Justin Kaufmann

Justin heads to The Hideout to speak with Hideout co-owner Katie Tuten, Subterranean and Beat Kitchen owner Robert Gomez and Raise Your Hand Action‘s Huu Nguyen about how the new Lincoln Yards development will transform the North Side of Chicago…and not for the better. This is the podcast for Extension 720. The show originates from Chicago on WGN Radio and features newsmakers, tastemakers and trailblazers.  Hosted by award-winning broadcaster Justin Kaufmann, this talk show/audio magazine goes in-depth to help you […]

It’s the maiden voyage of the new Extension 720 with Justin Kaufmann! On tonight’s debut episode, Justin speaks with Milt Rosenberg’s longtime friend Joseph Morris about the importance of Milt and the legacy of Extension 720. “SNL’s” Kenan Thompson talks about his future on the long-running NBC show and the upcoming “Kenan Thompson’s Ultimate Comedy Experience” at the Laugh Factory. Author and journalist Alex Kotlowitz discusses his excellent new book, “An American Summer: Love and Death in Chicago.” Justin takes […]

Justin takes to the road to learn why corned beef and cabbage became thee St. Patrick’s Day dish. We hear from Dan Raskin at Manny’s Deli and Ken Harrington of Harrington’s Catering and Deli as they give us a little history lesson about the popular St. Patrick’s Day food. This is the podcast for Extension 720. The show originates from Chicago on WGN Radio and features newsmakers, tastemakers and trailblazers.  Hosted by award-winning broadcaster Justin Kaufmann, this talk show/audio magazine […]

“Off the Record” is a series of conversations with prominent Chicagoans in their  communities. Tonight on Extension 720, Justin is joined by journalist RaShanah Baldwin at Kusanya Cafe in Englewood. RaShanah talks about “Good in Englewood,” why she wants to tell the stories of the good things that are happening in her neighborhood, what people are doing to change the narrative about Englewood, her reaction to the election and the upcoming run-off, the issues that are most important to her […]

The great Kenan Thompson of SNL joins Justin on Extension 720 to talk about this Sunday’s “Kenan Thompson’s Ultimate Comedy Experience” at the Laugh Factory. Kenan talks about why he wants to shine a light on up-and-coming comedians, his interest in discovering new comedic talent, the amount of discipline required to be a comedian, why he’s drawn to sketch comedy, his longevity on “Saturday Night Live,” how the show connects him to a younger audience and if he plans to […]

Katherine Patino of the rising indie pop band Girl K joins Justin on Extension 720 to talk about her young career playing music in Chicago, if she feels the buzz about the band around the city, what attracted her to playing music, when she realized she wanted to be a musician, why she decided to move from Joliet to Chicago, what inspired her to play the type of music she plays now, Girl K’s new record, “For Now” and their […]