The Ben Joravsky Show

Radio personality Maze Jackson on what happened to him at WVON, Mayor Lightfoot, Bruce Rauner and other things. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Ben takes the deep dive on Mary Trump’s book. And Monroe Anderson returns to talk election strategy. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Ben riffs about public officials who enable Trump to get away with his lunacy. And Miles Kamp-Lassin, ace journalist for In These Times, talks about Trump’s attack on the “radical left”. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Political activist Candis Castillo talks about the latest news. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Local School Council member Dixon Romeo talks about public education in Chicago. Also, a chat about great villains. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Ben breaks down the efforts by Republicans to block Governor Pritzker’s executive order to protect people from COVID. Also, newsman Ken Davis on Mayor Lightfoot. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Ben discusses Kellyanne Conway and her Trump-hating daughter. Plus, Dennis unveils his Jay-Z imitation. Also, pension guru Jeff Johnson. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Vincent Norment, owner of the Marijuana Hall of Fame, returns to talk about delays in issuing cannabis licenses to Black entrepreneurs, police training, the NFL‘S new attitude toward Black Lives Matter and other topics. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Political strategist Peter Cunningham talks about policing issues. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Ben talks about the bizarre opposition of Republicans to turning Washington, D.C., into a state. And Maya reports on the latest developments on Mayor Lightfoot and police. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Political scientist and author David Faris talks about Trump’s breakdown, the ideological and generational battle among Democrats and the leftward drift of millennials. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Attorney Akele Parnell discusses the obstacles facing Black entrepreneurs looking to get a license to sell recreational marijuana. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

City Hall reporter Dave Glowacz and Ben review the latest debates & discussions involving Mayor Lightfoot and the city council. On the agenda: reparations, police reform and Alderwoman Sue Garza’s passionate plea. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Ben’s sudden appreciation for Biden has been fueled by the latest COVID-denying insanity of Trump & MAGA. Union man Ed Maher talks about the pandemic-era economy. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Musician and music professor Charles Ellison talks about his experiences getting drafted and being sent to Vietnam in 1968. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

State senator Robert Peters talks about the ongoing struggle between centrists and progressives. And he makes his prediction in the Booker v. McGrath race in Kentucky. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Ben has fun reviewing Trump’s awful weekend in Tulsa. Also, preservationist Andrew Schneider talks about some of the more problematic statues, memorials and street names in Chicago. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Alderman La Spata and Alderwoman Rodriguez Sanchez talk about their efforts to convince Chicagoans to spend public safety money on strategies other than traditional policing. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Sergio Mims, co-founder of the Black Harvest Film Festival, and photographer/journalist Danielle Scruggs break down Spike Lee’s latest movie, and then move on to Gone With the Wind, Trump and other things. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

CTU’s Stacy Davis Gates talks about how money for police means less money for the classroom, Juneteenth and Scooby Doogate. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .