The Ben Joravsky Show
Summary: Reader senior writer Ben Joravsky riffs on the day's stories with his celebrated humor, insight, and honesty, and interviews politicians, activists, journalists and other political know-it-alls. Presented by the Chicago Reader, the show is available by 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays at chicagoreader.com/joravsky or on the Reader's YouTube channel—or wherever you podcast. Don't miss Oh, What a Week!--the Friday feature in which Ben & special guests review the week's top stories. Also, bonus interviews drop on Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays. Reader podcasts are recorded on Shure microphones. Learn more at Shure.com.
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They are two of Ben's favorite people to talk politics with. Former host of The Chicago Newsroom Ken Davis and ProPublica Investigative Journalist Mick Dumke. Lightfoot, Pritzker, Rahm, Trump and more with Ken, Mick and Ben Joravsky. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Meet the man who ran against Pete Buttigieg for Mayor of South Bend Indiana in 2015 and learn more about the 2020 POTUS candidate locally. It's a Benny J BONUS Interview replay! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Chicago Sun-Times obituary writer Maureen O’Donnell has written about the lives of the deceased for the paper since 2009 and has won numerous awards for her writing, often bringing to light extraordinary things about seemingly ordinary people. Prior to becoming the Sun-Times obituary writer, she spent 20 years as a general assignment reporter. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
What are the best Summer Movies? Join Ben and his two movie nerd friends Sergio Mims Director of the Black Harvest Film Festival and Director Chris Buddy talk all things Summer movies and more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
The Girl Talk is a monthly show recorded live at The Hideout in Chicago, hosted by DNAinfo’s former Deputy Editor Jen Sabella and Erika Wozniak, an award-winning teacher and activist. Each month, the show tackles a new issue facing our city, state and country by listening to the women who are at the forefront of those movements and doing the work on the ground to make things better See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Trump's rally in Orlando was everything you expected. What's with all the scooters in Chicago? Has Mayor Lightfoot been traveling outside of Chicago too much? Legendary Chicago Journalist Monroe Anderson is back to talk Trump. What the hell did Alderwoman Carrie Austin do and Director of the Black Harvest Film Festival Sergio Mims returns. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Rob is a Chicago Population expert See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Bill Daley goes to Wall Street and more of your Obama Center location suggestions. Legendary Chicago Journalist Monroe Anderson returns and It's one hell of an interview with former State Senator Rickey Hendon.
Trump being Trump. The lawsuit has been thrown out and The Obama Center is coming to Jackson Park. maya Dukmasova of The Chicago Reader returns. Election Lawyer Adolfo Mondragon gives us an Ed Burke update and our dear friend Marc Sims is back to talk any and everything political news. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Delmarie Cobb served as the Illinois press secretary for the historic presidential bid of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. She began her media duties for political campaigns in 1988 as national traveling press secretary to presidential candidate Jesse Jackson. In 2000, she served as Illinois State Director for presidential candidate Bill Bradley. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Joseph Geevarghese is a national director of Our Revolution See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Alden Loury is the Race, Class and Communities Reporter for WBEZ Radio Chicago See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Our Democratic POTUS candidates are talking gun control. Mayor Lightfoot is in California, but the affordable housing talk continues. It's another Rummana Rundown with Sun-Times Editor Rummana Hussain. Professor and Author of "The World is Always Coming to an End" Carlo Rotella talks the South Shore neighborhood and it's ALL things "Medicare for All" with Activist Sameena Mustafa. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.