• Attorney Kaivan Shroff, Senior Advisor for the Institute for Education, explains the ins and outs of plea deals and how this applies to Hunter Biden’s day in court.

• Carl Cannon, Washington bureau chief for RealClearPolitics, introduces us to “The 1735 Project” about changes in media.

• Alex Stone from ABC has the latest on the massive heat waves across the country.

• Plus, Chef John Rudolph from Hoyt’s American Tavern joins John in studio with some treats, and a Judge from Evanston has rejected the request to limit discussion of the NU football stadium plan.