The Mincing Rascals

The Mincing Rascals

Hosted by John Williams and Eric Zorn and Cate Plys and Steve Bertrand and Marj Halperin and Austin Berg and Brandon Pope and Jon Hansen · WGN Plus

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56Podcast AuthorityScore out of 100 · How it is scored
186
Episodes
132
Transcribed
440
Ratings
Weekly
Cadence
2023
First episode

About The Mincing Rascals

John Williams and journalists from WGN Radio other Chicago media outlets discuss news of the week on The Mincing Rascals podcast from WGN Plus

Publisher
WGN Plus
Language
en
Explicit
No
First episode
29 Mar 2023
Latest episode
14 Oct 2026
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132 of 186 episodes have a transcript.

  1. 14 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    The Mincing Rascals 10.14.26: New press secretary, midterm election, Chicago budget

  2. 7 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    The Mincing Rascals 10.7.26: Sox fever, Trump ads, Cornell rape case, Christa Pike

  3. 30 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

    The Mincing Rascals 9.30.26: AI meeting, parking meter deal, Jack Smith hearing, midterm election

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The Mincing Rascals 10.14.26: New press secretary, midterm election, Chicago budget

Published 14 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] There was another poll that he has up two from Marist. Previously up six. But the margin of error is probably close to that, too. Yeah, but when you start getting consistent numbers in many, many different polls, you start to the margin of error lessens. I get the question of do you believe the polls? Polls are meant to be averaged all out together. They seem to paint a good picture for Democrats. But, of course, there's polling errors that we've talked about many times. I think they're less in midterms than they are in general's. So, I don't know. They're a snapshot in time. Three weeks from now, yes, I believe the polls. […]

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411 ratings
Spotify
4.8 / 5
29 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 56 / 100

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John Williams and Eric Zorn and Cate Plys and Steve Bertrand and Marj Halperin and Austin Berg and Brandon Pope and Jon Hansen host the show. Published by WGN Plus.

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