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Courageous Thought Podcasts, Audio and Video, address and analyze political issues from Chicago to the Middle East in several show formats, reflecting his award-winning writings at Substack at www.CourageousThought.com. (Also at www.RayHanania.com and www.Hanania.com.)
A professional journalist for more than a half century, Ray Hanania entered political reporting assigned as a desked reporter at Chicago City Halll covering from 1977 through 1992, covering 7 mayors (Richard J. Daley, Michael A. Bilandic, Jane M. Byrne, Harold Washington, David Orr, Eugene Sawyer and Richard M. Daley). He has written news and feature stories on politics for newspapers around the world, including for the Chicago Sun-Times, Houston Chronicle, Newsday, Orlando Sentinel, Arab News, and more.
Through Courageous Thought Podcasts, Hanania produces and co-hosts several audio and video podcasts, including:
Two Guys on Politics with former Congressman Bill Lipinski addressing national and international politics, issues and events
Political-Review with political analyst and consultant Frank Calabrese on Chicago and Chicagoland politics, issues, and events
Ray Hanania on Politics, occasional perspectives by Ray Hanania complementing his political Opinion Columns on Substack (www.RayHanania.com, www.Hanania.com and www.CourageousThought.com)
The Arab Street Radio & Audio Podcast, where Ray Hanania focuses on Middle East and Arab World issues.
You can reach Ray Hanania at rghanania@gmail.com or, on his Substack website at www.CourageousThought.com.
Ray Hanania's podcasts are also vailable on Youtube.
Episodes
Aug 26, 2016
Aug 26, 2016
8 min
It's the News Media, Stupid!
Ray Hanania's column & commentary audio podcast, www.RayHanania.com August 25, 2016 explores the hypocrisy of the news media in covering Donald Trump versus Hillary Clinton, and how the media downplays a tragedy in Louisiana, compared to the tragedy in New Orleans 11 years before, in order to make anti-Trump attacks. It's the News Media, Stupid!Playing golf or politics with people’s suffering
By Ray Hanania
The flood damage in Louisiana is considered one of the worst American natural disasters since Hurricane Sandy in 2012 and Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
More than 40,000 homes have been seriously damaged or destroyed by the flooding and thousands have been made homeless.
It also may be the worst example of politically motivate media bias since Katrina, too. And the timing is ironic: Katrina slammed nearby New Orleans 11 years ago this month.
The Louisiana floods began on Friday August 12. By Thursday August 18, Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump flew to Baton Rouge to tour the flood ravaged region and asked out loud the question no one in the media wanted to ask: Why isn’t President Obama in Louisiana showing support?
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Aug 22, 2016
Aug 22, 2016
7 min
Ray Hanania's column/commentary podcast. August 18, 2016
Are the Olympics fair? A look at the disparity of the various nations, from the rich to the poor, and how that directly impacts the competing athletes
By Ray Hanania
I know that the Olympics are probably as political as a Chicago election. It’s not just about talent. It’s about who you know that gets athletes onto Team USA.
It’s even worse in other countries.
But I have a higher conscience that I just can’t abandon.
This year, 205 nations sent athletes to the Olympics. But the battle for Gold comes down to a handful, the richest, the most powerful and the most influential: The United States. Russia, China, Great Britain. Canada, France, and most of the European countries and a few of the Asian countries, including Japan.
Aug 15, 2016
Aug 15, 2016
7 min
Ray Hanania's column & commentary audio podcast, www.RayHanania.com August 15, 2016 explores the anti-Arab and anti-Muslim hatred reflected in the racist TV series on FX, Tyrant.
Aug 12, 2016
Aug 12, 2016
8 min
Is it Trump or Clinton? Yikes! Ray Hanania's column & commentary and audio podcast, also available at www.RayHanania.com August 11, 2016 explores the difficult choice Americans have in the presidential election between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump
By Ray Hanania
How do you sort through the turmoil of this presidential election, the worst we have seen in generations?
Will it be Donald Trump, the popular celebrity TV businessman with the offensive rhetoric, or Hillary Clinton, the veteran politician who distorts her record from Benghazi, her emails to the war in Iraq?
It’s an ugly choice but we can’t waste a vote on a 3rd party.
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Ray Hanania writes each week for several newspapers and publications both online and in print on issues involving American politics, American life, and also issues of the Middle East. You can visit his websites for more information on each:
Aug 4, 2016
Aug 4, 2016
8 min
Ray Hanania's weekly column commentary podcast explores the issue of change in politics and in everyday life.
Sometimes too much “change” is not good
By Ray Hanania
Southwest News Group newspaper (Des Plaines Valley News, Southwest News-Herald, The Regional Newspaper, The Reporter Newspaper)
Everyone is talking about “change” these days.
It’s one reason why so many people are willing to take a risk withnon-politician Donald Trump over insider establishment politician Hillary Clinton.
It’s not about being a Democrat or a Republican. It is about “change.”Despite his sometimes off-the-wall rhetoric, Donald Trump represents change.Hillary Clinton does not.
Sometimes, though, “change” can be too much.
Last week, I went to the Marcus Theaters in Orland Park to watch thepremiere of the movie “Jason Bourne.” There have been five in the Bourneseries, far less than records set by Star Trek (around 13 including the latest,“Star Trek Beyond”) or James Bond (around 24 with the latest being “Spectre”).
But it wasn’t the movie choice that made me think of “change” becausemost movie series and remakes like Jason Bourne, Star Trek and James Bond relyheavily on fundamental expectations that can’t change, although they oftenchange the stars for younger actors. ...