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 4 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.
Cullerton has announced his retirement and we already have a replacement front-runner. Mayor Lightfoot's minimum wage plan & and update on Uber-Gate! Maya Dukmasova of The Chicago Reader returns to talk housing issues and property taxes. Former 2019 Chicago Mayoral Candidate Troy LaRaviere returns to talk the teachers strike and the 2020 election.
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