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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.

Denali Dasgupta—Talking Sense To Chicago

66 hours 27 mins; February 23, 2023

State Rep. Kam Buckner—Running For Mayor

45 mins; February 22, 2023

State Rep. Bob Morgan--Up Against The Gun Cult

47 mins; February 21, 2023

Oh, What A Week -- With Comedian Rachel Joravsky

65 hours 42 mins; February 17, 2023

David Faris--Gas Stove Moms

56 mins; February 17, 2023

Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth—Local Politics

42 mins; February 16, 2023

“1989 Flashback” & Monroe Anderson

57 mins; February 15, 2023

Juanita Irizarry—Humboldt’s Gift

49 mins; February 15, 2023

Marc Sims--Why You Can't Say The Things You Can't Say

67 hours 23 mins; February 14, 2023

Laurie Glenn--Singing Chuy's Praise

56 mins; February 13, 2023

Mecole Jordan-McBride--Policing Crossroads

40 mins; February 12, 2023

Oh, What A Week--with Pat Whalen!

51 mins; February 10, 2023

Mueze Bawany--Grading The Mayor

51 mins; February 10, 2023

Kelly Garcia—Woke Vallas

59 mins; February 09, 2023

"Poll Mania" & Monroe Anderson

63 hours 45 mins; February 08, 2023

Brandon Johnson--The Home Stretch

49 mins; February 08, 2023

"My Beautiful Balloon" & John Arena

62 hours 20 mins; February 07, 2023

Alderman Rod Sawyer--Like Father, Like Son

52 mins; February 07, 2023

LeAlan Jones—Super Bowls To Come

58 mins; February 06, 2023

Alderwoman Rossana Rodriguez—Battling Mell

52 mins; February 04, 2023

Oh, What A [Past] Week: "Survey Says What??"

74 hours 33 mins; February 02, 2023

Troy LaRaviere—Union Man

64 hours 4 mins; February 02, 2023

“Willie Speaks” & Monroe Anderson

50 mins; February 01, 2023

Miles Kampf-Lassin—Squeaky Wheels

68 hours 15 mins; February 01, 2023

Alderwoman Sophia King—I’ve Got A Plan

59 mins; January 31, 2023

Alderman Byron Sigcho-Lopez & Loreen Targos--A View From The Left

53 mins; January 30, 2023

Rummana Hussain—Wherefore Art Thou…

58 mins; January 27, 2023

Dave Glowacz—TIF Lessons

64 hours 21 mins; January 26, 2023

"Et tu, Pence?" & Monroe Anderson

58 mins; January 25, 2023

April Preyar—The Counterattack

57 mins; January 25, 2023

Horace Nowell—Forgotten Chicago

46 mins; January 24, 2023

Mick Dumke

57 mins; January 22, 2023

Oh, What A Week: The Great Mayoral Debate!

71 hours 0 mins; January 20, 2023

Gregory Pratt—Relatively Normal Chicago

49 mins; January 20, 2023

Hairston & Rodriguez—Live At The Promontory

79 hours 32 mins; January 19, 2023

"Mother Of MAGA" & Monroe Anderson

63 hours 11 mins; January 18, 2023

Ken Mejia-Beal—Blue DuPage

57 mins; January 18, 2023

Rickey Hendon—Tell Me Something Good

68 hours 34 mins; January 17, 2023

Oh, What a Week: "Mayor Lightfoot's Extracreditgate & JB Pritzker's Inauguration Celebration"

45 mins; January 13, 2023

Brendan Shiller--Gamblin’ Man

56 mins; January 13, 2023

Manny Ramos--SBF’s Kind Of Town…

42 mins; January 12, 2023

“Aunt Esther” and Monroe Anderson & Jim Coogan

90 hours 18 mins; January 11, 2023

David Faris—What’s Going On With…

56 mins; January 11, 2023

Mario Smith—Chicago Born

36 mins; January 10, 2023

Kelly Garcia—“Ed Burke Quits!”

63 hours 28 mins; January 06, 2023

Jim Coogan--The Trump Docket

69 hours 5 mins; January 05, 2023

"AOC Goes Chicago" & Monroe Anderson Loves Watching MAGA Self Destruct

60 hours 20 mins; January 04, 2023

Helen Shiller—Radical Pragmatism

77 hours 38 mins; January 04, 2023

Chris Scott—Winning The Chappelle Voter

63 hours 57 mins; January 03, 2023

Mick Dumke: Who Killed Alderman Ben Lewis?

61 hours 15 mins; January 02, 2023

Anderson & Joravsky—Together Again!

67 hours 31 mins; January 01, 2023

David Faris—MAGA Mascots

59 mins; December 31, 2022

Michael Gerardi--The Ballad of An Indicted Alderman

79 hours 52 mins; December 30, 2022

Oh, What A [Past] Week: "DB’s Alibis & Petition Time"

57 mins; December 30, 2022

Terry Cosgrove--Got ‘em On The Ropes

44 mins; December 29, 2022

“Santos-ish” & Monroe Anderson

65 hours 16 mins; December 28, 2022

Wilfredo Cruz--Quest For A Political Voice

48 mins; December 28, 2022

Delmarie Cobb--Cut A Deal, USA!

48 mins; December 27, 2022

Mike & Gabi Allemana—In My Life

46 mins; December 25, 2022

Chicago Legends—Conrad Worrill

41 mins; December 24, 2022

Rummana Hussain—Honestly Lying

46 mins; December 23, 2022

Oh, What a [Past] Week: "Million-Dollar Chuy & Lori's New Ad"

70 hours 58 mins; December 23, 2022

"Mayor NASCAR" & Monroe Anderson--“Which” Hunt

68 hours 51 mins; December 21, 2022

Alderman Andre Vasquez—Mic Drop

59 mins; December 21, 2022

Miles Kampf-Lassin—Everything’s Local

57 mins; December 20, 2022

Stacy Davis Gates—No Time For Kingmakers

61 hours 53 mins; December 16, 2022

Enrique Limon—From There To Here

50 mins; December 15, 2022

"Relatively Normal Chicagoans” and Monroe Anderson and LeAlan Jones

80 hours 43 mins; December 14, 2022

Angela Clay—Work To Do

61 hours 34 mins; December 14, 2022

“Rose Garden Chuy” & Kelly Garcia

59 mins; December 13, 2022

Oh, What A [Past] Week: "Brandon Runs, Whalen Walks”

62 hours 11 mins; December 13, 2022

Rummana Hussain--Sundown State

54 mins; December 11, 2022

Carlos & Rossana--Rules Of Order

55 mins; December 09, 2022

Marc Sims—Chicago Explained

70 hours 19 mins; December 08, 2022

Alden Loury--Black Migration

71 hours 5 mins; December 07, 2022

David Seaton—Center Lane

60 hours 43 mins; December 06, 2022

David Faris—Before The Wave…

65 hours 0 mins; December 02, 2022

Eric Zorn—Two Old Guys Yelling At Each Other

71 hours 35 mins; December 01, 2022

Dave Glowacz—City Council Antics

91 hours 6 mins; November 30, 2022

Anderson & Kaplan—Before It’s Too Late

66 hours 23 mins; November 28, 2022

Oh, What A [Past] Week: "Mayoral Doughnuts"

73 hours 2 mins; November 28, 2022

Rummana Hussain: Told Ya’ So…

50 mins; November 27, 2022

David Faris—Waves Of Blue

61 hours 46 mins; November 25, 2022

Oh, What A [Past] Week: “Voters Speak & Chuy Chooses”

64 hours 32 mins; November 25, 2022

Anderson & Balanoff—Political Junkies

60 hours 42 mins; November 23, 2022

Peter Cunningham—Naked City

58 mins; November 22, 2022

LeAlan Jones--Monday Morning Quarterback

55 mins; November 21, 2022

Rosemary Feurer & Elliott Gorn--Radical Chicago

45 mins; November 18, 2022

Brandon Johnson—Mayoral Candidate

62 hours 0 mins; November 17, 2022

Anderson & Coogan, At Law

83 hours 25 mins; November 16, 2022

Troy LaRaviere—Ego Maniacs

77 hours 15 mins; November 15, 2022

Andrea Bunch & Alicia Hurtado—Abortion Reality

58 mins; November 13, 2022

Amisha Patel—Grassroots Chicago

53 mins; November 11, 2022

Sean Dinces--Bulls Market

58 mins; November 10, 2022

Damien Perdue—The QAnon Deep Dive

60 hours 1 min; November 09, 2022

Micah Uetricht--Sorta Defending The Times

57 mins; November 08, 2022

Rummana Hussain—Musk Capitalism

46 mins; November 07, 2022

First Tuesdays At The Nighthawk: Michilla Blaise & Ed Mullen

76 hours 48 mins; November 05, 2022

Julie Hamos—It’s All About The Supremes

55 mins; November 04, 2022

Rummana Hussain—What’s In A Name?

59 mins; November 03, 2022

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