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

The Mincing Rascals this week are John Williams of WGN Radio, long-time Chicago journalist Cate Plys, publisher of Roseland, Chicago: 1972, Jon Hansen of WGN Radio and Block Club Chicago,and award-winning journalist and political pundit Marj Halperin. This week the Rascals open the podcast talking about the biggest issue of the week…Kelly Clarkson v. Art of Play. Who is on Team Kelly? Next, the Rascals talk about Katie Zacharia’s debut as White House press secretary and Kimberly Guilfoyle’s resignation as the U.S. Ambassador to Greece. Are these attractions or distractions? And what about the midterm elections? Polls are showing the Democrats will likely take the House and possibly even the Senate. Do the Rascals see a Blue Wave coming? Sticking to the national news, do the Rascals believe the administration will livestream the execution of Ft. Hood killer Nidal Hasan? Locally, Mayor Johnson is proposing a tax on corporations to help balance Chicago budget. Are the Rascals on board? And what’s the latest on the school board election and the Rascals tell us why it’s an important election that we need to be paying attention to. Finally, it’s time for red light, yellow light, green light! What are the Rascals recommending this week? https://serve.castfire.com/audio/8805508/10-14-26\Mincing\Rascals\Kelly\v\Art\of\Play\Katie\Zacharia\Kimberly\Guilfoyle\midterm\elections\public\execution\Chicago\budget\school\board\election\_2026-10-14-220208.64kmono.mp3 \[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-ODWbhccDk?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv\_load\_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en-US&autohide=2&wmode=transparent&w=900&h=507] ## Recent Posts ## The Mincing Rascals https://wgnradio.com/wgn-plus/the-mincing-rascals/the-mincing-rascals-10-14-26-new-press-secretary-midterm-election-chicago-budget/ ### New press secretary, midterm election, Chicago budget .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} https://wgnradio.com/wgn-plus/the-mincing-rascals/the-mincing-rascals-10-7-26-sox-fever-trump-ads-cornell-rape-case-christa-pike/ ### Trump ads, Cornell rape case, Christa Pike .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} https://wgnradio.com/wgn-plus/the-mincing-rascals/the-mincing-rascals-9-30-26-ai-meeting-parking-meter-deal-jack-smith-hearing-midterm-election/ ### AI meeting, parking meter deal, midterm election .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} https://wgnradio.com/wgn-plus/the-mincing-rascals/the-mincing-rascals-9-23-26-white-house-media-ban-pritzker-weight-loss-school-board-election/ ### Trump media ban, JB weight loss, school board election .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} https://wgnradio.com/wgn-plus/the-mincing-rascals/the-mincing-rascals-9-16-26-medical-aid-in-dying-law-mail-in-voting-parking-meters/ ### Medical aid in dying law, mail-in voting, parking meters .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Click for more