10 Best WBEZ Chicago Podcasts

1. Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons

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WBEZ's Reset brings context to the latest Chicago-area news with experts, journalists and newsmakers.Want to be a connected Chicagoan in the know? Subscribe to this podcast!You can email the team behind Reset at reset@wbez.org. Or leave us a voicemail at 888-915-9945.MORE Host Sasha-Ann Simons
Producer/Network WBEZ Chicago
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 309Facebook 3.3KTwitter 11.2KInstagram 75.3K Avg Length 38 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact Get Influential Podcasters ContactsGet access to 500k active Podcasts in 1500 niche categories.Get targeted podcast contact list in your niche at your fingertips so you can focus on running your campaign.Email us the categories of Podcasters you want to reach out for your marketing campaign at anuj@feedspot.com Copy email. We'll share active Podcasters list with verified email contacts in an Excel or CSV format.Email us

2. Nerdette

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Nerdette is a weekly interview show that helps you unwind with fun conversations, inspiring ideas, and delightful recommendations. And join us every month for the Nerdette Bookclub!
Host Greta Johnsen
Producer/Network WBEZ Chicago
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 1.7KFacebook 6.9KTwitter 11KInstagram 75.3K Avg Length 28 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

3. Making: Stories Without End

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Making: Stories Without End takes you on a journey to learn about daytime soap operas and their broad reach on television. From the early radio days in the 1930s through the invention of TV to streaming, this way of telling immersive stories has endured. There are intergenerational family stories, discussions about divorce and abortion, groundbreaking storylines dealing with queer representation. And all these threads go back to one Chicago woman, Irna Phillips...MORE Producer/Network WBEZ Chicago
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 4.3KFacebook 36.9KTwitter 17.2KInstagram 15.1K Avg Length 33 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

4. Curious City

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Ask questions, vote and discover answers about Chicago, the region and its people. From WBEZ.
Host Erin Allen
Producer/Network WBEZ Chicago
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 672Facebook 13.7KTwitter 13.7KInstagram 7.6K Avg Length 12 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

5. Motive

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Chicago gangs: Real people. Real stories. A way forward. The new season of Motive explores violence on the streets of Chicago and the former gang members working to stop it.
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 2.5KFacebook 104.9KTwitter 136.9KInstagram 75.3K Avg Length 35 min Format Medium form Since Sep 2019 Get Email Contact

6. Art of Power

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They changed the world. So can you. Each week, award-winning journalist Aarti Shahani meets fascinating humans who've done big things. They answer two questions: (1) How does power work in the real world, anyway? (2) How has wielding power changed you? The movement begins here. Listen now. Let your volcano erupt.MORE Producer/Network WBEZ
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 223Facebook 104.9KTwitter 136.9KInstagram 75.3K Avg Length 43 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

7. Public Official A

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'Public Official A' uncovers the rise and fall of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. How he did whatever it took to reach the top. The trail of destruction left in his wake. And how the complexities, charisma, and tragic flaws of this public official resonate today.MORE Producer/Network WBEZ Chicago
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 722Facebook 104.9KTwitter 136.9KInstagram 75.3K Avg Length 29 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact