Red Beans Podcast

Send us a Text Message.Despite being one of the most funded states for education, Illinois is fundamentally failing. A new report from this year shows that over 1 million children can not read or do math at grade level. Throwing money at the issue clearly is not solving it. So what is the answer? Wirepoints Research: https://wirepoints.org/new-2023-school-report-cards-reveal-to-par

Send us a Text Message.The Illinois Democrats have just engaged in election interference. A new law passed , which effective immediately, seeks to kick off several Republicans from the ballot in Illinois. This will leave several Democrat candidates running unopposed in the 2024 election. One of the candidates that this could impact is Dr. Dan Behr, and he joins us today on the podc

Send us a Text Message.Weekly topics: Marxist Columbia University Professor DEMANDS Food & Water For Pro Palestine ProtestersIllinois high schools are planning to start pro-Palestine protests in areas with high Jewish populationsTrump gets find $9,000Chicago plans on giving out $500 monthly stipends to low-income familiesSupport the Show.

Send us a Text Message.Colleges across America are currently experiencing a barrage of protests from Palestine supporters. The protests have gotten so out of hand that some colleges are being forced to finish the semester using exclusively remote learning. In other cases, some colleges have canceled graduation ceremonies. The Chicago Bears have requested that Illinois fund a new st

Send us a Text Message.Chicago experienced 43 shootings last weekend, a variety of pro-Palestine protests, and more crime than anyone can count. If you think that's bad, just wait until summer starts. With the DNC coming to town, crime rates on the rise, and political tensors at an all time high, Chicago may be in for a true summer from hell... To add insult to injury, the people o

Send us a Text Message.North Face goes WOKE and faces heat over sponsorship of overnight LGBT camp where kids perform in drag and “explore sexuality”, Illinois is trying to pass a law to allow children to have abortions and transgender surgery without the consent of the parents, Trump recently announced his stance on abortion, the SAFE-T Act allows a cop killer back on the stre

Send us a Text Message.The Chicago Teachers Union wants student information regarding student pronouns and sexual orientation to be kept confidential from parents. Because that’s the major problem in our education system… Illinois lawmakers are considering a bill that would create a state-based guaranteed income program. Residents who meet certain qualifications would be eligib

Send us a Text Message.Illinois lawmakers consider a proposal to pay student teachers to draw more teachers to the profession... Will this actually help draw more teachers? And where will the money come from?Downtown Naperville protestors call on Naperville City Council for action on Gaza cease-fire resolution. Meanwhile, we have nearly 500 shootings in Chicago this year alone. The

Send us a Text Message.John (Beans) and TJ Brown discuss a new law that was passed in Pittsburgh that will keep police OFF the streets from 3am-7am. That's right. No police from 3am-7am. Despite this sounding like a dystopian law, it is in fact real. They then talk about how that relates to the crime issues in Chicago and Illinois, and what the future looks like based on those crim