Tom Bevin, real clear politics co-founder, president, is an amazing and influential American

media figure.

You probably don't know too much about him, he did have that show on WLS Radio, but really

when you think about it, he's probably one of the most influential people in all media.

Every day on his website, real clear politics, he'd get views and opinion from the left,

the center and the right, the way we used to do when we had a country that respected differences.

And he's our guest today, I'm a Chicago way.

Jeff Carlin is here, as always, co-host and my friend, executive producer at WGN Radio,

future physics teacher, and I'm John Cass, husband, father, Greek Orthodox Christian,

editor, and chief of your favorite website, johncassnews.com, and stay tuned because we're

going to be having our own interesting announcements in the days to come.

So right now, though, Tom Bevin, of real clear politics is the one holding that lantern

in the darkness as you're walking, he's walking next to you with Jeff Carlin, you can hear

them standing there holding lanterns on the other side of you, and me, I'm the one in

the shadow doing the wife cracking, don't trip.

And you're on the Chicago we podcast on WGN Plus.

Let me start off with two words, made in America, made in America.

The Chicago way is a deep cultural phenomenon.

It's the Chicago way.

The Chicago way, that's the focus.

In a tower by the river, there lived a man, there was a man who took a stand with pen and

paper in his hand, defeating foes in every ward with a pen more mighty than the sword.

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