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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.

Boclin and Klinkenberg: Hoop Hysteria

46 mins; September 29, 2023

"Close That Door" and Miles Kampf-Lassin

57 mins; September 28, 2023

"Take Down That Sign" and Monroe Anderson

63 hours 39 mins; September 27, 2023

Brendan Shiller—When In Doubt

66 hours 38 mins; September 27, 2023

Steve James—Ted and Joan

57 mins; September 26, 2023

“Oh, What A [Past] Week” with Delmarie Cobb

69 hours 12 mins; September 24, 2023

"Oh, What-A-Week" with Rachel Hinton

55 mins; September 22, 2023

Sam Holloway—The Threat

67 hours 34 mins; September 22, 2023

"C'mon Mr. Mayor" and State Rep. Kam Buckner

56 mins; September 21, 2023

Marc Sims—Summer Song

57 mins; September 21, 2023

"Council Explainer" and Monroe Anderson

65 hours 17 mins; September 20, 2023

David Faris—Dancing and Dodging

54 mins; September 20, 2023

Alderman Carlos Ramirez-Rosa—The Early Days

59 mins; September 19, 2023

Matt and Mueze—Bad News Bears

63 hours 24 mins; September 18, 2023

“Oh, What-A-Week” with April Preyar

51 mins; September 15, 2023

Rummana Hussain—Maher and Barbie

59 mins; September 15, 2023

D'Frantz Smart—Ja’s Saga

69 hours 27 mins; September 14, 2023

Leor Galil—Is Lolla Worth It?

59 mins; September 12, 2023

Michael Rabbitt—Party Move In Ward 45

36 mins; September 09, 2023

“Oh, What-A-Week” with Politico’s Shia Kapos

60 hours 31 mins; September 08, 2023

"Oh, What A [Past] Week" with Alderwoman Rossana Rodriguez

53 mins; September 07, 2023

"Brandon Talks" and Monroe Anderson

61 hours 39 mins; September 06, 2023

Attorney Jim Coogan—Two-Tier Lies

59 mins; September 06, 2023

David Faris—See Or Not To See

64 hours 0 mins; September 05, 2023

Rummana Hussain—Jump In The Lake!

64 hours 43 mins; September 03, 2023

Steve Krafft—Cactus Crazies

56 mins; August 31, 2023

"Gun Crazy" and Monroe Anderson

69 hours 5 mins; August 30, 2023

David Keown—Follow The Money

58 mins; August 30, 2023

First Tuesdays—Bawany, Franklin and Young

91 hours 41 mins; August 29, 2023

Edna Navarro-Vidaurre—Starting Early

35 mins; August 28, 2023

Rummana Hussain—Blasphemy

53 mins; August 24, 2023

"Don't Go-Go White Sox" and Monroe Anderson

51 mins; August 23, 2023

Miles Kampf-Lassin—Labor Pains

71 hours 5 mins; August 23, 2023

Damien Perdue—X Files

53 mins; August 22, 2023

Stacy Davis Gates—Playing The Game

69 hours 14 mins; August 21, 2023

Gordon Mantler—The Multiracial Promise

53 mins; August 20, 2023

David Faris—Chump News Network

55 mins; August 19, 2023

Oh, What A [Past] Week with Adolfo Mondragon

75 hours 53 mins; August 18, 2023

Theresa Runstedtler—Nothing Comes Easy

55 mins; August 17, 2023

Mick Dumke—Power Plays

58 mins; August 16, 2023

Rick Telander—The Hundred Yard Lie

67 hours 32 mins; August 15, 2023

"Showdown in Montgomery" and Monroe Anderson

54 mins; August 09, 2023

Alderman Desmon Yancy—Free Markets

51 mins; August 09, 2023

Brendan Shiller—The Long Game

75 hours 41 mins; August 08, 2023

"Oh, What A Week" with Mark Wallace

74 hours 30 mins; August 04, 2023

Oscar Sanchez—Hazy Days

51 mins; August 03, 2023

"Big News" and Monroe Anderson

60 hours 53 mins; August 02, 2023

Candis Castillo—Legacies

59 mins; August 02, 2023

David Faris—Supreme Politics

46 mins; August 01, 2023

Mark Guarino—Jason Aldean Town

29 mins; July 29, 2023

"Oh, What A Week" with Brendan Shiller

68 hours 58 mins; July 28, 2023

Sergio Vicente—Musk v Zuckerberg

51 mins; July 28, 2023

Marie Collins-Wright—On The South Side Of Chicago

44 mins; July 27, 2023

"Emmett Till" and Monroe Anderson

60 hours 50 mins; July 26, 2023

Gregory Pratt—The Bio

51 mins; July 26, 2023

Oh, What A [Past] Week with Bash Hendra

71 hours 50 mins; July 25, 2023

Denali Dasgupta—The Fall Of Lakeview

52 mins; July 24, 2023

Terry Cosgrove--Showdown In Ohio

50 mins; July 23, 2023

David Faris—The Lunatic Three

58 mins; July 22, 2023

"Oh, What A Week" and Dixon Romeo

54 mins; July 21, 2023

Sam Holloway—Gentrifying Greyhound

70 hours 15 mins; July 21, 2023

"Mayor Johnson Makes His Move" and April Preyar

53 mins; July 20, 2023

Paul Kendrick—Persuading The Unreliable

53 mins; July 20, 2023

"Spreading Virus" and Monroe Anderson

63 hours 52 mins; July 19, 2023

Aundra Thompson—Driving That Bus

44 mins; July 19, 2023

Delmarie Cobb—South Side Stadium

62 hours 2 mins; July 18, 2023

Rummana Hussain—Bad Men

45 mins; July 16, 2023

Peter Cunningham—Everything’s Political

64 hours 4 mins; July 14, 2023

Jim Coogan—All Rise

54 mins; July 13, 2023

"Jaws and Journalists" and Monroe Anderson

66 hours 15 mins; July 12, 2023

Henry Davis Jr.—Taken For Granted

67 hours 9 mins; July 12, 2023

David Faris—Dueling With Dershowitz

62 hours 55 mins; July 11, 2023

Anderson and Joravsky—Freebie Justice

66 hours 14 mins; July 10, 2023

"Oh, What A Week" with Mueze Bawany

70 hours 9 mins; July 07, 2023

First Tuesdays—Kam Buckner and Lynda Lopez Talk CTA

95 hours 41 mins; July 07, 2023

Andrew Ellison—The Kornacki Kid

63 hours 19 mins; July 06, 2023

"Chomsky Nascar" and Monroe Anderson

70 hours 34 mins; July 05, 2023

Lance Williams—King David and Boss Daley

74 hours 30 mins; June 30, 2023

Dave Glowacz—Finance Farewell

53 mins; June 29, 2023

"Winded City” and Monroe Anderson

65 hours 47 mins; June 28, 2023

Oh, What A [Past] Week—Joravsky and Joravsky

63 hours 3 mins; June 28, 2023

David Faris—Ron The Meatball

58 mins; June 27, 2023

Rummana Hussain—Modi Visits The USA

59 mins; June 25, 2023

Oh, What A Week with Sarah Garza Resnick

71 hours 39 mins; June 23, 2023

Miles Kampf-Lassin—Asylum City

64 hours 39 mins; June 22, 2023

State Senator Rachel Ventura—Justice In The Halls

53 mins; June 21, 2023

Jay Rehak—Pension Scams and Schemes

57 mins; June 20, 2023

Rummana Hussain—Eat, Pray, What?

55 mins; June 18, 2023

Oh, What A Week with Juanita Irizarry

74 hours 14 mins; June 16, 2023

Kina Collins—Up Next

64 hours 56 mins; June 16, 2023

Sergio Vicente—Ari’s Deal

63 hours 27 mins; June 15, 2023

"The Republicans Weigh In" and Monroe Anderson

70 hours 19 mins; June 14, 2023

Rummana Hussain—Self Haters

58 mins; June 14, 2023

Byron Sigcho-Lopez and Loreen Targos--Taking Over

64 hours 9 mins; June 13, 2023

Oh, What A Week with Comedian Hope Rehak

62 hours 33 mins; June 09, 2023

Matt Topic—Secret Chicago

49 mins; June 09, 2023

Alderwoman Rossana Rodriguez—Sexist City Council

50 mins; June 08, 2023

"CTA and Bears" and Monroe Anderson

68 hours 30 mins; June 07, 2023

Alderman Carlos Ramirez-Rosa—Council Moves

67 hours 57 mins; June 07, 2023

Kam Buckner—The Bad Neighbor Bears

47 mins; June 06, 2023

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