Making

Chicago presents Making Beyoncé, a new three-part

bio-podcast series that explores Beyoncé Knowles' rise from local talent shows to

global musical icon. 

Find episodes

of Making Beyoncé right here beginning Friday, Nov. 15,

2019.

If you enjoyed listening to Making Obama, some folks here at WBEZ have another podcast for you. It’s also about politics, but this one is very different. Family drama, FBI wiretaps and -- ultimately -- a very long prison sentence dominate this story which even intersects with Barack Obama’s career.  Remember when the Governor of Illinois supposedly tried to sell President Obama’s Senate seat? Or, how the same ex-Governor got a “You’re Fired” from Donald Trump on The Celebrity Apprentice? New from WBEZ Chicago, Public Official A uncovers the rise and fall of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich. How he did whatever it took to reach the top. The trail of destruction left in his wake. And how the complexities, charisma and tragic flaws of this public official resonate today. The first episode comes out January 18, 2019.

National Convention speech, Barack Obama announced he was running for president.

U.S. Senate run. Hear how ambition and luck propelled him to Washington.

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life. It was in 2000, and that defeat set him on the course for his eventual U.S.

Senate run. Making Obama is a production of listener-supported

WBEZ Chicago. Support WBEZ and the future of podcasts like this at https://wbez.org/making

legend. It became a contest about race and identity.

first political seat in 1996. Hear what he had to learn, and the conflicts he faced,

to get there. 

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community organizer on the South Side of Chicago. Hear how the city shaped his

political ambitions.

rivals — tells the story of his climb from Chicago to the national stage. Subscribe now and don't miss the first episode on February

8.