Ranked #1
The ignored wards: runoffs in the 15th, 16th, and 21st
The ignored wards: runoffs in the 15th, 16th, and 21st
28 Mar 2019
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21mins
Ranked #2
Not even trying to pretend: the 46th Ward
Not even trying to pretend: the 46th Ward
Ben and Maya look at the fight between low-income housing and neighborhood amenities in rapidly changing Uptown. http://... Read more
11 Feb 2019
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11mins
Ranked #3
I'm falling asleep even saying it: the 47th Ward
I'm falling asleep even saying it: the 47th Ward
Ben and Maya look at the North Center / Ravenswood neighborhood and outgoing alderman Ameya Pawar's pragmatic, thoughtfu... Read more
1 Feb 2019
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11mins
Ranked #4
The Joe Moore Show: the 49th Ward
The Joe Moore Show: the 49th Ward
The former progressive champion turned mayoral rubber-stamper faces a tough race, and Ben and Maya are all about it. htt... Read more
31 Jan 2019
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12mins
Most Popular Podcasts
The Joe Rogan Experience
TED Talks Daily
The Tim Ferriss Show
The Daily
Stuff You Should Know
Oprah's SuperSoul Conversations
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Ranked #5
Why does it look so weird: the First Ward
Why does it look so weird: the First Ward
A classic political operator in the Bucktown/Wicker Park/Logan Square area leads Ben and Maya into a discussion of their... Read more
5 Feb 2019
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9mins
Ranked #6
The latest Fast Eddie: the 14th Ward
The latest Fast Eddie: the 14th Ward
The indictment of the head of City Council's finance committee, who shook down a fast-food joint and kept a passel of gu... Read more
30 Jan 2019
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12mins
Ranked #7
A kid takes on the machine: the 13th Ward
A kid takes on the machine: the 13th Ward
Marty Quinn, close ally of Michael Madigan, has accrued a lot of power in the 13th ward, but Ben and Maya are more inter... Read more
29 Jan 2019
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13mins
Ranked #8
You have to pass the bill to know what's in it: the 33rd Ward
You have to pass the bill to know what's in it: the 33rd Ward
Ben and Maya discuss Albany Park's powerful and well-connected alderman Deb Mell and her exciting DSA-backed challenger,... Read more
2 Feb 2019
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11mins
Ranked #9
Ties to Kanye West and Michelle Obama: the Fifth Ward
Ties to Kanye West and Michelle Obama: the Fifth Ward
The future site of the Obama Presidential Center and the home of the University of Chicago also encompasses parts of low... Read more
8 Feb 2019
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11mins
Ranked #10
Machine hangover: the 25th Ward
Machine hangover: the 25th Ward
26 Mar 2019
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11mins
Ranked #11
A black woman will lead Chicago: the mayoral runoff
A black woman will lead Chicago: the mayoral runoff
22 Mar 2019
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21mins
Ranked #12
A clear line in the sand: the 30th Ward
A clear line in the sand: the 30th Ward
27 Mar 2019
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12mins
Ranked #13
What can we expect from our elected officials: the 22nd Ward
What can we expect from our elected officials: the 22nd Ward
Departing progressive alderman Rick Munoz faces personal trouble in advance of the election, placing successor Michael R... Read more
9 Feb 2019
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11mins
Ranked #14
Writing off the activists: the 37th Ward
Writing off the activists: the 37th Ward
The leading City Council proponent for putting the unpopular police academy in her far west-side ward faces a tough race... Read more
6 Feb 2019
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12mins
Ranked #15
Old friends and new enemies: aldermanic runoffs at Season One wards
Old friends and new enemies: aldermanic runoffs at Season One wards
23 Mar 2019
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27mins
