WGN - The Download with Justin Kaufmann Podcast

Congresswoman Robin Kelly (D-IL 2) joins Justin to offer her take on President Trump’s address to Congress. 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

The Carry Out is the nightly segment where Justin reads the newspaper so you don’t have to. Tonight’s top stories include President Trump preparing to deliver his speech to a joint session of Congress tomorrow, CNN is reporting that press secretary Sean Spicer collected cell phones of staff to try and prevent White House leaks, the blunders made at last night’s Oscars, a rumor surfacing that CPS may end the school year early, the Daily Herald is reporting that the […]

Chicago theater artist David Zak joins Justin to discuss the Art Aids America exhibit that is running until April 2nd at the Alphawood Gallery in Chicago. David talks about the exhibit and how it celebrates the artists who are no longer with us, when he immersed himself in the art scene in Chicago in the 80’s, when the arts community in Chicago started to react to the AIDS epidemic, how artists in Chicago felt the need to document this time […]

It’s Monday so that must mean it’s Touché time! Political analysts Chris Robling and Dave Lundy join Justin to break down all the national political stories making news including President Trump’s speech tomorrow before a joint session of Congress, President Trump skipping the White House Correspondent’s Dinner, Sean Spicer’s attempt to crackdown on White House leaks and Tom Perez winning the battle for leadership of the Democratic Party. Follow Justin on Twitter and give him a like on Facebook. The Download […]

Chicago restaurateurs R.J. and Jerrod Melman join Justin to talk about their careers, growing up around restaurants, what they thought they might do for a living if they didn’t follow their father and get into the restaurant business, what they remember about their first days working in the family business, deciding to make a transition from restaurants to nightclubs, bringing a hospitality approach to nightlife, using the lessons learned from opening Sub 51 to open Studio Paris and Three Dots […]

The amazing French actress and singer Irène Jacob joins Justin to talk about her career in film and music, spending some time in Chicago while filming “U.S. Marshalls,” the current project she is working on with her brother, using her skill as an actress to help her musical ambitions, how she chooses the projects she works on and her upcoming show at Alliance Française. Follow Justin on Twitter and give him a like on Facebook. The Download with Justin Kaufmann airs Monday through […]

Happy Monday! We have another great show for you tonight! On tonight’s episode of The Download, political analysts Dave Lundy and Chris Robling preview President Trump’s address to Congress tomorrow night, Chicago theater great David Zak talks about the exhibition, “Art Aids America” currently running at the Alphawood Gallery, R.J. and Jerrod Melman tell us about their lives in food, French actress and singer Irène Jacob previews her show at Alliance Française and we end the night in Studio 435 with […]

Hagen Dost and Bill Wesselink, Dovetail Brewery co-founders and master brewers, join Justin to talk about the brewery, meeting in Germany, when they decided to open a brewery, why the chose to bring a European style of brewing to Chicago, the flourishing craft beer scene in the city, the challenge of getting their beer in front of an audience and how the plan to grow as a company. And don’t forget to vote for them in the Best New Brewery contest. […]

We are serving you another delicious episode of The Download! On tonight’s show, Justin chats with Joyce Coffee about the future of Chicago area infrastructure under President Trump, we recap the week in news with WGN’s Amy Guth and The Huffington Post’s Kim Bellware, WGN’s Mark Carman breaks down the Bulls NBA trade deadline deals and what it means for the future of the team, the guys from Dovetail Brewery tell us about being chosen as one of the best […]

We have another tremendous show as you navigate your Hump Day! On tonight’s episode of The Download, The Daily Line’s Mike Fourcher gets us up to speed on all the local political stories making news this week, Leo Burnett USA Chief Creative Officer Britt Nolan tells us about his life in ads, Jean de St. Aubin of the Gene Siskel Film Center previews the Academy Awards and more importantly, the Oscar parties around town, local hip hop artist The Boy […]