Joachim Ronnenberg was a Norwegian resistance fighter that sabotaged Nazi Germany’s nuclear weapons ambition during World War II. In 1943, he led a top-secret raid. Ronnenberg passed away this week at the age of 99. BBC did an interview with Ronnenberg in 2013 and Norway’s Prime Minister Erna Solberg described him as a great hero. Alan Wright is a former BBC Radio personality that had the opportunity to talk one-on-one with Ronneberg. Wright shares his story live with us from the UK. “Hydro […]

Journalist and friend of The Matt Bubala Show , Kim Bellware discuss an array of topics.  Bellware joins Matt live in-studio for some fun and serious conversation. Throughout the 2 a.m. hour, Kim gives us a perspective on the Jason Van Dkye trial, the race for governor, the mayoral election and Amara Enyia, who just recently got endorsed by Chance the Rapper. We talk about major celebs like Taylor Swift, who recently went public about her thoughts on voting. Kim […]

We are here for the conversation…and stay for the Pappanino’s pizza! On this full show podcast, Matt, Roger and Jess talk about the possibility for snow on Halloween. Listeners call in and share their thoughts. Throughout the show, Roger updates us on the Mega Millions. So far, no-one has won ye and it is up to $1.6 billion.  We talk about how winning the lottery can change your life….and the gang brainstorms about fun trips to take. At 1:30 a.m., […]

Sonia Van Meter is a finalist for the Mars One mission joins the show to talk about an update on the plans. As a political opposition researcher, she chats with Matt Bubala live from Texas to chat about the latest headlines in politics. Throughout the 2 a.m. hour, they discuss national headlines like Beto O’Rouke and his successful skills to raise 38 million dollars. They also discuss Donald Trump and Kanye West’s White House Lunch. Van Meter comments on Michael […]

In this full show episode, Matt is back to cover a range of topics! In the first hour, he chats with good friend of the show, Sonia Van Meter about politics. At 4 a.m., Matt chats with a senior political analyst,  Malik Ayub Sumbal in Singapore about the disappearance of The Washington Post reporter, Jamal Khashoggi.  The gang gets calls from out of state and even Germany! Roger and Matt chat with listeners about childhood homes and winning the lottery. […]

Doctors Gameli Dekayie and Chantale Stephens opened Quench Wellness, a wholistic practice, this past July in the South Loop.  Jon Hansen fills in on The Matt Bubala Show to chat with two women who met at a University of Chicago college orientation and their journey to become business partners. At Quench Wellness, their goal is to target health issues by getting people to focus on natural alternatives. Dekayie says those basics are “diet, exercise, sleep and what we are taking […]

Student led protests in October of 1968 at Chicago Public Schools led to a massive walkout that enticed change in the school system. Chicago Reader writer Tanner Howard joins Jon Hansen on The Matt Bubala Show to discuss this historic event. Howard went to visit the Hull House a few months back, and found a poster that discussed the protests.  This started at Harrison High School and Austin High School on the Near West Side.  Howard says that this protest […]

Co-Founder of Block Club Chicago, Jen Sabella, joins Jon Hansen on The Matt Bubala Show to talk about local news and what Block Club Chicago is doing around the city. Sabella talks about the benefits of paying for good journalism. “Our journalists work so hard. I have to beg them sometimes to stop working.” Tune in for a conversation discussing reporting on good news, bad news and events. For more information on stories and how to subscribe, visit here. http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3553994/3553994_2018-10-06-193934.64kmono.mp3?ad_params=zones%3DPreroll%7Cstation_id%3D3765.mp3 […]

This full show episode is one jam-packed show! Jon Hansen fills in for Matt Bubala. The crew plays a fun game of finding out where Matt is located and the listeners help us out. Jon also creates a game show feel segment as he reads news stories and Jess, Roger and listeners fill in the blanks about what happened. Throughout the show, we discuss the Jason Van Dyke trial, Halloween movies, cool careers and what past event changed Chicago Public […]

WCIU reporter Brandon Pope joins Jon Hansen as he fills on on The Matt Bubala Show. Jason Van Dyke was found guilty of second degree murder and 16 counts of aggravated battery. The trial took about seven hours and Pope says that “the trial gone weaker than people anticipated it would.” Pope attended the trial each day and shares his experiences of how the judge responded, the tense moments and how well media outlets portrayed the information.