Episodes

Ben and Dr D got Shel Silverstein on their minds. As in The Cover of Rolling Stone. Why? Cause it’s part of a week’s worth of news, including…Collin Corbett. Who? Listen, you’ll learn. And everyone’s favorite soap opera, A Ma...

As news spread of last weekend’s assassination attempt, lefty America was calling it a hoax. Ben riffs. Monroe and Jack do much riffing of their own, covering everything from the assassination attempt, the war in Iran, Comey,...

The great community activist Amisha Patel died of cancer last week. Age 50–way too young. Ben riffs. And two Amisha-like fighters for justice return to talk about Trump and Lee Zeldin’s attempts to turn the Environmental Prot...

California Democrats try their best to lose a slam-dunk of a governor’s election. Ben riffs. Manny Ramos weighs in…is there really such a thing as a benevolent billionaire? Then they take the deep dive on RayLo—aka, Alderman ...

In just what might be the most idiotic phase of Trump’s presidency—and that’s saying a lot—there’s the saga of John Phelan’s tenure as head of the Navy. Ben riffs. David Faris offers updates on the war in Iran. Also, his advi...

Ben and Dr D are busting out…so much to say about so many things. For instance, what’s the difference between Hoosier and Illinois MAGA? Bet you didn’t know there was a difference. Well, there is one, when it comes to showeri...

Virginia Dems pull a Trump on Trump. Ben riffs. Laurie Glenn says—about time! Ben and Laurie take an excursion into Tucker Carlson’s soul. Tucker now claims he is “tormented” by his ten or so years of promoting Trump. And yet...

Kevin Warsh, Trump’s choice to lead the Fed, swears up and down he won’t be Donny’s puppet, even though everyone knows that’s why Trump chose him. Ben riffs. Robin Washington talks about his old neighborhood—Old Town. Think N...

Darren Bailey displays his newfound love for Chicago by eating pizza and not putting catsup on a hot dog. Ben riffs. Paul Bruton tells you everything you need to know about the last vestiges of Chicago’s Democratic Machine. A...

To honor Jackie Robinson in a way that doesn’t upset MAGA, Major League Baseball pretends Cap Anson, and racists like him, never existed. Ben riffs. Steve Cohen and Paula Froehle return! To talk about their Doc 10 Film Festiv...

Ben and Dr D cover the country. Local, state and national politics. Including…the latest dumb idea from Mayor Rahm. Darren Bailey says I’m not MAGA. Donnie picks a fight with the pope. And much more.

Young activists sue Trump cause his energy policies are burning down the planet and destroying life as they know it, including theirs. Judge rules, bummer, man, but oh, well. Ben riffs. Cody Wilkins returns to talk about Pers...

Trump bashed the pope, to which Vance declared: I’m with you, Donnie. Ben riffs. Mark Wallace weighs in. Much political and theological discussion ensues. A distinction is drawn between Trump and Trumpism. That is, a distinct...

Ben’s beloved Bulls trade for a clubhouse preacher who asks reporters if they fornicated before marriage. He also has bad knees. Ben riffs. Alden Loury talks property tax and politics—or the politics of property tax. What pro...

Apparently, Trump thought fighting a war would be easy. Ben riffs. Kam Buckner talks Trump, Bears stadium, Springfield’s anti-Brandon legislation, property taxes and schools, Lou Holtz and more. Including his advice to Caleb ...

Trump calls for a two-week break to his war against Iran. Ben riffs. Monroe gets out his crystal ball to predict…Trump’s cabinet will invoke the 25th amendment to save the country from a President who has lost his mind. Provi...

As we learned with his White House comments supposedly celebrating Easter, Trump occasionally blurts out the truth. Ben riffs. Miles Kampf-Lassin talks about the war in Iran. The painful parallels to Vietnam and Iraq wars. An...

Trump fires Bondi cause she was unable to do the impossible. Ben riffs. David Faris invokes the sour milk metaphor to explain the former AG’s rise and fall. And he dissects 50 or so years of deceitful cherry-picking justifica...

It’s that time of the week. Ben and Dr D cover it all. Maria Pappas. Property Taxes. Darren Bailey goes on Fox. JB. And so much more…

The Supremes rule a therapist in Colorado has a First Amended-protected right to offer awful medical advice to a patient. Ben riffs. Jim Coogan takes us to school—law school, that is. Offering the seismic legal takeaways for ...

MAGA and its media blame all immigrants for the horrific crime of one man. Ben riffs. Marc Sims weighs in with memories of over 50 years of news reporting screaming: be scared! Also, JB and Juliana. Willie Wilson and Mayor Jo...

Caleb William, who’s clearly never heard of Jerry Butler, tries to trademark the Iceman as his nickname. Ben riffs. With the season just starting. Miles Porter talks all things baseball. Cubs. Sox. Murakami. PCA. How come the...

The solar, clean-energy crew plays hardball politics in Texas—finally. Ben riffs. Delmarie Cobb returns! Talking about how Donna Miller won the second congressional district primary. Listen closely, lefties, if you want to le...

A busy week of quips and flips had Ben & Dr D scrambling to cover it all. Starting with—can the dark side lure four aldermen to break from the mayor and stick it to waiters and waitresses? That’s what they need—four flippers—...