82 Barbara Flynn Currie on 40 years in the IL State House




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Summary: LISTEN, SUBSCRIBE, AND RATE Every week, Indivisible Chicago Podcast host Tom Moss talks to politicians, newsmakers, academics and activists about resisting the Trump agenda. The ICP is also a great way to keep up with what’s happening in Indivisible Chicago. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts or listen online at IndivisibleChicago.com/podcast. Take a minute to rate us on iTunes. It helps us get the word out about the ICP. https://apple.co/2oR4UlH INDIVISIBLE CHICAGO PODCAST SHOW NOTES AND ACTIONS FOR MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2018. Opening: Despite an attempted coup by 16 congresspeople, including Bill Foster who represents parts of the Western Suburbs, Nancy Pelosi will almost certainly be Speaker of the House in January. Watching how she baited and schooled the president last week, that seems like a very good thing. An excellent profile of her can be found in the NY Times Magazine [https://nyti.ms/2zbQLVZ] Interview: The Illinois State Legislature gains a Democratic super-majority in January, but loses a member who has been a fixture for many years. Retiring Representative Barbara Flynn Currie, majority leader of the State House of Representatives, joins the podcast for a wide-ranging conversation about her years in Springfield.