Chew’s Views with Richard Chew
“Chew’s Views” is a pragmatic radio show that focuses on moving our political, social, economic, gender and cultural conversation forward and creating a roadmap for progressives to be more involved in their political and social destinies. With “Chew’s Views” the emphasis is on positive talk and solutions – but don’t get it twisted; we may bring some smashmouth dialogue to the program just to make sure you’re awake, not just “woke.”
“Chew’s Views” is also heard live on AM950, the Progressive Voice of Minnesota, and simulcast weekday afternoons on WARR AM 1520 and 103.5 FM in North Carolina.
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Notable recent interviews: Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA); former chair of the Michigan Democratic Party Lavora Barnes; U.S. Rep. Sean Casten; U.S. Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-NY); North Carolina Democratic Party Chair Anderson Clayton; Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis; FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez; U.S. Rep. Cleo Fields (D-LA); U.S. Rep. Valerie Foushee (D-NC); comedy duo Frangela (Frances Callier and Angela V. Shelton ); Illinois State Rep. Robyn Gabel, majority leader of the Illinois House; Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates; Michigan Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist; professor and author Eddie S. Glaude Jr; comedian and activist Dana Goldberg; former DNC chair Jaime Harrison; Virginia Lt. Gov Ghazala Hashmi; author and MS NOW anchor Chris Hayes; Michigan Democratic Party Chair Curtis Hertel; Retired Army Lieutenant General Russel L. Honoré; Dr. Debra Houry, former chief medical officer of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Karen Hunter, host of “The Karen Hunter Show” on SiriusXM; Ohio State Rep. Dani Isaacsohn, minority leader of the Ohio House of Representatives; Yusef Jackson, president and CEO of Rainbow PUSH Coalition; former Sierra Club Executive Director Ben Jealous; Florida candidate for governor David Jolly; Pennsylvania State Rep. and DNC Vice Chair Malcolm Kenyatta; Kansas City, Missouri Mayor Quinton Lucas; Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson; U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL); retired Army Major General Randy Manner; author and former “Hardball” host Chris Matthews; Texas State Reps Trey Martinez-Fischer, Ann Johnson and Chris Turner; U.S. Rep. Jennifer McClellan (D-VA); U.S. Rep. Morgan McGarvey (D-KY); Amy McGrath; legal analyst Barbara McQuade; Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza; U.S. Rep. Christian Menefee (D-TX); Carol Moseley Braun; Tennessee State Rep. Justin J. Pearson; President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners Toni Preckwinkle; U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL); Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul; political analyst and author Eugene Robinson; Wisconsin candidate for governor Kelda Roys; Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton; U.S. Rep. Emilia Sykes (D-OH); CNN anchor and author Jake Tapper; U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-IL)
About Richard
Richard Chew has been a part of the WCPT family since 2017, initially as part of “The Family Meeting” and as a regular contributor to “Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive.” He became WCPT’s morning host in early 2024.
Richard also regularly shares his views on other podcasts and radio shows, including recent appearances on Amy McGrath’s “Truth in a Barrel,” “The John Fugelsang Podcast,” “Endless Urgency” with Mike Nellis, “The Politics Bar,” and “Hal Sparks Megaworldwide.”
A 25-plus-year wealth management and insurance veteran, Richard is well-versed in all areas of financial planning, wealth management and insurance plans designed to help clients with their financial future.
Richard was born and raised in Chicago and Southwestern Michigan and is a graduate of Pepperdine University; he later pursued a master’s degree from Keller Graduate School. He is proud of the fact that he has visited all 50 of the great states of the United States of America and keeps his passport current to make sure traveling the world is always a “ready to go” item. He and his wife, Anne, love the city and suburbs of Chicago and all their greatness.
Featured Interviews
Richard is joined in studio by U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley, 2027 candidate for Chicago mayor.
Richard is joined by Anna M. Gomez, commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission.
Richard is joined by retired Army Lieutenant General Russel Honoré, who served as the 33rd commanding general of the U.S. First Army and designated commander of Joint Task Force Katrina. He is the founder of the GreenARMY, a coalition of civic, community, and environmental groups fighting industrial pollution and climate impacts in Louisiana.
Richard is joined in studio by Illinois State Rep. Robyn Gabel, majority leader of the Illinois House of Representatives.
Richard is joined by Eddie S. Glaude Jr., the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor in the Department of African American Studies at Princeton University and author of several bestselling books, including “America, U.S.A.: How Race Shadows the Nation’s Anniversaries” (2026).
Richard is joined by Daniel Squadron, president and co-founder of Future Now and author of “The Fourth Branch: How State Government Can Save Our Union” (2026).
Richard is joined by Ohio State Rep. Dani Isaacsohn (D-Cincinnati), minority leader of the Ohio House of Representatives.
Richard is joined by Yusef Jackson, president and CEO of Rainbow PUSH Coalition.
Richard is joined by Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis.
Richard is joined by U.S. Rep. Christian Menefee (D-TX), 2026 Democratic nominee for the 18th Congressional District of Texas.
Richard is joined by Louisiana Congressman Cleo Fields, a Democrat who represents the 6th District (Baton Rouge, Shreveport).
Richard is joined by Chris Hayes, host of “All In with Chris Hayes” on MS NOW and the “Why Is This Happening?” podcast, and author of “The Sirens’ Call: How Attention Became the World’s Most Endangered Resource.”
Richard is joined by Jaime Harrison, political strategist, former chair of the Democratic National Committee, and host of the “At Our Table with Jaime Harrison” podcast.
Richard is joined by Eugene Robinson, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist, former columnist, political analyst, and author of the new book “Freedom Lost, Freedom Won: A Personal History of America.”
Richard is joined by U.S. Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA).
Richard is joined by U.S. Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-NY).
Richard is joined by U.S. Rep. Emilia Sykes (D-OH).
Richard is joined by U.S. Rep. Morgan McGarvey (D-KY).
Click here for all of Richard’s Featured Interviews.
Listen live weekdays from 6:00 to 8:00 a.m. CT at 820 AM, on TuneIn, right here on the Heartland Signal website, or watch the video stream (live or on demand) on Facebook or YouTube. You can also tell Alexa to play WCPT from TuneIn.
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This week on the show
Mon 8/10
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– Dany Robles, senior legislative director at the Illinois Environmental Council (IEC); he talks about IEC’s 2026 Legislative Environmental Scorecard [Listen]
– Sarah Jones, managing editor and co-publisher at PoliticusUSA and The Daily Politicus
– Leaving MAGA‘s Rich Logis and Bailee Tyler [Listen]
Tue 8/11
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– Ryan Nunn, director of research with Yale University’s Budget Lab, and former senior economist at the White House’s Council of Economic Advisers [Listen]
– North Carolina State Rep. Rodney Pierce (D) [Listen]
– U.S. Rep. Danny K. Davis (D-IL) [Listen]
Wed 8/12
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– Ami Fields-Meyer, senior fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Allen Lab for Democracy Renovation, former senior policy adviser at the White House, and Julia Angwin, award-winning investigative journalist, New York Times contributing opinion writer, and founding director of the Independent Media + Audience Project at Harvard Kennedy School’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy; together, Fields-Meyer and Angwin are authors of “On Courage: How to Be a Dissident in an Age of Fear” (2026) [Listen]
– Chew’s Views contributor Kurt Mullett, AKA HoosierBlue63
– U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley, 2027 candidate for Chicago mayor [Listen]
Thu 8/13
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– Jennifer Pahlka, board chair and adviser at the Recoding America Fund, advisor to the Abundance Network, and publisher of the Substack newsletter Eating Policy [Listen]
– David Jolly, 2026 Democratic candidate for Florida governor; the primary is Tuesday, August 18 [Listen]
– Heather Williams, president of the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC) [Listen]
Fri 8/14
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– Karen Byrne, co-host of the TruBlu Politics podcast
– Melanie Nathan, South African-born human rights lawyer who directs the African Human Rights Coalition [Listen]
Last week on the show
Mon 8/3
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– Matt Dunlap, 2026 candidate for Congress in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District [Listen]
– Karen Hunter, host of “The Karen Hunter Show” on SiriusXM [Listen]
Tue 8/4
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– Charles Booker, 2026 candidate for U.S. Senate in Kentucky [Listen]
– Margaret Donovan, attorney at Koskoff Koskoff and Bieder, visiting clinical lecturer in law at Yale Law School, former assistant United States attorney for the District of Connecticut, Army veteran and former captain in the Judge Advocate General (JAG) Corps [Listen]
– Thom Hartmann, host of “The Thom Hartmann Program,” weekdays from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Central on WCPT, and author of the new book “Who Killed the American Dream? The Greatest Political Crime Ever Told” [Listen]
Wed 8/5
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– William Elliott Hazelgrove, author of “The Camp Mystic Flood: A Story of Tragedy and Heroism,” the first book-length narrative history of the July 4, 2025 flood that swept through the Texas Hill Country, claiming 146 lives, including 27 girls and counselors from Camp Mystic (the book will be published in July 2027) [Listen]
– Chew’s Views contributor Kurt Mullett, AKA HoosierBlue63
Thu 8/6
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– Cecilia Cuff, economic development leader based on Chicago’s South Side; she talks about the inaugural Bronzeville Youth Innovation and S.T.E.A.M. Fest, taking place Friday, August 7th [Listen]
– Lisa Song, reporter at ProPublica; her latest article is “How Trump’s “America First” Administration Could Shut U.S. Scientists Out of the Next Nobel-Worthy Discovery” [Listen]
– Kimberly Hardy, candidate for Congress in the 7th District of North Carolina [Listen]
– Antonio Ciaccia, CEO and secretary of 46Brooklyn, Ohio-based nonprofit working to improve the accessibility and usability of U.S. drug pricing data [Listen]
Fri 8/7
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– Christale Spain, chair of the South Carolina Democratic Party [Listen]
– Karen Byrne, co-host of the TruBlu Politics podcast
– Young Mie Kim, Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, professor in Journalism and Mass Communication and faculty affiliate of Political Science
– Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson [Listen]
“Chew’s Views” now has its very own podcast. Two, in fact: Chew’s Views (Full Episodes), available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeartRadio, YouTube, Amazon and TuneIn, and Chew’s Views (Featured Interviews), also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeartRadio, YouTube, Amazon and TuneIn. Subscribe to one or both! “Chew’s Views” is also available at Omny.fm.
Be sure to tune in the first Friday of every month for This Month With The Mayor, when Richard talks to Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson at 7:30 a.m. Central. Here’s the latest installment (from August 7).
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