The Ben Joravsky Show

Ben gives his local primary picks. WTTW's Cook County States Attorney's Forum. Another "Rummana Rundown" 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 .

Union man and pension guru Jeff Johnson doesn't seem worried by the coronavirus. Our cannabis conversations continues with Lisa Solomon and Pharmacist Joseph Friedman 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 the spread of the coronavirus in the United States. "In These Times" writer Miles Kampf-Lassin returns to talk Bernie, progressive politics and Tuesday's primary elections See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Senator Robert Peters returns to the show to reaffirm his support for Bernie Sanders and talks about his campaign. Hilesh Patel talks about the Field Foundations new Chicago leadership program. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Ben shares his thought on last night's primary elections. More cancellations have been announced due to the coronavirus outbreak. Legendary Chicago journalist Monroe Anderson returns to celebrate Biden's victories. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Get to know your Illinois candidates. It’s The Ben Joravsky Show debuts of 9th District State Rep Candidate Lakesia Collins and 49th District State Senate Candidate Michael Crowner. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Kim Foxx defends herself and now the Ben Joravsky Show is featured in the latest Bill Conway for States Attorney's ad. Our Chicago Reader colleague Maya Dukmasova returns to talk coronavirus. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Listen as we take a deep dive into Ben Joravsky's latest Chicago Reader column involving the 2020 POTUS election and Bernie Sanders "Panic Peddlers" and take a trip to Benny J column past. With special guest, Professor David Faris. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Biden's big win and more! It's the Super Tuesday primaries and caucuses LIVE show with the Chicago Reader at The Promontory in Hyde Park. Hosted by The Reader’s Ben Joravsky and Maya Dukmasova with Political Strategist Delmarie Cobb, 20th Ward Alderwoman Jeanette Taylor and Kofi Ademola. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-n...

Before a new week of Chicago and/or Illinois news begins, catch up and find out "Oh What a Week it Was" The latest Cook County State's Attorney election polls. Who is Margaret Croke? Which Presidential candidate is mayor Lightfoot endorsing? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Ben reunites with his former WCPT 820 colleague. It's comedian and host of "Out Chicago" Scott Duff. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Biden's super Super Tuesday. What's the future for Bernie? Where will the candidates who dropped out end up? It's ALL things the 2020 election with Professor/Author David Faris See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Blagojevich Attorney Leonard Goodman returns to talk what else...Blago!! 25th Ward Alderman Byron Sigcho-Lopez and the EPA's Loreen Targos are back to talk about gentrification, Bernie v. Biden and the coronavirus. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Democratic 11th Congressional District candidate Rachel Ventura joins us to talk her campaign. Ben reveals which Alderman expressed his concerns wth Mayor Lightfoot. And it’s another "Rummana Rundown" 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 .

Union Man Ed Maher on the constitutional amendment to defend worker's rights & Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth returns with Kim Foxx to give us an Illinois Indivisible update! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Cook County States Attorney Kim Foxx makes her Ben Joravsky Show debut and talks about her campaign See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Ben gives a shout out to Elizabeth Warren. Have you heard the new Jeanne Ives ad? Which presidential candidate is Lori Lightfoot endorsing? "In These Times" writer Miles Kampf-Lassin gives Bernie Sanders supporters some hope See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Pollster Dan Cohen breaks down Super Tuesday, and Cook County Circuit Court Clerk candidate Jacob Meister makes his Ben Joravsky Show debut. 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 Biden's Super Tuesday and 12th District State Rep candidate Margaret Croke released a ton of online political campaign ads. Chicago Legend Monroe Anderson returns to talk Super Tuesday See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

A debate on the black vote in South Carolina with political strategist Candis Castillo and President of the Chicago's Principal's Association Troy LaRaviere. 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 the latest developments in the 2020 Democratic POTUS primary. Has Kim Foxx taken the lead in States Attorneys race? Maya Dukmasova of the Chicago Reader is back with to talks the local and national political news of the day See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Author Charles Johnson and Ilesa Duncan, Artistic Director of Lifeline Theatre, talk about race, growing up in Evanston, slavery and the stage adaptation of Middle Passage, playing at the Lifeline, February 14 – April 5, 2020. Rutherford Calhoun, a newly freed Illinois slave eking out a living in 1830 New Orleans, stows away aboard The Republic, an outbound rigger, to evade debtors enforcing marri...

Ben Joravsky tells us more about his latest Chicago Reader column on the cynicism of Donald Trump commuting the sentence of Rod Blagojevich. We also go back into time to unpack a Joravsky column about Rahm, Rauner and Willie Wilson from 2015. It's the latest Ben Joravsky: Beyond the Column with special guest Ken Davis. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice a...

The former Chicago Newsroom host returns for a delightful conversation with Ben about nothing less than the future of journalism. As well as whatever else is on the minds of these two old goats. It's the long awaited return of the journalistic legend we call: "Young Kenneth Davis!" See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sel...