WGN - The Download with Justin Kaufmann Podcast

WGN’s Sam Panayotovich joins Justin to break down the future of the Chicago Bulls. Sam talks about what we can expect from next week’s NBA Draft, the likelihood of the Bulls trading away Jimmy Butler, what position the Bulls need to fill in the draft, the players available to the Bulls in free agency and what the team needs to do to get back to being an elite team. Follow Justin on Twitter and give him a like on Facebook. The […]

We have another huge show as we end the week! On tonight’s episode of The Download, WGN’s Sam Panayotovich breaks down the upcoming NBA Draft and the future of the Bulls, we reload another huge week in news with the Chicago Tribune’s Ray Long and DNAinfo Chicago’s Heather Cherone, the Chicago Tribune’s Tracy Swartz recaps the week in reality shows and we end the show with another great game of “Never Have I Ever!” Follow Justin on Twitter and give […]

The Daily Line‘s Mike Fourcher joins Justin for a special Thursday night visit to break down the top local political stories making news this week including Governor Rauner calling a special session to try and break the budget impasse, Mayor Emanuel’s police reform plan, a big property tax hike looming and a new wrinkle regarding Illinois raising the minimum wage. Follow Justin on Twitter and give him a like on Facebook. The Download with Justin Kaufmann airs Monday through Friday from […]

Corlis D. Murray, Senior Vice President, Quality Assurance, Regulatory and Engineering Services at Abbott Laboratories, joins Justin to talk about her career, how she started as an intern at IBM, what she knew about the field of engineering, the obstacles she had to overcome early in her career, what made her push through the adversity in her life, the similarity between her story and the movie, “Hidden Figures” and the effort to get young people to pursue a career in STEM. Follow […]

We have another wonderful show for you this evening! On tonight’s episode of The Download we are treated to a special Thursday night visit from The Daily Line’s Mike Fourcher to break down all things state politics, Corlis Murray, Senior Vice President, Quality Assurance, Regulatory and Engineering Services at Abbott Laboratories talks about her great career, comedian, actor, filmmaker and now author Ben Falcone chats about his new book, “Being a Dad is Weird,” City of Chicago cultural historian Tim Samuelson tells […]

Tonight on the show, Brian and Lise filled in for Justin and Pete. For starters, ABC’s Andy Field called in from DC to talk about the shooting in Alexandria, Virginia. Then, NHL EVP and Programming/Creative genius Steve Mayer told Brian about the upcoming 2017 NHL Draft festivities in Chicago. Rich Moskal, Director of the Chicago Film Office, hopped on the show to talk about the growth of the Chicago film and tv community.  Paul Morello from the Greater Chicago Food Depository […]

The Carry Out is the nightly segment where Justin reads the news so you don’t have to. Tonight’s top stories include Attorney General Jeff Sessions testifying before the Senate Intelligence Committee, Cook County Clerk David Orr announcing Chicago property taxes are going up, Sears announcing they are cutting more jobs, an eagle crashing into a Gold Coast hotel, the Chicago Cubs looking to win a game in New York against the Mets, the White Sox playing the O’s at the […]

Andrea Levoff, writer, speaker, coach, former stand-up comedian and creator of “Dope Ass Mom Tips” joins Justin to talk about where the idea of “Dope Ass Mom” comes from, the transition she made from making jokes online to building an empire, creating the Dope Ass Mom Summit, the importance of communicating with your family, the role spirituality plays in her relationships and how long she plans on being the dope ass mom. Follow Justin on Twitter and give him a […]

Writer and director Lucia Aniello and writer and actor Paul W. Downs join Justin to discuss their new comedy, “Rough Night,” which opens in theaters this weekend. Lucia and Paul talk about where the script comes from, why they wanted to write and direct a film, the similarities between digital work and television, making the transition from the stage and television to film, working with such a talented ensemble that includes Kate McKinnon, Ilana Glazer, Jillian Bell and Scarlett Johansson, the […]

Mathematician, musician and author Dr. Eugenia Cheng joins Justin to talk about ways we can cure math phobia, the importance of remaining curious about math, why being confused about math is okay, wanting to show the kind of math that is relevant, how math is about using your brain in a particular way, the pressure that teachers have to reach standardized test goals, the concept of infinity, the relationship between music and math, the misconceptions about people who enjoy math and […]