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Eight Forty-Eight

2001 Audio On-Demand & Program Descriptions
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May 2001

	May 31, 2001
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Audio	CTU President: Newly elected Chicago Teachers Union President Deborah Lynch Walsh talks with Steve Edwards about her plans and concerns of the Chicago Teachers Union. Then, Steve Edwards looks at leadership within the Chicago Public School district with Chicago Public Radio's Jody Becker.
Audio	Food and Life Changes: Eight Forty-Eight food contributor Steve Dolinsky talks to Ruth Reichold, former New York Times restaurant critic and editor of Gourmet Magazine, about her new book Comfort Me With Apples.
Audio	Genetically Modified Crops: Illinois Public Radio’s Shawn Johnson reports on new requirements for genetically modified crops.
Audio	Letters: We share your calls and comments about Eight Forty-Eight segments.
Audio	Ape Sushi: Richard Steele interviews Emory University professor Franz DeWaal, author of The Ape and the Sushi Master.
	May 30, 2001
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Audio	State Budget Update: Host Steve Edwards talks with Charlie Wheeler, director of the public affairs reporting program at the University of Illinois at Springfield, for results of the Illinois budget discussions.
Audio	Caught in the Budget Crunch: We bring you the voices of people who will feel its effects. First with independent pharmacist Narendra Desai, then home care worker Sandra Silva.
Audio	Dividing Lines: Chicago Public Radio's Simone Orendain brings us Susan O'Halloran, author and performer in her play Dividing Lines: The Education of a Chicago White Girl in 10 Rounds.
Audio	White Sox: Steve Edwards talks with Joe Cowley of the Daily Southtown about the dismal season for the Chicago White Sox.
Audio	Park Life: Eight Forty-Eight regular contributor Richard Steele interviews Peter Elliot about his new book of photographs from the Sox 1977 season, Park Life - The Summer of 1977 at Comiskey Park.
Audio	Nancy Faust: Steve Edwards has a conversation with long-time Comisky Park organist Nancy Faust.
	May 29, 2001
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Audio	State House Check-In: Steve Edwards looks at Illinois issues with Daily Herald reporter Kristen McQueary; Illinois Public Radio Bureau Chief Bill Wheelhouse, and Charlie Wheeler, director of the public affairs reporting program at the University of Illinois at Springfield.
Audio	Art Archivist: Eight Forty-Eight contributor Victoria Lautman interviews Charlie Scheips, archivist for Conde Nast magazines.
Audio	Ravinia: Chicago writer and performer George Savino talks about music and manners at the Ravinia Festival.
Audio	Pearl's Secret: Richard Steele interviews Neil Henry, author of Pearl’s Secret: A Black Man’s Search for His White Family.
	May 28, 2001
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	Memorial Day: Special contributor Studs Terkel's Memorial Day Special first produced more than 40 years ago.
	May 25, 2001
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Audio	Month in Review: Host Steve Edwards looks at the news of the month with Laura Washington, editor and publisher of the Chicago Reporter; David Schaper, reporter for Chicago Public Radio, and Bob McCoppin, transportation reporter for the Daily Herald.
Audio	WWII Memories: Steve Edwards talks with Michael Kuryla, a survivor of the World War II USS Indianapolis. Kuryla tells his harrowing story of surviving the sinking of the ship that delivered the atomic bomb.
Audio	Memorial Day: School teacher and writer Daniel Ferri reflects on a recent visit to war memorials in Washington D.C.
Audio	WWII: Chicagoan businessman and author Dempsy Travis brings a different perspective to senseless loss in war.
Audio	Asian Americans: Bill Yoshino, Midwest director of the Japanese American Citizens League, talks about Pearl Harbor, the attack, the film, and how he feels as an Asian American.
	May 24, 2001
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Audio	Public Arts Program: Scott Hodes, Chicago attorney representing artists, talks to Steve Edwards about his investigation into the whereabouts of Chicago's Public Arts Program money. Then, Michael Lash, the director of Chicago's Public Arts Program in the Department of Cultural Affairs, adds his viewpoint.
Audio	Passe’: Chicago writer Mark Bazer has an idea for a hip new magazine.
Audio	Theater Review: Eight Forty-Eight theater contributor Jonathan Abarbanel looks at the production Mama Mia at the Cadillac Palace; Lookinglass Theater’s production of Hard Times at Ruth Page Theater, as well as In the Boom Boom Room.
Audio	Chicago Matters: Worldview producer Andrea Wenzel concludes her 2 part Chicago Matters: Education Matters report on teaching world cultures in neighborhood schools.
Audio	The Fugitive: Media contributor Wally Podrazik looks at the end of the remake of the television series The Fugitive.
Audio	Gianofer's Garden: Eight Forty-Eight producer Gianofer Fields and Jim Frost, co-owner of Urban Flora, are building city garden and it is beginning to take shape.
	May 23, 2001
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Audio	Hunger Strike: Chicago Public Radio’s Jesse Hardman talks with a group of mothers from the Little Village neighborhood. The mothers have been fasting for more than a week to emphasize their demands for a new high school for their community. Then, Steve Edwards talks with Andrea Lee, Schools Organizer for the Neighborhood Capital Budget Group, about issues of overcrowding that contribute to the need for a new school.
Audio	Chicago Matters: Andrea Wenzel continues our series Chicago Matters: Education Matters with the first of a two-part look at teaching world cultures.
Audio	Philosophy of Beauty: Eight Forty-Eight resident philosopher Al Gini talks with Steve Edwards about appearance and the role it plays in getting ahead.
Audio	Socrates Cafe: Chicago Public Radio reporter Tony Sarabia visits a women’s shelter where philosophy is alive and well.
Audio	Dot Com Bombs: Eight Forty-Eight economics contributor Charlie Wheelan examines the rise and fall of the dot com culture and its impact on the wider economy with John Challenger, CEO of the international outplacement firm Challenger, Grey and Christmas.
	May 22, 2001
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Audio	Energy Plan: Steve Edwards discusses the Bush administration's plan and its impact on Illinois with Jim Monk, president of the Illinois Energy Association; Taylor Pensoneau, president of the Illinois Coal Association, and then Howard Learner of the Environmental Law and Policy Center.
Audio	David Adler: Eight Forty-Eight architecture contributor Ed Keegan talks with Stephen Salney, author of The Country Houses of David Adler.
Audio	Stories on Stage: Annabel Armour reads an excerpt from How to Win by Rosellen Brown.
Audio	Chicago Matters Documentary: Reporter Lex Gillespie shares with us a week in the life of Perspectives Charter School.
	May 21, 2001
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Audio	Airport: Steve Edwards talks with Joe Karaganis, attorney with the Suburban O’Hare Commission, for his reaction to the renewed possibility of expanded runways at O’Hare airport.
Audio	Apartment Rents: Steve Edwards looks at rising rents and decreasing apartment availability with Chicago property managers and renters. Then urban planner Allan Mallach talks with Steve Edwards about how other cities are dealing with affordable housing.
Audio	Rachel Book Pt 15: Eight Forty-Eight contributor and writer Rachel Louise Snyder concludes her series of selected readings from her as-yet-to-be-published novel The Light at San Miguel Dolores Church.
Audio	Magnificent Obsession: True stories of recovery from alcohol and drug addiction, told by those living the experience, and produced by Jim Nayder.
	May 18, 2001
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Audio	Suburban News Round-up Joliet Ballpark - Jonathan Lipman, Joliet City Hall Beat Reporter European Milfoil - Ingrid Enriquez, Executive Director for the Fox Waterways Agency Geneva Circus - Steve hindi, president of SHARK (Showing Animals Respect and Kindness)
Audio	Film Reviews Jonathan Miller discusses The King is Alive and Startup dot Com
Audio	Chicago Matters Essay by Amanda Rivera
Audio	Amazon Explorers Zbigniew Bzdak, professional photographer documenting for National Geographic Andrew Pietkowski, math teacher, Chicago resident and leader of the expedition Field Forum, Exploring the Source of the Amazon River will be held May 19th at the Field Museum
	May 17, 2001
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Audio	End to Gridlock Over O'Hare Expansion? Kurt Brown, Illinois Transportation Secretary
Audio	Governor's Race Preview Steve Neal, political columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times David Schaper, WBEZ Political Reporter
Audio	Belgian Beer Eight Forty-Eight food contributor Steve Dolinsky talks with Ruth Van Wilby, author of Everybody Eats Well in Belgium
Audio	Email and the Office Essay by Chicago writer and Journalist Brett McNeil.
Audio	Chicago Matters WBEZ's Lisa Labuz returns to Hinsdale High School to look at teasing and the high school social scene.
Audio	Classrooms on Television Wally Podrazik, Eight Forty-Eight media contributor.
Audio	Youth Theatre Project Jessica Arrizzari performs from the Albany Park Theatre Project, which is performing at the Youth Theater Festival of Chicago, this weekend.
	May 16, 2001
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Audio	Grant Park: Steve Edwards discusses plans for "Chicago's Front Yard" with Blair Kamin, Architecture Critic for the Chicago Tribune
Audio	Bike Law: Steve discusses Chicago's Bike Month with Randy Neufeld, executive director of Chicagoland Bicycle Federation
Audio	Chicago Matters: A personal essay about preschool education
Audio	Catha Pollit: Eight Forty-Eight's Barbara Ransby talks with feminist, activist, and columnist for the Nation and author of Subject to Debate: Sense and Dissents on Women, Politics and Culture
Audio	Leone Beach: We visit Chicago's Junior Lifeguard program with Chris Serb, senior lifeguard and author of Sam's Boys
	May 15, 2001
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Audio	U.S. Attorney: Steve Edwards looks at the history and politics of the job of U-S Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, first with Terry Norton, executive director of the Better Government Association, then with Richard Ciccone, former metro editor and political editor of the Chicago Tribune and author of Chicago and the American Century.”
Audio	Catholic/Muslim Conference: Steve Edwards talks about a first-ever conference to bring Catholics and Muslims together to discuss their religions. He is joined by Rita George, associate director of the Office of Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs of the Archdiocese of Chicago, and Dina Rashed, chief Chicago correspondent of Islam Online Magazine.
Audio	Testing: We continue the series Chicago Matters: Education Matters with Chicago Public Radio’s David Schaper reporting on the push for standardized, high-stakes testing.
Audio	Richard Steele with Robert Irving   Robert Irving: Richard Steele talks with keyboard player and former Miles Davis collaborator Robert Irving III.
	May 14, 2001
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Audio	Justice Coalition: Host Steve Edwards gathers a variety of perspectives on a list of suggested police reforms put forth by the Justice Coalition of Greater Chicago. First he talks with Jeff Haas, attorney with the People’s Law Office; then with Sam Walker, professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Nebraska at Omaha and author of Police Accountability: The Role of Citizen Oversight, and then with Bill Nolan, president of the Fraternal Order of Police.
Audio	Rachel Book Pt 14: Chicago writer Rachel Louise Snyder reads from her yet-to-be-published book, The Light at San Miguel Dolores Church.
Audio	Home Schooling Essay: High school student Tom McCarthy shares his experiences as a home schooler and as a traditional high school student.
Audio	Art Chicago: Eight Forty-Eight regular contributor Victoria Lautman walks through the international expo with art collector Jay Dandy.
	May 11, 2001
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Audio	Boeing Reaction: We go out to Seattle’s Best Coffee and ask Chicagoans for their suggestions for Chicago’s newest residents.
Audio	Tony Awards: Eight Forty-Eight theater contributor Jonathan Abarbanel talks with Steve Edwards about Chicago productions up for Tony Awards.
Audio	Sound of Music: Chicago Public Radio reporter Tony Sarabia shares the sounds of the Sing-a-long Sound of Music.
Audio	Actor John Mahoney   John Mahoney: Eight Forty-Eight special contributor Studs Terkel talks with actor John Mahoney.
Audio	Single Mom: Marivi Ortiz shares reflections of life as the single mother of a 10-year-old daughter.
Audio	A Mom’s Crafts: Eight Forty-Eight director Matt Cunningham appreciates his mother’s craft work.
	May 10, 2001
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Audio	Boeing: Steve Edwards talks with reporter James Wallace of the Seattle Post Intelligencer about his story claiming Boeing is moving its headquarters to Chicago.
Audio	Redistricting: Gary Washburn, City Hall writer for the Chicago Tribune, talks with Steve Edwards about future redistricting of Chicago wards.
Audio	Redistricting Website: Host Steve Edwards talks with Kevin O’Malley, director of communications for the Midwest Democracy Center about its online proposals for legislative redistricting.
Audio	Cookbooks of the Year: Eight Forty-Eight food contributor Steve Dolinsky looks at two award-winning cookbooks, Cracking the Coconut, by Su Mei Yu and Southest Asian Cookbook - Hot, Sour, Salty, Sweet by Naomi Duguid.
Audio	Home schooling: Reporter Hillary Frank continues her 2 part report about home schooling, as part of Chicago Matters: Education Matters.
Audio	Letters: We share your calls and comments about Eight Forty-Eight segments.
Audio	47th Street: Steve Edwards talks with Rita Coburn Whack, Malachi Thomspon and Mary Dee about their Chicago Story, I Remember 47th Street, airing Monday on Channel 11.
	May 9, 2001
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Audio	Haitian Vodou Exhibit: Victoria Lautman reviews Haiti: Vodou Visionaries, currently at Intuit on Chicago's west side.
Audio	Home Schooling: We continue the Chicago Matters: Education Matters series, as reporter Hillary Frank visits with one family who opted to home school their daughters.
Audio	Changes: Eight Forty-Eight resident philosopher Al Gini discusses life changes, with the backdrop of the book: Change: The Collective Wisdom of Heracitus, translated by Brooks Haxton.
Audio	Dixmoor: Host Steve Edwards visits the community of Dixmoor to speak with residents about the controversial mayor-elect and other local issues.
Audio	Cherry Fest: Veteran pit-spitter Herb Teichman shares his techniques, with a demonstration and preview of the Eau Claire, Michigan Cherry Pit Competition coming up in July.
	May 8, 2001
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Audio	Illinois Politics: Chicago Sun-Times Washington bureau chief Lynn Sweet joins us for a check-in on the Illinois agenda and impact in Washington D.C.
Audio	Stories on Stage: Actor Larry Yando reads an excerpt from Woody Allen's The Kugelmass Episode.
Audio	Art Institute Addition: Eight Forty-Eight architecture contributor Ed Keegan assesses architect Renzo Piano’s design for the new addition to the Art Institute of Chicago.
Audio	Chief Illiniwek: Illinois Public Radio’s Dave Dickey reports on the generation gap in the Chief Illiniwek controversy.
Audio	Chameleon Days: Julia McEvoy continues the series Chicago Matters: Education Matters with a documentary that follows two Latino students as they struggle to succeed in their suburban high school.
	May 7, 2001
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Audio	Midwest Arts Scene: Steve Edwards discusses the arts scene in the Midwest with New Art Examiner editor Kathryn Hixson; Judith Kirshner, dean of the College of Architecture and the Arts at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and Donald Young, owner of the Donald Young Gallery.
Audio	Shakespeare: Eight Forty-Eight theater contributor Jonathan Abarbanel discusses the question, “Who is the real Shakespeare?” with Oxfordian and author Richard Whalen and Stratfordian David Bevington, professor of English at the University of Chicago and editor of The Complete Works of Shakespeare.
Audio	Desegregation: We continue the series Chicago Matters: Education Matters with Shirley Jahad’s look at desegregation of the Rockford Public Schools.
Audio	Women Investors: Eight Forty-Eight economics contributor Charlie Wheelan talks with Carrie Schwab Pomerantz on investment advice for women.
Audio	Rachel Book Pt 13: Chicago writer Rachel Louise Snyder reads from her yet-to-be-published novel The Light at San Miguel Dolores Church.
	May 4, 2001
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Audio	Hunger Strike: Jose Landaverde, executive director of the Latino Union of Chicago, speaks to us as his group conducts a hunger strike calling for a city ordinance to provide a living wage for day laborers.
Audio	Cinco de Mayo: Mexican Fine Arts Center executive director Carlos Tortolero shares his view on the meaning of Cinco de Mayo.
Audio	Germans: Chicago Public Radio's Simone Orendain explores how German language church services are concluding in Chicago, and expanding in a church in Naperville.
Audio	Civil Lawsuit: Steve Edwards interviews Chicago residents near Stateway Park to talk about a lawsuit against police after a raid on the park fieldhouse.
Audio	Film Reviews: Eight Forty-Eight film contributor Jonathan Miller reviews Keep the River on Your Right by David and Laurie Shapiro and The Gleaners and I, directed by Agnes Varda.
Audio	Chicago Matters: Our Education Matters series continues with an essay about the rewards of teaching writing.
Audio	Ronco: The Vegamatic! The Pocket Fisherman! The Drainbuster! Steve Edwards honors Chicago native Ron Popeil’s birthday with a visit to the home of Tim Samuelson, avid collector of Ronco merchandise.
	May 3, 2001
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Audio	CHA: Chicago Housing Authority President Terry Peterson talks with Steve Edwards about issues affecting the CHA.
Audio	Garden Magazine: Victoria Lautman talks with Michael Boodro, editor-in-chief of Garden Design Magazine, about trends in gardening.
Audio	How-To Gardening: Eight Forty-Eight producer Gianofer Fields talks with James Frost, co-owner of Urban Flora, about how to make an urban garden.
Audio	Gecko Garden: Steve Edwards visits the home habitat of Chicago Herpetological Society member Darin Croft.
	May 2, 2001
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Audio	Immigrant Protest: We hear voices from people forming a human chain in solidarity with those working for immigration reform and against U-S Navy bombing exercises on the Puerto Rican island of Vieques.
Audio	Bilingual Education: We continue our series Chicago Matters: Education Matters with a personal essay by sixth-grade bilingual teacher Alfred Nambo.
Audio	Gas Prices: We check in with former Chicago Public Radio and National Public Radio’s Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me writer Leslie Fuller about fuel and travel costs on her drive from L.A. to Chicago.
Audio	Farming with Computers: Great Lakes Radio Consortium's Daniel Grossman reports on an update for the old tractor.
Audio	Marleen Gorris: Victoria Lautman interviews Academy-Award winning director Marleen Gorris about her new film The Luzhin Defence.
Audio	Space Exhibit: Steve Edwards and Eight Forty-Eight architecture contributor Ed Keegan review the Building for Space Travel exhibit at the Art Institute of Chicago.
Audio	Bill Milkowski: Richard Steele interviews Bill Milkowski, author of Swing It, a study of the culture of jive.
	May 1, 2001
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Audio	Sports Roundtable: Steve Edwards checks in with Chicago Sun-Times sports columnist Ron Rapoport and Bill Jaus of the Chicago Tribune for a update on baseball, the Bulls and the Bears.
Audio	Mine Mouth Plants: Illinois Public Radio’s Mike Loizzo reports on the environmental and economic impact of "mine mouth" power plants.
Audio	Writers’ Strike: With only two days left in the Hollywood writers contract, Steve Edwards talks with Performink publisher Carrie Kaufman about the possibility of a walkout that could halt TV and movie production.
Audio	Colin Machrie: Steve Edwards speaks with Colin Machrie, Second City performer and co-star of the TV program Whose Line is it Anyway?, about the role of improv comedy and his role as a headliner of the Chicago Improv Festival.
Audio	Chicago Matters: Chicago Public Radio's Education Matters series continues with Yolanda Perdomo’s report on local school programs that combine two languages in classroom teaching.
Audio	May Day: Eight Forty-Eight contributor Barbara Ransby talks with Eric Arnesen, author of the book Black Railroad Workers and the Struggle for Equality.
Audio	INS Deadline: The deadline to apply for a permanent immigration visa came at midnight Monday. Steve Edwards visited the INS office on Jackson Boulevard Monday afternoon to speak with visa applicants about the process.

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