Ray Hanania Radio and Podcasts
People have asked how to access all of my writings, radio shows, and audio/video podcasts, which include Ray Hanania on Politics, Two Guys on Politics with Bill Lipinski, The Ray Hanania Radio Show sponsored by Arab News on WNZK AM 690 Radio in Michigan, and Ray Hanania’s Syndicated column.
Hanania takes a hard-hitting approach to politics in Chicagoland, the nation and the Middle East. On Middle East issues, Hanania seeks to convey “the Moderate Arab Voice” especially in the very contentious Palestine-Israel conflict.
A former Chicago City Hall reporter (1977-1992) and later a syndicated columnist with Creators Syndicate, writing for Newsday, the Orlando Sentinel and now writing for several newspaper chains, including the Southwest News Newspaper Group and Arab News Newspaper based in Saudi Arabia and distributed around the world in print (Paris, Tokyo, Riyadh, Dubai, and online)
Here are all of the links and information you need (with details on each below):
- Ray Hanania on Politics Podcast
- Two Guys on Politics podcast
- The Ray Hanania Radio Show (Arab News/WNZK AM 690 Radio)
- Ray Hanania’s Syndicated columns
- Ray Hanania published books
=== Ray Hanania on Politics ===
Host: Ray Hanania
Format: Opinion Commentary, and interviews on mainstream and Middle East issues, focused on Chicagoland, Illinois, and US politics. Video. 30 Minutes. On YouTube.
A look at politics from the perspective of a longtime political columnist and former Chicago City Hall reporter (a real one who actually worked from City Hall, not just visiting when there was news). Usually 30 minutes long. Published on YouTube, archived on Spotify.
Click here to access Ray Hanania on Politics podcast.
=== Two Guys on Politics ===
Hosts: Ray Hanania, Bill Lipinski
Format: Opinion commentary and occasionally a guest. Video. 60 Minutes. On YouTube and broadcast in Michigan on WNZK AM 690 Radio.
Former Congressman and Chicago Alderman/Democratic Committeeman Bill Lipinski joins columnist and former Chicago City Hall reporter Ray Hanania each week to discuss the latest headlines in Chicago, Illinois, Midwest, National, and International politics.
Click here to access Two Guys on Politics on YouTube.
=== The Ray Hanania Show (on Arab Radio) ===
Host: Ray Hanania
Sponsored by Arab News Newspaper, Saudi Arabia, Dubai
Format: Interviews with prominent newsmakers and political influencers addressing issues involving the Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Palestine-Israel, and US Foreign policies. Video. 60 Minutes. On Podbean and broadcast in Michigan on WNZK AM 690 Radio. Seasonal (18 weekly episodes, usually in the Spring)
Click here to access the Ray Hanania Show on Podbean.
=== Ray Hanania Syndicated Columns (Substack) ===
By Line: Ray Hanania
Format: Print Online: Up to 5 columns each week. Op-Ed opinion commentaries address politics in Chicago, Illinois, the Midwest, the United States, and the Middle East. The columns also include Restaurant reviews, and “Slice of Life” observations and humor.
Free Subscriptions and Paid Subscriptions. All Columns are available for Free to Subscribers. All Columns archived after 4 weeks are only available to PAID subscribers. Hanania is an award-winning columnist who has earned Four (4) Peter Lisagor Awards for his writing, the Sigma Delta Chi Society of Professional Journalism Award for Column writing, and numerous other awards. Click here for Awards.
Click here to subscribe (free) and read Ray Hanania’s columns on American politics.
=== Author ===
Format: Published Books
Ray Hanania has authored several books, including the humor book “I’m Glad I Look Like a Terrorist: Growing Up Arab in America (1995), Arabs of Chicagoland (2005), and PoweR PR: The Ethnic Activists Guide to Strategic Communications, an essential must-read for any Arab or Muslim who wishes to understand and be effective in American politics.
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Hanania also writes about Middle East issues for the Arab News, and The Arab Daily News criticizing government policies in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Hanania was named "Best Ethnic American Columnist" by the New America Media in November 2007, and is the 2009 recipient of the SPJ National Sigma Delta Chi Award for column writing.
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