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.
Alderman Brendan Reilly goes for the jugular--Mayor Johnson's jugular. Ben riffs. Then Rod Sawyer riffs on Ben's riff. Then Rod and Ben break down what went down at yesterday's city council meeting on the vote to censure Alderman Ramirez-Rosa. Then Monroe Anderson says Mayor Johnson should hire Rod as his floor leader. Then Monroe riffs on the election results in Ohio and Virginia. And a word or two about how Baby Boomers are the biggest babies. Rod Sawyer is the former alderman of the sixth ward. And Monroe Anderson is, of course, the man, the myth, the legend...
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