The Prairie State Wire Podcast

The Prairie State Wire podcast features interviews with the most interesting newsmakers from across the great state of Illinois.

Episodes

Steve Cortes: You Don’t Know Barack: Exposing Obama Part 2

July 30, 2025 • 18 mins

Steve Cortes joined the podcast to discuss:

How Barack Obama retained influence over the Biden White House despite leaving office

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Steve Cortes: You Don’t Know Barack: Exposing Obama

July 23, 2025 • 18 mins

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Thomas Weitzel: Law Enforcement Reform, the Safety Act, and Illinois Policing

July 9, 2025 • 17 mins

Thomas Weitzel joined the podcast to discuss:

The impact of recent Illinois legislation, especially the Safety Act, on police authority and community safety

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Florian Sohnke: Building Chicago’s Conservative Voice—Media, Schools, and the Fight for Urban Renewal

June 25, 2025 • 14 mins

Florian Sohnke joined the podcast to discuss:

The origins and mission of the Chicago Contrarian as a conservative media outlet

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Shannon Adcock on Woke Schools, Homeschool Battles, and Fighting Back

June 11, 2025 • 15 mins

Shannon Adcock joined the podcast to discuss:

How school lockdowns during COVID-19 prompted her political involvement and the founding of Awake Illinois

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Marsha McClary: Parental Rights and Education Reform in Illinois

May 28, 2025 • 17 mins

Marsha McClary of Moms for Liberty joined the podcast to discuss:

Parental rights and educational choice
Men in ...

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IL State Rep. Jed Davis (R-IL-75): How to reduce the Illinois state budget by $44 billion

May 14, 2025 • 18 mins

Illinois State Rep. Jed Davis (R-IL-75) joined the podcast to discuss:

The effect of Illinois' $50+ billion budget and how it affects the average Illinois resident

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IL State Rep. Blaine Wilhour on Gov. Pritzker, IL homeschooling bill, and IL’s status as a sanctuary state

April 30, 2025 • 19 mins

Illinois State Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-IL-110) joined the Prairie State Wire Podcast to discuss:

Gov. JB Pritzker’s performance and the governor’s aspirations to higher ...

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Jeanne Ives on Illinois' Government Mismanagement

April 16, 2025 • 19 mins

Former IL State Rep. Jeanne Ives joined the Prairie State Wire Podcast to discuss;

Why Illinois is a bad example of how state government should be run

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State Rep. Martin McLaughlin (R-IL-52) on the Illinois budget, illegal aliens, and parental rights

September 25, 2024 • 15 mins

State Rep. Martin McLaughlin (R-IL-52) joined the Prairie STate Wire Podcast to discuss:

Illinois issues & getting spending under control
The illegal alien cri...

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Dan Proft Discusses Illinois Primary Election Results

April 24, 2024 • 18 mins

Dan Proft joined the Prairie State Wire Podcast to discuss the Cook County State’s Attorney race and the Madigan corruption trial.Proft is the host of “Chicago’s Morning Answer” weekday mornings from 5-9 a.m. on AM 560 Chicago. A former Republican candidate for Illinois Governor, Proft attended Northwestern University and received his J.D. from Loyola University-Chicago.

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Former IL State Rep. Jeanne Ives Discusses how preserving America requires ordinary people to speak up and participate in the political process.

March 27, 2024 • 18 mins

Former Illinois State Rep. Jeanne Ives (R) joined the Prairie State Wire Podcast to discuss the reasons we must be willing to challenge the experts and why America is still the greatest nation on earth.

This episode can be found on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.

Ives is the founder of Breakthrough Ideas and host of "The Real Story" on AM 560 in Chicago. She also is a member of the Illinois Republican Party State Central Comm...

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Illinois State Senate Republican Whip Jil Tracy

March 7, 2024 • 19 mins

Illinois State Sen. Jil Tracy (R-Quincy), the Senate Republican Whip, joined the Prairie State Wire Podcast.

Tracy was elected to represent Illinois’ 50th Senate District in November 2022, running unopposed in both the Republican Primary and General Election.

She previously represented the the 47th Senate District from 2017 to 2023, and represented District 94 in the Illinois House of Represen...

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The Prairie State Wire Podcast

Episodes

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Thomas Weitzel: Law Enforcement Reform, the Safety Act, and Illinois Policing

Florian Sohnke: Building Chicago’s Conservative Voice—Media, Schools, and the Fight for Urban Renewal

Shannon Adcock on Woke Schools, Homeschool Battles, and Fighting Back

Marsha McClary: Parental Rights and Education Reform in Illinois

IL State Rep. Jed Davis (R-IL-75): How to reduce the Illinois state budget by $44 billion

IL State Rep. Blaine Wilhour on Gov. Pritzker, IL homeschooling bill, and IL’s status as a sanctuary state

Jeanne Ives on Illinois' Government Mismanagement

State Rep. Martin McLaughlin (R-IL-52) on the Illinois budget, illegal aliens, and parental rights

Dan Proft Discusses Illinois Primary Election Results

Former IL State Rep. Jeanne Ives Discusses how preserving America requires ordinary people to speak up and participate in the political process.

Illinois State Senate Republican Whip Jil Tracy

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