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31, 2001
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LI
HEAP: Steve Edwards looks at the impact of the current
heat wave, first with Rob Phillips, spokesperson for the
Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs, who discusses
services for those affected by heat; then with Ray Vasquez,
commissioner of the Department of Human Services, about distribution
of funds for energy assistance. |
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Musical
Mediation: Chicago Public Radio’s Shirley Jahad
talks with CSO music director Daniel Barenboim about the
orchestra’s workshop, which brings young Arab and Israeli musicians
together to perform music. |
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Bears
Check-in: Eight Forty-Eight sports contributor Cheryl
Raye Stout talks with Steve Edwards about the Chicago
Bears pre-season. |
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Uptown
Theater: In light if recent $1 million donation from Albert
Goodman to help refurbish the Uptown Theater, we bring back an excerpt
of the November 14, 2000 segment about historic Uptown, where includes
a tour Steve Edwards took of the dilapidated theater with
David Zivcheck of the Uptown Theater. |
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Postpartum
Illness: Eight Forty-Eight contributor Victoria Lautman
talks with Dr. Nahama Dresner, director of Women’s Health
at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, about postpartum illness. |
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Original
Polish: Chicago Public Radio’s Jesse Hardman visits
Jim's Original Hot Dog House on Maxwell Street to talk with patrons
and general manager Jim Koutrosios, as the restaurant closed
its doors Monday morning. |
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July
30, 2001
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 Gubernatorial
Race: We continue our series on Illinois gubernatorial hopefuls
with former Illinois state comptroller and announced Democratic
candidate Michael Bakalis. |
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Teen
Report Card: Steve Edwards talks with Tom Vanden Berk,
president and executive director of Uhlich Children’s Home,
about their annual survey of teens, speaking about adults. |
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Agriculture:
Illinois Public Radio’s Susan Stephens reports on a
recent event in Rockford with the secretary of agriculture. |
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Fast
Food Writers: Chicago writer Soren McCarthy comes to
the defense of the scorned fast-food worker. |
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Hip
Hop Management: Eight Forty-Eight contributor Richard
Steele talks about the fine art of financial management of R-B
and Rap artists with Horace Madison, partner in Madison-Smallwood
Financial Group in New York City. |
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July
27, 2001
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Month
in Review: Steve Edwards looks at the winners and losers
of July with Cam Simpson, reporter for the Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Public Radio's David Schaper and Laura Washington
of the Chicago Reporter. |
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Mold:
Steve Edwards talks with EPA - Region 5, chief Indoor Air
Quality Engineer Jack Barnette about how high levels of mold
affect people with allergies. |
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Cool
Spot: Eight Forty-Eight producer Gianofer Fields
and contributor Jerry Pohlen visit with Shirley Behens, Arrowhead
Bluffs Museum, Wabasha, Minnesota. |
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Film
reviews: Eight Forty-Eight film contributor Jonathan
Miller reviews Lumumba, by Raoul Peck; Juliet of the
Spirits and Satyricon by Fellini, and Brother
by Takeshi Kitano. |
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Chicago
Murals: Eight Forty-Eight regular contributor Victoria
Lautman discovers Chicago’s murals with Mary Lackritz
Gray, author of A Guide to Chicago’s Murals. |
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July
26, 2001
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Suburban
Round-Up: Steve Edwards talks with people from around
the suburban region about local stories with regional impact. First
he discusses the federal intervention in O'Hare Airport’s expansion,
with Lynn Sweet, Washington bureau chief for the Chicago
Sun-Times. Then, Mayor Joe Broda of Lisle talks jobs
and development in his community, where he's marking his first 100
days as mayor. Then, the topic is mosquito abatement in Northwest
Cook County with Mike Siska, director of abatement with the
Northwest Mosquito abatement district. And Dennis Wentzel of
the DuPage County Fair Board of Directors on the board's focus on
farming at the fair. |
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Fruitful
Desserts: Eight Forty-Eight food contributor Steve
Dolinsky explores the fruit explosion on dessert menus in fine
dining restaurants around town. |
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Columbian
Spice: Richard Steele visits restaurateur William
Restrepo to talk about his life in Chicago and his restaurant
La Cumbaba in Wicker Park. |
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Seniors:
We continue our series of occasional pieces on the life and times
of Chicago's seniors with Mrs. Mammie Morrow. |
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July
25, 2001
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Terra
Decision: Steve Edwards gets an update on the court decision
on the future of the Terra Museum of American Art, with Chicago
Public Radio’s Tony Sarabia. |
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Salsation:
We hear a scene from WNEP Theatre’s production of Salsation. |
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Youth
Radio: Leah Chapple Stingley, reporter for Youth Radio
in Berkeley, California, reflects on neighborhoods and identity,
and the differences between her California neighborhood and her
relatives' community in Maywood, Illinois. |
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Sex
Crimes: Steve Edwards talks with Pat Camden, deputy
director of news affairs for the Chicago Police Department, about
a community alert announcing the hunt for a man who has been stalking
and assaulting young girls on the south side. |
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Ethics:
Eight Forty-Eight resident philosopher Al Gini, associate
professor of law and ethics at Loyola University, joins Steve
Edwards for a lesson in ethics. |
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Black
America: Contributor Richard Steele sits down with author
and commentator Tavis Smiley, to talk about Smiley's new
book, How To Make Black America Better: Leading African Americans
Speak Out, and his new morning radio talk show. |
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July
24, 2001
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Rosemont
Casino: The Illinois Gaming Board meets today, amid talk of
renewed efforts to bring a casino to suburban Rosemont. Steve
Edwards talks with Steve Rhodes, a senior editor for
Chicago Magazine. He's the author of an August article entitled
“The Day Clout Struck Out”. |
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Trump
Towers Chicago: Eight Forty-Eight architecture contributor
Ed Keegan shares his opinion on the significance of a new
Trump Tower here, and what it might look like. |
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Pearl
Cleage: Contributor Rita Coburn Whack talks with Pearl
Cleage, author of the new novel I Wish I had a Red Dress.
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Home
Protection: Chicago writer Eileen Favorite attends an
anti-gentrification party. |
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Westerman
Retrospective: Eight Forty-Eight contributor Victoria
Lautman views the handiwork of contemporary sculptor H.C. Westerman
with Lynn Warren, co-curator of the exhibit at the Museum
of Contemporary Art. |
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July
23, 2001 |
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Gubernatorial Candidate: Steve
Edwards begins a series of conversations with candidates
running for Illinois governor, with a conversation with
Republican candidate and state Senator Patrick O'Malley.
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Sports
Check-in: Eight Forty-Eight sports contributor Cheryl
Raye Stout looks at this past weekend's Cubs/Astros series,
Bulls changes and Bears training. |
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Rich
Intelligence: Chicago writer Soren McCarthy observes
that the larger the wallet, the smaller the brain. |
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Silicon
Gold Bust: Economics contributor Charlie Wheelan interviews
his brother Peter Wheelan about his dot-bomb experience as
CEO of the now defunct Adventureseek.com. |
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July
20, 2001 |
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Asthma:
At the conclusion of the World Asthma Meeting in Chicago, Steve
Edwards talks with Dr. Sandra Thomas, epidemiologist
with the Chicago Department of Public Health, and Dr. Ted Naureckas,
assistant professor of clinical medicine at the University of Chicago,
about the causes, treatment and prevention of asthma our region. |
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Cool
Spot: Eight Forty-Eight producer Gianofer Fields
and contributor Jerry Pohlen visit with Joe Suilmann,
owner of Joe Suilmann’s Grotto and Museum, in Wabasha, Minnesota. |
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Bud
Herseth: Steve Edwards talks with Adolph "Bud"
Herseth, principal trumpet for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra,
about his distinguished 53 years with the orchestra. Herseth retires
after this season. |
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July
19, 2001 |
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Mexican
Community: Steve Edwards goes to one of Chicago’s
Pilsen community to talk with residents about the Mexican American
community in Chicago. Then, Steve Edwards talks with Juan
Andrade of the U.S. Hispanic Leadership Institute on Mexicans' growing
importance and influence within the Chicago community. |
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Suburban
Dining: Food contributor Steve Dolinsky visits the suburb
of Arlington Heights to explore some of the new restaurants coming
to their downtown. Then, he joins Steve Edwards in studio
to look at other communities that are using restaurants to revitalize
their downtowns. |
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Letters:
We share your calls and comments about Eight Forty-Eight
segments. |
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Animal
Parts: Chicago writer Gail Isaacson talks about acting
in animal roles. |
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Theater
Reviews: Eight Forty-Eight theater contributor Jonathan
Abarbanel reviews the Goodman Theatre’s production of Blue
Surge and the Pride Series production of Corpus Christi
at the Bailiwick. |
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July
18, 2001 |
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Lew
Kreinberg: Steve Edwards talks with Lew Kreinberg,
outgoing senior consultant with the Jewish Council on Urban Affairs,
about his life and love for Chicago. |
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Senior
Camp: Eight Forty-Eight senior producer Justin Kaufmann
visits Camp Algonquin, an outdoor camp that takes city seniors
out to the northwestern suburbs for a camp experience. |
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Appliances:
Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Lester Graham reports
on the environmental problems with disposing of old appliances. |
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Bomb-Itty
of Errors: Steve Edwards talks with performers Gregory,
Anthony and Jeffrey Quaiyum about their rap version
of Shakespeare's Comedy of Errors at the Royal George Theatre. |
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July
17, 2001
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Representation:
Steve Edwards talks with Robert Starks, professor of
political science at Northeastern Illinois University; Dick Simpson,
former Chicago alderman and professor of political science at the
University of Illinois at Chicago, and Maria de los Angeles Torres,
professor of political science at DePaul University, about the issue
of color and ethnicity in representation. |
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Walter
Mosely: Eight Forty-Eight contributor Rita Coburn
Whack interviews Walter Mosley, whose new novel is Fearless
Jones. |
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Best
of Chicago: Geoff Johnson, editor of the Best of Chicago
feature in this month's Chicago Magazine, shares some thoughts
on the magazine's latest list of hot spots. |
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Milwaukee
Museum: Eight Forty-Eight's architecture contributor
Ed Keegan gets a tour of the new Milwaukee Art Museum with
director Russell Bowman. |
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July
16, 2001 |
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Beverly
Hills, Illinois: Steve Edwards talks with Joe Oswald,
high school teacher and author of the book: Beverly Hills: A
Brief History of the Village and the City: The Story of Chicago’s
Largest Historic District. |
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City
Neighborhood: Chicago writer Naomi Gladish Smith remembers
the makeup of her childhood neighborhood. |
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Economic
Update: Eight Forty-Eight economics contributor Charlie
Wheelan checks in with Steve Edwards for a look back
and a forecast of the economy. |
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Understanding
Income Tax: Next, economics contributor Charlie Wheelan
explores the income tax rules with John O. Fox, author of
If Americans Really Understood the Income Tax. |
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City
Space Tour: Chicago Public Radio’s Tony Sarabia speaks
with Lynn Osmond, president of the Chicago Architecture Foundation,
about the foundations new "City Space" display. |
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July
13, 2001 |
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Gaming
Board: We begin with an excerpt of a June 22, 2001 interview
with Wayne Johnson, chief investigator of the Chicago Crime
Commission, about organized crime and his opposition to a Rosemont
Casino. Then, Chris Fusco, reporter with the Chicago Sun-Times,
joins Steve Edwards for the latest on the Rosemont casino
and configuratio of the Illinois Gaming Board. |
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Cumulative
Voting: Steve Edwards talks with attorney and former
state treasurer Pat Quinn and Dan Johnson-Weinberger,
executive director of the Midwest Democracy Center, about their
opposing views on a new push to return to cumulative voting in Illinois.
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Film
reviews: Eight Forty-Eight film contributor Jonathan
Miller reviews Baise-Moi, Field Diary and The Road
Home. |
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Chicago
Photographs: Steve Edwards goes out in the field to experience
Night Light, the new walking tour that has dancers and actors
portraying photographs in Chicago's landscapes. |
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Cool
Spots: Eight Forty-Eight producer Gianofer Fields
and Chicago writer Jerry Pohlen travel throughout the region
to bring us cool and unique spots you may not have heard of. And
this week, they eat on the road! |
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Friday
the 13th: Short story writer Tina Jens talks about the
origin of Friday the 13th and superstitions involved with this day. |
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Kweisi:
Contributor Richard Steele speaks to Chicago Poet Kweisi
about his life and turning his pain into poetry. |
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July
12, 2001 |
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Governor's
Race: Steve Edwards is joined by Chicago Public Radio's
David Schaper for analysis of possible Illinois gubernatorial
candidates. |
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Take
It Deep: Frank Dominelli and Eric Johnson perform
a scene from Wing and Groove’s production of Take It Deep.
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Comic
Art: Eight Forty-Eight producer Justin Kaufmann
talks with Chicago illustrator Patrick Welsh and writer Carrie
Golus about their new exhibit Chicago Words and Pictures. |
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Liquid
Refreshments: Food contributor Steve Dolinsky serves
up Chicago’s finest cool summer drinks. |
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Gary
Airport: With politicians and plans coming out of the woodwork
on the topic of a third airport, we bring you an encore presentation
of an interview Steve Edwards conducted with William Staehle,
president of the Gary Airport Authority, about its planned expansion
and the potential impact of a third regional airport in Peotone
on the Gary airfield. |
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July
11, 2001 |
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Suburban
Roundup: Steve Edwards talks with people from around
the suburban region about local stories with regional impact. First,
Elk Grove Village Mayor Craig Johnson talks about his protest
of the planned expansion of O’Hare Airport; Daily Herald
staff writer Susan Stevens reports on Naperville's version
of "Block 37" called "Section G"; The Daily
Southtown reporter Jonathan Lipman reports on NASCAR
in Joliet, and Elk Grove Cemetery Commission Chairman Bob Palmer
talks about landmarking the Lake Forest Cemetery. |
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Vacation:
Eight Forty-Eight resident philosopher Al Gini examines
the role of vacation and leisure in our lives. |
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Mercury
Levels: Great
Lakes Radio Consortium’s Chuck Quirmbach reports
on Great Lakes coal-burning power plants coming under fire for mercury
emissions. |
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Unruly
Fans: We ask Chicagoans what they think should be done with
drunk, unruly sports fans. |
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Theater
Profile: Chicago actor Mike Nussbaum reflects on his
stage and screen career. |
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July
10, 2001 |
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NAACP:
Chicago Public Radio's Richard Steele checks in with Rev.
Christopher Bullock, new president of the Chicago chapter of
the NAACP, for an update on the organization's priorities and activities. |
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Machine
Gun: Chicago writer Paul Burkhardt shares a recent experience
at the Knob Creek, Kentucky, Machine Gun Shoot. |
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Midseason
Update: Eight Forty-Eight sports contributor Cheryl
Raye Stout joins Steve Edwards for an look at the Sox
and Cub’s seasons, at the half-way mark. |
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Park
Design: We head up the road to talk to fans about Milwaukee's
new Miller Park, then Eight Forty-Eight architecture contributor
Ed Keegan continues with a discussion on trends in ballpark
design. |
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Baseball
Book: On this All-Star game day, Steve Edwards talks
with David Shiner, author of Baseball's Greatest Players:
The Saga Continues. |
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July
9 , 2001
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Underground
Railroad: Eight Forty-Eight contributor Richard Steele
shares a personal experience with a reenactment of slavery, then
speaks with Michelle Evans, associate director of interpretation
and co-writer of the Follow The North Star Tour at the Conner Prairie
Museum in Fishers, Indiana. He then talks with Glennette Tilley
Turner, author of The Underground Railroad in Illinois. |
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Stuffed
and Pickled: Eight Forty-Eight producer Gianofer Fields
takes us to the Field Museum for a diorama and taxidermy tour with
Stephen Asma, author of Stuffed Animals and Pickled Heads. |
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New
Courses: Chicago writer Amy Krause Rosenthal gives some
suggestions for new school courses. |
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Magnificent
Obsession: True stories of recovery from alcohol and drug addiction,
told by those living the experience, and produced by Jim Nayder.
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July
6, 2001
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Medill
Dean: Steve Edwards is joined by Loren Gigleone,
on his third day as Dean of The Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern
University, to discuss the future of journalism. |
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Princess
and the Warrior: Eight Forty-Eight film contributor Jonathan
Miller interviews the Princess and the Warrior director
Tom Tykwer, and actor Franka Potenta. |
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Theater
Reviews: Theater contributor Jonathan Abarbanel reviews
American Buffalo at American Theater Company; Uncle Vanya
at the Steppenwolf Studio Theater; The Life & Times of Tulsa
Lovechild, at Road Trip. |
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Ayurvedic
Medicine: Steve Edwards interviews holistic treatment
specialist Dr. Rani Pargaonker. |
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Street
Musician: Music and poetry from the Taste of Chicago. |
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July
5, 2001 |
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Hands
of Love: Richard Steele talks with Ephraim Martin,
organizer of the 9th Annual African/Carribean International Festival
of Life and Joelle, musician who write the theme to the event
dedicated to teens in crisis. |
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Forty-Eight food contributor Steve Dolinsky and senior
producer Justin Kaufmann with author Steven Raichlen.
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Grilling:
Eight Forty-Eight food contributor Steve Dolinsky
gets some grilling tips from Steven Raichlen, author of
How to Grill.
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Senior
Story: In our continuing series of personal stories from local
senior citizens, 75 year-old Bud Collins shares his stories
of life and love. |
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Letters:
We share your calls and comments about Eight Forty-Eight
segments. |
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Royko:
Steve Edwards talks with former Chicago Tribune managing
editor, Richard Ciccone, about his new biography, Royko: A Life
in Print. |
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July
3, 2001 |
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O'Hare:
Host Steve Edwards talks with Des Plaines residents for their
reaction to Mayor Daley's plan to expand O'Hare Airport. Then, Celeste
Hammond, director of the Center for Real Estate Law at John
Marshall Law School joins Steve to talk about the legal aspects
involved in acquiring the land for the expansion. |
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Taxi
Strike: We go out to talk with cab drivers about the
24 hour strike. |
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New
Building Design: Eight Forty-Eight architecture contributor
Ed Keegan looks at the new Peninsula Hotel and Michigan Avenue
design. |
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Vita
Verdon: Steve Edwards talks with Chicago cable access
talk show host Vita Verdon about catering to seniors. |
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Holiday
Festivities: |
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National Champion: Steve Edwards visits with award-winning
sausage maker Randy Ream of Elburn, Illinois. |
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Alternative
BBQ: Eight Forty-Eight managing producer Peter Whorf
shares some alternative eating at the Taste of Chicago. |
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Ice
Cream: The ice cream you choos to cool you down on a hot summer
day, may say something about who you are. Steve Edwards talks with
Alan Hirsch M.D., author of What Flavor is your personality?
Discover who you are by Looking at What you Eat. |
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Independence
Day: We ask Chicagoans what July 4th means to them. |
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July
2, 2001 |
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Great
Lakes Water: Steve Edwards is joined by Lester Graham,
reporter Great Lakes
Radio Consortium, Herbert T. Schumann Jr., Cook County
commissioner and president of Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission(NIPC)
and Michael Donohue, president and CEO of Great Lakes Commission,
about the future of the Great Lakes. |
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Technology:
Veteran technology reporter Lewis Koch speaks to worldwide
web consortium developer, Aaron
Swartz, a high school sophomore and last year at age 13
Aaron was the youngest winner of a contest at MIT that recognized
the ten best non-commercial websites developed by someone 18 or
younger. |
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Summer
T.V.: Wally Prodrazik reviews his top five TV shows of
the summer, Soul Food, Sex in the City, Malcolm
in the Middle, Real World and The Untouchables. |
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Nicholas
Payton: WBEZ music host, Richard Steele interviews jazz
trumpeter Nicholas Payton as Chicago Public Radio anticipates
the birthday of Louis Armstrong. |
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