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.
“Cesar Chavez accused of abusing girls—accounts detail years of misconduct by a civil rights icon”, reads the NYT headline. Ben riffs. Joanna and Jake take the post-election deep dive on AIPAC’s role in congressional primaries. Shell PACs funded by shell donors. Also, the existential crisis many American Jews are facing regarding Israel. And more. Joanna and Jake are political and communication strategists who worked on Robert Peters and Dan Biss’s congressional campaigns.
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