A summary conversation on news events and public affairs in Chicago.
Chicago Contrarian, The Podcast
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A summary conversation on news events and public affairs in Chicago.
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8/16/2025
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Recent Episodes
August 8, 2026
Giannoulias enters mayoral race, PPP fraud, CTU's sustainable community school model is a failure.
<p class="p1">As expected, Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias entered the 2027 mayoral race. Behind him is $22M in campaign funds. What does Alexi bring to the race? A former CPS official has been nabbed in a PPP scandal. A NBC5 investigation has revealed the CTU's coveted "sustainable community school" model is a failure. We'll discuss.</p>
August 2, 2026
Mayoral candidate Danielle Carter-Walters
<p>In a wide-ranging interview, Chicago Flips Red co-founder and mayoral candidate Danielle Carter-Walters sits down with Contrarian's panel to discuss her campaign.</p>
August 1, 2026
Executive orders, lawsuits, and the CPS budget.
<p>Mayor Brandon Johnson signed off on another Executive Order on gun violence. What is the mayor seeking to accomplish by setting "standards" for purchase rather than removing criminals from the streets?</p> <p> In what could be a last hurrah for the CTU, the CPS budget was passed by an 11-7 vote. What is in or not in it? The AFT filed a lawsuit against Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas. Is there merit to the suit or is it the CTU using the AFT to blame Pappas for its budget shortfall? We'll discuss.</p>
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