Chew's Views with Richard Chew (Featured Interviews)
From Heartland Signal and WCPT AM 820 in Chicago, here is a collection of the most interesting and important interviews that air on “Chew's Views” (weekdays from 6:00 to 8:00 a.m. Central), 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.” 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. 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’s primary goal is to help consumers assess what their needs are and find the right plans and programs to protect their wealth. 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.
Episodes
Richard Chew is joined by Heather Williams, president of the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC).
Key points:
- State legislative races are vital
- 19 key statehouse races could shift power nationwide
- Democrats have flipped 30 statehouse seats in 2026
- breaking GOP supermajorities protects voting rights
Key quote:
"Voters want results, not culture wars"
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Richard Chew is joined by David Jolly, 2026 Democratic candidate for Florida governor; the primary is August 18.
Key topics: Jolly explains why Florida’s gubernatorial race will reshape national politics, outlines his strategy to win Florida’s highest office, talks about how Democratic values can win over independents in Florida, criticizes the Florida GOP for inaction on health care and cost of living, and more.&...
Richard Chew is joined by Jennifer Pahlka, board chair and adviser at the Recoding America Fund, advisor to the Abundance Network, and publisher of the Substack newsletter Eating Policy. (The conversation was recorded August 11 and aired August 13.)
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Richard Chew is joined by 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 Pol...
Richard Chew is joined in studio by U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley, 2027 candidate for Chicago mayor.
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Richard Chew is joined by Ryan Nunn, director of research with Yale University's Budget Lab, and former senior economist at the White House’s Council of Economic Advisers.
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Richard Chew is joined by North Carolina State Rep. Rodney Pierce (D).
Key topics/points:
- the recent passage of the North Carolina state budget, which includes teacher pay raises, a long-standing demand by Democrats; Pierce criticizes Republicans for only addressing popular issues like teacher pay raises when facing potential electoral losses
- the Healthy Opportunities Pilot (HOP) Program, a first-in-the-nation ...
WE MUST "RESIST, RESIST, RESIST" TRUMP'S CUTS TO BENEFITS
Richard Chew is joined by U.S. Rep. Danny K. Davis (D-IL), who will retire at the end of the current term (in January).
Key topics/points:
- why we must protect Medicare, Medicaid & SNAP
- his faith-oriented upbringing and the influence of a hymn that serves as his motto in both politics and life; Davis attributes his values of compassion and service to his f...
Richard Chew is joined by Leaving MAGA's Rich Logis and Bailee Tyler.
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Richard Chew is joined by Dany Robles, senior legislative director at the Illinois Environmental Council (IEC); he talks about IEC's 2026 Legislative Environmental Scorecard.
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Richard Chew and in-studio guest Karen Byrne are joined by Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, who hits the following topics:
- the reduction in crime and violence, pointing to record lows in homicides and other crimes
- Chicago's economic growth, including revival of the Magnificent Mile
- the importance of affordable housing, fully funded schools, and good-paying jobs for safety
- the overwhelming support for a millio...
"WE CAN WIN IN THE DEEP SOUTH"
Richard Chew is joined by Christale Spain, chair of the South Carolina Democratic Party. She outlines the plan to break the GOP trifecta in the state.
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Richard Chew is joined by Antonio Ciaccia, CEO and secretary of 46Brooklyn, Ohio-based nonprofit working to improve the accessibility and usability of U.S. drug pricing data.
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Richard Chew is joined by Dr. Kimberly Hardy, candidate for North Carolina's 7th Congressional District, mother, second vice chair of the North Carolina Democratic Party, and social work professor for the UNC System.
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Richard Chew is joined by Lisa Song, reporter at ProPublica. She talks about her recent article "How Trump’s “America First” Administration Could Shut U.S. Scientists Out of the Next Nobel-Worthy Discovery."
Key topics:
- Trump Administration Policies Threaten Global Science Collaboration
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OMB Overhaul Undermines Federal Grants & Science Innovation
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Richard Chew is joined by 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.
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Richard Chew is joined by 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.
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Richard Chew is joined by 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."
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Richard Chew is joined by 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.
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Richard Chew is joined by Charles Booker, 2026 candidate for U.S. Senate in Kentucky.
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