Victim or Villain
Not every story has a clear villain. Real people come on to share the situations, drama, and experiences that shaped them and let the audience decide if they’re the victim or villain.
Episodes
*“Drop out of the race, or we'll ruin your life.”*
What really happened behind the scenes of Victor Henderson's school board campaign?
On this episode of Victim or Villain, Victor Henderson sits down for a candid, unfiltered conversation about the controversy surrounding the allegations of corporal punishment, and his claims that he was threatened and blackmailed into dropping out of the ra...
Former Illinois Senate President John Cullerton is talking and nothing is off limits.
Cullerton opens up about Michael Madigan, Rod Blagojevich, Barack Obama, Chicago’s mayoral politics, and what’s really happening in Springfield. From old political rivalries to the relationships behind the headlines, Cullerton gives his take on the people and power that have shaped Illinois politics.
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Jessica Biggs, a former CPS principal gets into the real story behind being fired after giving students rides to school, her relationship with Michael Sacks, and why she’s now running for CPS Board President.
From what went down behind closed doors to the calls, politics, and power players shaping Chicago’s schools Jessica is telling her side of the story 👀
Disclaimer: Hilario Doming...
Victim or Villain has officially FLIPPED RED… for the day. 🔴
Danielle Carter-Walters, founder of Chicago Flips Red, joins Victim or Villain for an unfiltered conversation about why she left the Democratic Party, why she says Barack Obama would be considered “MAGA” today, and the labels she says have followed her since becoming a Republican.
We get into immigration, LGBTQ+ issues, Chicag...
Mayoral candidate John Kelly sent Frank Calabrese a cease & desist and Frank came on Victim or Villain to talk about it.
But the conversation didn’t stop there. We get into the current state of Chicago politics, the chaos surrounding the school budget, who’s responsible for the mess, and what all of it could mean for the city heading into the next mayoral election.
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Former Mayor’s Chief of Staff and City Hall Legend, Rich Guidice gets candid about his decades inside Chicago government, the challenges of the administration, the Mayor’s race, and what he believes Chicago needs from its next Mayor.
And just when you thought his City Hall days were behind him… could the right opportunity bring Rich Guidice out of retirement?
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Things get MESSY in Little Palestine. 👀
My cease and desist twin, Laila, sits down to tell her side of the controversy surrounding the Little Palestine logo contest and her allegations that Rush Darwish used her design without proper credit or permission.
From the original concept to what happened behind the scenes, Laila brings her story, her receipts, and her perspective on how a community project t...
Alderman William Hall is NOT holding back. 👀
In this episode of Victim or Villain, we get into the migrant crisis, the 6th Ward, and Hall’s no-holds-barred criticism of the “incompetent groupies” and “clowns” he says are surrounding the mayor.
We also get personal. Hall opens up about his sexual orientation, and navigating politics in Chicago.
Nothing is off limits...
From O'Block to City Hall?
Munna Ikee joins Victim or Villain for one of his most candid conversations yet.
We dive into his journey growing up in O'Block, his music career, why he's considering a run for alderman, and what he believes needs to change in Chicago. The conversation doesn't stop there. we also get into modern relationships, gender roles, dating, ambition, and the realities of balancing su...
One of Chicago's most outspoken and influential political voices joins Victim or Villain.
Alderwoman Jeanette Taylor opens up about why she believes so many Chicagoans have turned on Mayor Brandon Johnson, the political headwinds facing his administration, and whether she plans to seek reelection.
We also dive into the growing divide between two of the mayor's biggest labor allies—the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU...
Love him or hate him, you've probably heard his name. This week, we're sitting down with Chicago Alderman Jim Gardiner, the "bad boy" of City Hall who's making headlines for a $1 million lawsuit against the City of Chicago, his support to the City Council's Israel-Gaza ceasefire resolution, and the accusations that have followed him throughout his political career.
From being labeled everything from a "White ...
This week on Victim or Villain, we're sitting down with some of the teens behind Chicago's controversial teen takeovers; the events that sparked headlines, political outrage, police crackdowns, and endless social media debates.
Why do they do it? Is it really about chaos, or is there something deeper going on?
From grief, trauma, and losing a parent, to going viral, gaining hundreds of thousands of fol...
Lil Durk’s mom, Lashawnda Woodard, is telling her story like never before.
In this emotional and unfiltered conversation, the author of 7220 opens up about the devastating loss of her son D-Thang, what life has been like since Lil Durk’s arrest, and the trauma she carried for years after being sexually assaulted by someone she trusted.
Lashawnda takes us back to her childhood in Chicago’s Englewood n...
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