Ep. 95: Mayor Rahm Emanuel
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Ep. 94: Nancy Pelosi Rules
How do you win the speaker's gavel twice? One vote at a time. Tune in as Mayor Emanuel sits down with the one and only Speaker of the House...
Ep. 93: Theaster Gates's Community Canvas
Theaster Gates is many things, but he doesn't see it that way. Tune in as Mayor Emanuel talks to the world-famous artist about connecting ar...
Ep. 92: Chemi Peres and the Empires of Tomorrow
Chemi Peres is a man on a mission. Tune in as Mayor Emanuel speaks with the venture capitalist and chairman of the Peres Center for Peace an...
Ep. 91: Richard Haass's Global Vision
Foreign policy is never what it used to be. Tune in as Mayor Emanuel joins Council on Foreign Relations president Dr. Richard Haass for a sw...
Ep. 90: Helene Gayle is Making a Difference
Dr. Helene Gayle has made a career out of making a difference. Tune in as she and Mayor Emanuel talk about her early career fighting HIV/AID...
Ep. 89: David Haugh and All Things Chicago Sports
Chicago is the best sports town on Earth. Period. Tune in as Mayor Emanuel and sportswriter and radio host David Haugh dive into the dizzyin...
Ep. 88: Eddie Bocanegra's Day of Atonement
Eddie Bocanegra's life is a story of choices, mistakes, leadership, and redemption. Tune in as he tells Mayor Emanuel about his transformati...
Ep. 87: Gerald Rosenberg, the Supreme Court and Social Change
Think the Supreme Court brings about social change? Think again. Tune in as Mayor Emanuel sits down with Supreme Court historian and scholar...
Ep. 86: Alex Kotlowitz and "An American Summer"
Author Alex Kotlowitz burst into the public 25-years-ago with his seminal work "There Are No Children Here." Now he's out with its bookend,...
Ep. 85: Thomas Friedman and the "New-New"
"Order vs. Disorder." "Non-Linear Accelerations." "Mirroring Mother Nature." Mayor Emanuel was joined by Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist an...
Ep. 84: Kyle Longley, LBJ's Legacy, and Presidential Centers
It's been 50 years since Lyndon Johnson's presidency, but his impact continues to reverberate across our culture, politics, and society to t...
Ep. 83: Chris Jones and Chicago Theater
Everyone knows about the connections between politics and performance, but it turns out mayors and theater critics have a lot in common as w...
Ep. 82: Martha Nussbaum and the Monarchy of Fear
Famed political and moral philosopher Martha Nussbaum stopped by City Hall for a conversation with Mayor Emanuel about ideas and ideals, the...
Ep. 81: Ben Bernanke and the Great Recession
Ben Bernanke's goal during the Financial Crisis was simple: get people back to work. Doing it was a lot more complicated. Tune as Mayor Eman...
Ep. 80: Nick Cave and the Art of Chicago
"I look at space as I would look at the way in which one choreographs a work." Renowned visual and performance artist Nick Cave dropped by C...
Ep. 79: Gen. Stanley McChrystal, Leadership and National Service
What makes a good leader? Do we create false leaders? What role does context play in leadership? Gen. Stanley McChrystal joined Mayor Emanue...
Ep. 78: Comedian Pat McGann Loves His Job
You know Pat McGann, whether you know him or not. On this week's episode Mayor Emanuel sits down with the Beverly-native to hear how he went...
Ep. 77: Rahm Emanuel and the Ragin' Cajun
Trump! House Dems! Rural voters! Liberal hubris! Ohio! 2020! Legendary political strategist James Carville dropped by City Hall for some liv...
Ep. 76: Josh Noel and the Craft of Beer
Recorded in Begyle Brewing Company on Chicago's "Malt Row," Mayor Emanuel and beer writer Josh Noel plunged into Josh's new book, Barrel-Age...