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.
Chicago Reader writer Maya Dukmasova returns to talk about Mayor Lightfoot's strategy of protecting the downtown by cutting it off from the rest of the city. Also, the great AOC debate. And Maya's thoughts on City So Real.
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