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Lou starts the show sharing some experiences and knowledge from his time in the Air Force followed by a discussing the latest on the NVidia CEO affair situation. Andrew and Wayne join our second hour chatting on Pete Hegseth's embarrassing moment at the Tomb of the Unknown Solider, continuing the NVidia chat and much more on the latest news. GUESTS:LOU MICHELSLou Michels is an employment and sports law attorney with a national law firm, who is also an NFL player agent. He joins the Stocks & Jocks show every Thursday morning from Denver, Colorado. Lou represents companies and individuals in dealing with workplace problems ranging from labor union and discrimination cases to employment contracts and trade secret disputes. He played football at Air Force, and graduated from Duke Law School, where he developed an appreciation for college basketball. He is a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel. Lou grew up in Winnipeg, Canada, and Minneapolis, where his father was a professional football coach for the Minnesota Vikings for almost 30 years.ANDREW KREIGThe Washington, DC-based author is an investigative reporter, non-profit executive, attorney and broadcast commentator.After an early career in journalism and law he led the Wireless Communication Association as president/CEO from 1996 to 2008 in its worldwide advocacy to create a wireless broadband industry. Later, he became a university fellow, co-hosted a weekly public affairs raid show, and founded the non-partisan Justice Integrity Project (www.justice-integrity.org) to uncover unreported and underreported stories via a new citizen action Truth Patrol.WAYNE MADSENStarting in 1997, after his military service as a U.S. Navy lieutenant assigned to Anti-Submarine Warfare duties and to the National Security Agency as a COMSEC analyst, he applied his military intelligence training to investigative journalism.He has since written for many daily, weekly, and monthly publications including The Progressive, the Village Voice, Philadelphia Inquirer, Houston Chronicle, Allentown Morning Call, Juneau Empire, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Real Clear Politics, Danbury Newstimes, Newsday and many others.Throughout his journalistic career, he has been a television commentator on many programs, including 60 Minutes, Russia Today, Press TV, and many others.

Kevin O’Neill kicks off today's show chatting on Jensen Huang's market-shaking affair and the easy potential for others to be compromised alongside talks on the latest politics and college sports. Eric May leads the second hour talking on AI's current place in the market, the money leading drafting in college sports and much more!GUESTS:KEVIN O’NEILLKevin O’Neill is our Wednesday and Friday morning sports guy. His segment emphasizes what happens off the field as much as what happens on the field. All businesses have their intrigue, but the inner workings of sports organizations find their way into the public domain frequently. Unless a rant from the Chief spills into Kevin’s segment (not an unusual occurrence), he will highlight some of those sports related business issues; but be advised that those highlights usually come with an opinion.ERIC CHARLES MAYEric Charles May is the author of the novel Bedrock Faith, which was named a Notable African-American Title by Publishers Weekly, and a Top Ten Debut Novel for 2014 by Booklist Magazine. A 2015 recipient of the Chicago Public Library Foundation’s 21st Century Award, May is a former reporter for The Washington Post. He’s also a native of Chicago’s South Side—Morgan Park, South Shore—and in addition to rooting for the White Sox, he also longs for the day when the football Cardinals quit their nomadic wandering and return to their original home on the South Side. Eric’s fiction has also appeared in Fish Stories, Solstice, Hypertext, Flyleaf Journal, F, and Criminal Class magazines. In addition to his Post reporting, his nonfiction has appeared in Sport Literate, Chicago Tribune, and the personal essay anthology Briefly Knocked Unconscious By A Low-Flying Duck. He has taught at the Stonecoast, Solstice, Northwestern University, and Chicago writers’ conferences, and in Chicago he’s read personal essays with 2nd Story, That’s All She Wrote, and done oral tellings at the Grown Folks’ Stories and Here’s the Story personal essay programs.

November 10th, 2026The Chief and Karl kick off the show with a conversation about the Nvidia CEO scandal and investigation, post-election reflections, and the money supply. Joel and Kenny jump on the air to talk about the anxiety in the tech market. Finally, the Chief and Karl talk about war, corporations in politics and election results.Guests & Co-HostsKarl DenningerKarl Denninger is an American technology businessman, finance blogger, and political activist, and is sometimes described as a founding member of the Tea Party movement.He founded and served as CEO of MCSNet in Chicago, and ran it until 1998, when he sold the company to Winstar Communications. The Chicago Sun-Times later recognized him as one of the “movers and shakers” who helped bring Chicago into the Internet Age. After the sale, he moved to Florida and devoted more time to stock trading and political activism.Dr. Hal SnarrDr. Hal Snarr teaches business quantitative methods, money and banking, macroeconomics, and MBA economics and data analysis. He has also taught economics, statistics, econometrics, calculus, and other quantitative courses at Idaho State University, Washington State University, Duke University, and North Carolina A&T State University. He is also known as “Shooting Snarr” on Chicago’s Stocks & Jocks morning talk radio show.Kenny PolcariKenny Polcari is Chief Market Strategist at Slatestone Wealth, a regular Fox Business market analyst and a Tuesday guest on Stocks & Jocks. He began his career on the NYSE floor in 1985, spent nearly 40 years as an exchange member, served over a decade as NYSE governor, led Salomon Brothers' NYSE divisionJoel ElconinJoel Elconin is a trader, market researcher, and regular Tuesday contributor to Stocks & Jocks. He co-founded Premarketinfo.com and joined forces with Benzinga in 2013. He co-hosts Benzinga’s PreMarket Prep Show and regularly contributes to Benzinga and BenzingaPro.Elconin earned a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Michigan in 1985 and completed the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Continuing Education Program. He also holds Series 7 and 63 licenses and is a licensed real estate broker.

The Chief and John Flannigan start off the show discussing the landslide victory for the Democrats as well as the history of ITT, gaming chips and an in-depth analysis of the Chicago Public School system, yesterday vs today. Finally, Housing ‘Guru’ Nancy Long-Graham jumps in with her weekly housing report!Guests & Co-HostsTOM HAUGHTom (‘The Chief’) Haugh earned his BA from Notre Dame University and his MBA in Finance from the University of Chicago. He was an independent Market Maker on the CBOE from 1981 – 2000 and spent 17 of those years in the S&P 100 pit before serving on the Board of Directors at CBOE from 1993 – 1998. Tom was a co-host of the “Stocks and Jocks: Taking Care of Business” radio show for six years with Jon Najarian on 670AM The Score before moving the show online. Tom has made guest appearances on CNBC as a financial expert and has a weekly financial blog called “DOLLAR$ and SEN$E”.JOHN FLANNIGANJohn Flannigan is a retired English professor from Prairie State College out of Chicago Heights, IL. He is an expert on local politics, housing and property rates. He is a long time friend of Tom “The Chief” Haugh and graduate of Notre Dame University.NANCY LONG-GRAHAMNancy Long-Graham is a loan officer for American Portfolio Mortgage and resident “Real Estate Guru” for Stocks & Jocks.MATT BYRNEMatt Byrne has been a producer for Stocks and Jocks since 2022. He is a fan of art, history, philosophy and the occasional one-liner. Graduate of Columbia College Chicago with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Comedy Writing and Performance and a focus in Broadcast. He has worked as General Manager for Harper Radio at Harper College in Palatine, IL and currently works in the Chicago Broadcasting Market. You can find more information about him and his projects at mattmbyrne.com or his satirical articles at thededhorse.com.

November 6th, 2026The Chief is joined by Kevin, Karl and Larissa for a conversation about the oil industry in times of war, food deserts in America, and the labor numbers. Guests & Co-HostsTOM HAUGHTom (‘The Chief’) Haugh earned his BA from Notre Dame University and his MBA in Finance from the University of Chicago. He was an independent Market Maker on the CBOE from 1981 – 2000 and spent 17 of those years in the S&P 100 pit before serving on the Board of Directors at CBOE from 1993 – 1998. Tom was a co-host of the “Stocks and Jocks: Taking Care of Business” radio show for six years with Jon Najarian on 670AM The Score before moving the show online. Tom has made guest appearances on CNBC as a financial expert and has a weekly financial blog called “DOLLAR$ and SEN$E”.KEVIN O’NEILLKevin O’Neill is our Wednesday and Friday morning sports guy. His segment emphasizes what happens off the field as much as what happens on the field. All businesses have their intrigue, but the inner workings of sports organizations find their way into the public domain frequently. Unless a rant from the Chief spills into Kevin’s segment (not an unusual occurrence), he will highlight some of those sports related business issues; but be advised that those highlights usually come with an opinion.KARL DENNINGERKarl Denninger is an American technology businessman, finance blogger, and political activist, sometimes referred to as a founding member of the Tea Party movement.Denninger was the founder and CEO of MCSNet in Chicago. Opened as Macro Computer Solutions, Incorporated in 1987, it expanded its service offerings in 1993 to become one of the area’s first commercial internet service providers. Among its customers was the Chicago Public Library, which relied on MCSNet for both internet access and web hosting. In 1997 he led a coalition of ISPs in setting up the Enhanced Domain Name System, a short-lived alternative DNS root which allowed registrants to add their own generic top-level domains. Denninger continued to run MCSNet until August 1998, when he sold it to Winstar Communications for an undisclosed amount. For his efforts, the Chicago Sun-Times dubbed him one of “the movers and shakers who brought Chicago into the Internet Age”. After the sale of MCSNet, he moved to Florida, where he began to devote more time to stock trading and political activism.LARISSA ADAMIECLarissa is a newly appointed Clinical Professor at Purdue University and expert in CPI numbers. She is a friend of weekly guest, Russell Rhoads and the two share their knowledge on their co-hosted podcast: Academic Market Insights. Listen here: https://www.youtube.com/@AcademicMarketInsights

The Chief and Lou kick things off sharing their thoughts on the affordability of housing, life insurance and everything else that the young generations can't ahold of. Andrew and Wayne join our second hour talking on the potential outcomes of the recent election's blue wave and what needs to be done in order to keep Trump in check.GUESTS:LOU MICHELSLou Michels is an employment and sports law attorney with a national law firm, who is also an NFL player agent. He joins the Stocks & Jocks show every Thursday morning from Denver, Colorado. Lou represents companies and individuals in dealing with workplace problems ranging from labor union and discrimination cases to employment contracts and trade secret disputes. He played football at Air Force, and graduated from Duke Law School, where he developed an appreciation for college basketball. He is a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel. Lou grew up in Winnipeg, Canada, and Minneapolis, where his father was a professional football coach for the Minnesota Vikings for almost 30 years.ANDREW KREIGThe Washington, DC-based author is an investigative reporter, non-profit executive, attorney and broadcast commentator.After an early career in journalism and law he led the Wireless Communication Association as president/CEO from 1996 to 2008 in its worldwide advocacy to create a wireless broadband industry. Later, he became a university fellow, co-hosted a weekly public affairs raid show, and founded the non-partisan Justice Integrity Project (www.justice-integrity.org) to uncover unreported and underreported stories via a new citizen action Truth Patrol.WAYNE MADSENStarting in 1997, after his military service as a U.S. Navy lieutenant assigned to Anti-Submarine Warfare duties and to the National Security Agency as a COMSEC analyst, he applied his military intelligence training to investigative journalism.He has since written for many daily, weekly, and monthly publications including The Progressive, the Village Voice, Philadelphia Inquirer, Houston Chronicle, Allentown Morning Call, Juneau Empire, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Real Clear Politics, Danbury Newstimes, Newsday and many others.Throughout his journalistic career, he has been a television commentator on many programs, including 60 Minutes, Russia Today, Press TV, and many others.

Hot on the heels of the Democrat's historic midterm wins all around the country, Kevin O’Neill joins the show to discuss the results and the possible economic impacts. Producer Andrew Sykora hops in to share his experience working with SEO marketing and the transition to AIO. Finally, Eric May returns the chat to the election, talking on the future of the country and what these changes may lead to.GUESTS:KEVIN O’NEILLKevin O’Neill is our Wednesday and Friday morning sports guy. His segment emphasizes what happens off the field as much as what happens on the field. All businesses have their intrigue, but the inner workings of sports organizations find their way into the public domain frequently. Unless a rant from the Chief spills into Kevin’s segment (not an unusual occurrence), he will highlight some of those sports related business issues; but be advised that those highlights usually come with an opinion.ERIC CHARLES MAYEric Charles May is the author of the novel Bedrock Faith, which was named a Notable African-American Title by Publishers Weekly, and a Top Ten Debut Novel for 2014 by Booklist Magazine. A 2015 recipient of the Chicago Public Library Foundation’s 21st Century Award, May is a former reporter for The Washington Post. He’s also a native of Chicago’s South Side—Morgan Park, South Shore—and in addition to rooting for the White Sox, he also longs for the day when the football Cardinals quit their nomadic wandering and return to their original home on the South Side. Eric’s fiction has also appeared in Fish Stories, Solstice, Hypertext, Flyleaf Journal, F, and Criminal Class magazines. In addition to his Post reporting, his nonfiction has appeared in Sport Literate, Chicago Tribune, and the personal essay anthology Briefly Knocked Unconscious By A Low-Flying Duck. He has taught at the Stonecoast, Solstice, Northwestern University, and Chicago writers’ conferences, and in Chicago he’s read personal essays with 2nd Story, That’s All She Wrote, and done oral tellings at the Grown Folks’ Stories and Here’s the Story personal essay programs.

November 3rd, 2026The Chief and Karl kick off the show with a conversation about the memory crisis and the tragic Florida plane crash. Joel and Kenny call in to discuss the market earnings. Finally, the Chief and Hal talk monopolies and Election Day.GuestsKarl DenningerKarl Denninger is an American technology businessman, finance blogger, and political activist, and is sometimes described as a founding member of the Tea Party movement.He founded and served as CEO of MCSNet in Chicago, and ran it until 1998, when he sold the company to Winstar Communications. The Chicago Sun-Times later recognized him as one of the “movers and shakers” who helped bring Chicago into the Internet Age. After the sale, he moved to Florida and devoted more time to stock trading and political activism.Dr. Hal SnarrDr. Hal Snarr teaches business quantitative methods, money and banking, macroeconomics, and MBA economics and data analysis. He has also taught economics, statistics, econometrics, calculus, and other quantitative courses at Idaho State University, Washington State University, Duke University, and North Carolina A&T State University. He is also known as “Shooting Snarr” on Chicago’s Stocks & Jocks morning talk radio show.Kenny PolcariKenny Polcari is Chief Market Strategist at Slatestone Wealth, a regular Fox Business market analyst and a Tuesday guest on Stocks & Jocks. He began his career on the NYSE floor in 1985, spent nearly 40 years as an exchange member, served over a decade as NYSE governor, led Salomon Brothers' NYSE divisionJoel ElconinJoel Elconin is a trader, market researcher, and regular Tuesday contributor to Stocks & Jocks. He co-founded Premarketinfo.com and joined forces with Benzinga in 2013. He co-hosts Benzinga’s PreMarket Prep Show and regularly contributes to Benzinga and BenzingaPro.Elconin earned a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Michigan in 1985 and completed the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Continuing Education Program. He also holds Series 7 and 63 licenses and is a licensed real estate broker.

The Chief and John Flannigan start off the show discussing the logic on loans, from tulips to bungalows and the crashes they cause. Finally, Housing ‘Guru’ Audrey Johnson jumps in with her weekly housing report!Guests & Co-HostsTOM HAUGHTom (‘The Chief’) Haugh earned his BA from Notre Dame University and his MBA in Finance from the University of Chicago. He was an independent Market Maker on the CBOE from 1981 – 2000 and spent 17 of those years in the S&P 100 pit before serving on the Board of Directors at CBOE from 1993 – 1998. Tom was a co-host of the “Stocks and Jocks: Taking Care of Business” radio show for six years with Jon Najarian on 670AM The Score before moving the show online. Tom has made guest appearances on CNBC as a financial expert and has a weekly financial blog called “DOLLAR$ and SEN$E”.JOHN LEEThe “Man from Singapore”, John Lee is a long time consultant with Accenture, Far East expert for Stocks and Jocks and political analyst at-large.JOHN FLANNIGANJohn Flannigan is a retired English professor from Prairie State College out of Chicago Heights, IL. He is an expert on local politics, housing and property rates. He is a long time friend of Tom “The Chief” Haugh and graduate of Notre Dame University.AUDREY JOHNSONAudrey has been Stocks & Jocks’ Real Estate guru since 2010. She is the owner of Home Source Realty, specializing in the Southwestern Suburbs of Chicago and making clients happy and satisfied with their real estate transactions. Her 30+ years of experience as a Realtor in all kinds of markets and all types of housing will make your home buying or selling process more satisfying and profitable for you with less stress. Downsizing? Upsizing? Need a pet-friendly condo? Horse property? A new start in life? Not sure where to start? Contact Audrey and get started today! She enjoys making her clients’ lives better and their dreams come true- let Audrey help you with yours!MATT BYRNEMatt Byrne has been a producer for Stocks and Jocks since 2022. He is a fan of art, history, philosophy and the occasional one-liner. Graduate of Columbia College Chicago with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Comedy Writing and Performance and a focus in Broadcast. He has worked as General Manager for Harper Radio at Harper College in Palatine, IL and currently works in the Chicago Broadcasting Market. You can find more information about him and his projects at mattmbyrne.com or his satirical articles at thededhorse.com.

October 30, 2026The Chief is joined by Karl, Kevin and Larissa for a conversation about sports, the AI market, inflation and the increasing money supply.TOM HAUGHTom (‘The Chief’) Haugh earned his BA from Notre Dame University and his MBA in Finance from the University of Chicago. He was an independent Market Maker on the CBOE from 1981 – 2000 and spent 17 of those years in the S&P 100 pit before serving on the Board of Directors at CBOE from 1993 – 1998. Tom was a co-host of the “Stocks and Jocks: Taking Care of Business” radio show for six years with Jon Najarian on 670AM The Score before moving the show online. Tom has made guest appearances on CNBC as a financial expert and has a weekly financial blog called “DOLLAR$ and SEN$E”.KEVIN O’NEILLKevin O’Neill is our Wednesday and Friday morning sports guy. His segment emphasizes what happens off the field as much as what happens on the field. All businesses have their intrigue, but the inner workings of sports organizations find their way into the public domain frequently. Unless a rant from the Chief spills into Kevin’s segment (not an unusual occurrence), he will highlight some of those sports related business issues; but be advised that those highlights usually come with an opinion.KARL DENNINGERKarl Denninger is an American technology businessman, finance blogger, and political activist, sometimes referred to as a founding member of the Tea Party movement.Denninger was the founder and CEO of MCSNet in Chicago. Opened as Macro Computer Solutions, Incorporated in 1987, it expanded its service offerings in 1993 to become one of the area’s first commercial internet service providers. Among its customers was the Chicago Public Library, which relied on MCSNet for both internet access and web hosting. In 1997 he led a coalition of ISPs in setting up the Enhanced Domain Name System, a short-lived alternative DNS root which allowed registrants to add their own generic top-level domains. Denninger continued to run MCSNet until August 1998, when he sold it to Winstar Communications for an undisclosed amount. For his efforts, the Chicago Sun-Times dubbed him one of “the movers and shakers who brought Chicago into the Internet Age”. After the sale of MCSNet, he moved to Florida, where he began to devote more time to stock trading and political activism.LARISSA ADAMIECLarissa is a newly appointed Clinical Professor at Purdue University and expert in CPI numbers. She is a friend of weekly guest, Russell Rhoads and the two share their knowledge on their co-hosted podcast: Academic Market Insights. Listen here: https://www.youtube.com/@AcademicMarketInsights