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Matt and Joy’s next guest, John Lohman, never thought he’d be a journalist and is now the Founder and Publisher of two publications including the Quad Cities Regional Business Journal. On this episode of A Real Piece of Work, John shares the path he took that led him to where he is today, and how getting fired early in his career actually gave him the motivation to become an entrepreneur. John also talks about the different journalism careers available, the skills you need for those positions, and the benefits of working in journalism. The Junior Achievement student question is from Isabel at Central DeWitt High School.

On this episode of A Real Piece of Work, Matt and Joy connect with Arthur Harrison, Sr. Operations Manager at Amazon.

Matt and Melissa talk with Alana Carroll about life as an accountant.

Matt and Melissa talk with race car driver McKenna Haase live at Business Horizons.

Jonathan Darman, author of Becoming FDR: The Personal Crisis That Made a President, discusses the transformation of FDR in response to facing a life-threatening illness and how it shaped his character and outlook as he rose to the presidency. The book includes some politics but is more a tale of overcoming adversity that appeals to the human spirit in all of us.

Simon Rosenberg, Founder of the New Democrat Network and New Policy Institute in Washington, DC, shares his analysis on the midterms and what he was seeing that made him confident of Democrats outperforming expectations, unlike most of the media and pundits who predicted a Red Wave.

Diane Hessan, author of Our Common Ground: Insights From Four Years of Listening to American Voters, discusses how most voters have much more in common than we think, including on hot-button issues like immigration, guns and abortion. Included in our discussion is practical advice for how people can avoid bickering and reach a better understanding of each other.

Kay Henderson, director of Radio Iowa and host of Iowa Press, analyzes the midterms in Iowa from the US Senate down to the state legislative level. She also discusses the political shift from blue to red in Mississippi River counties and factory towns, the prognosis for the Iowa presidential caucuses and much more.

Jacob Rubashkin, reporter and analyst for Inside Elections, looks back at the 202o midterms and what happened and why, examines the results locally in Illinois and Iowa, election surprises, candidates who won against the grain, and much more.

Rick Pearson, political reporter for the Chicago Tribune, analyzes the midterm election results in Illinois, including federal and state offices, the Supreme Court, and Worker’s Rights Amendment, as well as policy implications for the future and speculation surrounding Gov. Pritzker’s presidential ambitions.