Patricia Frazier, poet, filmmaker, activist and 2018 National Youth Poet Laureate, joins Justin to discuss what it means to win this prestigious award, how activism influences her art, what she enjoys about writing poetry, the impact that Young Chicago Authors is having around the world, when she decided to take poetry seriously, the importance of Louder Than a Bomb to her craft, why she focuses on marginalized communities and why Chicago is such a mecca for young artists.     […]

Former Whitney Young, DePaul and NBA star Quentin Richardson joins Justin to discuss his involvement with the Big3 Basketball League, what it means for him to play at the United Center, his time playing at Whitney Young High School, why he chose to attend DePaul, the competitive nature of Chicago basketball, the challenge a player faces when he makes the transition to professional basketball, the grind of an 82-game professional schedule, the experience of being traded and how players are […]

The highly influential hip hop artist Bump J joins Justin to talk about his career, how music has changed since he first started in the business, what the Chicago music scene was like when he first began rapping, who influenced him during his early years, when he realized that music was more than just a hobby, the way he has influenced the current crop of artists, working with Kanye West, why he joined a gang when he was only 13-years-old, […]

The highly influential hip hop artist Bump J joins Justin to talk about his career, how music has changed since he first started in the business, what the Chicago music scene was like when he first began rapping, who influenced him during his early years, when he realized that music was more than just a hobby, the way he has influenced the current crop of artists, working with Kanye West, why he joined a gang when he was only 13-years-old, […]

The great Mike Ness of the influential punk band Social Distortion joins Justin to talk about his amazing career, the many times he has played in Chicago, the passionate Chicago music scene, his intentions for the band when he was first starting out, the evolution of Social Distortion’s sound through the years, how he always wanted to be a rock star, when he recognized that their sound was crossing over into the mainstream, why he believes southern California produced so […]

The wonderful comedian Cameron Esposito joins Justin to talk about her career, the time she spent in Chicago, comedy and the #MeToo movment and her new special, “Rape Jokes.”   Video excerpt:      

The terrific actor, comedian and Second City alum Sam Richardson joins Justin to talk about his Chicago roots and the upcoming season of Comedy Central‘s “Detroiters.”

The terrific actor, comedian and Second City alum Sam Richardson joins Justin to talk about his Chicago roots and the upcoming season of Comedy Central‘s “Detroiters.”

Well, it’s a bittersweet evening as tonight is the last 7 pm until 11 pm episode of The Download. Justin will join Steve Cochran’s show on Monday morning at 6 am and The Download will exist via a daily podcast. We can’t wait to bring you more great entertainment moving forward. On tonight’s show, The Daily Line’s Heather Cherone breaks down all the local political stories making news this week, we discuss the state of the state and the state […]

The Download‘s sports historian and author Jack Silverstein joins Justin to talk about the last day of the Bulls dynasty: NBA Finals, Game 6, June 14th, 1998. Jack breaks down the Bulls dynasty and gives us a “Where Are They Now” for all 15 players on the 1998 Championship team. Follow Justin on Twitter and give him a like on Facebook. The Download with Justin Kaufmann airs Monday through Friday from 7 pm. to 11 pm on @WGNRadio