http://web.bigjohnhowell.com/home Chicago Radio Personality Sun, 07 Mar 2010 01:00:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en On this weekend’s show, John talks with Judge Andrew Napolitano from FOX News about the dangers of the Patriot Act. Alan Gura, lead attorney for the plaintiffs in the Chicago Gun Case before the Supreme Court joins John to discuss the 2nd amendment. Also, a review of Gov. Palin’s ... http://web.bigjohnhowell.com/home/2010/03/06/big-john-howell%e2%80%99s-weekend-diversion-362010/ On today's show, John welcomed technical producer Bryan— our resident angry Irishman — into a discussion about the Lake Forest woman who passed away and left a sizable gift to Lake Forest College. Things escalated quickly. [audio:http://web.bigjohnhowell.com/home/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/angrish.mp3] http://web.bigjohnhowell.com/home/2010/03/05/johns-angrish-moment/ John talked with Judge Andrew Napolitano, of FOX News and the author of Lies the Government Told You: Myth, Power, and Deception in American History, about President Obama's decision to extend the Patriot Act. [audio:http://web.bigjohnhowell.com/home/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/napolitano.mp3] Lies the Government Told You: Myth, Power, and Deception in American History http://web.bigjohnhowell.com/home/2010/03/03/the-patriot-act-extended/ John spoke with Alan Gura, the lead attorney for the plaintiffs in the case to overturn Chicago's handgun ban. Gura presented the case in the front of the Supreme Court and explained the details to John. [audio:http://web.bigjohnhowell.com/home/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/alangura.mp3] http://web.bigjohnhowell.com/home/2010/03/03/gun-ban-argued-at-the-supreme-court/ John had the honor of roasting fellow Chicago broadcasters, Terry Boers and Dan Bernstein of The Score a few weeks ago. Click here to see more of the festivities. http://web.bigjohnhowell.com/home/2010/03/02/john-roasts-boers-and-bernstein/ On this week’s show, John visits with comedian Tom Green, discusses George Ryan getting out of prison temporarily to care for his sick wife, and spins the “Weekly Wheel of Apologies”. http://web.bigjohnhowell.com/home/2010/02/27/big-john-howell%e2%80%99s-weekend-diversion-2272010/ On this show John talks about releasing Gov. George Ryan from prison early -- and takes a beating from listeners -- discusses diabetes with Dr. David Fisher, calls out Vegas’ mayor for being disrespectful to the President, talks with an expert regarding how far in the tank Toyota really is, ... http://web.bigjohnhowell.com/home/2010/02/20/big-john-howell%e2%80%99s-weekend-diversion-2202010/ A caller suggested to John that the Austin, Texas software engineer who flew his airplane into an office building in protest of the IRS and other government agencies was a patriot. Listen to the caller and John's response. [audio:http://web.bigjohnhowell.com/home/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/gino.mp3] http://web.bigjohnhowell.com/home/2010/02/19/do-patriots-kill-innocent-people/ On this weekend’s show John talks with Captain Jim Lovell about Apollo 13, Obama’s decision to cut the manned space program and John’s favorite space-based restaurant -- Lovell’s of Lake Forest. Also, meet America’s newest crazy weatherman Jim Kosak of Accuweather. http://web.bigjohnhowell.com/home/2010/02/13/big-john-howell%e2%80%99s-weekend-diversion-2132010/ http://web.bigjohnhowell.com/home/2010/02/06/big-john-howell%e2%80%99s-weekend-diversion-262010/