Eight Forty-Eight—February 28, 2006
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The Race for Cook County Board President
Chicago Public Radio’s Sonari Glinton takes a look at what the Democratic primary for Cook County Board President says about the county's readiness for reform. |
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A Look at the Local Reform Message
Dick Simpson—Professor of Political Science, University of Illinois at Chicago
We discuss the history of the reform message in Chicago and Cook County. |
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Winter Cyclists Woo New Recruits
Chicago Public Radio’s Shawn Allee brings us the story of one woman trying to make a difference this winter—by riding her bike.
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Examining Judicial Security
Chicago Public Radio’s Diantha Parker reports that, a year after family members of one of their colleagues were murdered, judges in Chicago still have concerns about their safety. |
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A Northern Mardi Gras
Writer and former New Orleanian Michael Tisserand considers his family’s new home in Evanston. |
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Singing at the Wilson Stop
Dwain Story—Folk Singer
Kristin Moo brings us the story of an Uptown street musician who has spent his whole life singing folk songs. |
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Gospel Producer Tracy Williamson
Tracy Williamson—Label Director, Tyscot Records; Founder, Early Growth Productions
Chicago Public Radio’s Jenny Lawton talks with the aspiring producer, songwriter, and producer Tracy Williamson about working her way up in the gospel music industry. |
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Music Interviews: Bible of the Devil
Chicago Public Radio's Tony Sarabia profiles the local heavy metal band Bible of the Devil. |
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Eight Forty-Eight—February 27, 2006
with Guest Host Gretchen Helfrich |
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SNAP Calls for Cardinal's Resignation
Chicago Public Radio’s Jason DeRose joins us to discuss the latest fallout in the abuse case against Father Daniel McCormack, including a call by the Survivors Network for Those Abused by Priests (SNAP) for Cardinal Francis George’s resignation. |
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Cook County Pension Crunch
We talk with Laurence Msall, President of the Civic Federation, about the status of local pension funding. |
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Inside The Berghoff
The Berghoff restaurant is set to close its doors Tuesday, February 28, 2006. We join hundreds of patrons as they visit the Chicago institution one last time.
Select memorabilia from the Berghoff will be made available to the general public at a live auction on Saturday, March 4, 2006 from noon to 6 pm at the restaurant. |
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Understanding Rasputin
Contributor Vanessa Bush speaks with author and Chicago native Robert Alexander about his novel Rasputin's Daughter (Penguin, 2006). |
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Who Needs Craig's List?
Independent radio producers Dan Collison and Elizabeth Meister of Long Haul Productions bring us the story of “The Swap Shop,” a radio show where listeners buy and sell items and services. |
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Forgiving the Nazis
Bob Hercules—Filmmaker
Cheri Pugh—Filmmaker
The film Forgiving Dr. Mengele follows one Auschwitz survivor on her journey to forgiveness.
Forgiving Dr. Mengele screens at the Gene Siskel Film Center through February 30, 2006. |
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Eight Forty-Eight—February 24, 2006
with Guest Host Gretchen Helfrich |
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Month in Review
Eric Zorn—Columnist, Chicago Tribune
Kristen McQueary—Reporter, Daily Southtown
Carlos Hernandez Gomez—Reporter, CLTV
We discuss the most significant stories from the moth of February in our Month in Review. |
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The African Presence in Mexico
Cesario Moreno—Curator, Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum
Contributor Vanessa Bush explores the African influence on Mexican culture through an exhibit at the Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum.
The African Presence in Mexico: From Yanga to the Present is on view through September 3, 2006 at the Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum. |
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Decoding E2
Robert Goldberg—Filmmaker
Steve Edwards talks with writer and producer Robert Goldberg about his documentary featuring the February 17, 2003, E2 nightclub disaster in Chicago.
Decoding Disaster: Nightclub Nightmares airs on the Discovery Times Channel in February and March, 2006. |
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A Failure of Crowd Management
Paul Wertheimer—Principal, Crowd Management Strategies
We examine the events that led to the deaths of 21 people at the E2 nightclub in 2003. |
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An Irish Fiddler
We share the music of world-renowned Irish fiddle player John Daly.
Daly performs along with many other traditional Irish musicians Saturday, February 25, 2006, at the Irish American Heritage Center in Chicago.
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Dueling Critics Love Repeating
Our dueling theatre critics Jonathan Abarbanel and Kelly Kleiman tackle recent stage offerings, and possibly, each other. This week they discuss About Face's Loving Repeating.
About Face Theatre's Loving Repeating: A Musical of Gertrude Stein plays through March 12, 2006, at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago.
Nina Simone: The High Priestess Speaks is playing in an open run at the Black Ensemble Theater in Chicago.
The Joffrey Ballet's Romeo and Juliet performs through February 26, 2006, at the Auditorium Theater.
Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake runs through February 26, 2006, at the Cadillac Palace Theater. |
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Eight Forty-Eight—February 23, 2006
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Business Update
State legislators may soon consider a bill that would extend a freeze on electricity prices through 2010. Business contributor David Greising helps us sort through that and other utility news. |
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On the Trading Floor
Bells, whistles, pushing and shouting—we bring you the sounds of Chicago’s Board of Trade.
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Happy Anniversary to CBOT
Architecture contributor Ed Keegan takes us on a tour of the Chicago Board of Trade. Ed is author of The Chicago Board of Trade Building (Pomegranate Art Books, Incorporated, 2006).
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Running for the Eighth District
Chicago Public Radio’s Mike Rhee takes a look at why both the Republican and Democratic parties think the north and northwest suburban Eighth Congressional District is up for grabs. |
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Deus Caritas Est?
Resident philosopher Al Gini weighs in on Pope Benedict XVI’s first encyclical—God is Love. |
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Three to See
There are tons of fun, interesting, good-for-the soul things to see and do in and around the city this weekend. Chicago Public Radio's Arts, Architecture and Culture Editor Edward Lifson shares his picks.
The exhibit
Elusive Signs: Bruce Nauman Works with Light is on display through April 9, 2006, at the Milwaukee Art Museum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
RJD2 and Aceyalone play Friday, February 24, 2006, at 9 pm, at The Metro in
Chicago.
The Berghoff Restaurant closes its doors for the last time Tuesday, February 28, 2006, at 9 pm.
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Losing The Berghoff
Chicago writer Dennis O’Toole reflects on the upcoming closing of The Berghoff and the loss of other famed Chicago institutions. |
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Music Interviews: The National Trust's Crowning Achievement: Kings & Queens
The Chicago band The National Trust joins Chicago Public Radio’s Tony Sarabia in our performance studio.
The National Trust performs at a record release party for their CD Kings and Queens (Thrill Jockey, 2006) at 10 pm on Friday, February 24, 2006 at the HideOut. |
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Eight Forty-Eight—February 22, 2006
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DCFS and the Catholic Church
Deborah Daro—Research Fellow, Chapin Hall
The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services is asking the Chicago Archdiocese for the names of all priests accused of sexual abuse—both past and present. We discuss the relationship between DCFS and the Chicago Archdiocese.
Music Button: Willie Pickens, “A Mighty Fortress,” from the CD JazzSpirit Volume One, Southport Records |
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Church Liability
Chicago Public Radio's Jason DeRose reports that the Chicago Archdiocese could be taken to court for the alleged misconduct of one of its priests. |
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A Day for Donuts
Bogna Solak—President, Oak Mill Bakery
Food contributor Steve Dolinsky talks with a local Polish bakery owner about the pre-Lent celebration of Paczki Day.
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Finding a Place in the Chicago Public Schools
What happens to students in the Chicago Public Schools who drop out or are expelled? Chicago Public Radio’s Jay Field reports that too often troubled kids aren’t connected with alternative options for continuing their education.
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HistoryMaker Carol Moseley Braun
Carol Moseley Braun—Former U.S. Senator
In this archival audio from The HistoryMakers, former U.S. Senator Carol Moseley Braun reflects on the Civil Rights Movement.
The HistoryMakers is a national non-profit oral history archive headquartered in Chicago and dedicated to preserving African American history. |
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Martin Luther King, Jr. in Chicago
Chicago Public Radio's Richard Steele talks with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Taylor Branch about Martin Luther King's time in Chicago.
Branch is the author of At Canaan's Edge: America in the King Years 1965-1968 (Simon & Schuster, 2006).
Music Button: Nuspirit Helsinki, “Honest,” from the CD Jazzanova the Remixes 2002-2005, Sonar Kollectiv
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Miss Foozie’s Cure for Cabin Fever!
Eight Forty-Eight's lifestyle diva and hostess with the mostess Miss Foozie offers tips to escape cabin fever.
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I Dream in Blues
Katherine Davis—Singer, Songwriter, Actress, and
Playwright
The musical I Dream in Blues seeks to inspire young people with the story of jazz and blues songstress Katherine Davis's childhood in Cabrini Green.
I Dream in Blues runs through February 25, 2006 at The Vittum Theatre in Evanston. |
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Eight Forty-Eight—February 21, 2006 |
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Will Ryan Testify?
Patrick Deady—Partner at Hogan Marren, Ltd.
Former prosecutor Patrick Deady weighs in on the chances that former Illinois governor George Ryan will take the stand in his federal corruption trial.
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Chicago in the World: Finding Dan Ryan in Singapore
Contributor Rachel Snyder tells us about one of Chicago's political ties to Singapore. This essay is part of her series Chicago in the World, in which she explores how Chicago citizens, history, politics, and traditions cross cultural barriers.
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Chronicling the Chicago Urban League
Historian Jeff Helgeson discusses the importance of the Chicago Urban League and the organization's archives at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
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Chicago Urban League Chief Says Goodbye
James Compton—President and CEO, Chicago Urban League
Host Steve Edwards talks with the outgoing head of the Chicago Urban League.
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A Dance with Shakespeare
We hear music from the Joffrey Ballet’s production of Romeo and Juliet.
It continues through Sunday, February 26, 2006, at Chicago's Auditorium Theatre.
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A conversation about Romeo and Juliet with Joffrey artistic director Gerald Arpino and ballet master Adam Sklute
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Bruce Terris’s Dirty Work
Chicago filmmaker Bruce Terris talks about his new film Dirty Work, which follows the stories of four Chicagoans whose lives are connected by the death of a mistress of the city's cruelest crime boss.
Dirty Work continues at the Gene Siskel Film Center through Thursday, February 23, 2006.
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Jazz Saxophonist Mark Colby
A conversation with saxophone player and teacher Mark Colby about his compact disc Speaking of Stan (Hallway Records, 2006) and his jazz career. |
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Eight Forty-Eight—February 20, 2006 |
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Chicago Public Radio and the Daily Herald cohosted a live debate among the five Republican candidates for Illinois governor. Moderated by Eight Forty-Eight host Steve Edwards.
Candidates:
State Senator Bill Brady
Ron Gidwitz
Andy Martin
Jim Oberweis
State Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka
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Eight Forty-Eight—February 17, 2006 |
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Christine Cegelis—Democratic Candidate for Congress, Illinois Sixth U.S. Congressional District
Tammy Duckworth—Democratic Candidate for Congress, Illinois Sixth U.S. Congressional District
Lindy Scott—Democratic Candidate for Congress, Illinois Sixth U.S. Congressional District
We sit down with the three Democrats vying for a chance to fill Henry Hyde’s congressional seat.
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Election 2006: Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Andy Martin
We continue our series of one-on-one interviews with the Republican candidates for governor with Andy Martin. |
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Chicago Chamber Musicians
The Chicago Chamber Musicians’ Chicago String Quartet explores “String Theory” through two concerts, including the music of Rossini, Berg, and Beethoven. We listen to a selection from their performance.
The Chicago String Quartet performs at 7;30 pm, Sunday, February 19, 2006, at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall on the Northwestern University Evanston campus, and at 7:30 pm on Monday, February 20, 2006, at the DePaul University Concert Hall in Chicago. |
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The Dueling Critics Go to War
Kelly Kleiman—Theater Critis
Jonathan Abarbanel—Theater Critic
This week our dueling critics discuss Lifeline Theatre's Johnny Tremain, the Neo-Futurists' A Child’s History of Bombing, and TimeLine Theatre's Guantanamo: Honor Bound to Defend Freedom.
Johnny Tremain runs through April 9, 2006 at the Lifeline Theatre.
A Child's History of Bombing runs through March 11, 2006, at the Neo-Futurarium.
Guantanamo: Honor Bound to Defend Freedom runs through March 26, 2006 at TimeLine Theatre. |
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Eight Forty-Eight—February 16, 2006 |
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Catholic Church Announces Abuse Guidelines
Chicago Public Radio’s Jason DeRose reports on the Catholic Church's latest guidelines for handling claims of abuse. |
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Jazz Pianist Willie Pickens
Eight Forty-Eight special contributor Richard Steele talks with jazz pianist and educator Willie Pickens on the occasion of his 75th birthday. Pickens also plays some of his songs live in the Chicago Public Radio performance studio.
“Rooted and Grounded in Love: Comprehending with Power,” a gala tribute to celebrate the life and legacy of Willie Pickens, is Friday, February 17, 2006 at the Museum of Science and Industry. |
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Tapping Maples
Tom Cook—President, Michigan Maple Syrup Association
We explore the sticky sweet science of collecting maple syrup. |
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Vanished Images
Writer and activist Jamie Kalven reflects on the significance of graffiti art in Chicago’s public housing complexes.
Jamie Kelven and Patricia Evans's photo essay Chicago Street Art Archive: Vanish Portfolio appears in the publication AREA #2. The release party for this edition of AREA is on February 17, 2006 from 6-7 pm
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Three to See
Chicago Public Radio arts, architecture, and culture editor Edward Lifson tells us about three not-to-be-missed cultural events in the next week.
“A Tribute to Langston Hughes and Nina Simone,” featuring the Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre, is February 16, 2006 at 7 pm
at the Chicago Cultural Center.
Plasticene’s LiveFeed: 11.11.05 performs
Wednesday, February 22 through Sunday, February 26, 2006 at the
National Pastime Theater.
The Hawk Winter Music Festival
is February 17-19, 2006, at venues throughout Chicago. A highlight of the festival is the Fareed Haque Group, performing
Friday, February 17, 2006 at 10 pm
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A Race for the Sixth District
After years of Republican leadership, the suburban Sixth Congressional District could be up for grabs this year. That has sparked intense interest in who's running on the Democratic side. Chicago Public Radio’s Ben Calhoun brings us the story. |
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Election 2006: Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Judy Baar Topinka
We continue our series of one-on-one interviews with the Republican candidates for governor with Illinois State Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka. |
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Eight Forty-Eight—February 15, 2006 |
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Illinois Budget Preview
Illinois Public Radio's Sean Crawford previews the content of the Governor's budget address.
Music Button: Forro in the Dark, “Suor De Pele,” from the CD Nublu Records 12 in. Sampler |
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Why We Fight
Eugene Jarecki—Filmmaker
Film contributor Jonathan Miller chats with Eugene Jarecki about his documentary Why We Fight. It explores the growth and history of the U.S. Military Industrial Complex.
The film opens Friday, February 17, 2006, at several Chicago-area theaters. |
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Spring Training
Sports Contributor Cheryl Raye Stout joins us to discuss the opening of Major League Baseball's spring training, and speculate on what's in store for the 2006 Cubs and White Sox. |
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Chocolate Massacre
Chicago Public Radio's Abby Margolis brings us an audio postcard from Chicago's first chocolate-eating contest.
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The Bad Break-Up Letter
Elizabeth Lesinski—Member, GroundUp Theatre Company
A dramatic reading of a real life love letter that's painfully funny, from the GroundUp Theatre Company's production Letters/X, Part 3.
The GroundUp Theatre's Letters/X: Part 3 runs through February 25, 2006 at The Hungry Brain—2319 West Belmont. |
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What’s a Typewriter?
Deborah Pieritz and John Roberts—Co-owners, Pieritz Bros. Office Supplies
Chicago Public Radio's Delia Lloyd takes us to an office supply shop in Oak Park where nostalgia keeps old technology alive.
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Writer’s Block Party
Amy Krouse Rosenthal—Writer
Elizabeth Crane—Writer
Martha Berner—Singer/Songwriter
Guy Nickson—Co-owner, Wishbone Restaurant
Debe Welch—Singer/Songwriter
Chicago author and host of Writer's Block Party Amy Krouse Rosenthal takes us on a literary and musical journey through Chicago.
Rosenthal is the author of Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life (Crown, 2005). |
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Eight Forty-Eight—February 14, 2006 |
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The Politics of Escape
Chicago Sun-Times crime reporter Frank Main joins us to discuss how politics motivated the recent Cook County jail escapes. |
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Improving Juvenile Detention
We talk with Bart Lubow, director of the Annie E. Casey Foundation Program for High Risk Youth and their Families, about a recently released study into the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center.
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juvenile jail. Originally broadcast October 5, 2005
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Election 2006: Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Ron Gidwitz
We continue our series of one-on-one interviews with the Republican candidates for governor with Ron Gidwitz.
To listen to more of our interviews with the Republican gubernatorial candidates, and for extended coverage of the 2006 elections, click here.
Music Button: Goapele, “Closer,” from the CD San Francisco Under A Groove, Newhouse Records |
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The Myth of Romantic Love
Rebecca Armstrong, a Humanist minister and expert on myth and ritual, speaks with contributor Judy Valente about the myth of romantic love.
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Gorillas in Menopause
If the female gorillas at the Brookfield Zoo appear to be a bit cranky, they may have a reason. Gianofer Fields talks with Lincoln Park Zoo behavioral biologist Sue Margulis and Brookfield Zoo primatologist Sylvia Atsalis about their research into the behavior and biology of aging female gorillas.
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The Things We Love
Contributors Simon Smith, Debbie Mudd, Nicholas Day, and Katie Watson share their Valentine wishes. |
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My Baby
We bring you Ken Nordine’s classic jazz poem “My Baby.” |
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Eight Forty-Eight—February 13, 2006 |
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Chicago in the World: Wrigley in Singapore
Contributor Rachel Snyder shares her experience of trying to buy chewing gum in Singapore. |
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Achieving Preschool for All
Miguel del Valle—Illinois State Senator, Second District
We talk with Democratic state senator Miguel del Valle of Chicago about Governor Rod Blagojevich's plan to ensure universal preschool access for three and four-year-olds in Illinois. Del Valle is vice chairman of the Senate Education Committee.
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Lincoln’s Melancholy
What was behind President Lincoln's depression? Contributor Edie Rubinowitz sits down with Joshua Wolf Shenk to discuss his book Lincoln's Melancholy: How Depression Challenged a President and Fueled His Greatness (Houghton Mifflin Company, 2005). |
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Lincoln’s Shoes
Chicago History Museum curator Peter Alter gives us a glimpse of the personal side of Lincoln through his shoes. |
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A Common Life Together
Eboo Patel, founder and executive director of the Interfaith Youth Core, weighs in on the ongoing controversy over the Danish political cartoons that negatively depict Mohammad.
Music Button: Richard Strauss, “Intro Music,” from the CD Der Rosenkavalier, EMI Classics |
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Conducting the Lyric
Sir Andrew Davis, the music director and principal conductor of the
Lyric Opera of Chicago, discusses his career and highlights the Lyric's current and upcoming seasons. |
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Eight Forty-Eight—February 10, 2006 |
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Driving to the Future
We visit the 2006 Chicago Auto Show with cars.com senior editor Joe Wiesenfelder to discuss trends in the auto industry.
The 2006 Chicago Auto Show takes place February 10-19, 2006 at McCormick Place. |
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Fighting for St. Basil's
Chicago Public Radio’s Catrin Einhorn reports on the financial crisis facing St. Basil's Free People's Clinic and those are fighting to keep it going. |
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Describing the Action on Stage
Chicagoan George Demopolus has a unique job: putting the on-stage action of plays into words for the visually impaired as an audio describer.
Victory Gardens Theater is holding auditions for audio describers February 13-17, 2006, from 1-5 pm.
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Dueling Critics Take On ...Young Lady from Rwanda
Theatre critics
Jonathan Abarbanel and Kelly Kleiman spar over I Have Before Me a Remarkable Document Given to Me by a Young Lady from Rwanda, currently on stage through March 5, 2006 at the Victory Gardens Theater. |
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British Honor for Barbara Gaines
We hear from Chicago Shakespeare Theater cofounder and artistic director Barbara Gaines, who has been made an honorary Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire today from Britain’s Ambassador to the United States.
Music Button: David Schrader, “Quintet #1 in C Major: Minuetto,” from the CD Padre Antonio Soler: Quintets for Harpsichord & Strings, Cedille Records. |
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Dealing with Gangs in Schools
Chicago Public Radio's Jay Field reports on Chicago's efforts to curb gang problems in schools. |
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Tumbling Down Navy Pier
We bring you the sounds of the IGI Chicago Style Gymnastics Meet taking place this weekend on Navy Pier. |
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Deep River: Chicago a Cappella Sings African American Spirituals
We talk with Chicago a cappella Artistic Director Jonathan Miller and listen to the group performing African American spirituals live in our performance studio.
Chicago a cappella performs Deep River on February 11, 2006 at the Pilgrim Congregational Church
in Oak Park, on February 12, 2006, at Nichols Concert Hall, Music Institute of Chicago
in Evanston, and on February 18, 2006, at the DePaul Concert Hall in Chicago. |
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Eight Forty-Eight—February 9, 2006 |
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A Chicago Olympics?
As we prepare for the opening of the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Turin, Chicagoans tell us what they think about Chicago’s possible bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Music Button:John Williams, “Summon the Heroes,” from the CD John Williams American Journey, Sony Classical. |
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The Wisdom of Figure Skating
Contributor Daniel Ferri tells us why he finds inspiration in figure skating. |
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Considering 2016
We explore Chicago's possible bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics with SportsCorp Ltd. president Marc Ganis.
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The Nature of Desire
As Valentine’s Day approaches, Eight Forty-Eight resident philosopher Al Gini considers the nature of desire and the book On Desire: Why We Want What We Want by William B. Irvine (Oxford Press, 2005).
Music Button: Frank Sinatra, “I’ve Got You Under My Skin,” from the CD Songs for Swingin’ Lovers, Capitol Records. |
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Valentine’s at the Roxy
Long Haul Productions brings us the story of a special Valentine’s Day dance in Lockport, Illinois. |
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Three to See
Chicago Public Radio's arts, architecture, and culture editor Edward Lifson tells us about three not-to-be-missed cultural events taking place this week.
The African Presence in Mexico: From Yanga to the Present opens Saturday, February 11, 2006, at the Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum.
The Around the Coyote 2006 Winter Arts Festival runs Friday-Sunday, February 10-12, 2006, at various locations in Chicago’s Bucktown and Wicker Park neighborhoods.
Valentine Dances, presented by Dance Chicago, runs Friday-Sunday, February 10-12, 2006, at the Athenaeum Theatre—2936 North Southport Avenue in Chicago. |
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Celebrating Chicago Folk
The University of Chicago is host to one of the oldest annual festivals of traditional music. We preview this year's festival with Pier Peterson and Tanya Maus of the University of Chicago Folklore Society.
The 46th Annual University of Chicago Folk Festival takes place Friday-Sunday, February 10 -12, 2006, on the University of Chicago campus. |
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Staging Coast
We chat with playwright Laura Eason about adapting award-winning Chicago author Stuart Dybek's Coast of Chicago for the stage.
Walkabout Theater Company's production of The Coast of Chicago runs through February 19, 2006, at the Lookingglass Theatre. |
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Eight Forty-Eight—February 8, 2006 |
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Election 2006: Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Bill Brady
We continue our series of one-on-one interviews with Republican candidates for Illinois Governor. Today we talk with State Senator Bill Brady.
Music Button: Cyrus Chestnut, “I’m Walkin’,” from the CD Genuine Chestnut, Telarc. |
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Defending Governor Ryan
Chicago Public Radio's Diantha Parker reports on the tactics lawyers are using to defend former Illinois Governor George Ryan.
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State of the City
We hear highlights from Chicago Mayor Richard Daley’s State of the City address yesterday and get Chicagoans thoughts on the subject.
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Around the World Bite by Bite: South America
Food contributor Steve Dolinsky continues his monthly series Around the World Bite by Bite with a tour of South American food in Chicago.
Click here for more information on the restaurants visited in the segment. |
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The Power of a Word
Contributor Vanessa Bush weighs in on the power of a word newly embraced by popular culture.
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Sundown Towns
Eight Forty-Eight's Vanessa Bush talks with best-selling author James Loewen about the thousands of communities across the county that held ordinances preventing African Americans from stepping foot in their towns after sundown. Loewen writes about this in his book, Sundown Towns: a Hidden Dimension of Racism in America.
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Chicago and the Grammys
We bring you the music of some local Grammy Award nominees. |
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Studio 312: Ralph Covert
Studio 312, our show within a show, welcomes Grammy nominee and kid song superstar Ralph Covert for a chat with contributor and self-confessed Wigglephobe Jimmy Carrane.
Ralph’s World Concert
Saturday, February 18, 2006 @ 11 am
North Day Avenue Nursery
Wicker Park Lutheran Church
2112 West LeMoyne Avenue |
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Eight Forty-Eight—February 7, 2006 |
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Laski Resigns
Chicago Public Radio's political reporter Ben Calhoun joins us with a reaction to the news that Chicago City Clerk Jim Laski has resigned—two weeks after being indicted on federal corruption charges.
Music Button: Slicker, “Frustrache,” from the CD Hefty 10 Digest, Hefty Records |
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| Jim Oberweis talks with Steve Edwards. Photo by Andrew Gill |
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Election 2006: Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Jim Oberweis
As part of our series of one-on-one interviews with the Illinois Republican candidates for governor, we talk with businessman Jim Oberweis.
Music Button: Greyboy Feat, “Karl Denson, Grey’s Groove,” from the CD The Best of Cookin’, Ubiquity Records. |
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Growing the Suburbs
Mary Sue Barrett, president of the Metropolitan Planning Council, explores how transportation and governance must be considered alongside tourism when discussing suburban growth. |
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CREATE and the Future of Freight
We take a look at Chicago's freight rail system with Burlington Northern Santa Fe Terminal Manager Rick Mohorn and Chicago Metropolis 2020 Deputy Director Jim LaBelle.
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Chicago Region Environmental and Transportation Efficiency Program (CREATE) |
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Chasing Dreams at Madison and Canal
We hear the sounds of the Salamander Word Ensemble. They perform every Tuesday at Spot 6 in Chicago, and perform this weekend as part of the Experimental Theater Chicago’s Etcetera Festival. |
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Picturing the Robert Taylor Homes
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| A resident of the Robert Taylor Homes. Photo by Jack Bridges. |
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Photographer Jack Bridges talks with Sylvia Ewing about his work and lessons learned during two years he spent documenting life at the Robert Taylor Homes.
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Listen to Sylvia Ewing's interview with some of the Robert Taylor Homes' dislocated residents. |
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Bradley Parker-Sparrow's “The Afro Sonata”
Musician and Southport Records co-founder Bradley Parker-Sparrow performs and discusses his new work "The Afro Sonata."
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Eight Forty-Eight—February 6, 2006 |
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School Closings in Chicago
Chicago Public Radio's Jay Field reports on the latest battle over school closings in Chicago and how they play a part in the bigger struggle to reform the country's third largest school system. |
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How Do We Reform Schools?
We talk with Don Moore, Executive Director of Designs for Change, about different approaches to education reform.
Music Button: King Kooba, “Lexy’s Drop,” from the CD Nufoundfunk, Om Records. |
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From the Classroom to the Ballroom
Chicago Public Radio’s Lynette Kalsnes brings us the story of Chicago fifth graders who are learning how to dance. |
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Seeing Chicago in the World
Contributor Rachel Snyder reflects on sights and sounds that tie her travel experiences back to her home in Chicago.
Music Button: Greenskeepers, “Keep It Down,” from the CD Pleetch, Om Records. |
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Turning a Corner
Former Chicago area prostitutes recently teamed up to produce a new documentary about life on the streets and the need for reform. Health Outreach Worker Brenda Myers tells us about the film and her life as a prostitute.
Turning a Corner premieres Monday, February 6, 2006 at 5:30 pm at the Northwestern University Thorne Auditorium—375 East Chicago Avenue. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion and reception.
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Beyondmedia Education
Chicago Coalition for the Homeless |
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A Modern Day Dora
Contributor Vanessa Bush talks with author Gina Frangello about her book, My Sister's Continent (Chiasmus Press, 2005).
Gina Frangello will read from her novel at Women and Children First bookstore on February 9, 2006 at 7:30 pm. Author Cris Mazza will also be reading. Both authors are contributors to the anthology Homewreckers: An Adultery Reader (Soft Skull Press, 2005). |
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Eight Forty-Eight—February 3, 2006 |
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Church Officials Face Additional Allegations
Chicago Tribune staff reporter David Heinzmann joins us to discuss the revelations regarding Joliet Bishop Joseph Imesch’s handling of sex abuse allegations, and the implications of current scandals in future handling of area sex abuse accusations. |
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Losing Tiny Lounge
Chicago Public Radio's Catrin Einhorn brings us the story of a city trying to improve its public transportation and the woman whose business stood in the way.
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CTA Brown Line Hearing
Carole Brown—Chairwoman, Chicago Transit Authority Board
Commuters and businessowners are getting their first chance to ask questions about the Chicago Transit Authority's controversial plan to temporarily close 15 Brown Line stations during a proposed five-year, $535 million renovation project.
Originally broadcast February 16, 2005 |
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Brown Line Tour
Graham Garfield—Transit Historian
As the CTA begins its Brown Line renovation project, we explore the history of what some have called the best urban “theme park ride in the country.”
Originally broadcast August 8, 2005 |
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Brown Line Project Bad for Some Businesses
Cynthia Castiglione—Employee, Beans and Bagels
Some stations will be closed for months during the rehabilitation, so many businesses are bracing for a hit. They include Beans and Bagels, which has shops near the Montrose and Rockwell stops.
Originally broadcast August 8, 2005 |
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Chimp in Space
Larry Ciupik—Astronomer, Adler Planetarium
We visit the Adler Planetarium to learn about the Flight of Mercury. It began its journey 45 years ago this week with Ham the chimpanzee aboard as its only passenger. |
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Dueling Critics Take on A Number
Theatre critics Jonathan Abarbanel and Kelly Kleiman duke it out over Caryl Churchill's A Number, on stage at the Next Theatre in Evanston through February 26, 2006.
For his pick of the week, Jonathan chose Grace at Northlight Theatre, playing through February 26, 2006.
Kelly chose Charlotte's Web, presented by the Emerald City Theatre Company at the Apollo Theater through April 2, 2006.
Music Button: Stereophonic Space Sound Unlimited, “Mummy Walk,” from the CD The Fluid Soundbox, Mai Tai Records |
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Color Complex: Studs Terkel on Race
We revisit a conversation with special contributor Studs Terkel about his book Race: How Blacks and Whites Think and Feel About the American Obsession (New Press, 1992).
Originally broadcast June 13, 2003 |
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Guitarist Goran Ivanovic
Classical and Balkan folk musician Goran Ivanovic performs live in the Jim and Kay Mabie Performance Studio.
The Goran Ivanovic Group will be in concert Friday, February 3, 2006 at 9pm at the Metro in Chicago. |
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Eight Forty-Eight—February 2, 2006 |
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George Ryan Trial Update
As prosecutors in former Governor George Ryan's trial prepare to rest their case, Chicago Public Radio's Diantha Parker reports on the latest happenings in the courtroom. |
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Scott Turow's Ordinary Heroes: A Novel
Eight Forty-Eight's resident philosopher Al Gini talks with author Scott Turow about his book Ordinary Heroes: A Novel (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2005).
Music Button: Glenn Miller Orchestra, “Imagination,” from the CD The Essential Glenn Miller, RCA Records |
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Developing Pilsen
We hear voices from a community meeting on a controversial proposal for residential development in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood.
Music Button:Groove Armada, “Captain Sensual,” from the CD Northern Star, Tummy Touch Records |
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WORDSFest Urban Arts Festival
Dionna Griffin—Creator and Founder, WORDSfest
WORDSfest is a celebration of urban poetry, sketch comedy, hip-hop, music and dance. It takes place February 2-12, 2006, at the Theatre Building Chicago. |
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Music Interviews: Shelley Short and Captain Wild Horse
Chicago Public Radio's Tony Sarabia talks with musician Shelley Short. Her first album since moving to Chicago is Captain Wild Horse (Rides the Heart of Tomorrow) (Hush Records, 2006).
Short will be performing on Saturday, February 4, 2006, at 9 pm at the Empty Bottle.
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“Pullin’ Pullin’” |
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“Sweet Heart Said” |
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“Like Anything, It’s Small” |
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“Tomorrow Night” |
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Must See Films
Film contributor Jonathan Miller discusses director Mikio Naruse's film Her Lonely Lane and the Chicago premiere of Down to the Bone by director Debra Granik. Both films are showing at the Gene Siskel Film Center.
Her Lonely Lane screens Saturday, February 4, 2006 at 3 pm.
Down to the Bone runs February 10–16, 2006.
Music Button: The 6 Parts 7, “What You Love You Must Love Now,” from the CD Everywhere And Right Here, Suicide Squeeze |
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Color Complex: Youth Dinner
As part of the Color Complex series, we revisit a 2003 recording of a youth gathering to talk about race through the Chicago Dinners Program, sponsored by Hull House.
Originally broadcast June 16, 2003 |
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Eight Forty-Eight—February 1, 2006 |
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Bankruptcy and UAL Workers
Chicago Public Radio's Tony Sarabia reports on how the United Airlines bankruptcy process has played out at the employee level.
Music Button: Frank Sinatra, “Come Fly With Me,” from the CD Come Fly With Me, Capitol Records |
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Clear Skies for United?
David Greising—Business Contributor and Chief Business Correspondent, Chicago Tribune
Jay Franke—Former Assistant Director, Northwestern University Transportation Center; Former Chicago Aviation Commissioner
Joseph Schwieterman—Director, Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development; Professor, Public Service, DePaul University
On the day that United Airlines emerges from bankruptcy, we talk with a panel of experts about the status and future of the aviation industry. |
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Church Abuse in Chicago
Chicago Public Radio's Jason DeRose reports on the latest fallout from allegations of abuse by a Catholic priest serving at St. Agatha's parish in Chicago. |
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Three to See
Chicago Public Radio Arts, Architecture, and Culture editor Edward Lifson highlights three not-be-missed cultural events happening this week.
The exhibition 100 Plus One...Celebrating America’s Music Before Motown and Beyond is on display at the DuSable Museum of African American History.
Bruce Davidson's photography exhibition, On the Street, is on display at the Catherine Edelman Gallery through February 25, 2006.
Fresh From Julieanne's Garden: Sculpture by Preston Jackson is on display at the Chicago Cultural Center's Michigan Avenue Galleries through March 26, 2006. |
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Hall of Fame Slugger Ernie Banks
In this archival audio from The HistoryMakers, beloved former Cubbie Ernie Banks reflects on his career.
The HistoryMakers is a national non-profit oral history archive headquartered in Chicago and dedicated to preserving African American history. |
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The Music of Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson
We kick off Black History month with music from African-American composer Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson.
Featured Music from Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson: A Celebration (Cedille Records, 2005). |
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Color Complex: Growing Up as a Minority
As part of the Color Complex series, we revisit an essay by Chicago Public Radio producer Amy Drozdowska-McGuire about growing up in the minority.
Originally broacast June 30, 2003 |
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Illiniwek Appeal
The University of Illinois filed an appeal with the NCAA contesting the ban against the Illini mascot. Sports Illustrated legal analyst Lester Munson joins us to discuss the ongoing controversy over Chief Illiniwek. |
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