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.
Ben & Dr. D explore the week's news, including a run down of the resignations from Mayor Lightfoot's administration. And there were a bunch, starting with Janice Jackson, CEO of the Chicago Public Schools. Ben plays City Hall Human Resource director, and offers survival tips to incoming mayoral appointees. Hint: Suck up to the mayor. Also updates on Pritzker v. Lightfoot, Kim Foxx and much, much more.
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