Wgn Radio - Extension 720 With Justin Kaufmann

Columbus Day will no longer be observed in Chicago Public Schools. The Chicago Board of Education voted Wednesday to drop Columbus’ name from the October school holiday in favor of an observance of Indigenous Peoples Day. What do you think of the decision? Justin takes your calls and texts. This is the podcast for The […]

It’s Wednesday night so that means it’s time for The Swap Meet with Greg Flamm aka The DuPage Picker! And unfortunately, this will be the last Swap Meet for a while as Greg is moving out of state at the beginning of March. So, let’s take this segment out in style! Tell us about your memorabilia, your […]

The Justin Kaufmann Show for Wednesday, 2.26.20: President Trump spoke about the coronavirus threat this evening and put Vice President Pence in charge of the response. Are you starting to get worried about the virus? The Daily Line‘s Heather Cherone recaps the week in local politics including the plan to preserve affordable housing near the […]

Historian of education, educational policy analyst, research professor, author and former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Education Diane Ravitch joins Justin to discuss her book, “Slaying Goliath: The Passionate Resistance to Privatization and the Fight to Save America’s Public Schools.” Diane talks about how public education began, the controversy surrounding the creation of public high schools, […]

Season 2 of “The Chicago Accent Challenge” is back! Do you think you have the best Chicago accent? Well, now it’s time to put your money where your accent is. “How to Speak Midwestern” author and resident linguist Edward McClelland is here to help Justin judge your Chicago accent. And we have a special Fat […]

The Justin Kaufmann Show for Monday, 2.24.20:  Streetsblog Chicago editor and Chicago Reader columnist John Greenfield talks about ways the CTA is working on reducing crime on busses and trains, the CTA taking a step to modernizing buses and the future of transportation. Kevin Green, Vice President at Rare and head of the Center for Behavior & […]

The Justin Kaufmann Show for Thursday, 2.20.20: A Chicago alderman is proposing an ordinance that will outlaw ‘street harassment’ in the city. What do you think? Should there be fines for verbal street harassment? Chalkbeat‘s Cassie Walker Burke talks about Governor Pritzker threatening to hold back education funding unless he gets his progressive income tax. What […]

World Series Champion manager Ozzie Guillén and his son Ozzie Guillén Jr. join Justin to talk about a wide variety of topics including the opportunities for Latinos to hold top baseball positions, how La Vida Baseball celebrates Latino culture, the use of analytics in baseball, the challenge of managing players from different backgrounds, the chances […]

Cards Against Humanity co-creator Max Temkin joins Justin to tell us about the new Chicago Board Game Cafe. Max talks about where the idea for this venture comes from, the amount of research that went into starting this business, how they were able to take that research and implement it, the type of board games […]

The Justin Kaufmann Show for Monday, 2.17.20: Over the weekend a gunman shot and killed a man and wounded two other people in a pedestrian tunnel that connects the Red and Blue line Jackson stops. Is the recent crime on the CTA forcing you to change the way you commute? Chicago was front and center […]

The Justin Kaufmann Show for Friday, 2.14.20: It was announced that the Trump administration will deploy elite border patrol agents to sanctuary cities, including Chicago and New York. What do you think? Is that a good idea or bad idea? It’s NBA All-Star weekend and Bulls Outsider John Sabine is back to give us a […]

It’s “The Download on Chicago Business” sponsored by Signature Bank. Tonight, Justin speaks with Jeff Hunt, CEO and Founder of Snap36. Jeff talks about what Snap36 does, how Snap36 is able to showcase products in a better way online, the importance of showing people 360° photography while they are shopping for products, how major retailers like […]

The Justin Kaufmann Show for Thursday, 2.13.20: Chicago is bracing for a deep-freeze as temperatures will drop into the single digits overnight. What are you doing to prepare yourself for the arctic blast? A viral video of an airplane passenger caught on video shaking a woman’s reclined seat is burning up the internet. So who […]

It’s the NBA All-Star weekend in Chicago and it’s great to get an in-studio visit from sports agent Todd Ramasar. Todd talks about the business of the NCAA, the  NBA and how he’s taking sports science to a whole new level. This is the podcast for The Justin Kaufmann Show. The show originates from Chicago […]

It’s Thursday night so that means it’s time for a special edition of The Swap Meet! It’s time to brag about your old stuff with Greg Flamm aka The DuPage Picker! It’s NBA All-Star weekend so let’s evaluate some classic Bulls memorabilia! Do you have a ’96 Bulls caricature T-shirt? The classic Michael Jordan “Wings Door” poster? […]

The Justin Kaufmann Show for Wednesday, 2.12.20: Streetsblog Chicago editor and Chicago Reader columnist John Greenfield tells us why the Jane Byrne Interchange spaghetti bowl expansion keeps getting worse. The Daily Line’s Heather Cherone recaps another busy week in politics including the latest on the Jussie Smollett indictment. Peapod announced it will be shutting down […]

Heather Cherone, Chicago City Hall reporter and Managing Editor of The Daily Line, joins Justin to recap the busy week in Illinois politics including the latest on the Jussie Smollett indictment, how the indictment will impact the upcoming Illinois primary, Chicago’s record-setting violence and a new controversy surrounding the Neighborhood Opportunity Fund. This is the podcast for The Justin Kaufmann […]

The Justin Kaufmann Show for Monday, 2.10.20: The Coronavirus killed 97 people in one day. Are you concerned about the numbers coming out of China? A newly proposed bill would ban drivers from being able to pump their own gas in Illinois. Do we need this bill to become law? It’s Black History Month and […]

In this Justin Kaufmann Show series, Chicago historian John R. Schmidt takes us on a tour of Chicago’s “Hidden Chicago Landmarks.” Tonight, in honor of Black History Month, John and Justin discuss some of the hidden history behind some great black Chicagoans. John tells us some amazing stories about Chicago entrepreneur Jesse Binga, legendary gospel singer Mahalia Jackson […]

The Justin Kaufmann Show for Friday, 2.7.20: Chalkbeat Chicago‘s Cassie Walker Burke gives us the latest details on the ongoing scandal involving Lincoln Park High School. What do we need to know? Cities and states are saying no to cashless shops. Should it be up to local government to decide how a business accepts payment? […]