Reader senior writer Ben Joravsky riffs on the day's stories with his celebrated humor, insight, and honesty, and interviews politicians, activists, journalists and other political know-it-alls. Presented by the Chicago Reader, the show is available by 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays at chicagoreader.com/joravsky or on the Reader's YouTube channel—or wherever you podcast. Don't miss Oh, What a Week!--the Friday feature in which Ben & special guests review the week's top stories. Also, bonus interviews drop on Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays. Reader podcasts are recorded on Shure microphones. Learn more at Shure.com.
Lincoln Yards developers seek bailout from Chicago teachers. Ben riffs. And professor Lance Williams talks about his latest book: King David and Boss Daley. As he explains it, Chicago’s violence, segregation and hate is in the city’s DNA. So don’t act surprised by what’s going on.
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