Lower Wacker Live
100 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsLower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann, the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes, from WGN Plus
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Lower Wacker Live 9-26-19: It was a good run
September 26, 2019 21:03It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s Lower Wacker Live features an announcement about the podcast and why you should tune in to Extension 720 starting on Monday, 9/30! Thank you all for listening!
Impeachment watch, Chicago teachers begin vote to authorize a strike and low customer satisfaction at O’Hare and Midway
September 25, 2019 22:27It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include the latest on the the U.S. House launching an official impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders rallying with Chicago teachers, O’Hare and Midway airports lagging in a passenger satisfaction survey, the Bears (and their 1936 throwback jerseys. Wait, 1936?) getting ready to […]
Speaker Pelosi announces impeachment inquiry, Illinois lawmakers want to outlaw flavored vape products and the Bears win big on ‘Monday Night Football’
September 24, 2019 21:58It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include Speaker Nancy Pelosi announcing that the House is moving forward with official impeachment inquiry of President Trump, the state lining up to ban flavored e-cigarettes, the Bears trouncing the Washington D.C.’s on Monday Night Football and the WGN Softball team advancing in the Kup […]
Fulton Market district shooting, a Cubs collapse and the Bears on Monday Night Football
September 23, 2019 21:15It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include the latest on the man accused of shooting a woman and a Chicago cop in Fulton Market district, the continuing saga between CPS and CTU, a Chicago Tribune Editorial blaming people on their cell phones for the uptick on transit crime, the Bears getting […]
Chaos at Woodfield Mall, Chicago Youth Climate Strike and Chicago Bears fans are among the least confident in the NFL
September 20, 2019 21:51It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include a man driving a car through Woodfield Mall, thousands converging on downtown to protest the lack of movement on climate change, the Chicago Police and the city of Chicago reportedly missing over 20 deadlines when it comes to federal oversight due to the consent […]
A whistleblower complaint about President Trump, crime up on the CTA and disappearing birds
September 19, 2019 21:46It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include Lake County officials dropping the murder charges against teens in an alleged car theft attempt, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle setting out to fix both the Metra Electric and Rock Island train lines, crime rising on the CTA, President Trump denying a whistleblower […]
Marijuana zones, a proposal to ban e-cigarettes and the Jonas Brothers spotted at Chicago barbecue restaurant
September 18, 2019 21:57It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include Mayor Lori Lightfoot introducing a legal marijuana zoning proposal, a proposal to ban the sales of electronic cigarettes and the cartridges of liquid used to fill them in Chicago being introduced in the City Council. the Jonas Brothers being spotted at “Chicago barbecue joint,” […]
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez endorsing Marie Newman over Rep. Dan Lipinski, the White Sox shutting down ace Lucas Giolito and ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ musical debuting in Chicago
September 17, 2019 21:19It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wading into Illinois politics, Alderman Ray Lopez wanting to ban all e-cigarettes, Kanye West still not in Chicago after promising to move back here last year, “The Devil Wears Prada” getting a pre-Broadway tryout in Chicago, the Jonas Brothers […]
Chicago teachers strike looming, disgraced former Alderman Danny Solis still collecting his city pension and the Bears narrowly beating the Broncos
September 16, 2019 22:58It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include the ongoing negotiations between CPS and CTU, former Alderman Daniel Solis collecting nearly $95K annual city pension, the Bears narrowly beating the Broncos, the Chicago Sky losing their playoff game, the Cubs sweeping the Bucs, the Sox losing 2 of 3 to the Mariners, […]
Flooding in the Chicago area, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez criticizing Rahm Emanuel and an ‘SNL’ controversy
September 13, 2019 20:45It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include flooding expected in the northern suburbs of Chicago, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez going after Rahm Emanuel, SNL announcing a new cast member who has a controversial background, the Cubs taking on the Pirates at Wrigley, the Sox hit the road for a series with Seattle, […]
Severe weather hitting the area, the EPA repealing Obama-era clean water rule and the Chicago Sky advancing in the WNBA playoffs
September 12, 2019 21:31It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include the nasty weather rolling through the Chicago area, President Trump announcing the repeal of an Obama-era clean water regulation, Chicago Schools CEO Janice Jackson getting some national attention for putting a Republican congressman in his place, the Chicago Sky winning their first playoff game, […]
9/11 anniversary, Sean Spicer coming to NEIU and the Chicago Sky open the WNBA playoffs
September 11, 2019 22:01It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include the anniversary of 9/11, President Trump’s Twitter tirade, Tribune columnist John Kass suggesting Rahm Emanuel run for president, Northeastern Illinois University students protesting an appearance by Sean Spicer, the CTA embarking on a 2.1 billion dollar renovation of the Red and Purple lines, Brewers […]
The Art Institute’s major makeover, a Chicago ‘congestion tax’ and Chance the Rapper postpones tour
September 10, 2019 21:56It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include Mayor Lightfoot being frustrated about police overtime pay, Mayor Lightfoot looking into a congestion tax, The Art Institute planning a huge makeover, Chance the Rapper postponing his world tour, the Cubs beating the Padres, Cubs prospect Nico Hoerner making his MLB debut, the Sox […]
Uber adding Chicago jobs, Mayor Lightfoot inviting Senator Cruz to Chicago and the world’s largest Starbucks opening on the Magnificent Mile in November
September 09, 2019 21:27It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include Uber saying it is bringing 2000 jobs to Chicago, Mayor Lightfoot inviting Senator Ted Cruz to visit the South and West sides of Chicago, Northwestern and Notre Dame both rising in the new U.S. News and World Report rankings of best colleges and universities, […]
Chicago Bears winners? The defense. Chicago Bears losers? Everybody else
September 06, 2019 20:25It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include, well, the only story that matters. The Bears gross loss to the Green Bay Packers.
Chicago Teachers Union sets strike vote, Chicago has a new top-selling beer and the Bears and Packers kick off the NFL season
September 05, 2019 21:17It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include charges officially dropped against former U.S. Representative Aaron Schock, the Chicago Teachers Union setting a a date for a strike authorization vote, buttons being given to pregnant women using public transportation, Modelo Especial surpassing Miller Lite as the most popular beer in Chicago, the […]
Naperville says no to recreational marijuana sales, Lake Michigan has a plastic problem and the NFL is coming to Chicago
September 04, 2019 22:10It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include Chicago’s budget hole, the shady way the Lincoln Yards deal was fast-tracked, corporations asking customers not to carry guns, San Francisco declaring the NRA to be a domestic terrorist organization, tons of plastic turning up in Lake Michigan, Naperville saying no to recreational marijuana, […]
Back to school for CPS, Mayor Lightfoot vs. Senator Cruz and the Bears unveiling statues of Halas and Payton
September 03, 2019 20:43It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include the first day of school for CPS, the looming threat of a Chicago teachers strike, Mayor Lightfoot and Senator Ted Cruz getting into a spat about Chicago’s violence, the Bears unveiling statues for George Halas and Walter Payton, the Cubs still trailing the Cardinals […]
President Trump making jokes on Twitter, Mayor Lightfoot ordering a hiring freeze and former U.S. Attorney Dan Webb joining ‘Jussie Smollett: Season 2’
August 23, 2019 20:45It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include President Trump going on another Twitter rant, Mayor Lori Lightfoot ordering a government hiring freeze, former U.S. Attorney Dan Webb being sworn in as a special prosecutor to investigate the entire Jussie Smollett case, the ongoing hysteria over the Popeyes chicken sandwich, the Cubs […]
Chicago traffic is bad, Joe Walsh to take on Trump and Sean Spicer on ‘Dancing with the Stars’
August 22, 2019 20:31It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include two women being robbed on Michigan Avenue, a new study saying Chicagoans lose 73 hours a year to congestion, former Illinois Congressman Joe Walsh to challenge President Trump, President Trump putting on fake Asian accent at a recent fundraiser, Sean Spicer appearing on “Dancing […]
President Trump’s strong economy, Chicago’s lakefront slowly disappearing and Sister Jean turning 100!
August 21, 2019 21:52It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann and very special guest Miles Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include the ongoing story about lead levels in Chicago water, President Trump saying the economy is strong, Naperville reportedly reconsidering their ban of recreational marijuana sales, the Chicago Park District saying the lakefront is disappearing, Sister Jean celebrating he...
Sexual harassment widespread in Springfield, Governor J.B. Pritzker renovates the Thompson Center and the WGN Softball team wins again!
August 20, 2019 21:45It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include Governor Pritzker giving money to renovate the offices at the Thompson Center, a new report on sexual harassment in Springfield being released, a toxic spill from a Northwest Indiana steel mill killing fish, the Bears preparing for their game against the Colts on Saturday, […]
Uber signing a lease for space at The Old Post Office, State Senator Martin Sandoval apologizing for mock Trump assassination photos and the Bears as Super Bowl favorites
August 19, 2019 19:58It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include Uber signing a lease to move into the Old Post Office, Chicago violence numbers well below what usually happens in August, the city starting to clean up safe passages around Chicago schools, Illinois State Senator Martin Sandoval apologizing for a photo of a man […]
President Trump wants Greenland, Illinois GOP’s new logo and birthday jeans!
August 16, 2019 22:01It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include President Trump allegedly asking aides about acquiring Greenland, pickpocket numbers rising in Chicago, the former Michigan Avenue Apple store being considered for a marijuana dispensary, Alderman Burke being able to secure huge tax refunds for rental car garages at Midway Airport, the Illinois GOP […]
Joe Walsh vs. Trump, planes putting on a show and jumping worms!
August 15, 2019 22:18It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include the ongoing talk about a possible recession, former Congressman Joe Walsh taking on President Trump, sources saying President Trump blocked two congresswomen from going to Israel, the Air & Water show getting underway, jumping worms finding their way to Illinois, the Cubs getting thumped […]
Dorothy Brown out, CTA crime up and a White Sox winner
August 14, 2019 22:11It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include Cook County Clerk Dorothy Brown announcing she won’t run for reelection, Democrats and Republicans rallying at the Illinois State Fair, a new study saying there were 36 times when people committed violence in the name of President Trump, CTA crime going up from June […]
Chicago casino feasibility report, International Left-Handers Day and Chance’s spicy nuggets
August 13, 2019 22:03It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include the results of the Chicago casino feasibility study, Chance the Rapper getting Wendy’s to bring back Spicy Chicken Nuggets, the city preparing for the Air & Water Show, the Sox taking on the Astros in a doubleheader, the Cubs playing the Phillies and the […]
Asian carp, LGBTQ history and parade beefs
August 12, 2019 21:13It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include the ongoing negotiations between the CTU and Mayor Lightfoot, Mayor Lightfoot getting into a beef with Congressman Bobby Rush at the Bud Billiken Parade, Asian Carp not getting into Lake Michigan because of pollution, LGBTQ history being taught in schools next year, Good Morning […]
President Trump slamming Hollywood, Mayor Lightfoot addressing bail reform and the Bears wanting a kicker
August 09, 2019 21:53It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include President Trump saying Hollywood is racist, Mayor Lightfoot and Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson continuing their efforts to address bail reform, the Bears losing to the Panthers, the Cubs thumping the Reds and the Sox being featured in the “Field of Dreams” game next […]
President Trump might pardon Rod Blagojevich, Dave Matthews tour bus anniversary and Scabby the giant inflatable rat facing extermination
August 08, 2019 22:01It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include President Trump wanting to pardon former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, the CPD starting a website for alleged gun offenders, Scabby the giant inflatable rat possibly being banned from picket lines, CBS and AT&T reaching an agreement, Chicago celebrating the 15th anniversary of the Dave […]
Walgreens closing stores, rat complaints on the rise and nobody cares about the St. Louis Blues
August 07, 2019 21:44It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include Mayor Lori Lightfoot firing back at Ivanka Trump, old computers causing problems for Illinois State offices, Walgreens closing 200 stores in the U.S., rat complaints rising, the Cubs and Sox winning afternoon games, the Blackhawks playing a league-high 12 nationally televised games and concern […]
Chicago gun violence, Mitch McConnell-loving teens and softball controversy
August 06, 2019 23:33It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include Alderman Carrie Austin being under fire for hiring her relatives to the payroll, the continuing debate over Chicago’s gun violence, a bunch of teenagers groping and choking a cardboard cutout of Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez, the Cubs beating the A’s, Cubs closer Craig Kimbrel heading to […]
Mass shootings, gun control and video games
August 05, 2019 21:03It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include mass shootings in El Paso, Dayton and Chicago, President Trump saying he will do something about gun control after the violent weekend, a ride-share driver stealing thousands of dollars from riders over the course of the last couple of months, the Chicago Tribune reporting […]
Trump trolls Congressman Cummings, Mayor Lori Lightfoot dining with Perry Farrell and #TeamNora
August 02, 2019 20:12It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include Illinois State Senator Tom Cullerton being indicted, President Trump trolling Maryland Congressman Cummings on Twitter, the CTA stopping dog patrols on the EL, Mayor Lightfoot dining at Rick Bayless’ Leña Brava in the West Loop along with Perry Farrell, the Cubs taking on the […]
Democratic Debate, Pro-Trump float and Lollapalooza jail
August 01, 2019 21:39It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include the winners and losers of last night’s Democratic debate, a Michigan man parking in front of Trump Tower and shouting “Make America Great Again,” a new study saying Chicago drivers aren’t stopping for pedestrians in crosswalks, Chicago spending 33,000 dollars to find the alligator […]
Lollapalooza weekend, MLB trades and Humboldt Park Gator beer
July 31, 2019 22:24It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include The Fed cutting the interest rates, a new report saying the Chicago Police are not following policy when it comes to using body cameras, Lollapalooza starting tomorrow, the Woodstock 50th anniversary concert being canceled, Revolution Brewing making a Humboldt Park Alligator beer, the Cubs […]
The Obama Presidential Center will have an adverse effect on Jackson Park, Rahm Emanuel as political commentator and tickle therapy slowing the aging process
July 30, 2019 21:20It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include a study saying that the planned Obama Presidential Center will have an adverse effect on Jackson Park, Rahm Emanuel settling into his role as a political commentator, Illinois parents giving up custody of their kids to get financial aid, the Bears continuing practice in […]
Trump tweets, Lollapalooza traffic and alligator hoaxes
July 29, 2019 22:13It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include President Trump’s tweets about the city of Baltimore, Lollapalooza traffic closures, police investigating a possible alligator hoax, the Cubs losing a series to the Brewers, the Sox losing a series to the Twins, Bears training camp kicking into gear and Justin visiting the 16″ […]
Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann 7-26-19: “Lollapalooza is next weekend, but that’s not stopping the city from closing roads around Grant Park a week early. So I have to detour so you can put up Ariana Grande’s stage?”
July 26, 2019 19:47It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include the Illinois National Guard deploying to Afghanistan this weekend, police releasing a clearer picture of a suspect who allegedly assaulted and stabbed a DePaul student, the city already preparing for Lollapalooza, Chance the Rapper releasing his debut album while also running up a hefty […]
Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann 7-25-19: “The Bears report to training camp today and Ha Ha Clinton-Dix is already hurt. Not good for a guy who has to win over a crowd that knows him entirely from having the dumbest name in the NFL”
July 25, 2019 20:49It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include Mayor Lightfoot getting caught on a hit mic calling an FOP representative “this FOP clown,” Alderwoman Sue Sadlowski Garza giving a bottle of hot sauce to Mayor Lightfoot as a trophy for getting the full City Council to support the “Fair Workweek” ordinance, a […]
Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann 7-24-19: “I was going to watch the Mueller testimony, but I started reading that Al Franken article in the New Yorker and it was so long that I had to take a nap at my desk”
July 24, 2019 22:21It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include Mayor Lori Lightfoot being furious at the Chicago Police for creating dossiers on the people who speak during the public comments portion of meetings, City Council passing the “Fair Workweek” ordinance, a local block party getting into trouble after a video went viral of […]
Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann 7-23-19: “Mayor Lori Lightfoot proposed relaxing some ticket and fine procedures so get ready for a bunch of people double parking in front of fire hydrants”
July 23, 2019 20:19It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include Mayor Lightfoot looking to reform some of the ticket and fine procedures, Chicagoans getting a scare from an Office of Emergency Management and Communications text alert, Mayor Lightfood weighing in on the Illinois GOP/Facebook meme controversy, a new report listing the five dirtiest Chicago […]
Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann 7-22-19: “It’s my favorite time of year when we get to see what Bears players drive to training camp. Maserati, Phantom or the Toyota Tercel my grandma gave me?”
July 22, 2019 20:22It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include a huge fight erupting right by Theater on the Lake and North Avenue Beach, Metra possibly lowering fares to the Metra lines that serve the South Side and South Suburbs, Mamby on the Beach being canceled, a new story saying DoorDash is using your […]
Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann 7-19-19: “Pitchfork Festival this weekend! Robyn, Mavis Staples and a ton of shirtless teenagers rubbing their sweaty shoulders on you. Rock and Roll!”
July 19, 2019 19:46It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include the heatwave taking over Chicago, four Chicago police officers getting fired for covering up details of the shooting death of Laquan McDonald, Mayor Lori Lightfoot backpedaling on her Chicago casino site details, the Trump administration considering letting no refugees into the country next year, […]
Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann 7-17-19: “The FaceApp that is sweeping the nation is turning out to be questionable. What, a free app that scans your face may not be on the up and up? Whaaaaa?”
July 17, 2019 22:08It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include the city of Chicago bracing for the incoming heatwave, Mayor Lightfoot being named to InStyle’s “Badass 50” list, Mayor Lightfoot announcing five possible locations for a Chicago casino, the city of Naperville deciding to not allow the sale of recreational marijuana once it becomes […]
Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann 7-16-19: “The Emmy nominations are out and whatever I watched last is the favorite to win”
July 16, 2019 21:33It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include Chance the Snapper being caught, R. Kelly being held without bond for the recent federal charges of sexual abuse of a minor, Jesse Jackson and Jesse Jackson Jr. asking President Trump to pardon former Governor Rod Blagojevich, the House bringing up a resolution to […]
Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann 7-15-19: “Today is Amazon Prime Day. How much cheaper is the U.S. presidency? Could I order a new president and get it on my doorstep tomorrow?”
July 15, 2019 20:44It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include people scooping up items on Amazon Prime Day, President Trump doubling down on his weekend tweet against the four freshman congresswomen of color, ICE not showing up for highly publicized raids in Chicago and other cities, Mayor Lightfoot writing an open letter to The […]
Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann 7-10-19: “Everybody is talking about an alligator but meanwhile your tax bill just went up 500 dollars a month”
July 10, 2019 22:36It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include the ALLIGATOR IN THE HUMBOLDT PARK LAGOON, the heat blanketing the area, the new reports surrounding the rise in Chicago property tax bills, the state of Illinois canceling a band from playing the state fair because of their use of the confederate flag and […]
Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann 7-9-19: “Garth Brooks announced the location of his “Dive Bar” tour and it’s Joe’s on Weed Street. Which is not a dive bar. Maybe dive bar means something else in Nashville”
July 09, 2019 21:39It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include Mayor Lightfoot pivoting a bit on her campaign rhetoric about gun offenders, Mayor Lightfoot looking into possible lead in Chicago water, the Chicago Fire officially leaving Bridgeview, work stopping on the popular HGTV show, “Windy City Rehab,” Garth Brooks announcing the location of his […]
Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann 7-8-19: “Garth Brooks is kicking off his “Dive Bar” tour in Chicago and I really hope he does his show at the bar attached to Rothschild Liquors”
July 08, 2019 20:07It’s Lower Wacker Live with Justin Kaufmann! This is the podcast that makes fun of the news and can also get you from Lake Shore Drive to 290 in like 5 minutes. Today’s top stories include the weekend violence numbers, the stampede at Navy Pier during the 4th of July fireworks, the Taste of Chicago starting, Garth Brooks kicking off a “dive bar” tour, a new button coming to assist pregnant women, the Sox and Cubs splitting the Crosstown Series, […]