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October
31, 2003 |
hosted by Steve
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Month in Review
Eric Zorn Columnist for the Chicago Tribune
Leah Hope Reporter for Channel 7 News
Craig Dellimore Political editor for News Radio 780 |
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Alchemy of Bones
Robert Loerzel Author of the soon-to-be released Alchemy
of Bones |
| Audio |
The Truth
Writer reflects on a legacy of breast cancer in her family
Anne Marie Apollo Chicago writer |
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Friday
Morning Blues: Blues Authenticity
David Grazian Professor of sociology at University
of Pennyslvinia and author of Blue Chicago: The Search
For Authenticity in Urban Blues Clubs
Originally aired on May 29, 2003 |
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The Perfect Halloween
Costume
Host Steve Edwards explores the endless and outrageous
search for the "perfect" Halloween costume |
| Audio |
Demon Dogs
Pete Schivarelli Owner of Demon Dogs and manager of
the band Chicago. Demon Dogs, located beneath the Fullerton
El stop in Chicago, is scheduled to close on November 1, 2003 |
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Local Music Corner
Artist: Mikey da Poet
Song: "Demon Dogs" |
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October
30, 2003 |
hosted by Steve
Edwards |
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Cook County Budget
and the Sales Tax Increase
Joseph Mario Moreno Cook County comissioner
Mike Quigley Cook County commissioner
Rupa Shenoy Staff Reporter for the Chicago Reporter
Passersby at the Ravenswood Metra stop comment on the proposed
sales tax hike |
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What Time is
It in Indiana?
Gerald Torr Indiana State Representative |
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Personal Stories: Curtis Kojo Morrow
Curtis Kojo Morrow Chicago artist
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Check Please! for a New Host
Alpana Singh Everest sommelier and the new host of
Check Please! on Channel 11
Steve Dolinsky Food contributor |
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Dia de Los Muertos
We learn about the tradition of the Day of the Dead at the
Mexican Fine Arts Museum |
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Felice Lichaw
Memorial
Felice Lichaw died in the Cook County building fire on October
17, 2003. Here, we play an excerpt from her personal story
"Flags of Faith." Her story originally aired in
1996 as part of Chicago Matters: Questions of Faith. |
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October
29, 2003 |
hosted by Steve
Edwards |
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Chicago Teacher's
Union Vote
Lori Olchefshi Reporter for the Chicago Tribune |
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Essay
The Differences Between Boys and Girls
Daniel Ferri Contributor and sixth grade school teacher |
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Race and Media
DePaul University's new Ida B. Wells-Barnett University
Professor, Laura Washington, will deliver an inaugural lecture
on the media's reluctance to tackle the issue of race, titled
Airing Our Dirty Laundry: It's Time to Come Clean on Race
Laura Washington Contributor, Professor at DePaul University,
and columnist for the Chicago Sun-times |
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14th Annual Chicago
Humanities Festival Overview
Eileen Mackevich President and executive producer
for the Chicago Humanities Festival |
| Audio |
Chicago Humanities
Festival - Part One
Mary Moran Writer published in Journal of Ordinary
Thought Summer 2003 |
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Chicago Humanities
Festival Part Two
David Klamen Chicago artist |
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Chicago Humanities
Festival Part Three
Sharon Warner Writer published in Journal of
Ordinary Thought Summer 2003 |
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Minority Organ
Donation
Quentin Young M.D. Medical contributor |
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Learning Butoh
Dana Horstein Independent producer |
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October
28, 2003 |
hosted by Steve
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Prescription
Drugs Reimportation Part One
Scott McKibbin Co-author of an Illinois internal report
on prescription drug reimportation from Canada |
| Audio |
Prescription
Drugs Reimportation Part Two
Joseph Bast President of the Heartland Institute |
| Audio |
Prisoner Essays
Bill Ryan Member of the Illinois Coalition Against
the Death Penalty |
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Eight Forty-Eight
abbreviated for special National Public Radio's coverage of
President Bush's news conference |
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October
27, 2003 |
hosted by Steve
Edwards |
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Fire Protection
Robert Solomon Assistant vice president at the National
Fire Protection Association |
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Iroquois Theatre
Fire
Nat Brandt Author of Chicago Death Trap: The Iroquois
Theatre Fire of 1903 (Southern Illinois University Press)
Anthony P Hatch Author of Tinder Box: The Iroquois
Theatre Disaster 1903 Academy (Chicago Publishers) |
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John Lattner
Al Gini Resident philosopher and professor of philosophy
at Loyola University
John Lattner 1953 Heisman Trophy winner, Notre Dame
halfback |
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Sports Update
Cheryl Raye-Stout Sports contributor |
| Audio |
Corporate Product
Placement
David Greising Business contributor and chief business
correspondent for the Chicago Tribune |
| Audio |
Apple
Lester Graham Reporter for Great Lakes Radio Consortium |
| Audio |
Kerry James Marshall
- Part One
Victoria Lautman Regular contributor
Kerry James Marshall Chicago contemporary artist. His
exhibition Kerry James Marshall: One True Thing, Meditations
on Black Aesthetics runs at the Museum of Contemporary Art
in Chicago through January 18, 2004 |
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Kerry James Marshall
- Part Two
Edward Lifson Arts, architecture, and culture editor
Kerry James Marshall Chicago contemporary artist. His
exhibition Kerry James Marshall: One True Thing, Meditations
on Black Aesthetics runs at the Museum of Contemporary Art
in Chicago through January 18, 2004. |
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October
24, 2003 |
hosted by Steve
Edwards |
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Fight for Constitutional
Rights for Panhandlers
Jennifer Hoyle City of Chicago Law Department
Mark Weinberg Author of Career Misconduct and
claimant in a lawsuit on behalf of panhandlers |
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Film Reviews
Jonathan Miller Film contributor
Films Reviewed: Eyes Without a Face
Chicago Children's International Film Festival—The
Harmonica |
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12 x 12 New Artists,
New Work
Diana Guerrero Macia My First Painting 21
Years Later, is at Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago
through October 31, 2003 |
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Friday
Morning Blues
The Chicago-based oral history project known as The
History Makers is turning its microphones and cameras
on Memphis blues legend B.B. King.
Julieanna Richardson Public historian and the creator
of The History Makers |
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Disgruntled Employees
The Terrapin Theatre's production of Disgruntled Employees.
Tony Sarabia Chicago Public Radio news correspondent
Kevin Crowley Playwright
Anna Bahow Director |
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October
23, 2003 |
hosted by Steve
Edwards |
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Gehry Bandshell
Edward Lifson Arts, architecture, and culture editor
Ed Keegan Architecture contributor |
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One Book One
Chicago The Things They Carried
Al Gini Resident philosopher and professor of philosophy
at Loyola University Chicago |
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Feirtag Day
A Taste of Austria
Feirtag Day is on Sunday, October 26
Steve Dolinsky Food contributor and ABC-7 News
Thomas Meinl Julius Meinl Coffeehouse at Southport
and Addison in Chicago |
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One
Score
James Conlon Music director designate, Ravinia Festival |
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October
22, 2003 |
hosted by Steve
Edwards |
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CTA Fare Hike
Jon Hilkevitch Staff reporter for the Chicago Tribune |
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Breast Cancer
Awareness Month
Dr. Quentin Young Medical contributor |
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Reaction to the
Meningitis Outbreak |
| Audio |
Dubois
Robert Gooding-Williams Professor at Northwestern University
and director of Alice Berline Kaplan Center for the Humanities |
| Audio |
Boat Culture
Michael Schwartz Senior deckhand for Wendella Boats |
| Audio |
Eighth Annual
Chicago Asian American Jazz Festival
More information on the Chicago Asian American Jazz Festival
is available at www.aajazz.org
Richard Steele Special contributor
Tatsu Aoki Bassist and director of the Chicago Asian
American Jazz Festival
Yoko Noge Pianist and vocalist |
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October
21, 2003 |
hosted by Steve
Edwards |
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Cook Country Administration
Building Fire Update
Carlos Hernandez Gomez Political reporter for Chicago
Public Radio |
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Alternative Education
Study
Fred Hess Northwestern professor and director of the
Center for Urban School Policy |
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From the Heart
Alfreda Burke Soprano
Roderick Dixon Tenor |
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Third Coast Award
Winners
Johanna Zorn Executive director of Third Coast International
Audio Festival
Julie Shapiro Managing director of Third Coast International
Audio Festival |
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October
20, 2003 |
hosted by Steve
Edwards |
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Business Update
David Greising Chief business correspondent for the
Chicago Tribune |
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Political Coverage
Cindi Canary Director of the Illinois Campaign for
Political Reform |
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Studs Terkel
Studs Terkel Special contributor
Garrison Keillor Host of Prairie Home Companion |
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October
17, 2003 |
hosted by Steve
Edwards |
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Reaction on the
Possibility of a Teacher's Strike in Chicago
Peter Cunningham Spokesperson for the Chicago Public
Schools, and voices from school teachers at the Salazar Bilingual
Education Center |
| Audio |
Parents React
to Possible Strike
Steve Bushbacher Vice-chair of the Palmer Elementary
local school council |
| Audio |
Never Mind the
Pollacks
Neal Pollack Former contributor for Eight Forty-Eight
and author of Never Mind the Pollacks |
| Audio |
SOFA
Victoria Lautman Regular contributor
Bruce Bachman Chicago glass collector and president
of the Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass |
| Audio |
Friday
Morning Blues
An interview with the composer/pianist/singer/songwriter
and harmonica virtuoso Corky Siegel accompanied by Howard
Levy.
Corky Segal musician
Howard Levy musician |
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October
16, 2003 |
hosted by Steve
Edwards |
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Cubs Post-Mortem
Cheryl Raye Stout Sports contributor |
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Cubs Post-Mortem:
The Ethos of Losing
Harry Edwards Professor of sociology at University
of California at Berkeley and consultant to the San Francisco
49ers |
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Cubs Post-Mortem:
Kissing the Cubs
John Green Contributor, Chicago writer, and creator
of sparksflyup.com.
The song, "Cubs in Five," is performed by the Mountain
Goats. It's from the compact disc, Nine Black Poppies |
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Farnsworth House
Preserving Ludwig Mies van der Rohes Farnsworth
House in Plano, Illinois
John Bryan Chairman, Friends of the Farnsworth House
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Chicago Mayors
Budget Proposal
Carlos Hernandez Gomez Political reporter for Chicago
Public Radio |
| Audio |
Green Buildings
Robbie Harris News director for Chicago Public Radio
tours The Center
for Neighborhood Technology's Wicker Park headquarters |
| Audio |
Threads
Hakim Belabbes Chicago filmmaker and director of the
film Threads, a film featured at this year's Chicago
International Film Festival |
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October
15, 2003 |
hosted by Steve
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Cubs "What
Happened?" and Going to Game Seven
Cheryl Raye-Stout Sports contributor talks about the
disintegration of game six and what to expect in game seven |
| Audio |
The Mental Aspect
of Baseball
Dr. Brian Butki Assistant professor of Kinesiology
and Health Education at Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville |
| Audio |
Risk Taking in
Sports
Jim Sherman Professor of psychology at Indiana University
and co-organizer of a recent academic conference on decision
making and sports |
| Audio |
Writers Block
Party
Amy Krouse Rosenthal Host of Writers Block Party
on Chicago Public Radio |
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The Chicago Symphony
Orchestra Season Begins
Daniel Barenboim Music director of the Chicago Symphony
Orchestra |
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October
14, 2003 |
hosted by Steve
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Street Level
Youth Media
Katia Dunn Chicago Public Radio producer talks with
a fourteen-year-old who produced a film about the Middle East
conflict for the Street Level Youth Media project |
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Moving
Ray Salazar Contributor sounds off on the art of moving |
| Audio |
Freedom Riders
Richard Steele Regular contributor
Juan Pablo Padilla Member of the Gamaliel Foundation
Metropolitan Alliance of Congregations
Cynthia An undocumented worker |
| Audio |
The Baffler
Boob Jubilee: The Cultural Politics of the New Economy
Thomas Frank Editor of The Baffler and co-editor
of Boob Jubilee: The Cultural Politics of the New Economy
Dave Mulcahey Managing editor of The Baffler and
co-editor of Boob Jubilee: The Cultural Politics of the
New Economy |
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The Color Of
Money
Aaron Freeman Journalist, comedian and contributor |
| Audio |
Mesopotamia
Victoria Lautman Regular contributor
Clemens Reikel - Research associate for the Oriental Institute
at the University of Chicago originally aired April
6, 2003 |
| Audio |
Poet Laureate
Judy Valente Regular contributor |
| Audio |
Music Corner
Artist: Philip Glass
Opera: The Sound of a Voice
Scene: "I Heard You Playing Last Night" |
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October
13, 2003 |
hosted by Steve
Edwards |
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Business Update
David Griesing Business contributor and chief business
correspondent for the Chicago Tribune |
| Audio |
Cubs Update
Cheryl Raye-Stout Sports contributor |
| Audio |
Wetlands Preservation
Jonathan Ahl Reporter for Great Lakes Radio Consortium |
| Audio |
Essay
Life on the Water
George Houde Chicago writer |
| Audio |
Dance Africa
Baba Chuck Davis Founder and artistic director for
Dance Africa
Michael Warr Producing director Dance
Africa Chicago |
| Audio |
Columbus Day
Play
This Eight Forty-Eight original Columbus Day play first aired
October 11th, 1999 |
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October
10, 2003 |
hosted by Steve
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CTA Fare
Hike
Joe Damal Campaign for Better Transit
David Schulz Northwestern University transportation
professor |
| Audio |
Romancing the
Brown Line
John Green Contributor and Chicago writer
You can contact him at www.sparksflyup.com |
| Audio |
Seasonal Produce
Steve Dolinsky Food contributor
Bruce Sherman Chef at North Pond Cafe, Lincoln Park
Carrie Nahabedian Chef at Naha, River North |
| Audio |
Farmers Market
Christine Alveea Berdie and Bertha The ladies of the
market
Gianofer Fields Producer/correspondent
South Shore Farmers Market 70th and South Jefffery |
| Audio |
Film Fest
Jonathan Miller Film contributor
Films Reviewed: Goodbye Dragon Inn, Reconstruction,
Salt, Shattered Glass, and Shorts 2 |
| Audio |
Chicago Marathon
Cheryl Raye-Stout Sports contributor
Jenny Hadfield Chicago Endurance Sports head coach |
| Audio |
Friday
Blues Series
Billy Branch Blues musician |
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October
9, 2003 |
hosted by Steve
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Update on the
Robert Russ Trial
Leah Hope General assignment reporter for ABC 7 Chicago |
| Audio |
Cubbies Update
Cheryl Ray-Stout Sports contributor |
| Audio |
Chicago Book
Club
Al Gini Resident and professor of philosophy and business
ethics at Loyola University Chicago |
| Audio |
Cat Chow
Diantha Parker Arts contributor for Chicago Public
Radio |
| Audio |
Fly Fishing
Jon Uhlenhop Manager of Chicago Fly Fishing Outfitters,
Ltd |
| Audio |
Local Music Corner
Artist: The Scotland Yard Gospel Choir
Album: I Bet You Say That to All the Boys
Song: "She Just Wants to Move" |
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October
8, 2003 |
hosted by Steve
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Garbarge Strike
Update
Ben Calhoun Deputy News Director for Chicago Public
Radio |
| Audio |
Garbologist
William Rathje Consulting professor of anthropological
sciences at Stanford University |
| Audio |
Solid Waste
Allan Schnaiberg Professor of sociology at Northwestern
University |
| Audio |
Composting
Jim Frost Co-owner of Urban Flora
Gianofer Fields Producer for Eight Forty-Eight |
| Audio |
The Joffrey Ballet
Romeo and Juliet
Gerald Arpino Artistic director for The Joffery Ballet
Adam Sklute Ballet master for The Joffery Ballet |
| Audio |
Art-O-Mat
Megan Brown Independent producer |
| Audio |
Empathy
Jonathan Miller Film contributor
Amie Siegel Director of Empathy |
| Audio |
Local Music Corner
Artist: Emerson String Quartet
Album: Beethoven: Key to the Quartets
Song: Op.59 no.3 'Razumovsky' (IV Finale)
Label: Deutsche Grammophon |
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October
7, 2003 |
hosted by Steve
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Chicago Police
Department Superintendent
Phil Cline New Superintendent of the Chicago Police
Department
Dr. Calvin Morris Co-convener of the Justice Coalition
of Greater Chicago |
| Audio |
Trash Politics
Dick Simpson Professor of political science at the
University of Illinois at Chicago |
| Audio |
Cubs Fans Speak
Out |
| Audio |
Gerald Griffin
Gerald Griffin Artist |
| Audio |
Rose Rage
Jonathan Abarbanel Theater contributor |
| Audio |
Rebirth of the
Fur Industry
Charlie Schlenker Reporter for Illinois Public Radio |
| Audio |
Rodents
Tom Montgomery-Fate Chicago writer |
| Audio |
American Music
Festivals Philip Simmons Artistic Director
of American Music Festivals and Founder and Music Director
of the Lincolnwood Chamber Orchestra www.americanmusicfestivals.com |
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October
6, 2003 |
hosted by Steve
Edwards |
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Cubbies
Cheryl Raye-Stout Sports contributor |
| Audio |
Campaign Notebook
Carlos Hernandez Gomez Political reporter for Chicago
Public Radio
Jack Conaty Chief political correspondent for Fox Chicago |
| Audio |
Bertrand Goldberg
Ed Keegan Architecture contributor |
| Audio |
Dreaming in Farsi
Shirley Jahad Former reporter for Chicago Public Radio |
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October
3, 2003 |
hosted by Steve
Edwards |
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Malpractice Insurance
Tony Sarabia Reporter for Chicago Public Radio |
| Audio |
Chicago Film
Festival
Jonathan Miller Film contributor |
| Audio |
Moving
John Green Chicago writer and contributor |
| Audio |
Anna and the
Tropics
Jonathan Abarbanel Theatre contributor
Nilo Cruz Pulitzer Prize Winning Playwright of Anna
and the Tropics |
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Cigars
Ana Castillo Poet, novelist and essayist. Author of
the new book Far From God. Audio for this segment is
unavailable |
| Audio |
Friday
Morning Blues: The Blues
Niles Frantz Host of Coming Home on Chicago
Public Radio |
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October
2, 2003 |
hosted by Steve
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Education
Deborah Lynch President of the Chicago Teachers Union
Arne Duncan CEO of the Chicago Public Schools |
| Audio |
Teachers Strike
Caroline Waller Education reporter for the Daily
Herald |
| Audio |
Farmer Time
Daniel Ferri Writer and sixth grade teacher |
| Audio |
Cubs Update
Cheryl Raye Stout Sports contributor |
| Audio |
The Business
of Television
Wally Podrazik Media contributor |
| Audio |
Restaurant Round-Up
and the Trash Stike
Steve Dolinsky Food contributor |
| Audio |
Capitalism
Charlie Wheelan Media director of Metropolis 2020
William Greider Author of The Soul of Capitalism |
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October
1, 2003 |
hosted by Steve
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Trash Strike
Dan Blumberg Associate editor for Eight Forty-Eight |
| Audio |
Tire Dumping
Jenny Lawton Reporter for Great
Lakes Radio Consortium |
| Audio |
Paul Simon
Culture of Pandering
Paul Simon Former U.S. Senator (D-IL) and Director
of the Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University
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| Audio |
Tananarive Due
Rita Coburn Whack Contributor
Tananarive Due Author of The Good House |
| Audio |
Illinois Institute
of Technology Campus Center
Ed Keegan Architecture contributor
Donna Robertson Dean of the College of Architecture
at the IIT |