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September
28, 2001 |
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Month
in Review: Steve Edwards looks at the effects of the
September 11th tragedy with Bob Reed, editor Crain's Chicago
Business; Chicago Public Radio's David Schaper and Laura
Washington of the Chicago Reporter. |
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AIA
Awards: Eight Forty-Eight architecture contributor Ed
Keegan examines the winners of the AIA Awards given out tonight. |
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Theater
Reviews: Jonathan Abarbanel, theater contributor for
Eight Forty-Eight, reviews The Full Monty at the Shubert
Theater; Richard II at Shakespeare Theater and Shockheaded
Peter at the Athenaeum Theater. |
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Economics/2000
Census: Eight Forty-Eight economics contributor Charlie
Wheelan talks with Bruce Katz, director of the Center
on Urban and Metropolitan Policy at the Brookings Institution, about
ways the 2000 census numbers could affect cities. |
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September
27, 2001
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hosted by Steve Edwards
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Redistricting:
Chicago Public Radio’s David Schaper discusses the effects
of the census on re-mapping political offices. |
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U.S.
Hispanic Leadership: Dr. Juan Andrade, president of the
United States Hispanic Leadership Institute, talks with Steve
Edwards about the increased political power of the Hispanic
community. |
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Sports:
Eight Forty-Eight sports contributor Cheryl Raye Stout
talks with Steve Edwards about the end of the season for
the Cubs and Sox and the beginning for the Bears. |
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Letters:
We share your calls and comments about Eight Forty-Eight segments.
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Yom
Kippur: Evanston writer and storyteller Marilyn Price
shares a story that reflects on the sentiment of the holiday and
of the people struggling to make sense of the recent tragedy. |
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Shockheaded
Peter: Eigth Forty-Eight's Victoria Lautman visits
with Tamzin Griffin and Adrian Stout, cast members
of the British junk opera Shockheaded Peter at the Athenaeum
Theatre. |
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September
26, 2001 |
hosted by Steve Edwards
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Rebuilding
A City: Steve Edwards looks for a historical perspective
on how to rebuild a city after a tragedy, by looking at the Chicago
Fire with Tim Samuelson, curator of Architecture and Design
at the Chicago Historical Society, and David Cowan, Chicago
firefighter, former newspaper reporter and author of Great Chicago
Fires: Historic Blazes that Shaped a City. |
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Equine
Dreams: Chicago Public Radio’s Anne Baxter reports
on a horse farm where disabled adults and children are taught to
ride. |
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Gopsel
Music: Regular contributor Richard Steele talks with
Reverend Calvin Bridges, director of the Chicago Praise Ensemble,
about Gospel music and his travels around the world. |
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Family
Restaurant: Chicago writer Jeffrey Essmann analyzes the
American institution known as the family restaurant. |
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September
25, 2001 |
hosted by Steve Edwards
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Insurance:
Steve Edwards talks with Brad Murlick, Principal Management
Solutions and Services North American Director at Deloitte and Touche,
about calculating the cost of tragedy. |
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AON
Memorial: Chicago Public Radio’s Jesse Hardman,
reports on a memorial for the AON Insurance employees killed in
the September 11th plane crash into the World Trade Center. |
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Hoarding:
Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Lester Graham reports
on how some people are handling their fear of futrther attacks against
the United States. |
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Open-Air
Festivals: Chicago Tribune culture writer Howard Reich
talks with Steve Edwards about his article questioning the
way the City of Chicago may deal with security issues during large
street festivals. |
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NYC
Essay: Chicago native Leslie Fuller suggests ways residents
of Chicago can help lift the spirits of the Big Apple. |
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Fox
& O'Bell: Eight Forty-Eight food contributor Steve
Dolinsky visits Chicago’s answer to New York fancy fare.
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Bobby
Broom: Eight Forty-Eight's Richard Steele talks
with Evanston jazz guitarist Bobby Broom about his new CD
Stand! |
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September
24, 2001 |
hosted by Steve Edwards
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Presidential
Action: Congressman Mark Kirk, (R-IL) 10th District,
gives his reaction to President Bush's plan for dealing with the
terrorists. |
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Airline
Bailout: Joseph Schwieterman, director of the Chaddick
Institute for Metropolitan Development at DePaul University, looks
at President Bush's plan for earmarking funds for the airline industry.
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Chronic
Pain: Eight Forty-Eight's Richard Steele talks
with Dr. R. Norman Harden, director of the Chicago Chronic
Pain Care Center at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, about
understanding chronic pain. |
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Full
Monty: Eight Forty-Eight theater contributor Jonathan
Abarbanel talks with David Yazbek, composer/lyricist
for the stage production of The Full Monty, currently playing
in Chicago. |
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September
21, 2001
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hosted by Steve Edwards
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David Roeder: The
Chicago Sun-Times business reporter elaborates on his article
this week examining CBOE movement as it relates to last week. |
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Cheryl Ray Stout:
The Bears resume play Sunday with their home opener and our sports
contributor looks at strict security measures. |
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Jonathan Miller: The
film critic discusses the latest from the big screen. |
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Studs: An encore
broadcast of Richard Steele's interview with special contributor
Studs Terkel and his thoughts on our country in time of war. |
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September
20, 2001
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hosted by Steve Edwards
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Catholic Schools Head:
Nick Wolsonovich shares his vision for Chicago Catholic Schools. |
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Amundson High School:
Mary Ross, a 30 year teaching veteran and chair of the social
studies department at the north side school discusses the changes
in the teaching of American History. |
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Sikhs: Rajinder
Bedi, editor of The Indian Register discusses hate crimes
on Chicago's far north side. |
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Afghan Restaurant:
Abdul Qazi opened a restaurant at Dempster and McCormick
in Skokie last Friday. He shares his thoughts on the events of the
past week with Eight Forty-Eight editor Cate Cahan. |
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Letters: Listeners
share their comments via the mail, e-mail, and our listener comment
line. |
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Word: Victoria
Lautman interviews University of Chicago linguist and professor
Michael Silverstein about the meaning of words, particularly
their political implications as they relate to last week's attacks
on the U.S. We'll consider the true meanings of terrorism, war,
crusade, and other words. |
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Terry Hillard:
An excerpt from the Chicago Police Department Chief's address to
yesterday's graduating police academy class. |
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September
19, 2001
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hosted by Steve Edwards
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Airline Layoffs: John
Schmeltzer, staff writer for the Chicago Tribune talks
with Steve Edwards about the recent layoffs in the airline
industry. |
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History of War: The
Field Museum and UIC's Dr. Jonathan Haas joins Steve Edwards
for a discussion of war and the desire for politcal, cultural, and
economic domination of one people over another. |
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Al Gini: Eight
Forty-Eight's resident philosopher shares his reflections on
fear, hatred, and revenge. |
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Soren McCarthy:
The Eight Forty-Eight writer brings us a personal experience
of witnessing the attack and destruction of the World Trade Center. |
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Death Experiences:
DePaul University Priest and Professor James Halstead talks
with Eight Forty-Eight's Amy Dorn about a class he teaches
on issues of death. |
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Endangered Species:
The Field Museum's William Berger explains how lower Lake
Michigan levels threaten the native plants and dunes unique to our
area. |
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September
18, 2001
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hosted by Tony Sarabia
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Emergency Plan:
David Schaper, reporter for Chicago Public Radio talking
about Chicago's Emergency Plan. |
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Regional Security:
Lester Graham, reporter for Great Lakes Radio Consortium |
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West Nile Virus:
Mike Siska, director of Northwest Mosquito Abatement District |
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Cell Phones:
Lew Koch, Eight Forty-Eight technology contributor talking
about cell phone usage and Encryption. |
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Architecture and the
World Trade Center attacks: Ed Keegan, architecture contributor
for 848 and contributing editor to Architecture Magazine. |
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September 17, 2001
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hosted by Tony Sarabia
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Diane
Swonk: As the stock market re-opens, Diane Swonk, senior vice
president of Bank One, discusses the effects of the terrorist attacks
on the economy. |
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Coming
Home: First hand stories of Chicagoans returning home after
a nearly a week of being stranded. |
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Amtrak:
We check in with the railroad's Director of Communications for a
status report. |
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Cheryl
Ray Stout: Eight Forty-Eight's sport contributor reports
on what will be happening in baseball stadiums across the U.S. as
games resume tonight. |
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Structural
Engineering: Gene Corley, Senoir vice president of Construction
and Technology Laboratories in Skokie tells us about how skyscrapers
are designed to deal with heavy damage. He also discusses whether
or not the attack on the
World Trade Center changes the mindset of the skyscraper. |
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Minister
Louis Farakan: Excerpts of the spiritual leader of the Nation
of Islam's recent speech to his mosque. |
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Rosh
Hashana: Rabbi Doug Sagal and Rabbi Samuel Gordon discuss the
Jewish New Year. |
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Stock
Market: Eight Forty-Eight economics contributor Charlie
Wheelan updates us on the stock market. |
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September
14, 2001
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hosted by Richard Steele
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O'Hare
Update Chicago Public Radio’s Tony Sarabia is on the scene
at O’Hare. |
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Chicago's
Muslim Community: Chicago Public Radio’s Shirley Jahad
with Richard then with Dr. John E Woods, Professor of Iranian and
Central Asian History and of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations,
Director of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at the University
of Chicago. |
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Thoughts
from Studs Terkel Richard Steele discusses the terrorist attacks
and view for the future with Studs Terkel, special contributor
for Eight Forty-Eight and author of numerous books including
his soon to be released Will the Circle be Unbroken? Reflections
on Death, Rebirth and the Hunger for a Faith |
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The Happy
Couple: On September 11th Daniel Ferri, writer and sixth grade
teacher had to explain the terrorist attacks to his young students.
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Chicago
Theatre Reaction Eight Forty Eight theater contributor
Jonathan Abarbanel talks about how Chicago Theater Community
is reacting to the crisis. |
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September
13, 2001
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hosted by Richard Steele
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Richard Steele talks with:
Bobby Rush, (D-IL) U.S. Congressmann from the 1st District,
Jesse Jackson Jr., (D-IL) U.S. Congressman from the 2nd District,
and
Luis Gutierrez, (D-IL) U.S. Congressman from the 4th District.
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Red Cross in Chicago
Bill Braden, CEO of the American Red Cross of Greater Chicago |
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Reopening of the Mercantile
Exchange
Ellen Resnick, director of Corporate Communications, for
the Chicago Mercantile Exchange |
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Forecast for the markets
Charlie Wheelan, economics contributor for Eight Forty
Eight and Midwest correspondent for The Economist Magazine.
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Reactions
Richard Steele talks with Henry Hyde, (R-IL) U.S. Congressman
from the 6th District |
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Media coverage
Wally Podrazik, media contributor for Eight Forty-Eight
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Preview of call-in
program
David Schaper, political reporter for Chicago Public Radio
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Sports cancellations
Cheryl Raye Stout, sports contributor for Eight Forty-Eight
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September
12, 2001
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hosted by David Schaper
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David Schaper talks with:
Mark Kirk, (R-IL) Congressman from the 10th District.
Peter Fitzgerald, U.S. Senator (R-IL)
Rev. Jesse Jackson, head of Rainbow PUSH Coalition.
Dick Durbin, (D-IL) U.S. Senator
Paul Simon, (D-IL) former U.S. Senator
John McGovern, press secretary for Speaker of the House Dennis
Hastert (R-IL) |
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Air Safety
Joseph Schwieterman, director of The Chaddick Institute for
Metropolitan Development |
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Red Cross
Shirley Jahad, reporter for Chicago Public Radio |
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Cardinal George
Francis Cardinal George, Archdiocese of Chicago, recorded
at the mass at Holy Name Cathedral on September 11, 2001 |
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September
11, 2001 |
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Eight
Forty-Eight steps aside today to offer National Public Radio’s
coverage of the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington D.C.
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September
10, 2001
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hosted by Richard Steele
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Governor
Candidate: We continue our series of conversations with gubernatorial
candidates with Illinois Lieutenant Governor Corrinne Wood
(R-IL). |
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Joe
Meno: Eight Forty-Eight's Victoria Lautman talks
with Joe Meno, Chicago author of the new novel How the
Hula Girl Sings. |
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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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September
7, 2001
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hosted by Richard Steele
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Bears:
Eight Forty-Eight sports contributor Cheryl Raye Stout previews
the Bears’ season. |
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Soldier
Field: The Landmark Preservation Council of Illinois has proposed
an alternative for a new home for the Chicago Bears, across from
Comisky Park. Richard Steele talks with Eight Forty-Eight
architecture contributor Ed Keegan and the Landmarks Preservation
Council’s David Bahlman about the proposal. |
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Buddhism:
Richard Steele talks with Columbia College professor Steven
Asma about the roots of Buddhism and the impact on the religion
of 50 years of Chinese rule over Tibet. |
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Tibet:
Writer Rachel Louise Snyder remembers a tragedy on her trip
to Tibet. |
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Film
Preview: Film contributor Jonathan Miller previews fall
releases. |
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Big
Ole: Eight Forty-Eight producer Gianofer Fields
and Jerry Pohlen, author of the Oddball travel series, visit
the Nordic icon, Big Ole, in Alexandria, Minnesota. |
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September
6, 2001
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hosted by Victoria Lautman
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Arne
Duncan: Victoria Lautman talks with the new CEO of the
Chicago Public Schools about the first week of school and his plans
for the future of the CPS. |
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Silas
Purnell: Richard Steele interviews Chicago education
advocate and community mentor Silas Purnell about his life’s
work. |
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World
War Two : Media contributor Wally Podrazik on his father,
the World War II soldier. |
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Sustainable
Architecture: Victoria Lautman talks with author, architect
and professor Susannah Hagan about her new book, Taking
Shape: A New Contract between Architecture and Nature. |
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September
5, 2001
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hosted by Victoria Lautman
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Sotheby's
Closing: Victoria Lautman talks with Richard Raymond
Alasko, chairman of the Board of the Center for Advanced Property
Economics; Sean Susanin, owner of Susanin's Auctions, and
Richard Wright, owner of Wright, a small auction house, about
the closing of the Chicago branch of Sotheby’s auction house. |
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Killer
Stuff: Victoria Lautman talks with Evanston writer Sharon
Fiffer about her book, Killer Stuff, which brings us
to a world where seemingly sane people are ready to kill over other
people's castoffs. |
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Wetlands:
Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Jonathan Ahl reports
on a massive new program designed to restore Illinois and Great
Lakes wetlands. |
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Italian
Wines: Eight Forty-Eight food contributor Steve Dolinsky
talks about food and drink at Italian wine bars with Joyce Goldstein,
author of Enotecca, Simple, Delicious Recipes in the Italian
Wine Bar Tradition. |
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Mobile
Medical: The Chicago Department of Human Services' Carmello
Vargas and the Salvation Army's Jim Bracey talk about
the lives and problems of Chicago's homeless. |
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September
4, 2001
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hosted by Tony Sarabia
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Governor
Candidate: We continue our series of conversations with gubernatorial
candidates with Fifth District Congressman Rod Blagojevich
(D-IL). |
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ABLA
Homes: Eight Forty-Eight architecture contributor Ed
Keegan talks with Architecture Magazine editor Reed
Croloff and Howard Decker of the National Building Museum
about the ABLA competition for Chicago public housing. |
| Audio |
School
Libraries: We ask Chicagoans for their memories of using the
school library. Then, Chicago Public Schools director of libraries
Kathleen Ryan talks with Chicago Public Radio's Tony Sarabia
about the state of CPS libraries. |
| Audio |
Fishing:
The Chicago Park District's Bob Long Jr. on teaching fishing
to kids. |
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