WGN - The Download with Justin Kaufmann Podcast

The Carry Out is the nightly segment where Justin reads the news so you don’t have to. Tonight’s top stories include President Trump continuing to criticize NFL players who aren’t standing for the national anthem, Whitney Young High School canceling the rest of the football season, Saudi Arabia announcing they are allowing women to drive, Twitter expanding its character limit, the Cubs trying to clinch the division in St. Louis, the Bulls parting ways with Dwyane Wade, the Bears preparing […]

Corey Brooks, senior pastor of New Beginnings Church, joins Justin to tell us about opening a new training center in the south side neighborhood of Woodlawn. Pastor Brooks talks about where this idea comes from, the needs in the community that the center is filling, what they are setting out to do in the neighborhood, the emotions that he’s feeling that the center is finally opening, how he plans to get kids to take advantage of the training center and if […]

The Download’s resident philosopher Al Gini makes a return visit to discuss his latest novel, “The Importance of Being Funny: Why We Need More Jokes in Our Lives.” Professor Gini talks about why he wrote this book, the importance of having humor and jokes in our lives, the emotional part of joke telling and how it connects us, how humor is a gift that we can give to somebody, the way people sometimes get in trouble with their comedy and […]

We have another stacked show for you this evening. On tonight’s episode of The Download, entrepreneur Jacob DeHart tells us about his new restaurant management app Porcini, Al Gini, The Download’s resident philosopher, talks about the importance of being funny, Pastor Corey Brooks returns to the show to discuss  the opening of a new training center in a beleaguered area of Woodlawn, Neli Vazquez Rowland, President and Co-founder of A Safe Haven Foundation, discusses her mission to change the way our […]

It’s Tuesday night so that means we have another episode of “The Download on Chicago Business” sponsored by Signature Bank. Tonight, Justin speaks with Threadless co-founder Jacob DeHart about his new restaurant management app Porcini. Jacob talks about when he realized there was a need for this app, how the app can help improve the restaurant business, the challenge of getting restaurants to use the technology, the importance of getting feedback from customers, what he learned from working at Threadless that […]

It’s time for another episode of “Monday Evening Quarterback!” Tonight, Justin and WGN Bears Insider Adam Hoge break down the Bears thrilling OT victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers. Adam and Justin talk about the Steelers playing a bad game and the Bears taking advantage of it, the incredible performance by the Bears defensive line, the need for the defense to start causing more turnovers, how poorly Mike Glennon actually played in the game despite the victory, the gutsy performance by running back Jordan […]

The Carry Out is the nightly segment where Justin reads the news so you don’t have to. Tonight’s top stories include Senator John McCain saying he would vote ‘No’ on the new healthcare bill, President Trump being in a Twitter war with Kim Jong-un, London kicking Uber out of town, former Bears Brandon Marshall putting his Chicago condo on the market, rumors swirling that Kylie Jenner is pregnant, the Cubs holding off the Milwaukee Brewers, the Sox beating the Astros […]

It’s a special Friday night episode of “The Download on Chicago Business” sponsored by Signature Bank. Tonight, Justin speaks with Dr. Suzet McKinney, CEO/Executive Director of the Illinois Medical District about what it means for Chicago to have a medical district, the mission to drive economic growth for Chicago and the state of Illinois, the effort to make people aware of the Illinois Medical District, if Chicago can be a global leader in the biotech industry, trying to attract private sector […]

We have a terrific show for you to wrap up the week! On tonight’s episode of The Download, Illinois Medical District Executive Director Suzet McKinney tells us about her mission to take make Chicago a global leader in the medical field, we reload another busy week in news with journalist Kevin Warwick and WTTW’s Paris Schutz and U.K. singer-songwriter Dan Croll chats about his career and latest record, “Emerging Adulthood.” Follow Justin on Twitter and give him a like on Facebook. The Download with […]

The Carry Out is the nightly segment where Justin reads the news so you don’t have to. Tonight’s top stories include the GOP moving fast to repeal and replace Obamacare, the race for Illinois attorney general heating up, Hurricane Maria causing devastation in Puerto Rico, the Cubs wrapping up their 2 game series against the Rays, the Sox playing the Astros in Houston, Kyle Long and Markus Wheaton both looking to play against the Steelers on Sunday, the New York […]