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Spiking the Sucker Punch Book Release

Spiking the Sucker Punch is the debut work of longtime Chicago performance poet and youth arts organizer, Robbie Q. Telfer.

Recorded on 10.28.2009
The Encyclopedia Show Presents! Series 2, Volume 2: Serial Killers

The Encyclopedia Show showcases visual art, comedy, music and spoken word on a wide variety of subjects related to a chosen topic. October's topic was Serial Killers.

Recorded on 10.7.2009
Spoken Words for Joe

Join Umoja, Free Spirit Media and Young Chicago Authors to celebrate the life and contributions of teacher, mentor and spoken word advocate Joe Cytrynbaum.

Recorded on 9.21.2009
The Encyclopedia Show: Dinosaurs

Listen and enjoy this installation of The Encyclopedia Show's second season - Series 2, Volume 1: Dinosaurs.  Featuring an interview with World-Class Paleontologist Paul Sereno.

Recorded on 9.2.2009
An Evening with Cleve Jones: The Struggle for LGBT Civil Rights

From the early days of Harvey Milk’s activism, to the founding of the AIDS Memorial Quilt and today’s struggle for equal marriage, veteran activist Cleve Jones has been at the center of the LGBT rights movement for thirty years.

Recorded on 8.29.2009
Brave New Voices: Semi-Final Round (Bout 1)

Listen as semi-finalists battle to advance to the final round of Brave New Voices. This bout includes teams from New Jersey; Chapel Hill, NC; Miami, FL; and Hawai’i.

Recorded on 7.17.2009
Brave New Voices: Semi-Final Round (Bout 2)

Listen as semi-finalists battle to advance to the final round of Brave New Voices. This bout includes teams from Seattle, WA; New York, NY; Leeds, UK; and Ft. Lauderdale, FL.

Recorded on 7.17.2009
Brave New Voices: Semi-Final Round (Bout 3)

Listen as semi-finalists battle to advance to the final round of Brave New Voices. This bout includes teams from Philadelphia, PA; Bay Area, CA; Phoenix, AZ; and Baton Rouge, LA.

Recorded on 7.17.2009
Brave New Voices: Semi-Final Round (Bout 4)

Listen as semi-finalists battle to advance to the final round of Brave New Voices. This bout includes teams from Cleveland, OH; Jacksonville, FL; Twin Cities, MN; and Denver, CO.

Recorded on 7.17.2009
Brave New Voices Speak Green

This event invites youth from around the country to compete for the opportunity to travel on behalf of Youth Speaks to some of the key conferences and summits on the Environment to date.

Recorded on 7.15.2009
YCA's LTAB University Presents: The Encyclopedia Show! - Mythical Beasts

Young Chicago Authors presents The Encyclopedia Show, a showcase of art, comedy, music and spoken word on a topic randomly selected from an encyclopedia.

Recorded on 6.3.2009
YCA's LTAB University Presents: The Encyclopedia Show! - Vice Presidents

The Encyclopedia Show showcases visual art, comedy, music and spoken word on topics picked at random from the encyclopedia. This month's topic: Vice Presidents.

Recorded on 5.6.2009
Teacher Tales

Listen in for another year of Teacher Tales as author Dr. Robert Boone and friends talk about the moments that helped them define the nature and goals of teaching.

Recorded on 5.3.2009
ARC'09 Movement Summit

Four hundred activists gathered at the ARC'09 Movement Summit to assess the state of the progressive movement.

Recorded on 5.2.2009
YCA's LTAB University Presents: The Encyclopedia Show! - The Future

The Encyclopedia Show showcases visual art, comedy, music and spoken word on topics picked at random from the encyclopedia. This month's topic: The Future.

Recorded on 4.1.2009
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