Patrick Sandusky & Ben Bradley - How Chicago's 2016 Olympic Dream Was Dashed

Patrick Sandusky & Ben Bradley - How Chicago's 2016 Olympic Dream Was Dashed

Chicago was SO close. Down to the final four, a stunning vote in Copenhagen knocked Chicago out of the running for the 2016 Olympics in the first round. My guests revisit Chicago’s plans, the venues, and what could have been. They share stories about Mayor Daley’s passion for bringing the Games here, the international trips to sell Chicago to the IOC, newly elected President Barack Obama's role, the critics who say we dodged a bullet, and the scandal around the votes that lead to Rio hosting the 2016 Olympics.

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Steven Moore - A key GOP operative on why the US shouldn't abandon Ukraine

Steven Moore - A key GOP operative on why the US shouldn't abandon Ukraine

He's considered one of the most influential, behind the scenes republican advocates for Ukraine. Where did he lose the GOP and can he get the party back where he thinks it should be - solidly behind U...

23 Mar 202538min

Arne Duncan - The fate of the Department of Education

Arne Duncan - The fate of the Department of Education

Arne Duncan knows education, and he has the resume to prove it. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from Harvard, ran Chicago Public Schools, and became the Secretary of Education under his good friend, Bara...

9 Mar 202533min

Jim Williams

Jim Williams

If it happened in Chicago over the past 50 years, Jim Williams probably either saw it, covered it as a reporter, or has a story somehow connected to it. Jim recently stepped away from his full time an...

25 Feb 202545min

Ernest Crim III - Unpacking the Super Bowl halftime show

Ernest Crim III - Unpacking the Super Bowl halftime show

There was the music, and then there were the messages. Historian Ernest Crim III admits even people in the stadium probably missed at least some of the embedded meanings sprinkled throughout Kendrick ...

12 Feb 202548min

Shemekia Copeland

Shemekia Copeland

The Washington Post calls Shemekia Copeland, ‘The greatest blues singer of her generation.’ Ahead of this year’s Grammys, Shemekia joins ‘Chicago Unscripted’ to talk about her eight nominations, inclu...

28 Jan 202536min

Larissa May

Larissa May

Larissa May has become a leading voice on the dangers of social media and technology for our children. And she's just 30 years old. She grew up in the suburbs, and says social media was her first addi...

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Gary Sinise

Gary Sinise

The role of Lt. Dan changed his life. But long before the release of ‘Forrest Gump,’ actor Gary Sinise had a deep appreciation for the nation’s military veterans. Gary talks about growing up in Highla...

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Orly KG

Orly KG

Have you ever taken a leap of faith? Made a decision that completely changed your future? Orly KG has - a few times. And her latest pivot has her in a world she never could have imagined just a couple...

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