The Ben Joravsky Show

Ben riffs on the insanity of these times—from Falwell in Virginia to Tiger King on Netflix to Trump in the White House. Dennis on Lori’s PSAs—is she channeling her inner Benny J? And Dr. Howard Ehrman returns for a COVID-19 update. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Neill Mohammad—Jeopardy contestant and congressional candidate—explains how Trump is trying to use the pandemic to his political advantage. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Hoopsters—need a b-ballfix cause the season’s suspended? Well, we have a fix for you! Ben talks one-on-one with Sun-Times Bulls writer Joe Cowley. What's next for the Bulls now that Gar Forman is “scouting in Siberia”? Will Zac LaVine leave town? These basketball questions and more on this Benny J Bonus Interview. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at htt...

Chicago Reader Publisher Tracy Baim tells us about The Chicago Reader coloring book & Hosts of the Heartland Mamas Podcast, Heidi Henry & Murri Briel, return to talk the 2020 POTUS race and more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Ben points out the mixed messages in Mayor Lightfoot’s parks shutdown. And Rummana riffs on everything from Gwenyth Paltrow to India’s response you the coronavirus. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Lisa Solomon returns to the Benny J Show with special guest Kirsten Valesco for another "Cannabis Conversation" See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Ben confronts outraged Joe Biden fans, eager to defend their man. And In These Times writer Miles Kampf-Lassin talks about the pros and cons—mostly cons—of the Senate Coronavirus Bill. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Mayor Lightfoot threatens to shut down the parks, and EPA Scientist Loreen Targos talks COVID-19, and calls on Democrats to wimping out to Trump. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Ben searches for the sanity in Trump’s insane declaration that churches will be packed on Easter—like the Prez ever goes to church anyway. And Monroe takes on the always difficult challenge of defending Joe Biden. 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 gives a break from the madness with an entertaining recap of our aldermen in action. And then it’s back to reality as Dr. Ehrman delivers the lowdown on the virus. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Ben explains how Trump’s response to coronavirus is straight out of Snowpiercer, the dystopian sci-fi flick. And Maya discusses Joe Biden’s untimely “disappearance” from the scene. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Alderman Carlos Ramirez-Rosa talks all things Coronavirus, including Joe Biden’s disappearance and the need for Democrats to take charge of the country’s response with a progressive agenda. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Political strategist and host of "Hand Her the Mic", Sameena Mustafa returns to ask, among other thingsWhere is Biden? Or any leader of the Democrats to counter Trump on his response to the COVID-19 outbreak? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Ace Attorney Jim Coogan is back to talk Donald Trump's treatment (or lack thereof) of COVID-19 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Chicago Teachers Union Vice President Stacy Davis Gates opens up on COVID-19, Biden, Trump, black voting, Pritzker, Lightfoot and more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

It's Day 3 of a quarantined Ben Joravsky Show from's Ben's house. Ben shares his latest thoughts on oblivious youngsters on Florida’s beaches. And it's another "Rummana Rundown: Quarantined Edition" with Sun-Times Editor Rummana Hussain. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Miles Kampf-Lassin joins us to talk progressive politics, COVID-19 and Tuesday's Primary. And it's the Ben Joravsky Show debut of Nikki Budzinski with Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth from Indivisible Chicago. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Ben weighs in on Republican hypocrisy on budget deficits, and political strategist Peter Cunningham on Biden moving left and how even Trump is a Socialist in the Coronavirus Age. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

We recorded today's program from the home of Ben Joravsky. Ben Weighs in on the Illinois Primary election results and expresses his latest issue with lefties. Legendary Chicago journalist Monroe Anderson joins us by phone to talk COVID-19 and the primaries See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Host of "Just a Few Questions", Marc Sims talks COVID-19 and how it will impact Uber/Lyft and cab drivers. Henry Davis Jr., making his LIVE show debut, talks about Mike Pence's inability to be a leader, voter apathy in the black community and, of course, Mayor Pete!! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

It's election day, but it sure doesn't feel like it. Should Illinois have cancelled election day? Our Chicago Reader colleague Maya Dukmasova joins us over the phone to talk about it all. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Joseph Friedman, R.Ph. MBA, is founding member and was a principal at Professional Dispensaries of Illinois, (PDI) Medical LLC. From the moment Illinois’ Medical Cannabis program was signed into law, he became deeply involved in the complex process of positioning himself as a medical expert on cannabis. (Joseph Friedman was a guest on the Ben Joravsky Show Thursday March 12th) See Privacy Policy a...

The hosts of the Buchanan & Seaton Show are back to talk Biden vs Bernie, Trump and the effect the coronavirus will have on the POTUS election. Seaton and Buchanan can be heard on WVON-AM 1690 Chicago, Fridays 9p-12a See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Howard Ehrman MD, MPH Assistant Professor at UIC College of Medicine explains how we should have confronted the coronavirus pandemic as opposed to how we did. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .