by Adam Leinberger
The stories behind Chicago's creators, community-builders, and people you should know. For Clips Follow Us On Instagram: @mission.from.pod x @contentclubchicago Host of Mission From Pod on Instagram: @adam.leinberger Find on us Youtube @MissionFromPod Filmed at Content Club Chicago.
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June 12, 2026
<p>Joabe Barbosa has run all 4000 miles of Chicago's streets — every one of the city's 77 community areas and 200+ neighborhoods — and holds the Guinness World Record for visiting every CTA station in under nine hours.</p><p>Born in Brazil, raised in London, and now a clinical psychology doctoral student in Chicago, Joabe runs the city wearing the Chicago flag and built a following around one message: Chicago is safe, Chicago is a good city, and you should explore every neighborhood.</p><p>In this episode, host Adam Leinberger and Joabe get into:</p><ul><li>How a near-disastrous climb on Mount Washington turned him into a runner</li><li>The best and worst neighborhoods to run (and why The Loop is the hardest)</li><li>Running as a tool for mental health, routine, and reflection</li><li>Becoming a Chicago "hometown hero" as a transplant</li><li>The visa scare, immigration hurdles, and the financial barriers most people never see</li><li>Vacant lots, rent, and why Chicago isn't actually overcrowded</li><li>Universal basic income, crime, and AI's effect on work</li><li>A sharp critique of public transit — and the case for a Chicago "circle line"</li><li>Whether Chicago is really safe, from someone who's run it at every hour of the day</li><li>What comes next after he finishes every street</li></ul><p>A conversation about a city, the people in it, and why one runner thinks Chicago deserves more credit than it gets.</p><p><br></p><p>Mission From Pod is a Chicago podcast about the people, culture, and stories shaping the city, hosted by Adam Leinberger. </p><p><br></p><p>New episodes regularly — follow so you don't miss one.</p>
June 11, 2026
<p>Chicago comedian, content creator, producer, and late-night show host Victoria Flynn joins Mission From Pod for one of our best episodes yet.Adam and Victoria discuss the Strait of Hormuz, Hemp vs Plastic, the parallel histories of jazz and country music, AI deleveraging the ability for white collar workers to sell their labor, universal basic income, and why the skills that make a great comedian are the same ones that make you unemployable.CHAPTERS<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_hFk2_lBQU">00:00</a> – Intro & Welcome | Victoria Flynn's Background<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_hFk2_lBQU&t=210s">03:30</a> – Strait of Hormuz, Supply Chain & Geopolitics<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_hFk2_lBQU&t=480s">08:00</a> – Women in Power & the Feminist Theory of International Relations<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_hFk2_lBQU&t=720s">12:00</a> – Hemp, Plastic, and Why "Marijuana" Changed Its Spelling<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_hFk2_lBQU&t=1110s">18:30</a> – Yellowstone, Country Music & the Commercialization of Working-Class Identity<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_hFk2_lBQU&t=1560s">26:00</a> – Taylor Swift, Fight Club & Why Billionaires Can't Make Bold Art<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_hFk2_lBQU&t=1860s">31:00</a> – AI, Tech Layoffs & the Real Reason No One Talks About "Time Saved"<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_hFk2_lBQU&t=2400s">40:00</a> – Victoria's 10 Years in SaaS: What AI Actually Replaces<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_hFk2_lBQU&t=2820s">47:00</a> – Universal Basic Income, Andrew Yang & the Reserve Labor Army54:00 – The School-to-Prison Pipeline, Dopamine Addiction & Literacy Crisis60:00 – Frederick Taylor, Sales Culture & Never Split the Difference68:00 – How to Be a Better America: Mandatory Service, Bilingualism & Shame76:00 – 9/11 Through a French Immersion School in Chicago81:00 – Chicago Plugs: Lincoln Lodge, Emma Alamo, Bordeaux & More84:00 – Dream Comedy Collab: Andy Samberg, Mel Brooks, Tina Fey & More</p>
March 17, 2026
<p>Adam interviews Charles Fox, a Chicago-based journalist and content creator who uses social media to bring back local journalism that is both accessible and trustworthy.Charles discusses the challenges of guerilla journalism, being limited to his own resources & fact-checking, and partnerships he is fostering to help cover more ground. They dive deep into topics like news media credibility, universal basic income, AI, hydraulic despotism in Dune, 24 hour work weeks and how we should organize society in an age where AI and robotics are handling significant amounts of labor. </p>
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The stories behind Chicago's creators, community-builders, and people you should know.
For Clips Follow Us On Instagram: @mission.from.pod x @contentclubchicago
Host of Mission From Pod on Instagram: @adam.leinberger
Find on us Youtube @MissionFromPod
Filmed at Content Club Chicago.
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