WGN - The Download with Justin Kaufmann Podcast

We have yet another first-rate episode of The Download for you! On tonight’s show, The Daily Line’s Mike Fourcher joins Justin to break down the bipartisan agreement on Illinois school funding, Danielle Gallet from the Metropolitan Planning Council tells us if Illinois is managing its water supply properly, journalist Martha Bayne discusses her new book, “Rust Belt Chicago: An Anthology,” famed attorney Thomas Geoghegan talks about his new play, “Monticello,” Anne Cauley and Adrienne Guldin preview the 8th annuel Chicago […]

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 his yo-yo inclusive/divisive tour, Hillary Clinton saying that President Trump made her skin crawl, leaders in Springfield meeting behind closed doors, a student at Moraine Valley Community College suing over a “pimp” improv skit, the Cubs beating up on the lowly Cincinnati Reds, the White Sox christening the Lucas Giolito era last night, Mitch Trubisky taking […]

The Daily Line‘s Mike Fourcher joins Justin for his weekly visit to break down the top local political stories making news this week including the latest on the ongoing battle over the Illinois school funding bill and the city of Chicago doubling down on their stance against federal court oversight of the CPD. 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

DJ/Producer Chris Barnett aka CBMIX joins Justin to talk about his career, how he became involved in music, what drew him to working with hip hop artists, how he met Chance the Rapper, Chief Keef and Vic Mensa, the importance of building relationships, the challenge of staying on top of technology, what makes a CBMIX production, continuing to push himself to try new things, how evolves as an artist, Chicago becoming the epicenter of the hip hop world and what […]

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 speaking at a rally in Arizona, Chicagoans preparing to protest the controversial Balbo monument, leaders continuing to meet in Springfield over school funding, another woman coming forward with allegations against R. Kelly, the Village Voice announcing it will end the print publication, the Cubs taking on the Reds in Cincinnati, the Sox ushering the Lucas Giolito era […]

Filmmaker Tiara Epps and lead actor Sterling Belisle join Justin to discuss the soon to be released Chicago-based film, “Sunday.” Tiara talks about how she became interested in film, the influence that the great Roger Badesch had on her career, making the transition from creating documentaries to feature films, how Sterling got involved in the project, where the story comes from, how important it was to create a real story, how Tiara plans to move forward as an independent artist and […]

Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Michelle Shocked joins Justin at The Big Table to talk about her career, the 25th anniversary of her record, “Arkansas Traveler,” why the ownership of her music was more important to her than stardom, the fights she had with her record label, what it is like to go back and revisit older material, the controversy surrounding the “Arkansas Traveler” cover art, the role authenticity plays in her life in music, her fight for artists rights, creating a career […]

We have another marvelous show for you! On tonight’s episode of The Download, Justin speaks with Honey-Can-Do International CEO Steve Greenspon about finding a space in the crowded home organization industry, singer-songwriter Michelle Shocked chats about her career and upcoming shows at City Winery, filmmaker Tiara Epps tells us about her soon to be released Chicago-based film, “Sunday,” we introduce you to local musician Knox Fortune and since it’s Tuesday, we end the show with  “The Worst,” where we complain about […]

The amazingly talented Chicago producer and musician Knox Fortune joins Justin to talk about his career, making the transition from producer to artist, the collaborative nature of the Chicago music scene, when he first became interested in sound engineering and producing, how attending Columbia College has helped him with his art, what makes a great session in the studio, the importance of surrounding himself with other talented artists, what it means to be a Chicago artist and what we can […]

The Carry Out is the nightly segment where Justin reads the news so you don’t have to. Tonight’s top stories include the passion surrounding the solar eclipse, President Trump addressing the nation to outline his strategy for the war in Afghanistan, the USA Today reporting that the Trump administration depleting funds to pay Secret Service agents, Alderman Ed Burke showing a clip of “Back to the Future” to show we should limit driverless cars, the Cubs sweeping the Toronto Blue […]