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Hanania joins podcaster Marc Sims on Chicago and National politics

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Hanania joins podcaster Marc Sims on Chicago and National politics

Podcaster Marc Sims discusses the challenges facing Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot in fighting rising crime  and how the gun violence can be addressed effectively during his podcast, “Just a Few Questions.”

Hanania and Sims also talk about the battle between President Donald Trump and Joe Biden and the impact that Kamala Harris will have as Biden’s pick as his vice presidential running mate.

During the podcast, Hanania also reminisces about the first time he met the legendary boxing champion Mohammed Ali while working on Chicago;s Southeast side back in the 1960s, and discuss race relations.

"Just a Few Questions" podcaster Marc Sims. Photo courtesy Marc Sims Twitter page
“Just a Few Questions” podcaster Marc Sims. Photo courtesy Marc Sims Twitter page

Marc Sims is the host of Just A few Questions. Marc’s basic agenda is universal care, a universal basic income, and public education innovation. Currently the podcast is not directly targeted to a certain demographic group, but the show will find an audience of open mined Americans.

Marc Sims is not a politician. He’s not a preacher. Sims is just interested in public policy, politics and human relations. “Just A Few Questions” is a podcast that mainly focuses on political and social issues. Host Marc Sims’ basic agenda is universal health care, a universal basic income, and public education innovation.

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Ray Hanania is an award-winning opinion columnist, author & former Chicago City Hall reporter (1977-1992). A veteran who served during the Vietnam War and the recipient of four SPJ Peter Lisagor Awards for column writing, Hanania writes weekly opinion columns on mainstream American & Chicagoland topics for the Southwest News-Herald, Des Plaines Valley News, the Regional News, The Reporter Newspapers, and Suburban Chicagoland.  

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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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