Chicago Reader's Back Room Deal

By Ben Joravsky, Maya Dukmasova, Chicago Reader

Back by popular demand: The Back Room Deal features radio personality and longtime Reader political writer Ben Joravsky arguing local Chicago politics with Reader senior writer Maya Dukmasova. With sh... more

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How many episodes does Chicago Reader's Back Room Deal have?

The podcast currently has 31 episodes available.

Chicago Reader's Back Room Deal episodes:

March 28, 2019 The ignored wards: runoffs in the 15th, 16th, and 21st
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22min
March 27, 2019 A clear line in the sand: the 30th Ward
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13min
March 26, 2019 Machine hangover: the 25th Ward
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12min
March 25, 2019 Three votes short of victory: the Sixth Ward
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12min
March 23, 2019 Old friends and new enemies: aldermanic runoffs at Season One wards
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28min
March 22, 2019 A black woman will lead Chicago: the mayoral runoff
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22min
February 12, 2019 No one is running: the 42nd Ward
The race in the ward that economically drives the entire city of Chicago is totally uncontested, and Ben and Maya look at why.

http://www.chicagoreader.com

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Chicago Reader's Back Room Deal is produced by Anne Elizabeth Moore.

Produced and edited by Andrea Klunder at The Creative Impostor Studios

Hosted by Ben Joravsky & Maya Dukmasova

Recorded and mixed by Edwin R. Ruiz, Mondo Machine

Special thanks to Lumpen Radio WLPN 105.5FM

Theme music by Jim R. S. Bjorklund, courtesy FreeSound.org
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6min
February 11, 2019 Not even trying to pretend: the 46th Ward
Ben and Maya look at the fight between low-income housing and neighborhood amenities in rapidly changing Uptown.

http://www.chicagoreader.com

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Chicago Reader's Back Room Deal is produced by Anne Elizabeth Moore.

Produced and edited by Andrea Klunder at The Creative Impostor Studios

Hosted by Ben Joravsky & Maya Dukmasova

Recorded and mixed by Edwin R. Ruiz, Mondo Machine

Special thanks to Lumpen Radio WLPN 105.5FM

Theme music by Jim R. S. Bjorklund, courtesy FreeSound.org
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12min
February 09, 2019 What can we expect from our elected officials: the 22nd Ward
Departing progressive alderman Rick Munoz faces personal trouble in advance of the election, placing successor Michael Rodriguez's race in jeopardy, in staunchly independent Little Village.

http://www.chicagoreader.com

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Chicago Reader's Back Room Deal is produced by Anne Elizabeth Moore.

Produced and edited by Andrea Klunder at The Creative Impostor Studios

Hosted by Ben Joravsky & Maya Dukmasova

Recorded and mixed by Edwin R. Ruiz, Mondo Machine

Special thanks to Lumpen Radio WLPN 105.5FM

Theme music by Jim R. S. Bjorklund, courtesy FreeSound.org
...more
12min
February 08, 2019 Ties to Kanye West and Michelle Obama: the Fifth Ward
The future site of the Obama Presidential Center and the home of the University of Chicago also encompasses parts of lower-income South Shore, which Ben and Maya think makes for a fascinating aldermanic race.

http://www.chicagoreader.com

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Chicago Reader's Back Room Deal is produced by Anne Elizabeth Moore.

Produced and edited by Andrea Klunder at The Creative Impostor Studios

Hosted by Ben Joravsky & Maya Dukmasova

Recorded and mixed by Edwin R. Ruiz, Mondo Machine

Special thanks to Lumpen Radio WLPN 105.5FM

Theme music by Jim R. S. Bjorklund, courtesy FreeSound.org
...more
12min

FAQs about Chicago Reader's Back Room Deal:

How many episodes does Chicago Reader's Back Room Deal have?

The podcast currently has 31 episodes available.