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.
There's a battle raging as the GOP's "right flank" challenges Kevin McCarthy's bid for speaker. Right flanks implies there's a left flank. Ben riffs. Devin Thompson, singer extraordinaire, talks about his upcoming concert. Dave Glowacz, of Inside Chicago Government, examines recent city council meetings. Why won't the head of the public schools attend council hearings? Why won't Mayor Lightfoot bring back a Department of Environment? Why would Alderman Tom Tunney suddenly raise questions about city's longstanding financial health? And how can an alderperson vote for and against a budget at the same time? And more...
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