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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.

Adolfo Mondragon--The Case Against Illegal

63 hours 48 mins; October 23, 2025

Jim Coogan--President Chutzpah

67 hours 5 mins; October 22, 2025

Ishan Daya and Julie Dworkin—The Whitmire Way

62 hours 40 mins; October 21, 2025

Antonio Correa--Not Even A Whisper

60 hours 55 mins; October 20, 2025

Oh, What a Week—Blackjack Pritzker

66 hours 24 mins; October 17, 2025

Jen Sabella—Covering The Invasion

43 mins; October 16, 2025

Monroe Anderson--Nobel Nuttiness

60 hours 31 mins; October 15, 2025

David Faris—Stages Of Autocracy

62 hours 44 mins; October 13, 2025

State Senator Graciela Guzman--Testing Ground

47 mins; October 10, 2025

Marc Sims--Noam’s Right Again

63 hours 15 mins; October 09, 2025

Laurie Glenn—Bari Cashes In

62 hours 52 mins; October 08, 2025

Mark Whitaker—The Afterlife Of Malcolm X

59 mins; October 06, 2025

Monroe Anderson and Jack White

63 hours 18 mins; October 03, 2025

Holly Kim--Portnoy's Complaint

52 mins; October 02, 2025

Kevin Lamm--State By State

56 mins; October 01, 2025

Kat Abughazaleh--Lizard People

46 mins; September 29, 2025

Oh, What a Week—Lincoln Park’s Going To The Dogs

67 hours 14 mins; September 26, 2025

Congresswoman Robin Kelly--Backlash To The Backlash

48 mins; September 25, 2025

Asha Ransby-Sporn--Kneecapping The Left

54 mins; September 24, 2025

Denali Dasgupta--Just A Mom

52 mins; September 22, 2025

Oh, What a Week—ICE’s Street Justice

54 mins; September 19, 2025

Mayor John Laesch--Raising The Flag

42 mins; September 18, 2025

Kevin Ryan—This Is Impossible

59 mins; September 17, 2025

David Faris—Ezra’s Burden

46 mins; September 15, 2025

Oh, What a Week—Teddy D Meet Scotty G

63 hours 35 mins; September 12, 2025

Monroe Anderson--Leave 'em Laughing

60 hours 6 mins; September 11, 2025

Natalie Hopkinson--The Criminal In Chief

61 hours 19 mins; September 10, 2025

Exclusive—I Find That Funny Episode 1 (aka, Dennis' new show)

39 mins; September 09, 2025

Meredith Shiner--Spiteful Politics

62 hours 34 mins; September 08, 2025

Oh, What a Week—Going Hard on the Guard

50 mins; September 05, 2025

State Senator Rachel Ventura--Playing By The Rules

56 mins; September 04, 2025

Nick Uniejewski—Staying The Invasion

44 mins; September 03, 2025

Jack White--Combatting Stupid

60 hours 40 mins; September 01, 2025

Oh, What a Week: Sorry, Mate

71 hours 3 mins; August 29, 2025

Rummana Hussain—Cheesy Jussie

44 mins; August 28, 2025

State Rep Kam Buckner—The Hefty Lefty

61 hours 0 mins; August 27, 2025

David Faris----The Dummymanderers

62 hours 40 mins; August 25, 2025

State Sen. Robert Peters--Bleeding Blue

51 mins; August 22, 2025

Monroe Anderson--Happy Slaves

60 hours 14 mins; August 21, 2025

Mick Dumke--The Litmus Test

69 hours 18 mins; August 20, 2025

Flint Taylor--The Torture Machine

52 mins; August 15, 2025

Eric Klinenberg--Heatwave City

56 mins; August 14, 2025

Heidi Henry--Country Club Dems

55 mins; August 13, 2025

Jim Coogan--Degradation of Justice

65 hours 35 mins; August 11, 2025

Oh, What a Week--Meet The Butter Cow, Texas!

66 hours 36 mins; August 08, 2025

Leor Galil--Lolla City

62 hours 4 mins; August 07, 2025

Jacob Kaplan--The Key Ingredient

58 mins; August 06, 2025

Kina Collins--Things Have Changed

61 hours 53 mins; August 04, 2025

Kevin Blackistone--South Park Resistance

68 hours 32 mins; August 01, 2025

Miles Kampf-Lassin--Mad At Mamdani

56 mins; July 31, 2025

Monroe Anderson--Buried On Page 14

60 hours 3 mins; July 30, 2025

Joanna Klonsky--Creep Report

60 hours 22 mins; July 28, 2025

Oh, What A Week!--Batter Up

66 hours 24 mins; July 25, 2025

Mueze Bawany--Grocery Politics

61 hours 31 mins; July 24, 2025

Rummana Hussain--Don't Fall For The Okie Doke, MAGA

59 mins; July 23, 2025

David Faris--Epstein The Enigma

59 mins; July 21, 2025

Oh, What a Week!--Governor Mitchell?

76 hours 11 mins; July 18, 2025

Dylan Hedtler-Gaudette—Budget Games

51 mins; July 16, 2025

Denali Dasgupta—Best Of Times, Worst Of Times

59 mins; July 14, 2025

Jim Coogan--Is That Legal?

70 hours 42 mins; July 11, 2025

Marc Sims--Fretting Dems

58 mins; July 09, 2025

Monroe Anderson--Zohran With A Z

52 mins; July 07, 2025

Best of Ben: Troy LaRaviere At Trump Tower

110 hours 59 mins; July 04, 2025

David Faris--The Trump Cycle

38 mins; July 02, 2025

Ray Hanania--Trump On The Escalator

54 mins; June 30, 2025

Oh, What a Week!--JB Shoots for 3

57 mins; June 27, 2025

Alderwoman Jeanette Taylor--MAGA Chickens

61 hours 51 mins; June 26, 2025

Sara Haghdoosti--Stop The Bombs

47 mins; June 25, 2025

Bushra Amiwala--Tucker Discovers His Inner Noam Chomsky

54 mins; June 23, 2025

Oh, What a Week!--Brandon's New Poll

61 hours 45 mins; June 20, 2025

Ellie Hagen--The Five Pillars Of Nonsense

35 mins; June 19, 2025

Antonio Correa--Donnie's Day In MAGA Land

67 hours 55 mins; June 18, 2025

Monroe Anderson--The Great Jasmine Wright

56 mins; June 16, 2025

Alejandro Verdin--Padilla Stands Tall

47 mins; June 13, 2025

Alvin Tillery--Trump’s Soft Spot

58 mins; June 12, 2025

Emeline Posner--Battering Ram

49 mins; June 11, 2025

State Rep Kam Buckner--Not One Day

49 mins; June 09, 2025

David Faris--Bye, Bye Musk

57 mins; June 06, 2025

Monroe Anderson--Pardon Me

52 mins; June 05, 2025

Gregory Royal Pratt--The Radicalization of Lori Lightfoot

65 hours 48 mins; June 04, 2025

Mick Dumke--Revenge of the Nerds

64 hours 16 mins; June 02, 2025

Oh, What a Week!--The Bright One Fans the Flames

56 mins; May 30, 2025

Dylan Hedtler-Gaudette—Ignorance Is Bliss

49 mins; May 29, 2025

Jeff Jenkins--Canine Kindness

57 mins; May 28, 2025

Charles Henderson--Memorial Day Message

69 hours 18 mins; May 26, 2025

Oh, What a Week!--Donnie vs Brandon

68 hours 33 mins; May 23, 2025

Monroe Anderson--Original Sin

55 mins; May 22, 2025

Alden Loury--Boom City

61 hours 6 mins; May 21, 2025

Adolfo Mondragón--The Gift Hangar

60 hours 5 mins; May 19, 2025

Oh, What a Week!—The Big Schakowski

65 hours 55 mins; May 16, 2025

Miles Kampf-Lassin--Clock Out

62 hours 8 mins; May 15, 2025

Delmarie Cobb—In Memory of Mike

60 hours 44 mins; May 14, 2025

David Faris--Not MAGA Enough

55 mins; May 12, 2025

Oh, What a Week!—Da Dolton Pope

68 hours 4 mins; May 09, 2025

Rummana Hussain--Donnie The Pope

64 hours 12 mins; May 08, 2025

Sylvia Ewing--It Starts With You

46 mins; May 07, 2025

Monroe Anderson—Trump Cashes In

58 mins; May 05, 2025

Oh, What a Week!—Pritzker Does Kimmel

56 mins; May 02, 2025

David Faris--Escalate To De-escalate

41 mins; May 01, 2025

Denali Dasgupta--Hey, Boomer

64 hours 58 mins; April 30, 2025

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