Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Amanda Downing the Executive Chef and a Partner at Rockit Bar & Grill joined John to share her recipe for Guinness Potato Cheddar Soup. (Listen here)
On Wednesday, President Obama announced that Merrick Garland would be his pick for the Supreme Court seat vacated when Antonin Scalia died. Republican leaders in the Senate are already saying the Garland will not even get a hearing. Manu Raju the Senior Political Reporter for CNN joined John with analysis of the chances that Garland will be confirmed by the segment. (Listen here)
Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson joined John with his reaction to the pick of Merrick Garland, and his thoughts on whether or not Garland should get a hearing. (Listen here)
You hear professional athletes says they are retiring to “spend more time with their family” all the time, but Adam LaRoche actually meant it. Ken Rosenthal is reporting that Adam LaRoche decided to retire after the Kenny Williams told him his son couldn’t be in the clubhouse every day anymore. 14 year old Drake LaRoche was in the clubhouse so much last year they actually gave him his own locker.
People buying certain tobacco products or paying for a cab ride with a credit card in Chicago will have to dig a bit deeper after the City Council on Wednesday voted to increase taxes and fees. Mayor Rahm Emanuel also persuaded the council to raise the legal age to buy cigarettes or other tobacco products in the city to 21 by tweaking the proposal on higher taxes on chewing tobacco, cigars and loose tobacco. Tanya Triche with the Illinois Retail Merchants Association joined John with reaction to the new laws. (Listen here)
Cubs manager Joe Maddon says that he’s not a fan of the proposed tobacco ban for Chicago sports teams. He says he understands the health problems, but he’s not into over-legislating the human race’
The Republican Presidential debate season may have ended with a whimper. John Kasich decided to join Donald Trump in pulling out of the Fox News Republican debate. Ted Cruz meanwhile is literally offering to debate anyone at any time.
Big blow for freedom of speech: The “Donald Trump Has Tiny Hands PAC” has been ordered to change its name. Apparently, they have to find one that doesn’t include Trump’s name or face an “audit or enforcement action.”
The Miami Marlins decided to have a friendly home run contest on one of the back fields at spring training. 51 year old hitting coach Barry Bonds beat the entire team, including 26 year old slugger Giancarlo Stanton.
Frank Sinatra Jr., the son of the legendary entertainer who had a long musical career of his own, died Wednesday. Singer Nancy Sinatra said on her Facebook page that her brother died of cardiac arrest.
