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The Ben Joravsky Show

Chicago journalist Ben Joravsky starts each show by riffing on the news of the day with his celebrated humor, insight, and honesty. Then he talks politics with activists, elected officials, journalists and all sorts of political know-it-alls. We talk Chicago, Illinois, national (lots of national), international and lefty politics. Find The Ben Joravsky Show wherever you download podcasts.

Jim Coogan--Seismic Takeaways

65 hours 55 mins; April 03, 2026

Marc Sims—Immigrant Bashing

63 hours 8 mins; April 01, 2026

Miles Porter—There’s Only One Iceman In Chicago

54 mins; March 31, 2026

Delmarie Cobb—The Winning Ticket

65 hours 18 mins; March 30, 2026

Oh, What a Week—Hip Hop and Flip Flops

33 mins; March 28, 2026

Julie Lynn—No Kings

59 mins; March 27, 2026

Adolfo Mondragon--Weekend At Bernie’s

62 hours 52 mins; March 26, 2026

Denali Dasgupta—The Monster Within

65 hours 16 mins; March 25, 2026

Gregory Royal Pratt--End Of An Era

62 hours 30 mins; March 23, 2026

Oh, What a Week—Counting The Votes

43 mins; March 21, 2026

Joanna Klonsky and Jake Lewis--Untangling The Knot

58 mins; March 20, 2026

Monroe Anderson—It’s Over

65 hours 34 mins; March 19, 2026

Rummana Hussain--Election Dazed

67 hours 26 mins; March 18, 2026

David Faris—Trump’s War

61 hours 55 mins; March 16, 2026

Oh, What a Week—Countdown To Ecstasy

33 mins; March 14, 2026

Daniel Laurison--The Non-voters

60 hours 36 mins; March 13, 2026

Alderwoman Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth--Maricopa Madness

58 mins; March 11, 2026

Sunjay Kumar—Bus Apologist

52 mins; March 10, 2026

Amisha Patel and Niketa Brar--Fighting the Cynics

61 hours 21 mins; March 09, 2026

Oh, What a Week—Election Chess

37 mins; March 07, 2026

Kina Collins--War Without War

59 mins; March 06, 2026

Maya Dukmasova—War Of The Absurd

41 mins; March 05, 2026

Bushra Amiwala--War In Iran

47 mins; March 04, 2026

Sergio Vicente—Red Pill Bros

56 mins; March 02, 2026

David Faris—Self Exoneration

60 hours 24 mins; February 27, 2026

Monroe Anderson and Jack White—The Country Preacher

67 hours 11 mins; February 26, 2026

Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez--Running Independent

57 mins; February 25, 2026

Laurie Glenn—Epstein’s Lure

55 mins; February 23, 2026

Oh, What a Week—Stratton And The F-bomb

65 hours 28 mins; February 21, 2026

Kevin Lamm--Building The Base

55 mins; February 20, 2026

Drake Warren—A Hard Bridge To Cross

56 mins; February 19, 2026

Fritz Kaegi--RIP, Country Preacher

48 mins; February 18, 2026

Robert Peters—Running In The Second

50 mins; February 16, 2026

Oh, What a Week—Say It Ain’t So, Noam

72 hours 50 mins; February 13, 2026

Jim Coogan--Money Bunny

70 hours 5 mins; February 12, 2026

Juanita Irizarry--Telling The Truth

48 mins; February 11, 2026

David Faris—How Low Can Trump Go?

62 hours 10 mins; February 09, 2026

Mick Dumke--The Circus Comes To Town

65 hours 22 mins; February 06, 2026

Monroe Anderson—Slippery Like An Eal

56 mins; February 05, 2026

Antonio Correa--The “Elite” Club

66 hours 6 mins; February 04, 2026

Jennifer Schulze—They Arrested Don Lemon?

61 hours 58 mins; February 02, 2026

Miles Kampf-Lassin--One Picture Tells An Entire Story

69 hours 7 mins; January 30, 2026

Nick Uniejewski—No Brandished

44 mins; January 29, 2026

Nora Flanagan and Jarrett Dapier--The NRA Rolls Over

69 hours 25 mins; January 28, 2026

Joey Ruzevich—Seven House Dems

63 hours 5 mins; January 26, 2026

Monroe Anderson--Melania The Troll

64 hours 24 mins; January 23, 2026

Charles Henderson—The Devil’s Deal

64 hours 24 mins; January 22, 2026

Commissioner Jessica Vasquez--Love You Madly

55 mins; January 21, 2026

Heidi Henry—Weeding The Garden

43 mins; January 19, 2026

Oh, What a Week—Packers-Fan Mike Runs For Mayor

63 hours 42 mins; January 16, 2026

Kevin Ryan--Radically Authentic

72 hours 2 mins; January 15, 2026

George and Alejandro Verdin—Live From East L.A.

62 hours 17 mins; January 14, 2026

David Faris—Gangster State

61 hours 38 mins; January 12, 2026

Denali Dasgupta--Might Makes Right

65 hours 24 mins; January 09, 2026

Sam Fuqua--The Real World

45 mins; January 08, 2026

Adolfo Mondragon—Oil ‘n Ego

65 hours 19 mins; January 06, 2026

Sen. Graciela Guzman—Forget The Frail Stuff

59 mins; January 05, 2026

Monroe Anderson--This Year Will Be Diiferent

62 hours 52 mins; January 02, 2026

Peter Orner--The Gossip Columnist’s Daughter

61 hours 21 mins; January 01, 2026

Jim Coogan—Tina Peters In, MTG Out

68 hours 46 mins; December 31, 2025

Dan Tully—Hegseth’s Wars

59 mins; December 29, 2025

Ishan Daya--City Council Taxes The Poor

57 mins; December 26, 2025

Almas and Rummana Hussain—Merry Christmas, Everybody!

66 hours 52 mins; December 25, 2025

Ashonta Rice—The Name Game

39 mins; December 23, 2025

Oh, What A Week It Was—The Indiana Bears

71 hours 21 mins; December 21, 2025

Jack White--The Conning Of America

62 hours 25 mins; December 19, 2025

Pedro Lira—Converting Texas

65 hours 23 mins; December 17, 2025

Kam Buckner—DGAF, If You Know What I Mean

55 mins; December 15, 2025

Maya Dukmasova--The Evans Legacy

45 mins; December 12, 2025

Monroe Anderson--Madigan Makes His Move

60 hours 49 mins; December 11, 2025

Matt Ginsberg-Jaeckle—Our Man In Honduras

52 mins; December 10, 2025

Sarah Bingaman--You Can Win

64 hours 49 mins; December 09, 2025

David Faris—The 42 Percent

55 mins; December 08, 2025

Oh, What a Week: Blame it on Byron

29 mins; December 05, 2025

Laurie Glenn

62 hours 25 mins; December 04, 2025

Mueze Bawany--Selective Watchdogs

60 hours 56 mins; December 03, 2025

Paul Nolley—Winning The 16th

49 mins; December 01, 2025

Joshua Smyser-De Leon—Unapologetically Puerto Rican

73 hours 8 mins; November 28, 2025

Pat Whalen—It’s Not Really Thanksgiving

55 mins; November 27, 2025

Michael "Skeet" Horton—Thank You, Chicago

63 hours 48 mins; November 26, 2025

Denali Dasgupta--The Group W Bench

68 hours 41 mins; November 24, 2025

Oh, What a Week—JB Meets The Pooe

36 mins; November 21, 2025

Monroe Anderson--Eatin' Ain't Cheating

64 hours 29 mins; November 20, 2025

Miguel Alvelo-Rivera—The Council Revolts

64 hours 7 mins; November 19, 2025

Steve Krafft—Bubbagate

54 mins; November 18, 2025

Mick Dumke—Rambo Stalks Chicago

67 hours 57 mins; November 17, 2025

Mayor Daniel Biss--The Dog Barks

58 mins; November 14, 2025

Kalman Resnick--Snowflake ICEmen

52 mins; November 13, 2025

Charles Henderson--Revenge Of The Dems

66 hours 32 mins; November 12, 2025

David Faris—The Message Sinks In

46 mins; November 10, 2025

Oh, What a Week: Potty-Mouth Pritzker and King Chuy

52 mins; November 07, 2025

Monroe Anderson--Oh, What A Night

57 mins; November 06, 2025

Kina Collins—Chuy Pulls A Fast One

62 hours 47 mins; November 05, 2025

Rummana Hussain--Slick JD

60 hours 6 mins; November 04, 2025

Anthony Driver, Jr—District Divides

60 hours 17 mins; November 03, 2025

Miles Kampf-Lassin--Trump Declares War On The USA

59 mins; October 31, 2025

Heidi Henry--The Chicago Six

65 hours 51 mins; October 30, 2025

Ald. Rossana Rodriguez—No Silver Lining

56 mins; October 29, 2025

David Faris—General Strike

65 hours 46 mins; October 27, 2025

Oh, What a Week: Pritzker Prods The President

54 mins; October 24, 2025

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