RSS Feed

Apple Podcasts

Overcast

Castro

Pocket Casts

English

Non-explicit

News & Politics

Arts

Design

Technology

Gadgets

Society & Culture

History

feedburner.com

5.00 stars

0:00

It looks like this podcast has ended some time ago. This means that no new episodes have been added some time ago. If you're the host of this podcast, you can check whether your RSS file is reachable for podcast clients.

Chicago Public Square Newscasts

by Charlie Meyerson

Chicago's new front page: News of and for the Chicago region

Episodes

Protest could shut I-94 / Alderman passes up papal audience / Prof tells journalists: Snub the president

0s · Published 25 Jun 20:49

Photo: Daniel X. O'Neil Father Pfleger pflans a pfrotest, an alderman snubs the pope and a journalism prof encourages reporters to snub the president.
This is your Chicago Public Square Newscast.
Listen here, or on Amazon’s Alexa-powered speakers*, iTunes or your favorite podcast player.
Enjoying these newscasts? Keep them coming by joining The Legion of Chicago Public Squarians.
* Even if you don’t have an Alexa smart speaker, you can turn iOS and Android phones into Alexa devices for free—a low-impact way to experiment with the technology.

Emanuel's changed tune / Chicago's immigrant kids / Navy's ominous plans

0s · Published 22 Jun 20:15

Karen Lewis is signing off, and Mayor Emanuel seems sad. Dick Durbin visits detained kids. The Navy makes immigrant detention plans. And Square readers click on a story bigtime.
This is your Chicago Public Square Newscast.
Listen here, or on Amazon’s Alexa-powered speakers*, iTunes or your favorite podcast player.
Enjoying these newscasts? Keep them coming by joining The Legion of Chicago Public Squarians.
* Even if you don’t have an Alexa smart speaker, you can turn iOS and Android phones into Alexa devices for free—a low-impact way to experiment with the technology.

Cue sad trombone / Sales tax holiday ends / Record wetness

0s · Published 21 Jun 18:10

Cue the sad trombone for Corey Lewandowski. And for sales-tax breaks. And for dry weather in Chicago. Check out the latest Chicago Public Square Newscast.
Listen here, or on Amazon’s Alexa-powered speakers*, iTunes or your favorite podcast player.
Enjoying these newscasts? Keep them coming by joining The Legion of Chicago Public Squarians.
* Even if you don’t have an Alexa smart speaker, you can turn iOS and Android phones into Alexa devices for free—a low-impact way to experiment with the technology.

A tearful plea / Chicago cops sued / Happy birthday, Divvy

0s · Published 20 Jun 13:54

(As the regular Chicago Public Square news update takes a break today, check out the latest Square Newscast. Follow Square on Facebook and Twitter. And be here Thursday.)
A tearful plea in Congress. Chicago Police sued. And happy birthday, Divvy. This is your Chicago Public Square Newscast.

Listen here, or on Amazon’s Alexa-powered speakers*, iTunes or your favorite podcast player.
Enjoying these newscasts? Keep them coming by joining The Legion of Chicago Public Squarians.
* Even if you don’t have an Alexa smart speaker, you can turn iOS and Android phones into Alexa devices for free—a low-impact way to experiment with the technology.
(Photo provided by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, showing people taken into custody in cases of illegal entry into the U.S., held in cages at a McAllen, Texas, facility June 17, 2018.)

Trump digs in / Best CEOs for women / R.I.P., Tronc

0s · Published 18 Jun 20:52

Team Trump is digging in on immigration. Big changes atop newspaper companies. And wanna work at a company good for women? Check out the latest Chicago Public Square Newscast.
Listen here, or on Amazon’s Alexa-powered speakers*, iTunes or your favorite podcast player.
Enjoying these newscasts? Keep them coming by joining The Legion of Chicago Public Squarians.
* Even if you don’t have an Alexa smart speaker, you can turn iOS and Android phones into Alexa devices for free—a low-impact way to experiment with the technology.

Chicago gets Boring / Trump’s errant salute / Religion gap

0s · Published 14 Jun 20:50

Image: The Boring Co. The dark side of that Boring Co. plan for tunnels connecting downtown Chicago and O’Hare International Airport. President Trump seems to have made a mistake. And, (don’t) praise the lord, we have a global religion gap.
This is your Chicago Public Square Newscast.
Listen here, or on Amazon’s Alexa-powered speakers*, iTunes or your favorite podcast player.
Enjoying these newscasts? Keep them coming by joining The Legion of Chicago Public Squarians.
* Even if you don’t have an Alexa smart speaker, you can turn iOS and Android phones into Alexa devices for free—a low-impact way to experiment with the technology.

We're sinking / Comcast vs. Disney / The Chief, again

0s · Published 13 Jun 20:32

Uh, we're sinking.
This is your Chicago Public Square Newscast.
Listen here, or on Amazon’s Alexa-powered speakers*, iTunes or your favorite podcast player.
Enjoying these newscasts? Keep them coming by joiningThe Legion of Chicago Public Squarians.
* Even if you don’t have an Alexa smart speaker, you can turn iOS and Android phones into Alexa devices for free—a low-impact way to experiment with the technology.

What hath Trump wrought? / Veggie warning / Chicago reboots

0s · Published 12 Jun 20:47

This is your Chicago Public Square Newscast.
Listen here, or on Amazon’s Alexa-powered speakers*, iTunes or your favorite podcast player.
Enjoying these newscasts? Keep them coming by joiningThe Legion of Chicago Public Squarians.
* Even if you don’t have an Alexa smart speaker, you can turn iOS and Android phones into Alexa devices for free—a low-impact way to experiment with the technology.

Voting rights setback / Chicago gang census / Live long and prosper … but maybe not here

0s · Published 11 Jun 20:43

The losing side sees a Supreme Court ruling as a critical blow to voter turnout.
This is your Chicago Public Square Newscast.
Listen here, or on Amazon’s Alexa-powered speakers*, iTunes or your favorite podcast player.
Enjoying these newscasts? Keep them coming by joiningThe Legion of Chicago Public Squarians.
* Even if you don’t have an Alexa smart speaker, you can turn iOS and Android phones into Alexa devices for free—a low-impact way to experiment with the technology.

Sun-Times prognosis / Bourdain's death / Women in charge

0s · Published 08 Jun 20:27

How much longer does theChicago Sun-Times have?
This is your Chicago Public Square Newscast.
Listen here, or on Amazon’s Alexa-powered speakers*, iTunes or your favorite podcast player.
[Correction: The following player has been updated to point to the right audio file.]
Enjoying these newscasts? Keep them coming by joiningThe Legion of Chicago Public Squarians.
* Even if you don’t have an Alexa smart speaker, you can turn iOS and Android phones into Alexa devices for free—a low-impact way to experiment with the technology.

Chicago Public Square Newscasts has 26 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 0:00. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on July 30th 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on April 3rd, 2024 15:43.