Going on WBEZ in a couple minutes to talk about musicians leaving Spotify
It's BEEN time to dump Spotify. Since this article, the music platform has also started running ICE recruitment ads. Is your Wrapped really worth it? https://bit.ly/44cgegy
Time to dump Spotify - Chicago Reader
Spotify was already a blight on music, and now CEO Daniel Ek is investing in AI weaponry. Chicagoans are joining an exodus from the platform.
bit.ly
December 8, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Going on WBEZ in a couple minutes to talk about musicians leaving Spotify
He can swim according to an interview w/ WBEZ! Just not the best swimmer.
February 27, 2026 at 2:41 PM
He can swim according to an interview w/ WBEZ! Just not the best swimmer.
From WBEZ Chicago this is This American Life. I’m Bam Margera
February 15, 2025 at 8:43 AM
From WBEZ Chicago this is This American Life. I’m Bam Margera
Props to WBEZ, by the way, for following the segment on All Things Considered where a witch described using ChatGPT to help her position a broom over a doorway... with a local segment on Scream Club Chicago including audio of hundreds of people screaming out over the lake.
A+ decision there.
A+ decision there.
September 26, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Props to WBEZ, by the way, for following the segment on All Things Considered where a witch described using ChatGPT to help her position a broom over a doorway... with a local segment on Scream Club Chicago including audio of hundreds of people screaming out over the lake.
A+ decision there.
A+ decision there.
It’s unconscionable that the parent company of the Chicago Sun-Times and public radio station WBEZ laid off staff while outgoing CEO Matt Moog pocketed more than $900,000.
The nonprofit owner of the Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ paid its outgoing CEO more than $900,000 in 2024, new tax filings show, as it engaged in staff cuts and other measures to deal with declining revenue.
Ex-CEO of Chicago Public Media saw $900,000 payout in 2024, IRS filings show
chicago.suntimes.com
December 31, 2025 at 3:48 AM
It’s unconscionable that the parent company of the Chicago Sun-Times and public radio station WBEZ laid off staff while outgoing CEO Matt Moog pocketed more than $900,000.
My mind read WBEZ in Ira Glass’ voice.
February 11, 2025 at 3:39 PM
My mind read WBEZ in Ira Glass’ voice.
Sending all the hugs to my friends at WTTW and WBEZ today. You do incredible work and Chicago is better for it.
July 17, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Sending all the hugs to my friends at WTTW and WBEZ today. You do incredible work and Chicago is better for it.
This story includes links to my WBEZ Curious City story about Dunning.
20 years ago, neighbors fought to keep 21 acres of green space from being turned into a Home Depot. Today, the Dunning Read Natural Area is an oasis of natural plants and important wetlands. blockclubchi.co/48A3liI
November 26, 2025 at 3:07 AM
This story includes links to my WBEZ Curious City story about Dunning.
With Congress slashing funds to National Public Radio as part of President Donald Trump’s war on government and the people it serves, WBEZ needs your help, buff.ly/uFoltZM
WBEZ, longtime Chicago voice for 'respect and joy rather than derision and hate,' needs your help
With Congress slashing funds to National Public Radio as part of President Donald Trump's war on government and the people it serves, WBEZ needs your help.
chicago.suntimes.com
June 15, 2025 at 3:36 PM
With Congress slashing funds to National Public Radio as part of President Donald Trump’s war on government and the people it serves, WBEZ needs your help, buff.ly/uFoltZM
While Chicago-area public media outlets WBEZ and WTTW will get hurt if the Senate OK's cuts, smaller stations in rural areas would get hit harder.
Illinois public broadcasters in Chicago, and especially downstate, fear impact as Senate vote to cut funding looms
While Chicago-area public media outlets WBEZ and WTTW will get hurt if the Senate OK’s cuts, smaller stations in rural areas would get hit harder.
www.chicagotribune.com
July 16, 2025 at 12:05 PM
While Chicago-area public media outlets WBEZ and WTTW will get hurt if the Senate OK's cuts, smaller stations in rural areas would get hit harder.
With Chicago in the ICE crosshairs right now, here are some independent and nonprofit media orgs to read, follow and support.
Unraveled: @unraveledpress.com
Block Club Chicago: @blockclubchi.bsky.social
Chicago Reader: @chicagoreader.com
The TRiiBE: @thetriibe.com
WBEZ: @wbez.org
Unraveled: @unraveledpress.com
Block Club Chicago: @blockclubchi.bsky.social
Chicago Reader: @chicagoreader.com
The TRiiBE: @thetriibe.com
WBEZ: @wbez.org
October 2, 2025 at 5:35 PM
With Chicago in the ICE crosshairs right now, here are some independent and nonprofit media orgs to read, follow and support.
Unraveled: @unraveledpress.com
Block Club Chicago: @blockclubchi.bsky.social
Chicago Reader: @chicagoreader.com
The TRiiBE: @thetriibe.com
WBEZ: @wbez.org
Unraveled: @unraveledpress.com
Block Club Chicago: @blockclubchi.bsky.social
Chicago Reader: @chicagoreader.com
The TRiiBE: @thetriibe.com
WBEZ: @wbez.org
*my* thing about the Pope which drives me batty is when WBEZ keeps referring to him as the "Chicago-born pontiff" or what have you - while at the same time never ever forgetting to say "suburban [place]" whenever something's happening outside the city limits.
so which is it you gatekeepy fucks
so which is it you gatekeepy fucks
April 13, 2026 at 2:41 PM
*my* thing about the Pope which drives me batty is when WBEZ keeps referring to him as the "Chicago-born pontiff" or what have you - while at the same time never ever forgetting to say "suburban [place]" whenever something's happening outside the city limits.
so which is it you gatekeepy fucks
so which is it you gatekeepy fucks
BREAKING: #Chicago finished this past month with the fewest #murders of any April since 1962, a @WBEZ analysis has found. The month’s 19 murders make 115 so far this year, the lowest January-through-April tally since 2014.
www.wbez.org/cpd/2025/05/...
www.wbez.org/cpd/2025/05/...
May 1, 2025 at 11:21 AM
BREAKING: #Chicago finished this past month with the fewest #murders of any April since 1962, a @WBEZ analysis has found. The month’s 19 murders make 115 so far this year, the lowest January-through-April tally since 2014.
www.wbez.org/cpd/2025/05/...
www.wbez.org/cpd/2025/05/...
WBEZ has pretty consistently written stories about the crime decline
These crime stats in my neighborhood are wild. Almost no press or political messaging about it.
August 10, 2025 at 6:35 PM
WBEZ has pretty consistently written stories about the crime decline
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with WBEZ listener Larry Birkenmeyer of Glenview, Ill., and Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.
Sunday Puzzle: 'Fair' Game
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with WBEZ listener Larry Birkenmeyer of Glenview, Ill., and Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.
n.pr
May 31, 2026 at 7:49 PM
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with WBEZ listener Larry Birkenmeyer of Glenview, Ill., and Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.
The FCC is probing Chicago public radio station WBEZ over on-air sponsorships
The FCC is probing Chicago public radio station WBEZ over on-air sponsorships
Another target in Brendan Carr’s crusade against the media.
buff.ly
March 21, 2025 at 2:50 PM
The FCC is probing Chicago public radio station WBEZ over on-air sponsorships
In a wide-ranging interview this week with the Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ, Marimar Martinez discussed her shooting, the federal government’s failed attempt to prosecute her and the role she now sees for herself in a fight for accountability.
February 3, 2026 at 7:04 PM
In a wide-ranging interview this week with the Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ, Marimar Martinez discussed her shooting, the federal government’s failed attempt to prosecute her and the role she now sees for herself in a fight for accountability.
Strange choice of bait but I'll allow it.
August 10, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Strange choice of bait but I'll allow it.
NPR and WBEZ now airing an interview with Buddy Guy.
January 10, 2026 at 2:29 PM
NPR and WBEZ now airing an interview with Buddy Guy.
“died in a traffic incident”
WBEZ doing headline gymnastics to do anything but say a driver killed Riley.
WBEZ doing headline gymnastics to do anything but say a driver killed Riley.
Riley O’Neil, a biking advocate and Chicago Department of Transportation worker, died in a traffic incident while biking earlier this month. In the Loop sits down with local organizers and cyclists to discuss building safer streets in Chicago.
How can Chicago build safer streets for cyclists and pedestrians?
www.wbez.org
June 12, 2026 at 6:07 PM
“died in a traffic incident”
WBEZ doing headline gymnastics to do anything but say a driver killed Riley.
WBEZ doing headline gymnastics to do anything but say a driver killed Riley.
WBEZ/Sun-Times are crowd-sourcing a map of ICE raids.
Put aside what they’re doing and to whom and why.
The fact that the people of an American city, including the mayor and governor, have to guess where Federal agents are operating, is itself insane.
interactive.wbez.org/uploader/en/
Put aside what they’re doing and to whom and why.
The fact that the people of an American city, including the mayor and governor, have to guess where Federal agents are operating, is itself insane.
interactive.wbez.org/uploader/en/
October 22, 2025 at 2:17 PM
WBEZ/Sun-Times are crowd-sourcing a map of ICE raids.
Put aside what they’re doing and to whom and why.
The fact that the people of an American city, including the mayor and governor, have to guess where Federal agents are operating, is itself insane.
interactive.wbez.org/uploader/en/
Put aside what they’re doing and to whom and why.
The fact that the people of an American city, including the mayor and governor, have to guess where Federal agents are operating, is itself insane.
interactive.wbez.org/uploader/en/
Marimar Martinez, shot 5 times by Border Patrol in Chicago, speaks out after Renee Good, Alex Pretti deaths
'I am their voice'
NEW w/ @adrianacardmag.bsky.social: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
'I am their voice'
NEW w/ @adrianacardmag.bsky.social: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Marimar Martinez, shot by Border Patrol in Chicago, speaks out after Good, Pretti deaths: 'I am their voice'
In a wide-ranging interview with the Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ, Martinez discusses her shooting, the federal government’s failed attempt to prosecute her and the role she now sees for herself in a fi...
chicago.suntimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:22 PM
Marimar Martinez, shot 5 times by Border Patrol in Chicago, speaks out after Renee Good, Alex Pretti deaths
'I am their voice'
NEW w/ @adrianacardmag.bsky.social: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
'I am their voice'
NEW w/ @adrianacardmag.bsky.social: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Every week, Ira Glass says, “From WBEZ in Chicago, it’s This American Life.”
I’ve been a WBEZ member for about 30 years. The relationships have become more complicated in the last 20 years, to your point, but WBEZ remains a public media flagship, and there needs to be accountability for this error.
I’ve been a WBEZ member for about 30 years. The relationships have become more complicated in the last 20 years, to your point, but WBEZ remains a public media flagship, and there needs to be accountability for this error.
August 11, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Every week, Ira Glass says, “From WBEZ in Chicago, it’s This American Life.”
I’ve been a WBEZ member for about 30 years. The relationships have become more complicated in the last 20 years, to your point, but WBEZ remains a public media flagship, and there needs to be accountability for this error.
I’ve been a WBEZ member for about 30 years. The relationships have become more complicated in the last 20 years, to your point, but WBEZ remains a public media flagship, and there needs to be accountability for this error.