The University of Chicago was shut down this morning. The FBI alerted it to an online threat of gun violence.
Donald Trump and Chuck Todd got into a fairly heated exchange on Meet The Press. Todd pointed out that Trump’s continuing to repeat his story about cheering Muslims in New Jersey on 9/11.
More companies are opting out of having any sort of Christmas/Holiday/end of the year party. This started as a side effect of the sluggish economy and shrinking budgets, but they’ve found that few employees actually missed them.
Black Friday turned out to be a bit of a disappointment this year. It’s expected that more people are just staying home and buying gifts online. Jonathan Hoenig the President of Capitalist Pig Asset Management joined John to talk about what that shift will mean for the economy. (Listen here)
Rock and roll legend Leslie West joined John Howell to talk about his new album “Soundcheck” (Listen here)
President Obama is in France for a summit on climate change with other world leaders. The meeting is in Paris, just a handful of days after the terror attack. Stephen Moore, the Wall Street Journal Columnist joined John to talk about the meeting. (Listen here)
The 100 Club of Chicago is putting on a special concert to benefit A Safe Heaven next week. Joe Ahern, the Executive Director joined John Howell with details. (Listen here)
Plus, Michael Dukakis expressed his love for post-Thanksgiving turkey soup. His house ended up being inundated by people dropping off turkey carcasses.
