WGN - The Download with Justin Kaufmann Podcast

Comedian Matt Braunger joins Justin to talk about his career, coming to Chicago to start on his comedy path, why he chose stand-up comedy rather than improv, training under Del Close and Susan Messing, developing an alternative comedy “scene” in Chicago with others like Hannibal Buress, TJ Miller and Kyle Kinane, why he left Chicago to move to Los Angeles, being a comedy jack-of-all-trades, learning to deal with rejection and his upcoming show at Lincoln Hall. Follow Justin on Twitter […]

The Carry Out is the nightly segment where Justin reads the newspaper so you don’t have to. Tonight’s top stories include early voting being at an all-time high in the Chicago area, Chance the Rapper holding a pre-election free concert, Donald Trump’s people banning him from Twitter, Hillary Clinton’s people calling off election night fireworks, the Cubs twerking on SNL, The Blackhawks surging, the Bears getting back into action after a bye week, the Bulls coming down to earth and a […]

The Carry Out is the nightly segment where Justin reads the newspaper so you don’t have to. Tonight’s top stories include the unforgettable Chicago Cubs victory parade and rally, the abundance of political commercials hitting the airwaves, the return of Derrick Rose and Joakim Noah and the Blackhawks winning streak. 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 Download’s resident Wrigleyville meathead Todd Voorhies joins Justin to talk about his magical day including the Cubs victory parade, rally in Grant Park and his epic antics in Wrigleyville this afternoon. It was a very emotional day for Todd. 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

It was an amazing week for the Boys in Blue culminating in the huge rally today in Grant Park and Justin welcomes Mark Carman to recap the Cubs playoff push, the thrilling game 7 of the World Series and today’s celebration throughout Chicago. Mark and Justin also talk about the triumphant return of Derrick Rose and Joakim Noah to the United Center as the New York Knicks defeated the Chicago Bulls 117-104. Follow Justin on Twitter and give him a […]

It has been an incredible week and we are wrapping it up with another incredible show! On tonight’s episode of The Download, Justin takes you on an audio journey through today’s amazing Cubs victory parade, Bob Ibach shares the details for some great new Cubs memorabilia, Amy Guth and Scott Smith recap the week in news and we end the show with Mark Carman as he basks in the glow of the Chicago Cubs World Series victory. Follow Justin on […]

We have another incredible show for you on this historic night in Chicago. On tonight’s episode of The Download, Chicago Bears great Doug Plank recaps the Bears great win over the Minnesota Vikings, urban planner Jonathan F.P. Rose chats about his new book, “The Well-Tempered City,” we are introduced to E’mon Lauren, Chicago’s Youth Poet Laureate for 2016, comedian and storyteller Kevin Allison talks about going from “The State” to the “Risk!” podcast, we take you through the ups and […]

Urban planner, historian, real estate developer and author Jonathan F.P. Rose joins Justin to discuss his new book, “The Well-Tempered City.” Jonathan talks about looking at the past as a way to learn about the future of urban life, how urban conditions are getting better, the urbanization of the suburbs, cities emerging at the beginning of civilization, why people move to cities, why cities thrive, Herbert Hoover pushing the idea of zoning, the beginning of public housing and the five-pronged […]

Chicago Youth Poet Laureate E’mon Lauren joins Justin to talk about what it means to be the Chicago Youth Poet Laureate, when she was first introduced to poetry, when she decided to follow this path, the personal nature of her work, how she uses poetry to deal with serious issues in her life, where the emotion in her poetry comes from, learning to be a performer, the influence that Young Chicago Authors had on her life, continuing to look for […]

Comedian and storyteller Kevin Allison joins Justin to talk about his comedy career, his storytelling show and podcast, “Risk!,” what drew him to storytelling, how Michael Ian Black, his partner in his legendary comedy group “The State,” led him to “Risk!,” breaking out of stand-up comedy and into storytelling, the challenge of getting people to tell their stories, teaching people to tell their story in an interesting way and bringing “Risk!” to the Chicago Podcast Festival later this month. Follow […]