Illinois State Representative Gregg Johnson (D-72) from Rock Island County discusses his first term in Springfield, economic development, infrastructure, schools, mental health issues and ‘turning down the heat’ of our partisan divide.Oleh Robin Johnson

Labor Day Special: A New Book on Work With History, Culture, Poetry, and Quotes by Adam Smith, Karl Marx and…Homer Simpson?!Oleh Robin Johnson

Chris Leonard, former agribusiness reporter for the Associated Press, discusses his book, The Meat Racket: The Secret Takeover of America’s Food Business.Oleh Robin Johnson

Tim Bartik, senior economist at the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, talks about distressed communities, employment trends in Rock Island and Scott CountiesOleh Robin Johnson

Author Adam Hochschild discusses his book American Midnight: The Great War, A Violent Peace, and Democracy’s Forgotten Crisis.Oleh Robin Johnson

Chris Jones, author of The Swine Republic: Struggles With the Truth About Agriculture and Water Quality,”Oleh Robin Johnson

Mike Madrid, a political consultant who has worked for both political parties and co-founded the Lincoln Project, discusses his book, The Latino Century: How America’s Largest Minority is Transforming Democracy.Oleh Robin Johnson

Kenan Fikri, Director of Research for the Economic Innovation Group, talks about a new report, “Economic Renaissance or Fleeting Recovery? Left-Behind Counties See Boom in Jobs and Businesses Amid Widening Divides.”Oleh Robin Johnson

State Sen. Chris Cournoyer, Vice-chair of the Senate Education Committee, (R-35) talks about K-12 school issuesOleh Robin Johnson

Brody Mullins, co-author of The Wolves of K Street: The Secret History of How Big Money Took Over Big Government, talks about the development of the modern lobbying industryOleh Robin Johnson

State Senator Mike Halpin (D) from the 36th District discusses the Illinois legislative sessionOleh Robin Johnson

Sen. Pam Jochum (D-Dubuque) discusses the recently concluded Iowa legislative session.Oleh Robin Johnson

Patrick Pfingsten, author of The Illinoize political newsletter, discusses the recently concluded legislative session highlights and Republican prospects in the 2024 elections.Oleh Robin Johnson

Steve Coll talks about his new book, The Achilles Trap: Saddam Hussein, The CIA, and the Origins of America’s Invasion of IraqOleh Robin Johnson

Steve is host of The Briefing on the POTUS Channel, Senior VP at the Bipartisan Policy Center and former host for 30 years at C-SPAN.Oleh Robin Johnson

Rep. Taylor Collins (R-Mediapolis) discusses the recently completed session of the Iowa legislature and addresses some of its key accomplishments.Oleh Robin Johnson

Joseph Stiglitz talks about his new book, The Road to Freedom: Economics and the Good SocietyOleh Robin Johnson

Labor historian Steve Babson, author of Forgotten Populists: When Farmers Turned Left to Save Democracy.Oleh Robin Johnson

Tim Alberta discusses his book The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of ExtremismOleh Robin Johnson

Jon Grinspan talks about his book, Age of Acrimony: How Americans Fought to Fix Their Democracy 1865-1915Oleh Robin Johnson