Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchJohnson Testifies, New Parks CEO, and a CTA Bus Every 10 Minutes?!
Mayor Brandon Johnson is in D.C. and he’ll be testifying Wednesday in front of a House oversight committee about Chicago’s welcoming city policies, a…
1 year, 1 month ago
What’s Even Left of The Chicago Stock Exchange?
The New York Stock Exchange Chicago, formerly the Chicago Stock Exchange, announced it’s relocating to Texas. This is just the latest blow in the lon…
1 year, 1 month ago
Will CPS Save Charter Network? Plus, Cellphone Ban and Lems Wins Again
In October, the Acero Charter School network sent shockwaves through their school communities when they announced they would be shutting down seven L…
1 year, 1 month ago
Your Guide to March 2025 in Chicago
Chicago’s birthday is coming up, spring is around the corner, and the city’s preparing to dye the river green — welcome to March in Chicago. Host Jac…
1 year, 1 month ago
Where To Find Chicago’s Best Paczki
Are Chicago’s bakeries up to scratch when it comes to making Paczki? That’s what we wanted to find out, so last year we met up with journalist Joanna…
1 year, 1 month ago
How Has Chicago Spent COVID Money? Plus, Pritzker's Budget and More Restaurant Weeks
Governor J.B. Pritzker has proposed a $55.2 billion state budget that includes no major tax increases. Executive producer Simone Alicea and host Jaco…
1 year, 1 month ago
Has the Chicago School Board Drama Finally Settled?
Chicago’s new partially elected school board has its second full meeting on Thursday. While the new members are still settling in, the board has big …
1 year, 1 month ago
Federal Workers Protest Firings, Pressure Mounts on Walgreens, and Supporting Black Bookstores
Earlier this week at Federal Plaza, over a hundred people protested the Trump administration’s sudden mass firing of thousands of federal workers. Th…
1 year, 1 month ago
How to Survive: Lessons from 1960s Chicago
Attacks on civil rights, economic anxiety, war abroad — the same things that worry Chicagoans today were also on people’s minds in the 1960s. That’s …
1 year, 1 month ago
Are Chicago’s Best New Bars Really Worth It?
Chicago Magazine recently put out a list of best new bars, and it included a Parisian-inspired bar in West Town, a spooky, horror-themed bar in Bridg…
1 year, 1 month ago