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EIGHT FORTY-EIGHT
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Eight Forty-Eight—April 28, 2006 |
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Month in Review
Tracy Baim—Managing Editor; Publisher, Windy City Media Group
Alysia Tate—Editor; Publisher, Chicago Reporter
Michael Puente—Reporter, Chicago Public Radio
A panel of local journalists joins Steve Edwards to discuss April's biggest stories in our regular Month in Review.
Music Button: Newtones, “Hand and Mouth,” from the CD Nomo (Ubiquity) |
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Celebrating Arbor Day in Washington Park
From the founding of our city to the Great Fire and long beyond, a 250-year-old Burr Oak standing in Washington Park has seen more than any other living citizen of Chicago. Cecilia Butler, President of the Washington Park Advisory Council, and her colleague Linda Wheeler share their reflections on Arbor Day. |
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The Four of Us
We share a scene from The Four of Us, a play written by Chicago journalist Richard Cahan examining the efforts of four young activists to put the U.S. government on trial for the Vietnam War. The Four of Us airs Sunday, April 30, 2006, on Hello Beautiful.
Music Button: Marconi Union, “Sleepless,” from the CD Distance (All Saints Records)
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Dueling Critics: The Golden Truffle
Dueling Critics Jonathan Abarbanel and Kelly Kleiman scuffle over The Golden Truffle, on stage at Redmoon Theater through June 18, 2006.
Music Button: Pacifica Quartet, “Mendelssohn string quartet in E Flat major Op. 12,” from the CD Mendelssohn: The Complete String Quartets (Cedille records) |
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Chicago Matters: Funding Special Education—How Much is Enough? Part Two
The second piece of a two-part report about special education costs proposes the questions of how state and federal funding has affected the quality of schooling provided to special education students?
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Chicago Matters: Funding Special Education—How Much is Enough? Part One
Chicago Public Radio’s Jason DeRose reports on the costs and values of special education in one North Shore high school.
Originally broadcast April 27, 2006 |
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Music Button: Larry Coryell, “Bag’s Groove,” from the CD The Power Trio Live in Chicago (High Note Records) |
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Joe Segal Turns 80
Richard Steele talks with jazz impresario Joe Segal—owner of the Jazz Showcase—and his son Wayne Segal about Chicago’s jazz scene. Joe Segal’s All-Star Birthday Bash takes place on Friday, April 28, 2006, at 8:00 pm at the Symphony Center.
Music Button: Von Freeman, “Hard Hittin’,” from the CD The Great Divide (Premonition Records) |
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Eight Forty-Eight—April 27, 2006 |
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Giannoulias and Giorango
Chicago Public Radio's Ben Calhoun reports on Illinois State Treasurer candidate Alexi Giannoulias's reaction to charges that his family's Broadway Bank loaned millions of dollars to a known mobster. |
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Advice for Daughters at Work
On “Take Our Sons and Daughters to Work Day,” contributor Katie Watson shares her wisdom with the working women of tomorrow.
Music Button: Yoko Noge and the Jazz Me Blues Band, “I Want A Little Girl,” from the CD Yoko Meets John (Jazz Me Blues Music) |
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The Beauty of Boredom
Resident philosopher Al Gini shares his reflections on boredom. |
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Three to See
Chicago Public Radio's arts, architecture, and culture editor Edward Lifson shares three not-to-be-missed cultural events.
The Nova Art Fair takes place in Chicago from Thursday-Sunday, April 27-30, 2006, at the City Suites Hotel in the Lakeview neighborhood.
WAA-MU 75th annual musical theatre review, “Jubilee,” opens Friday, April 28, 2006, and runs through May 7, 2006, at Northwestern University’s Cahn Auditorium.
Leonardo da Vinci: Man, Inventor, Genius runs through September 4, 2006, at the Museum of Science and Industry. |
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Good Vibrations
Dance contributor Lucia Mauro previews the newest Joffrey Ballet production, Cool Vibrations.
Music Button: Booker T. and the MG's, “L.A. Jazz Sound,” from the CD Melting Pot (Stax Records) |
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Born to Kvetch
Michael Wex—Professor; Performer; Researcher; Author
Michael Wex reads from his bestselling book Born to Kvetch: Yiddish Language and Culture in All its Moods (St. Martin's Press, 2005). Wex is speaking Thursday, April 27, 2006, at 6:30 pm the Spertus Institute in Chicago.
Music Button: Itzhak Perlman, “Honga,” from the CD In The Fiddler's House (Angel Records) |
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Chicago Matters: Funding Special Education—How Much is Enough? Part One
Chicago Public Radio's Jason DeRose reports on the costs and values of special education in one North Shore high school.
Music Button: Seafoam, “Magnus Buchan,” from the CD Om 10: A Decade of Future Music (Om Records) |
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Filling in the Picture
Painter Riva Lehrer tells us how she couldn't find pictures that painted others with physical disabilities in a positive light. So she began painting them herself.
Lehrer’s work is currently on display in Humans Being: Disability in Contemporary Art, an exhibition featuring the work of 32 artists now at the Chicago Cultural Center.
Music Button: Seafoam, “Magnus Buchan,” from the CD Om 10: A Decade of Future Music (Om Records) |
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Eight Forty-Eight—April 26, 2006 |
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The Art Chicago Debacle
Chicago Public Radio’s Arts Editor Edward Lifson reports on the trouble with the international contemporary art fair scheduled to take place Thursday-Monday, April 27-May 1, 2006.
Music Button: Seafoam, “Magnus Buchan,” from the CD Om 10: A Decade of Future Music (Om Records) |
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Chicago Improv Festival
Studio 312 host and improv guru Jimmy Carrane previews the Chicago Improv Festival, taking place April 24-30, 2006, at the Athenaeum Theater on Chicago's north side.
Music Button: Enoch Light, “Good Night Sweetheart Cha Cha,” from the CD Provocative Percussion-Bachelor Pad Music (Varese Records) |
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Who Cares About Poetry?
John Barr—President, Poetry Foundation
John Barr tells us what a new survey says about the importance of poetry in people's lives. |
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Poetry Fest
Daniel Johnson—Chicago Poet
Contributor Simon Smith talks with Daniel Johnson about blending images into poetry.
Johnson performs at the Chicago Public Library Poetry Fest at the Harold Washington Library on Saturday, April 29, 2006.
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Poetry Month Continues with Daniel Johnson
In celebration of Poetry Month, Chicago poet Daniel Johnson reads from his forthcoming book, How to Catch a Falling Knife.
Daniel Johnson performs at the Chicago Public Library Poetry Fest on Saturday, April 29, 2006. His performance, How to Catch a Falling Knife: The Illuminated Text, will involve original poetry recited over a black-and-white home movie of William Bradley, a World War II-era Fuller Brush salesman living in Davenport, Iowa.
Originally broadcast April 11, 2006 |
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Wounded in America
Robert Drea—Photographer
Stephanie Arena—Writer
Robert Drea and Stephanie Arena tell us about the 15 years they spent documenting the stories of gunshot victims. Their photo exhibition, Wounded in America, is on display at Gallery 37 Center for the Arts through Friday, May 5, 2006.
Music Button: Ken Pedersen, “The Dance Left Behind,” from the CD Deja Views (Symark Records) |
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Radio Increible!
Bill Zayas—Creator and Star of Radio Increible!
For America's immigrant communities, the connection to their homeland and to each other has come by way of small-time community radio broadcasters. The short film Radio Increible!, playing at the Chicago Latino Film Festival, pays tribute to the radio broadcasters of Chicago's Puerto Rican community.
Radio Increible! plays on Wednesday, April 26, 2006, at 9 pm, at Facets Cinemateque. |
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Chicago Matters: Those That Can…Do: Paint the Walls Hot Pink
Jacqueline Edelberg—Chicago Parent
Producer Amy Drozdowska-McGuire brings us the story of a parent struggling to transform her child's school. |
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Eight Forty-Eight—April 25, 2006 |
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Medical Update with Quentin Young
Medical contributor Dr. Quentin Young reports on the outbreak of mumps and the medical aspects of stem cell research.
Music Button: Ulrich Schnauss, “Knuddelmaus,” from the CD Far Away Trains Passing By (Domino Records) |
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Keeping the Oath
Bonnie Salomon—Emergency Room Physician; Writer
On Holocaust Remembrance Day, Dr. Bonnie Salomon remembers having to save the life of a neo-Nazi.
Music Button: Ulrich Schnauss, “Blumenwiese Neben Autobahn,” from the CD Far Away Trains Passing By (Domino Records) |
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China and the Chicago Area
The Daily Herald’s Tara Malone joins us to discuss China’s cultural, political, and economic connections to the Chicago area.
Music Button: Bliss, “Sleep Will Come,” from the CD Da-Nang (Quango Records) |
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Music Interviews: Chicago Popsters Baby Teeth
Abraham Levitan—Musician
Chicago Public Radio’s Tony Sarabia profiles Chicago's Baby Teeth.
Baby Teeth performs on Saturday, April 29, 2006, at the Hideout in Chicago. |
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Barry Phipps
Photo courtesy of Andrew Gill
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Indie Label Series: Tight Ship Records
Barry Phipps—Owner, Tight Ship Records;
Co-Founder, North Branch Studios; Owner, Beep Media
Barry Phipps talks to Chicago Public Radio’s Joe DeCeault about the online-exclusive label, Tight Ship Records, and the digital dissemination of rock and roll.
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Indie Label Series: Alligator Records Turns 35
Bruce Iglauer—President and Founder, Alligator Records
Steve Edwards talks one-on-one with Bruce Iglauer about the famous contemporary blues label Alligator Records. This is part of our continuing series profiling local independent record labels.
Alligator Records's most recent release, Alligator Records: 35x35, is an anthology of artists on the label.
Originally broadcast April 11, 2006 |
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Chicago Matters: What Money Can Buy…and Can’t
A growing number of businesses, private foundations, and individual donors are choosing to invest in public education. Why are they choosing to focus on education, and what does their money actually buy? Chicago Public Radio's Gretchen Helfrich reports. |
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Eight Forty-Eight—April 24, 2006 |
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Monday Morning Business Update
Business contributor David Greising joins us to talk about the rising cost of oil, and how it's affecting business in the region.
Music Button: The Mackrosoft, “The Mighty Luconchu,” from the CD Antonio's Giraffe (Mackrosoft Records) |
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Preparing for the March
Chicago Public Radio’s Catrin Einhorn reports on preparations for a May 1, 2006, march in support of immigrant rights. |
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Walking Out
Contributor Ray Salazar reflects on the plan to walk out of work and school for the planned May 1, 2006, immigration rights march.
Music Button: Status IV, “You Ain't Really Down,” from the CD Jazzanova: The Remixes 2002-2005 (Sonar Kollektiv) |
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Local Publisher Hits NYT Best-Seller List
Contributor Rita Coburn Whack explores the local impact of Covenant with Black America from Third World Press hitting the New York Times Best-Seller List. The collection of essays includes an introduction by Tavis Smiley.
Music Button: Gianluca Petrella, “The Middleman,” from the CD Indigo4 (Blue Note) |
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Chicago Sports Update
Sports contributor Cheryl Raye Stout brings us the latest in Chicago sports.
Music Button: Tosca, “Forte,” from the CD Souvenirs, (G-Stone Recordings) |
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Art for the People
Chuck Thurow—Executive Director, Hyde Park Art Center
Doug Garofalo—Principal Architect, Garofalo and Associates; Lead Architect, Hyde Park Art Center
We tour the new Hyde Park Art Center with Chuck Thurow and Doug Garofalo. Music Button: Shawn Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra, “Moodbender,” from the CD Strings and Things (Ubiquity Records)
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Chicago Matters: Bake Sales Are So… Passe
Johanna Zorn—Eecutive Director, Third Coast International Audio Festival
These days, more and more public schools are looking to large fundraisers to pay for essentials such as teachers' aids, text books, and even photocopies. Chicago Public Radio’s Johanna Zorn reports on parents’ efforts to raise money for their kids’ schools.
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Eight Forty-Eight—April 21, 2006 |
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Examining the State of Chicago-Area Wilderness
John Rogner—Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Co-Chair, Chicago Wilderness Consortium
Steve Packard—Director, Audobon Society, Chicago Region
John Rogner and Steve Packard discuss a recently released report card on the health of the air, water, and land in the region's ecosystems.
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Music Button: Tristeza, “Respira,” from the CD Dream Signals In Full Circles (Tiger Style Records) |
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The State of the Lake
Cameron Davis—Executive Director, Alliance for the Great Lakes
Water, water everywhere...but is it safe to drink? Cameron Davis shares the bad, the good, and the getting better status of Lake Michigan.
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Music Button: Tuatara, “Saturday Night Church,” from the CD Breaking the Ethers (Sony)
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Dueling Critics Review Love Song Our dueling theater critics Kelly Kleiman and Jonathon Abarbanel put on the gloves and go toe to toe over this week's stage pick, Love Song by John Kolvenbach, playing in the Downstairs Theatre at Steppenwolf through June 4, 2006.
Music Button: Dragons 1976, “The Way It Is,” from the CD On Coretz (Locust Music)
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Grand Support
Contributor Simon Smith reviews a café on Chicago's south side that serves up support for grandparents raising their grandchildren.
The Grandfamilies Program takes place at Mather’s More Than a Café on Saturday, April 22, 2006, from 10 am-noon. For more information call 773-488-2801.
Music Button: Tosca, “Zueri,” from the CD Souvenirs (G-Stone Recordings) |
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Voting for New Orleans
Michael Tisserand—Writer; New Orleans Evacuee
Municipal elections for New Orleans wrap-up on Saturday, April 22, 2006, after thousands of displaced residents have cast absentee ballots. Michael Tisserand, who moved his family to Evanston, tells us why he decided to cast his ballot for mayor. |
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The Sound of Pictures
Conductor David Zinman and journalist Richard Cahan team up with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra to offer a new perspective on Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition. The performances take place at Orchestra Hall on April 20-23 and April 25, 2006. |
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Eight Forty-Eight—April 20, 2006 |
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Springfield Roundup
Springfield Journal Register political reporter Bernie Schoenberg joins us to discuss the state budget, and the fallout in Springfield from the conviction of former Illinois Governor George Ryan. |
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How to Live on $13/Day
Ed Bus/Justin Kaufmann—53rd Ward Alderman/Chicago Public Radio producer
Chicago alderman Ed Bus tells us how he lives on $13 a day. Ed Bus is the alter-ego of Chicago Public Radio's Justin Kaufmann.
Kaufmann's
comedy troupe Schadenfreude is hosting a party at Gallery Cabaret on Thursday, April 20, 2006, to kick off the Chicago Improv Festival. |
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Studio 312: Wild Chicago Comes to Studio 312
Ben Hollis—Wild Chicago’s Illinois Road Trip Host
Tom Siegel—Wild Chicago’s Illinois Road Trip Producer
Jimmy Carrane's show within a show welcomes Ben Hollis and Tom Siegel. “Wild Chicago's Illinois Road Trip” premieres Friday, April 21, 2006, at 8:30 pm on WTTW. |
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Three to See
Chicago Public Radio's arts, architecture, and culture editor Edward Lifson shares three not-to-be-missed cultural events.
The Bronzeville Diva Festival takes place on Sunday, April 23, 2006, at 8 and 10:30 pm at the New Checkerboard Lounge located at 5201 South Harper Court in Chicago.
“After Katrina: Rebuilding and Re-envisioning the Gulf Coast”
The panel takes place on Thursday, April 20, 2006, at 6 pm at the Chicago Architecture Foundation.
Chicago a cappella: Shall I Compare Thee
The group performs on Friday, April 21, 2006, at 8 pm at the DePaul Concert Hall; Saturday, April 22, 2006, at 8 pm at the Nichols Concert Hall, Music Institute of Chicago in Evanston; and Sunday, April 23, 2006, at 7:30 pm at Pilgrim Congregational Church in Oak Park. |
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Dance!
Lucia Mauro—Dance Contributor; Dance Critic, The Chicago Tribune and Chicago Magazine
Lucia Mauro previews Dancing on Mystery's Edge at the Hamlin Park Fieldhouse; Liasion Deux at the Harold Washington Library; and Instruments of Movement’s upcoming collaboration with Chicago artist Nick Cave. |
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Chicago Matters: Not Just the Money
Chicago Public Radio's Sonari Rhodes Glinton visits a successful catholic high school for African-American boys, and talks with those who are trying to replicate its success in a new public charter school. |
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Greek Church
Chicago photographer Panos Fiorentinos shares his love for Greek Orthodox icons in his new book Ecclesia: Greek Orthodox Churches of the Chicago Metropolis (2005). |
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Eight Forty-Eight—April 19, 2006 |
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Pay to Play in the Post-Ryan Era?
Kevin Lampe—Democratic Political Consultant; Executive Vice-President, Kurth Lampe Communications
Paul Caprio—Conservative Political Consultant; Director of Family-PAC Federal
Now that former Illinois Governor George Ryan has been convicted for his campaign practices and pay-to-play polices, how will other candidates and campaigns respond? Political consultants Kevin Lampe and Paul Caprio join us to discuss the fallout.
Music Button: Ted Sirota's Rebel Souls, “This Is A Takeover,” from the CD Breeding Resistance (Delmark)
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Spring Small Screen
Media contributor Wally Podrazik reviews the best of the 2006 television season. |
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What Happened to Television?
Robert Hughes—English Teacher, Truman College, Chicago
Chicago writer Robert Hughes laments the quality of today's television programming.
Hughes is the author of Running with Walker: A Memoir (Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2003). |
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Favorite Shows
We ask kids visiting Navy Pier to name their favorite television shows. |
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From Hyde Park to Spamalot
Director and former Chicagoan Mike Nichols talks about his Tony-Award winning musicial Monty Python's Spamalot and his early years in the Second City.
Monty Python's Spamalot runs at the Cadillac Palace Theatre through June 4, 2006.
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Tim Curry, “Find Your Grail,” from the CD Monty Python's Spamalot: Original Cast Recording (Decca) |
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Education Roundup
Alexander Russo—Editor, District 299 Blog; Contributing Editor, Catalyst Chicago
Education contributor Alexander Russo previews Local School Council elections in Chicago taking place on Thursday, April 20, 2006. He also discusses new concerns over No Child Left Behind testing data and Bill Gates's big push to revamp Chicago high school curriculum.
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Thurn and Taxis, “A Time To Listen,” from the CD Gorodish, (Leaf Records) |
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Chicago Matters: Pay to Play?
Chicago Public Radio’s Lisa Miller reports on how some mothers and educators are fighting to bring back recess. |
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Eight Forty-Eight—April 18, 2006 |
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Guilty Verdict for Ryan
Julian Solotorovsky—Former Federal Prosecutor
Eric Zorn—Chicago Tribune Columnist
Cindi Canary—Executive Director, Illinois Campaign for Political Reform
Diantha Parker—Chicago Public Radio Reporter
Our guests join Steve Edwards for a roundtable discussion reacting to the guilty verdict in the corruption trial of former Illinois Governor George Ryan.
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Don Caballero, “The Peter Criss Jazz,” from the CD American Don (Touch and Go Records) |
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Redmoon Theater's musical
extravaganza, The Golden Truffle.
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A Chocolate Musical
Jim Lasko—Artistic Director, Redmoon Theater
John Fournier—Composer
Jim Lasko and John Fournier talk about the vision, songs, and collaboration of Redmoon Theater’s new food-filled spectacle The Golden Truffle, which runs through June 18, 2006, at Redmoon Central. |
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The Miracle of Adoption
Tracy Egan—Writer, Actress
Tracy Egan reflects on how an encounter with the mother of daytime television helped her articulate the wonder of being an adoptive mother.
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Kindergarten Mom
Evanston writer and actor Tracy Egan tells us about her one-woman comedy, Who's Driving the Bus? My Year as a Kindergarten Mom.
Originally broadcast September 26, 2005 |
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Ursula 1000, “Slinky,” from the CD The Now Sound of Ursula 1000 (ESL Records) |
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Chicago Matters: Against the Odds
Lynette Kalnes—Chicago Public Radio Reporter
We follow the Chicago Public Schools’ Kelly High School debate team as it prepares for and competes in the All-City Debate Competition against the city’s best, brightest, and most financially advantaged students. |
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Eight Forty-Eight—April 17, 2006 |
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Monday Morning Business Update
Business contributor David Greising joins us to discuss U.S-China trade policy and the effect it could have on the Chicago region. China President Hu Jintao won't be stopping in Chicago, but his visit to the U.S. this week could have implications for area businesses. |
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The Number: Are You Financially Ready for Retirement?
Lee Eisenberg—Former Editor-in-Chief, Esquire Magazine
How much money do you need for retirement? And what's it good for anyway? Lee Eisenberg tackles both of these questions in his new book The Number: A Completely Different Way to Think About the Rest of Your Life (Free Press, 2006).
Music Button: Johnny Fiasco, “Jazzmatic,” from the CD Up Tempo Track Sampler #3 (Om Records) |
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Tony Fitzpatrick: Portraits of a Remembered City
Tony Fitzpatrick—Artist; Actor; Poet
We visit internationally renowned artist Tony Fitzpatrick in his studio as he shares the inspiration for his latest collection of Chicago-themed collages: The Wonder: Volume Two (Last Gasp, 2006).
There will be a book release party for the The Wonder at Fitzgerald's in Berwyn, Illinois, on Sunday, April 23, 2006, from 1-4 pm.
Music Button: Firehose, “Under The Influence of the Meat Puppets,” from the CD Ragin' Full On (SST Records) |
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Playoff Bound!
Sports contributor Cheryl Raye-Stout brings us the latest on the Playoff-bound Chicago Bulls and their hopeful fans.
Music Button: Ted Sirota's Rebel Souls, “Knife,” from the CD Breeding Resistance (Delmark Records) |
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Ted Sirota's Rebel Souls
Ted Sirota—Musician
Ted Sirota's Rebel Souls infuses jazz with political statements and samples of historical figures. We listen to some of their sounds, which they perform regularly throughout Chicago.
Ted Sirota's Rebel Souls perform Monday, April 17, 2006, at Morseland in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood. They perform at the restaurant on the third Monday of every month.
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Monday Music Corner: Ted Sirota's Rebel Souls
We feature the song “Breeding Resistance (AKA Paper Tiger Blues)” from the Ted Sirota's Rebel Souls album Breeding Resistance (Delmark).
Originally broadcast April 12, 2004 |
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A History For Today
Beth Finke—Chicago Writer; Author of the memoir, Longtime, No See
Contributor Beth Finke tours the exhibition | | |
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