Wgn Radio - Extension 720 With Justin Kaufmann

Molly Melman, Executive Partner and Divisional Training Manager for Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises, joins Justin to talk about her career, the opening of RPM Seafood on the Chicago Riverwalk, why she chose to be a school teacher after graduating from college, how she applied what she learned as a teacher to the restaurant business, the […]

It’s “The Download on Chicago Business” sponsored by Signature Bank. Tonight, Justin speaks with Givenly founder and CEO Mark Mancini about what Givenly does, where the idea for Givenly comes from, how they are able to make corporate gift giving more efficient, the way they are able to make the task of sending a corporate gift […]

The Justin Kaufmann Show for Thursday, 2.6.20: Political consultant Thom Serafin breaks down what is happening in Iowa. Should there be a ‘recanvass’ of Iowa caucus results? Should Illinois replace Iowa and hold the first primary of the season? A Chinese doctor who was among the first to blow the whistle on the new coronavirus […]

Political consultant Thom Serafin joins Justin to talk about what is happening with the Iowa caucus results, if there is a need to “recanvass,” the importance for Democrats to win Iowa, if Illinois should replace Iowa and hold the first primary of the season, if Illinois is actually the most representative of the entire country […]

It’s back! Season 2 of “The Chicago Accent Challenge” starts tonight! Do you think you have the best Chicago accent? Well, now it’s time to put up or shut up! “How to Speak Midwestern” author Edward McClelland is back to help Justin judge your Chicago accent. This is the podcast for The Justin Kaufmann Show. The […]

It’s the Justin Kaufmann Show for Monday, 2.3.20: There is come controversy surrounding the Super Bowl halftime performance of J. Lo and Shakira. Was it too much for a mainstream audience? Should the Super Bowl stick to entertainers with less sex appeal? WGN and ABC News Radio Reporter Ryan Burrow checks in from Iowa to […]

It’s the Justin Kaufmann Show for the last day of January, 2020! Madeleine Doubek, Executive Director, CHANGE Illinois, joins Justin to wrap up a busy week in Springfield. The U.S. declared a public health emergency over the Coronavirus as Delta and American Airlines suspend all flights to China. Is Cornavirus impacting your travel plans? The […]

Al Gini, our resident philosopher and author, joins Justin tonight to discuss humility and gratitude. Al talks about what humility means, the concept of “healthy humility,” the relationship between social media and humility, how humility is different from humiliation, the importance of “knowing self,” the connection between humility and gratitude and why it is the […]

Award-winning journalist, “The New Yorker” contributing writer and author Adam Davidson joins Justin to discuss his new book, “The Passion Economy: The New Rules for Thriving in the Twenty-First Century.” Adam talks about what “The Passion Economy” means, why we aren’t hearing more positive stories about small business and the economy, why we should be […]

It’s the Justin Kaufmann Show for 1.30.20. The top story has to be the first US person-to-person case of coronavirus reported in Chicago. How concerned are you? The Chicago Tribune’s Jeremy Gorner joins joins Justin to break down the Chicago police announcing a major restructuring, moving detectives and specialized cops to patrol districts to take […]

We’ve made it to the Finals of The Ultimate Chicago Movie Cage Match! We started with 64 Chicago movies and are now down to the final 2. It’s “The Blues Brothers” vs. “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.” Only 1 will crowned The Best Chicago Movie of All-Time! Which movie deserves the title? Once again, poet, radio host and […]

It’s the Justin Kaufmann Show for Wednesday, 1.29.20. Facebook may pay Illinois users a couple of hundred dollars each in a $550 million privacy settlement. Should we be able to own and be paid for our data to be used? Harvey Levin defends site breaking the news of Kobe Bryant’s death. Do you think they […]

It’s Wednesday so that means it’s time to brag about your memorabilia! Greg Flamm aka The DuPage Picker is here to evaluate the old junk you want to brag about on the Swap Meet! Have you been down to your basement recently and uncovered a treasure trove of cool things? Have you been hanging on to your Oscar Mayer Wienermobile […]

Heather Cherone, Chicago City Hall reporter and Managing Editor of The Daily Line, joins Justin to discuss the week in political news including Governor Pritzker’s State of the State address, electric scooters coming back to Chicago, the CPD using facial recognition software and Mayor Lightfoot saying she will be more aggressive than former Mayor Rahm Emanuel was in negotiating the […]

Author, managing partner of Chicago Cred and former United States Secretary of Education Arne Duncan joins Justin to talk about how community groups and violence prevention organizations are challenging themselves and the broader Chicago community to set a goal of reducing gun violence by 20 percent in 2020. Secretary Duncan talks about the impetus for […]

Tonight on the show Justin speaks with former Secretary of Education Arne Duncan about Chicago’s effort to reduce gun violence by 20 percent in 2020. Is Chicago now known mostly for it’s gun violence? We also give an update on the coronavirus. Are you scared? What do we need to know? Adam Schuster, Budget and […]

Steve Dolinsky, aka The Hungry Hound, joins Justin once again to discuss Yelp adding health inspection score alerts in Chicago restaurant listings, how Instagram and other social media influencers are impacting the dining industry, the highlights of Chicago Restaurant Week and the new restaurants we should be excited about in 2020. This is the podcast for The […]

It’s the Justin Kaufmann Show for Monday, 1.27.20. Justin takes your calls about the tragic death of Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna in a helicopter crash that also killed 7 others. Have you ever cried over a celebrity death? The Hungry Hound Steve Dolinsky stops by to tell us about Chicago Restaurant Week deals […]

WGN‘s Kevin Powell joins Justin to preview this weekend’s SoxFest and to talk about what we can expect from the team this year. Kevin talks about the incredible buzz around this 2020 team, the excitement over the new players that have joined the club, if we are going to see prized prospect Nick Madrigal on the […]

Connor Gorman and Jacoby Cochran join Justin to talk about this weekend’s Karaoke Storytellers show at Schubas. Connor and Jacoby talk about where this idea comes from, the popularity of both karaoke and storytelling, how they are able to find performers that can tell stories and also hold a tune and what we can expect […]