WGN - The Download with Justin Kaufmann Podcast

It’s the end of the week and we have a wonderful show for you! On tonight’s episode of The Download, Justin speaks with Carol Watson from Milk and Honey about the challenge of taking a product from the restaurant to the grocery store, WGN’s Kevin Powell tells us what we can look forward to as the Cubs and White Sox head into opening day, President of the Cook County Bar Association Dartesia Pitts talks about the Illinois primary and if […]

The Carry Out is the nightly segment where Justin reads the news so you don’t have to. Tonight’s top stories include the results of Tuesday’s Primary election, Cook County voters saying ‘yes’ to a marijuana ballot measure, Mark Zuckerberg breaking his silence on the Cambridge Analytica scandal, the Fed raising interest rates, Amazon in Chicago surveying potential sites for its second headquarters, the Loyola Ramblers getting ready for their Sweet Sixteen game against Nevada, the Sox and Cubs preparing for the start […]

We have a fantastic show for you tonight! We kick things off by breaking down last night’s Primary Election with The Daily Line’s A.D. Quig, Heather Cherone and Rae Hodge, the tremendous Chicago actor Philip Earl Johnson talks about his work on the Goodman Theatre’s production of Ibsen’s “An Enemy of the People,” we tell you all about the “Keith Haring: Chicago Mural” exhibition which is running through September at the Chicago Cultural Center as part of the City of Chicago’s […]

It’s Primary Election Day in Illinois and The Download has you covered. On the show tonight, we’ll get spot on analysis from Lauren Cohn, Carol Felsenthal, Lance Trover, Hermene Hartman, Amara Enyia, Eric Zorn, Chris Robling, Dave Lundy and Walter Jacobson. We also chat with outdoing County Clerk David Orr about turnout in Cook County. And we’ll talk to the candidates running for office including Erika Harold, State Representative Jeanne Ives, State Senator Daniel Biss, Fritz Kaegi, U.S. Representative Jan […]

The Carry Out is the nightly segment where Justin reads the news so you don’t have to. Tonight’s top stories include Tuesday’s Primary election, tronc CEO Michael Ferro announcing his retirement, Fortune Magazine detailing sexual misconduct allegations against Michael Ferro, Facebook stock tumbling, President Trump wanting the death penalty for some drug dealers, the Loyola Ramblers upsetting Miami and Tennessee, the Lady Blue Demons losing to Texas A&M, the Cubs and White Sox wrapping up Spring Training and Alderman Reilly blaming drunken […]

Tech incubator 1871‘s outgoing CEO Howard Tullman and incoming CEO Betsy Ziegler join Justin to discuss the future of 1871, the growth of the tech industry in Chicago, why Chicago is the best place for female entrepreneurship, how the goals at 1871 have changed through the years, if we are seeing a new way of teaching entrepreneurs, why entrepreneurship is now a team game, the challenge of acquiring and retaining top talent and how 1871 is providing a culture of […]

Murder and Mayhem in Chicago creator Dana Kaye and best-selling author Gillian Flynn join Justin to discuss this weekend’s Murder and Mayhem in Chicago conference at Roosevelt University. Dana and Gillian talk about what to expect at the conference and why Chicago is a perfect city to hold the conference. Gillian also talks about the upcoming “Sharp Objects” project for HBO, the experience of having her work adapted to film and television, the challenge of moving from author to screenwriter, […]

It’s a special Friday evening episode of “The Download on Chicago Business” sponsored by Signature Bank. Tonight, Justin speaks with entrepreneur Alan Cook, founder and CEO of BrilliantPad, about the world’s first self-cleaning indoor dog potty. Alan talks about coming up with the idea for this product, how he brought the idea to “Shark Tank,” the challenge of coming up with a product that works considering all the moving pieces involved in its creation, how they are able to change the behavior […]

We have an incredible show to end the week! On tonight’s episode of The Download, Justin speaks with Brilliant Pad CEO and co-founder Alan Cook about their new self-cleaning indoor dog potty, the tremendous actor Jason Isaacs discusses his new film, “The Death of Stalin,” we break down another action-packed week of news with Mario Smith and Amara Enyia, best-selling author Gillian Flynn (“Gone Girl”) and Dana Kaye chat about the upcoming Murder and Mayhem conference and it’s Friday so that […]

It’s Wednesday so it’s time for the Swap Meet! Greg Flamm aka The DuPage Picker is here to evaluate your stuff! Did you ever wonder how much the Walter Payton/William Perry “Rappin’ Together” record is worth? Want to cash in on all of your WLUP memorabilia? Finally want to know if those old prints of Napoleon are worth anything? You have the questions and Greg has the answers! It’s “The Swap Meet! Follow Justin on Twitter and give him a like on Facebook. The Download with Justin Kaufmann airs […]