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  • September 1: Louis Armstrong once said,"If you have to ask what jazz is, you'll never know." On this program, Milt is joined by Chicago Tribune jazz critic, Howard Reich, author of Let Freedom Swing: Collected Writings on Jazz, Blues, and Gospel, and Alan Gresik, music leader of The Thursday Night Big Band Radio Show at the Green Mill Lounge in Chicago. They discuss the history and the current state jazz in America.
  • September 2: Milt welcomes leading experts including Dick Ciccone, Joe Morris,and Charles Lipson to discuss the latest domestic and international news.
  • September 6: Is global warming a myth? TV and radio veteran Brian Sussman thinks so. He joins Milt on this program to discuss his new book Climategate, and expose the truth about global warming fraud.
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    September 9: Joseph Stalin helped transform the Soviet Union into a military and industrial superpower, but he murdered millions of his own people. On this program, Milt is joined by Stanford Professor Norman Naimark, author of Stalin's Genocides. They discuss the brutal years that Stalin controlled the Soviets.
  • September 16: On this program, Milt is joined by Pulitzer Prize winning author, Richard Rhodes, who discusses his new book The Twilight of the Bombs: Recent Challenges, New Dangers, and the Prospects for a World Without Nuclear Weapons.
  • September 23: Curious about Capone? Wild about the Jazz Age? Then tune in to this program, where Milt is joined by award-winning journalist, Douglas Perry, author of The Girls of Murder City: Fame, Lust, and the Beautiful Killers who Inspired Chicago. They discuss the decadence and delights of 1920s Chicago.
  • September 30: Mike Rokyo, the Tribune Columnist, the Pulitzer Prize winner, the Legend is discussed on tonight's program. His son, David Rokyo joins Milt to discuss the new book he editedRoyko in Love: Mike's Letters to Carol.