🌅 Lake of the Ozarks Living with Uncle Mike Sanaghan | Missouri vs. Illinois 🌄

🚤 Dive into this episode of the Lake Forest Podcast with Uncle Mike Sanaghan, joining us from the beautiful Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri! 🏞️ Mike shares how life in Missouri compares to Illinois, touching on everything from friendlier neighbors 👫 to the calming lifestyle 🌿. We discuss crime rates 🚔, gun rights 🔫, and how Missouri has lowered his blood pressure ❤️. Plus, find out why the Lake of the Ozarks has more shoreline than California 🏖️ and get the scoop on the famous boat races 🛥️.

🏆 Topics Covered:

Missouri vs. Illinois 🏠
1968 DNC and Chicago memories 🕊️
The shift from Democrat to Republican 🇺🇸
Donald Trump’s impact on politics 🤔
The history of Meigs Field in Chicago ✈️
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Key Moments:
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2:32 - Uncle Mike Sanaghan joins the show from Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri, and talks about how much better he is off in Missouri than in Illinois.
4:17 - Mike Sanaghan Story
4:47 - People are nicer in Missouri
5:12 - Crime? Prosecution
5:42 - More people carry guns in Missouri, especially women
6:21 - You always start out as a Democrat in Chicago; Richard J. Daley process
6:52 - 1968 DNC: Not one shot was fired.
7:32 - College Kids today vs. 1968
7:57 - Much calmer in Lake of the Ozarks
8:17 - Much freer to speak in Missouri; blood pressure went down
9:07 - Boat Races in Lake of The Ozarks https://lakeoftheozarksshootout.com/
10:11 - Lake of the Ozarks has more shoreline than California https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_of_the_Ozarks
10:34 - Presidential Election
12:37 - What was a 60's Democrat compared to today?
13:27 - What happened to turn Mike from a Democrat to a Republican?
15:47 - Why does Donald Trump say stupid things?
16:17 - Meigs Field and Richard M. Daley https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meigs_Field
17:27 - Illinois to Florida Clip
18:07 - Toll bridge in Lake of the Ozarks
19:37 - Uncle Eddie Shout Out