul University
Former Chicago Tribune editorial board member
Chicago Tribune columnist

 Tim Kraulidis
State Director, Illinois Tax Day Tea Party
President, Will County Tea Party

 

Mar. 28, 2010 - Beyond the Beltway

 Chris Varones
Republican
Public relations/communications expert
Director, Burson-Marsteller

Dan Johnson-Weinberger
Democrat
President, Progressive Public Affairs
Attorney, lobbyist and blogger

Charles Lipson
Peter B. Ritzma Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago
Author, Doing Honest Work in College

 

Mar. 21, 2010 - Beyond the Beltway

 Chris Robling
Republican
Principal at Jayne Thompson & Associates
 Peter Roskam
Republican
United States Representative from Illinois, 6th District
 Marj Halperin
Liberal
Communications consultant
Jan Schakowsky
Democrat
United States Representative from Illinois, 9th District
Chief Deputy Whip

Dan Miller
Conservative
Executive Vice President and Publisher, The Heartland Institute
 Nora Ann Doherty
Conservative
Associate Attorney, Steven B. Pearlman & Associates
Carol Felsenthal
Biographer, magazine writer, and blogger for The Hill and Huffington Post
Author, Clinton in Exile: A President Out of the White House

With guest host Chris Robling.

 

Mar. 14, 2010 - Beyond the Beltway

Arthur I. Cyr
Clausen Distinguished Professor
Political Science Professor, Carthage College

 Barry Kellman
Professor of International Law and Environmental Law and Director of the International Weapons Control Center at DePaul University College of Law
Author, BIOVIOLENCE: Preventing Biological Terror and Crime

 Kennette Benedict
Executive Director and Publisher of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

 

Mar. 7, 2010 - Beyond the Beltway

 Donald Turner
Democrat
President Emeritus, Chicago Federation of Labor
 Gila J. Bronner
President & CEO, Bronner Group, LLC
Government business practices consultant
CPA

 Kenneth Malek
Senior Managing Director, Conway MacKenzie

 

Feb. 28, 2010 - Beyond the Beltway

 Peter Roskam
Republican
United States Representative from Illinois, 6th District
John McCarron
Liberal
Adjunt lecturer in urban journalism, DePaul University
Former Chicago Tribune editorial board member
Chicago Tribune columnist

Bruno Behrend
Conservative
Campaign consultant
Former talk show host

Mike Condron
Health care consultant

 

Feb. 21, 2010 - Beyond the Beltway

 Christine Dudley
Republican
Political consultant
Dan Johnson-Weinberger
Democrat
President, Progressive Public Affairs
Attorney, lobbyist and blogger

 Barry Kellman
Professor of International Law and Environmental Law and Director of the International Weapons Control Center at DePaul University College of Law
Author, BIOVIOLENCE: Preventing Biological Terror and Crime

 Jack Colwell
Columnist, South Bend Tribune
Adjunct associate professor at Notre Dame University

 Kenny Rahmeyer
Host, Weekends with Kenny Rahmeyer, KLBJ 590 AM
Tom Bevan
Co-Founder, Executive Editor of RealClearPolitics.com

 

Feb. 14, 2010 - Beyond the Beltway

 Chris Robling
Republican
Principal at Jayne Thompson & Associates
 Barbara Iverson
Professor of Journalism and New Media, Columbia College
Philip Beverly
Chicago State University professor, Political Science

 

Feb. 7, 2010 - Beyond the Beltway

 Patrick Brady
Republican
Chairman, Illinois Republican Party
National Commiteeman, Illinois Republican State Committee

 Kitty Kurth
Democrat
President, Kurth Lampe
Political/Public relations consultant

Dan Proft
Republican
Political commentator, Don Wade & Roma Morning Show on WLS-AM 890
Has run political campaigns and worked in state and local government
2010 Illinois Republican primary gubernatorial candidate

Carol Felsenthal
Biographer, magazine writer, and blogger for The Hill and Huffington Post
Author, Clinton in Exile: A President Out of the White House

 

Jan. 31, 2010 - Beyond the Beltway

 Chris Varones
Republican
Public relations/communications expert
Director, Burson-Marsteller

Dan Johnson-Weinberger
Democrat
President, Progressive Public Affairs
Attorney, lobbyist and blogger

Pat Quinn
Democrat
Illinois Governor
Charles Lipson
Peter B. Ritzma Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago
Author, Doing Honest Work in College

Scott Rasmussen
President, Rasmussen Reports
Author, In Search of Self-Governance
Polling and public opinion expert

 

Jan. 24, 2010 - Beyond the Beltway

 Chris Robling
Republican
Principal at Jayne Thompson & Associates
Nick Tzitzon
Republican
Government policy advisor
Former aide to Mitt Romney and Tommy Thompson
Former Political Director, Massachusetts Republican Party

John McCarron
Democrat
Adjunt lecturer in urban journalism, DePaul University
Former Chicago Tribune editorial board member
Chicago Tribune columnist

 Jordan Levy
Host, The Jordan Levy Show, WTAG 580 AM, Worcester, MA

 

Jan. 17, 2010 - Beyond the Beltway

 Michael Golden
Democrat
Co-Founder, Illinois Education Foundation
 Marty Geraghty
Republican
Real estate executive
 Salim Muwakkil
Senior Editor, In These Times, WVON Radio

 

Jan. 10, 2010 - Beyond the Beltway

 Ahmed Rehab
Executive Director, Council on American-Islamic Relations, Chicago chapter
 Guity Nashat
Associate Professor of History, University of Illinois at Chicago
Research Fellow with the Hoover Institution

 Lamont C. Colucci
Assistant Professor of Politics and Government, National Security Studies Coordinator, Ripon College
Author of Crusading Realism

 

Jan. 3, 2010 - Beyond the Beltway

 Chris Robling
Conservative
Principal at Jayne Thompson & Associates
 John Tillman
Libertarian
CEO, Illinois Policy Institute
Eric Zorn
Liberal
Chicago Tribune columnist

 

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