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 5 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.
For well over a year, David Faris had urged Democrats to find another presidential candidate to replace President Biden. And last week, Biden himself…well, you know what Biden did. David talks Biden, Kamala, and the challenges ahead. David is a political science professor at Roosevelt University and a columnist for Slate and Newsweek. His views are his own. Originally dropped July 27, 2024.
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