Justin Kaufmann

What is the best Chicago Movie of all-time? Is it The Blues Brothers? Wayne’s World? The Untouchables?  High Fidelity? Home Alone? We are down to the Sweet 16 and it’s time for you to decide. Welcome to the No Holds Barred Ultimate Chicago Movie Cage Match. Tonight, 2 movies duke it out and only one can move to the next round. Tonight, raconteur Scott Goldstein makes his case for the documentary “Hoop Dreams,” while “Wait, Wait…Don’t Tell Me!” host Peter […]

Actor, writer, philanthropist, activist and legendary Chicago hip hop artist Common joins Justin to talk about this work with the Common Ground Foundation, the importance of exposing young people to the arts, when he was first exposed to the arts growing up in Chicago, how living in Chicago can be used for creating art, why social justice is so important to Chicago artists and why love continues to be the central theme in a lot of his work. This is […]

It’s another edition of the “Monday Evening Quarterback!” Tonight, Justin and WGN Bears Insider Adam Hoge break down the Bears extremely disappointing 21-13 loss to the Green Bay Packers. Adam and Justin talk about the offense regressing after a big win against the Cowboys, the inability to run the football, why Mitch Trubisky wasn’t running the ball, who is to blame for the putrid offensive performance this season, why the ineffectiveness of the offense isn’t entirely the coaches fault, how the injury […]

Filmmakers Josh and Benny Safdie join Justin to discuss their new film, “Uncut Gems,” which opens on Christmas Day. Josh and Benny talk about why this story is near and dear to them, the amount of preparation that went into making the film, how they were able to get Adam Sandler to star in the film, why they wanted Adam Sandler to be in the movie, the reasons why they like to use comedians in dramatic roles, how they are […]

It’s Wednesday so that means it’s time to brag about your stuff! Greg Flamm aka The DuPage Picker is here to evaluate the old junk you want to brag about on the Swap Meet! Do you think that Michael Jordan baseball card can make you rich? Have you been holding on to that brick from Comiskey Park and finally want to cash in? Have you been saving all of your Life magazines in the hopes that you can retire early? You have […]

Author Aaron Cohen joins Justin to talk about his new book, “Move On Up: Chicago Soul Music And Black Cultural Power.” Aaron talks about his interest in documenting the story of Chicago soul music, how social and cultural changes shaped the music, how a lot of Chicago soul music became the soundtrack to the Civil Rights movement, why the history of Chicago soul music is often overlooked, the influence religion had on the music, how Chicago musicians were able to […]

What is the best Chicago Movie of all-time? Is it The Blues Brothers? Ferris? The Untouchables?  Uncle Buck? Cooley High? We are down to the Sweet 16 and it’s time for you to decide. Welcome to the No Holds Barred Ultimate Chicago Movie Cage Match. Tonight, 2 movies duke it out and only one can move to the next round. Tonight, The Interview Show‘s Mark Bazer makes his case for “The Dark Knight,” while the Chicago Humanities Festival‘s artistic director […]

Heather Cherone, Chicago City Hall reporter and Managing Editor of The Daily Line, joins Justin to discuss the week in politics including Chicago’s interim police superintendent getting rid of the merit promotion system, an effort to require City Council committees to take a vote to determine whether a majority of aldermen are present before getting underway meeting opposition and the latest “Lens on Lightfoot” story about school funding. This is the podcast for The Justin Kaufmann Show. The show originates from Chicago on WGN Radio […]

What is the best Chicago Movie of all-time? Is it The Blues Brothers? Ferris? The Untouchables?  Uncle Buck? Cooley High? We are down to the Sweet 16 and it’s time for you to decide. Welcome to the No Holds Barred Ultimate Chicago Movie Cage Match. Tonight, 2 movies duke it out and only one can move to the next round. Tonight, Sun-Times film critic and “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” stan Richard Roeper argues that the Matthew Broderick-fueled comedy is the […]

Roseanna Ander, founding Executive Director of the University of Chicago Crime Lab and the University of Chicago Urban Education Lab, and Kim Smith, Associate Director of Criminal Justice Initiatives, join Justin to talk about the 10-year anniversary of Crime Labs, the impetus for creating the Crime Lab, the challenge of getting police departments interested in emerging data, how the data they gather is used in the community, why Chicago is such an interesting place to do this type of work, […]