AUDIO LIBRARY

December 29, 2000 Audio

• Suburban Beautification: Steve goes out to Du Page County and examines what different communities are doing to update their downtown areas. (org. b’cast 4/12/00)
  
• Jackson Park: Architecture contributor Ed Keegan talks with Chicago Park District historian, Julia Sniderman Bachrach, about the southside’s historic Jackson Park. (org. b’cast 8/07/00)
  
• Colin M. Turnbull: Eight Forty-Eight contributor Victoria Lautman talks with Roy Richard Grinker, author of In the Arms of Africa: The Life of Colin M. Turnbull. (org. b’cast 10/23/00)
• Richard Steele talks with up and coming Chicago singer, Terisa Griffin. (org. b’cast 05/10/00)

• Community Newspapers: Steve Edwards looks at the role neighborhood papers play in the community, and how they stack up against big newspapers. (org. b’cast 11/17/00)
  
• Hemophiliac Community: We update you on the Ricky Ray Fund, legislation for reparations of hemophiliacs who contracted HIV from tainted blood, and rebroadcast Chicagoan, Dan Noonan's personal story who contracted HIV from tainted blood. (org. b’cast 10/24/00)
  
• Grandmother remembered: Chicago writer Rachel Louise Snyder, remembers her grandmother. (org. b’cast 5/1/00)
  
• Music Industry: Steve talks with Chicago Sun-Times rock critic, Jim DeRogatis, about the music industry and his new book Let It Blurt - The Life and Times of Lester Bangs; America's Greatest Rock Critic. (org. b’cast 7/3/00)

• Uptown Walk: Steve takes a walking tour of the Uptown neighborhood with Angela Schlater, Volunteer with UPCORP, Uptown Community Development Corporation. (org. b’cast 11/14/00)
  
• Bubble Tea: Steve Dolinsky explores the hottest new trend in Asian cuisine, Bubble Tea. (org. b’cast 9/6/00)
  
• Kicking cans: Writer Jay Ferrari on kicking cans. (org. b’cast 4/11/00)
  
• Coming Out: WBEZ’s Tony Sarabia’s documentary Unlocking the Closet: Coming Out Later in Life. (org. b’cast 3/23/00)

• Religion/Charity: Rabbi Jay Moses of Temple Shalom, Dr. Sabri Samirah, president of the United Muslim American Association and Martin Marty, University of Chicago Religious Historian join Steve to explore the concept of charity from a religious perspective.
  
• Volunteering: We visit with Chicagoans who are receiving the spirit of the season through their own acts of volunteerism.
  
• Holiday Shopping: Steve talks with Diane Swonk, chief economist from Bank One about the disappointing holiday sales.
  
• Hanukkah: Chicago writer and comedian Caryn Bark talks about one place the Menorah is probably not being lit tonight.
  
• Theater Preview: Theater contributor Jonathan Abarbanel previews weekend theater.
  
• Milt Hinton: Steve talks with Barbara Wiesen, director and curator of the Gahlberg Gallery at the College of DuPage, about this Jazz bassist’s less known work, photography.

December 21, 2000 Audio

• Year in Review: Steve asks Chicago Public Radio’s David Schaper, Midwest correspondent for the Economist Magazine and Eight Forty-Eight economics contributor, Charlie Wheelan, Chicago Reporter publisher and editor Laura Washington, and Chicago Tribune columnist Mary Schmich, about the some of the most important news stories of 2000.
• Freshwater: Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Chuck Quirmbach reports that some freshwater species in the Great Lakes are in danger of becoming extinct.
  
• Asian Food: Food contributor Steve Dolinsky visits The Thai Grocery, 5014 N. Broadway, Chicago, with Naomi Duiguid, author with Jeffrey Alford of Hot Sour Salty Sweet: A Culinary Journey Through Southeast Asia
  
• Christmas Lights: Chicago writer Jeffery Essman remembers reveling in the colored Christmas lights.
  
• City 2000: Richard Steele talks with Rich Cahan, project director of City in the Year 2000 about the project and exhibit which captured Chicago on film and tape throughout 2000.
  
• Flamenco Dancing: Andrea De Fotis, audio editor for City 2000 catches up with 70 year old flamenco dancer Edo Sie.

• Snow Removal: Steve talks with Al Sanchez, commissioner of the Chicago Department of Streets and Sanitation about how the city’s snow removal efforts are going.
  
• Winter Outlook: Steve talks with WGN-TV Chief Meteorologist Tom Skilling about the longterm and shorterm winter forecasts for Chicago.
  
• Faith: Eight Forty-Eight resident philosopher Al Gini examines Faith in America.
  
• Mike Houlihan: Chicago writer Mike Houlihan gets a visit from the ghost of winter’s past.
  
• Chicago Christmas: Jim Nayder talks with local author Jim Benes about his book, Chicago Christmas: 100 Years of Christmas Memories
• Pop Staples: Chicago Defender columnist Vernon Jarrett, remembers the life and music of Pop Staples.

• Economic Forecast: Steve talks with Eight Forty-Eight economics contributor Charlie Wheelan about the state of the U.S. economy and its future direction under a new president.
  
• Train Travel: Chicago Public Radio's Jesse Hardman shares his holiday travels.
  
• Christmas Memories: Re-broadcast of a 1961 archival program from special contributor Studs Terkel, in which he and others share their Christmas memories.

• Presidential Pardons: Steve talks with Harold Krent, professor of Law at Kent College of Law, about President Clintons potential pardon list, which includes two local political figures.
  
• Winter Sports: Steve talks with Bob Richards, editor of Chicago’s Amateur Athlete magazine, about where and how to enjoy winter sports in Chicagoland.
  
• Disobedience: Eight Forty-Eight contributor Rita Coburn-Whack talks with author Jane Hamilton about her new book Disobedience: A Novel.
  
• Horse-drawn Carriages: Chicago writer Mark Bazer complains about one part of the holiday season that he could live without.
  
• Christmas Story: Eight Forty-Eight’s Theater contributor Jonathan Abarbanel shares his own holiday story entitled A Tree at Jed’s House: A Christmas Memory with a Full Heart.

• Listen to Eight Forty-Eight for what Chicagoland should be talking about.

• Stacking: Jon Hilkevich, Chicago Tribune Transportation Writer talks with Steve about a new plan to handle the ever increasing congestion at O’Hare.
  
• Travel Essay: Writer Caryn Bark shares here experience with travel delays.
  
• Fly Tickets: Steve reports on a little know problem that cab drivers are having.
  
• Holiday Dining: Eight Forty-Eight food contributor Steve Dolinsky joins Steve for a look at holiday dining.
  
• Henry Darger: Regular contributor Victoria Lautman talks with Michael Bonesteel, editor of Pioneer Press and author of Henry Darger: Art and Selected Writings.
  
• Christmas Schooner: Steve talks with Julie Shannon, writer/composer and David Zak, director of The Christmas Schooner, a historical production, becoming a holiday tradition.

• Washington Politics: Illinois Senior U.S. Senator Dick Durbin reacts to the presidential race and bipartisan politics.
  
• Congressional Appointments: Steve talks with Karen Foerstel, reporter with the Congressional Quarterly Magazine about what appointments Illinois congressional leaders are up for and may get.
  
• Women in Prison: Steve talks with independent filmmaker, Salome Chasnorr; Joanne Archibald, advocacy director for CLAIM, Chicago Legal Advocacy for Incarcerated Mothers; and Michelle Spruill, former inmate and producer of the video What We Leave Behind, about issues of this prison population.
  
• Gay Chicago: Chicago Public Radio’s Tony Sarabia looks at the history of Gay Chicagoans highlighted in an exhibit at the University of Chicago.
  
• Swans: Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Lester Graham examines successful efforts to increase the native swan population in the Midwest.
  
• Fishing: Eight Forty-Eight producer Gianofer Fields braves the weather to talk with Lake Michigan fisherman Mark Smagowski.

• Eating Disorders: Victoria Lautman explores the issue of teen eating disorders with Abigail Natenshon, author of When Your Child Has an Eating Disorder: A Step-By-Step Workbook for Parents and Other Caregivers.
  
• Lost: Writer Don Washington shares a story of his effort to help a troubled teen.
  
• Photography: Eight Forty-Eight architecture contributor Ed Keegan, talks with Jack Hedrich, president of Hedrich Blessing Photography about the exhibition: Building Images: 70 Years of Hedrich Blessing Photography at the Chicago Historical Society.
  
• Scams: Eight Forty-Eight contributor Richard Steele talks with Daniel S. Campagna Ph.D., associate professor and Chair of the Criminal Justice Program Aurora University, about scams.

• Comeback Cities: Steve examines the redevelopment of urban centers with Paul Grogan, author of Comeback Cities: A Blueprint for Urban Neighborhood Revival.
  
• Zoning: We ask Chicagoans to describe their ideal neighborhood.
  
• Whatever: Steve talks with performance artist Heather Woodbury about her performance of Whatever as part of our Traffic series at the Steppenwolf Theater .
  
• Gwendolyn Brooks: Eight Forty-Eight contributor Rita Coburn Whack remembers Illinois poet laureate Gwendolyn Brooks.
  
• Magnificent Obsession: True Stories of Recovery from Alcohol and Drug Addiction told by those Living the Experience, produced by Jim Nayder.

• Flu Shots: Steve talks with Dr. Janet Englund, assistant professor, Pediatric Infectious Disease about the cause and treatments of influenza.
  
• ABA: Joe Newman, co-founder of the American Basketball Association talks with Steve about Chicago’s new team and if a 3rd basketball league will survive.
  
• Endurance: Steve visits the Field Museum to talk with project administrator for Temporary Exhibitions, Ariel Orlov, about the newest exhibit The Endurance: Shackleton’s Legendary Antarctic Expedition.
  
• Mall Dining: Eight Forty-Eight food contributor Steve Dolinsky shops for a good mall food.
  
• Holiday Theater: Jonathan Abarbanel, theater contributor for Eight Forty-Eight, previews the Traditional, Alternative and New Traditions in holiday theater.
  
• John Lennon Anniversary: Eight Forty-Eight media contributor Wally Prodrazik, remembers the life and afterlife of John Lennon on the 20th Anniversary of his death.

• Evanston/Northwestern: Steve investigates the tension between Northwestern University and the City of Evanston with Mimi Peterson, co-chair of the Evanston Fair Share Citizens Group; Alan Cubbage, vice president of University Relations at Northwestern University; Art Newman, 1st Ward Alderman, Evanston; and, Terry Jenkins, former executive director of Evmark and longtime resident.
  
• Holiday Reading List: Eight Forty-Eight resident philosopher Al Gini gives his wish list for holiday reading.
  
• Holiday Shopping: Chicago Public Radio’s Dave McGuire talks with shoppers as they start off this holiday season.
  
• Taoism: Victoria Lautman talks with Steven Little, curator for Asian Art at the Art Institute of Chicago, about the new exhibit Taoism And The Arts of China.

• Fanny Packs: Illinois Public Radio's Dave Dickey reports on a legal loophole, enabling people to carry a gun in their fanny packs.
  
• Welfare Update: Eight Forty-Eight economics contributor Charlie Wheelan looks at two recently released studies on Illinois' Welfare to Work Program.
  
• Rosemont Casino: Chicago Sun-Times reporter, Chris Fusco, updates us on the lawsuits around the proposed casino in Rosemont.
  
• RTA: Steve talks with Dave Loveday, director of communications for the Regional Transit Authority, about concerns the authority is not fulfilling its mandate.
  
• In Her Hands: Richard Steele talks with Paola Gianturco and Toby Tuttle, authors of In Her Hands: Craftswomen Changing The World.
  
• Ricky Martin: Chicago writer Karla Zimmer gets a taste of her mother's musical passions.

• Gwendolyn Brooks Remembered: Steve speaks with Haki Madhubuti, founder of the Gwendolyn Brooks Center at Chicago State University about the life of this Illinois Poet Laureate.
  
• Catholic Schools: Steve talks with Sr. Janet Sisler and Sr. Judith Cauley, interim co-superintendents of Chicago Catholic Schools, about the future of the school system.
  
• Gwendolyn Brooks Tribute: Encore presentation of a 1961 interview between Eight Forty-Eight special contributor Studs Terkel and Illinois poet laureate Gwendolyn Brooks.

• Paul Simon: Steve talks with former Illinois Senator and presidential candidate Paul Simon about the current presidential election situation.
  
• Chicago Heights: Steve talks with Thomas Somer, Bloom Township Supervisor, who recently conceded the 1999 Mayoral Election after 18 months of court battles.
  
• Film: Film contributor Jonathan Miller reviews the films Life Doesn’t Scare Me, directed by Noemic Lvovsky and Rififi directed by Jules Dassin.
  
• Smashing Music: Steve talks with Chicago Sun-Times music critic, Jim DeRogatis, about the end of the Smashing Pumpkins and the future of the Chicago rock music scene.