Chicago Public Square Newscasts

Last year’s Pokémon Go festival in Chicago was a disaster, but it’s powering up for another try. This is your Chicago Public Square Newscast. Listen here, or on Amazon’s Alexa-powered speakers*, iTunes or your favorite podcast player. * Even if you don’t have an Alexa smart speaker, you can turn iOS and Android phones into Alexa devices for free—a low-impact way to experiment with the technology.

The Chicago Spire may be coming back from the dead. This is your Chicago Public Square Newscast. Listen here, or on Amazon’s Alexa-powered speakers*, iTunes or your favorite podcast player. * Even if you don’t have an Alexa smart speaker, you can turn iOS and Android phones into Alexa devices for free—a low-impact way to experiment with the technology.

United Airlines, which has had a miserable year or so of bad publicity—including a run of pet mishaps and the dragging of a man off a plane—has a new spokesman. This is your Chicago Public Square Newscast. Listen here, or on Amazon’s Alexa-powered speakers*, iTunes or your favorite podcast player. * Even if you don’t have an Alexa smart speaker, you can turn iOS and Android phones into Alexa devices for free—a low-impact way to experiment with the technology.

Should police in Illinois be able to use drones to monitor—and identify the participants in—public protests? Here’s your Chicago Public Square Newscast. Listen below, or on Amazon’s Alexa-powered speakers*, iTunes or your favorite podcast player. * Even if you don’t have an Alexa smart speaker, you can turn iOS and Android phones into Alexa devices for free—a low-impact way to experiment with the technology.

Hey, wanna be an alderman? Here’s your Chicago Public Square Newscast. Listen below, or on Amazon’s Alexa-powered speakers*, iTunes or your favorite podcast player. * Even if you don’t have an Alexa smart speaker, you can turn iOS and Android phones into Alexa devices for free—a low-impact way to experiment with the technology. A Chicago Public Square advertiser

For President Trump, a Stormy Monday. Here’s your Chicago Public Square Newscast. Listen below, or on Amazon’s Alexa-powered speakers*, iTunes or your favorite podcast player. * Even if you don’t have an Alexa smart speaker, you can turn iOS and Android phones into Alexa devices for free—a low-impact way to experiment with the technology.

Something a little different for this outing of the Chicago Public Square Newscast. In honor of this weekend’s Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo—C2E2, as it’s commonly known—and courtesy of my teammates at Rivet Smart Audio, we’re resurrecting a (timeless) comics trivia quiz we conducted at another comics convention in Chicago, back in 2014. And you can play along online at quiz.chicagopublicsquare.com. Listen below, or on Amazon’s Alexa-powered speakers*, iTunes or your favorite podcast player. * Even if you don’t have an Alexa smart speaker, you can turn your smartphone into an Alexa device. Alexa is embedded in the Amazon apps for Android and iOS phones—a low-impact way to experiment with the technology.

As McDonald's moves its headquarters into the heart of Chicago, Chicago is getting something unique. Here’s your Chicago Public Square Newscast. Listen below, or on Amazon’s Alexa-powered speakers*, iTunes or your favorite podcast player. * Even if you don’t have an Alexa smart speaker, you can turn iOS and Android phones into Alexa devices for free—a low-impact way to experiment with the technology.

As global warming changes the world's climate, what's Chicago's fate? Here’s your Chicago Public Square Newscast. Listen below, or on Amazon’s Alexa-powered speakers*, iTunes or your favorite podcast player. * Even if you don’t have an Alexa smart speaker, you can turn iOS and Android phones into Alexa devices for free—a low-impact way to experiment with the technology.

After a massive manhunt, Nashville police report the arrest of an Illinois man sought for the killing of four people at a Waffle House restaurant. Here’s your Chicago Public Square audio update. Listen below, or on Amazon’s Alexa-powered speakers*, iTunes or your favorite podcast player. * Even if you don’t have an Alexa smart speaker, you can turn iOS and Android phones into Alexa devices for free—a low-impact way to experiment with the technology.