Justin Kaufmann

Tonight on Extension 720: We celebrate the side hustle. Marc Maron joins me in-studio to talk about his new film “Sword of Trust” and the upcoming 3rd season of GLOW. Bon Bon Vie started as Shari Neal Williams side hustle, but the t-shirt company quickly became a full-time gig thanks to celebrities like Thandi Newton and Issa Rae. Dayna Calderon takes me to Lindy’s Chili Bar and Restaurant to talk all things McKinley Park. And finally, Ajani Jones has a […]

Tremendous Chicago hip hop artist Ajani Jones joins Justin on Extension 720 to talk about his career, his new record, “Dragonfly,” the goal of the new work, how he’s grown as an artist, when he decided to make a transition from poetry to music, the artists that have inspired him, the challenge of balancing his day job and the dream of making music for a living, the influence that the city of Chicago has on his music, his relationship to […]

It’s the “The Download on Chicago Business” sponsored by Signature Bank. Tonight, Justin speaks with Bon Bon Vie‘s Shari Williams and Printful CEO Davis Siksnans about Shari’s T-shirt company and why her success can be attributed to outsource printing and fulfillment to print-on-demand company Printful. Shari and Davis talk about where the idea for the T-shirt business comes from, how Shari was able to get her work into the hands of celebrities, how she was able to keep up with demand […]

The tremendous comedian, podcaster and actor Marc Maron joins Justin on Extension 720 to discuss the new movie, “Sword of Trust.” Marc talks about the challenge of making a serious topic funny, what drew him to the script, his previous collaborations with director Lynn Shelton, what he was able to bring to the character he plays in the film, the evolution of his acting career, why he believes that he’s never been funnier, how he has developed his ‘WTF’ podcast, […]

Tonight on Extension 720: What can we expect from the Cubs and Sox as the second half of the baseball season begins? We’ll ask WGN’s Kevin Powell. West Monroe Partners is taking corporate social responsibility to another level. We’ll talk to Jessica Klobucar about her mission to Cambodia. Justin heads down to the Southeast Side of Chicago to find out more about the history of Eggers Marsh and we continue our neighborhood tour tonight in Albany Park. Comedian and storyteller […]

Jessica Klobucar of West Monroe Partners joins Justin on Extension 720 to discuss The Fischer Global Service Fellowship Program which provides West Monroe employees a three-to six-month leave to support a philanthropic and humanitarian issue of interest anywhere in the world. Jessica talks about the concept of corporate social responsibility, how West Monroe Partners is taking their social responsibility to a higher level, her experience with The Fischer Global Fellowship Program in Cambodia, why she wanted to do her humanitarian […]

John Legge, the Chicago Conservation Director for The Nature Conservancy and Brad Kasberg, Wetland Restoration Manager for Audubon Great Lakes, join Justin on Extension 720 to talk about the history and future of Eggers Grove on the Southeast Side of Chicago. John and Brad talk about the history of Eggers Marsh, the Wetlands Restoration Project of the Calumet region of Illinois and Indiana, how the area was used during the Cold War, how a wetland is able to survive in […]

WGN Sports reporter and afternoon sports anchor Kevin Powell joins Justin on Extension 720 to look ahead to the second half of the baseball season and what we should expect from the Cubs and Sox. Kevin talks about highly-touted White Sox prospect Luis Robert’s AAA scorching debut, if there will be any big moves made before the trade deadline, how the Cubs underachieved in the first half (yet still find themselves in first place) and Joe Maddon’s job security. Kevin […]

“Off the Record” is a series of conversations with prominent Chicagoans in their communities. Tonight on Extension 720, Justin is joined by comedian and storyteller Elizabeth Gomez at The Kedzie Inn in Albany Park. Elizabeth talks about how much the neighborhood has changed over the years, if the neighborhood remains affordable, why people are gravitating to the area, the diversity of the neighborhood, the issues that are most important to people in the neighborhood, Albany Park’s history and its strong […]

Katherine Korey, Director of Development and Marketing at Bright Promises Foundation, Priya Shah, Executive Director of Storycatchers Theatre and Jacob Clinkscales, Apprentice Teaching Artist at Storycatchers Theatre join Justin on Extension 720 to discuss how the Storycatchers Theatre is improving communication between young people and the police. Katherine, Priya and Jacob talk about what Storycatchers does best, where the idea for Storycatchers comes from, what it means to own your own narrative, the challenge of getting people to write something […]