Eight Forty-Eight—March 31, 2006

Friday Foreign Films

Film contributor Jonathan Miller reviews Sophie Scholl: The Final Days, showing at the Music Box Theatre, and the films of French director Luc Moullet, coming to the Gene Siskel Film Center.

Ballet Rehearsal

We share the sounds of the American Ballet Theatre rehearsing at the Civic Opera House in Chicago.

Dueling Critics: The New Plays of Lydia Diamond

Dueling critics Kelly Kleiman and Jonathan Abarbanel duke it out over two world premiere shows by playwright Lydia Diamond: Stick Fly, playing at the Congo Square Theatre through April 15, 2006, and Voyeurs de Venus, at the Chicago Dramatists through April 16, 2006.

Eight Forty-Eight—March 30, 2006

Lead Paint Rules

Chicago Public Radio's Shawn Allee brings us a report on a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency initiative to protect children from lead poisoning when older homes get a facelift.

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Great Lakes Radio Consortium

Southwest Side Stories: Living Under the Planes
Carlos Maeda—Curie High School Youth Producer

Curie Youth Radio producer Carlos Maeda reflects on living in the neighborhood around Midway airport.

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		Southwest Side Stories: What Teachers Do Our contributors at Curie Youth Radio discover what teachers do for fun. Originally broadcast March 29, 2006

Found Footage Festival Returns to Chicago

Chicago Public Radio’s Alison Cuddy talks with Found Footage Festival curators Nick Prueher and Joe Pickett.

You can see the Found Footage Festival on Friday March 31, 2006, at 8pm at the Chicago Cultural Center and Saturday, April 1, 2006, at 7pm at the Empty Bottle.

Three to See

Chicago Public Radio's arts, architecture, and culture editor Edward Lifson shares three not-to-be-missed cultural events.

Robert Irwin's “Less is More Only When Less Is the Sum Total of More” is presented by the Mies van der Rohe Society on Wednesday, April 5, 2006 at 6pm.

“Pierrot Lunaire—A Cabaret Opera”
Blair Thomas & Company, eighth blackbird, and Lucy Shelton perform Thursday-Saturday, March 30-April 1, 2006, at 7:30 pm at the Museum of Contemporary Art.

The “Harmonic Convergence” concert series runs on various dates until April 8, 2006, at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall at the Northwestern University School of Music in Evanston.

White Sox Home Opener on Sunday

As the White Sox home opener approaches, we hear the voices of fans at Tucson Electric Park eagerly anticipating the 2005 World Series Champions’ upcoming 2006 season.

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2006 Driehaus Award for Classical Architecture
Allan Greenberg—American Architect; Recipient, 2006 Driehaus Award for Classical Architecture

Architecture contributor Ed Keegan talks with Allan Greenberg about the civic architecture of Chicago.

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Past Interviews with Recipients
		Leon Kreir Leon Kreier—Inaugural recipient of the Richard Dreihaus Award for Classical Architecture Ed Keegan—Architecture contributor Originally broadcast April 7, 2003.
		Driehaus Award Demetri Porphyrios — 2004 recipient of the Driehaus Award for Classical Architecture Ed Keegan — Architecture contributor Originally broadcast March 23, 2004.
		Driehaus Architecture Winner Quinlan Terry Quinlan Terry—Architect Ed Keegan—Architecture Contributor We take to the streets of Chicago with British architect Quinlan Terry, recipient of the 2005 Richard H. Driehaus Prize for Classical Architecture. Contributor Ed Keegan picks Terry's brain on the design and craftsmanship of the city's buildings. Originally broadcast March 22, 2005.

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Election 2006: Postmortem
Jack Conaty—Chief Political Correspondent, Fox TV

Is the Illinois Republican Party making a comeback? Will State Senator James Meeks run for governor as an independent? How long will John Stroger be Cook County board president? Jack Conaty joins us to discuss the aftermath of the 2006 primary election.

Music Button: Sone Seals, “Your Love is Like a Cancer,” from the CD Alligator Records 35x35, Alligator

High School Robotics Competition

Not all basketball players are tall and athletic. Some are not even human. We report from a basketball tournament in which robots compete as their inventors watch the action from the sidelines.

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Music Button: Audion, “Taut,” from the CD Suckfish, Spectral Sound

Why It's Hard To Be Good

Resident philosopher Al Gini tells us why it's so hard to be good.

Music Button: Mel Torme, “Goody Goody,” from the CD The Mel Torme Collection (1944-1985), Disc Two

Three to See

Chicago Public Radio's arts, architecture, and culture editor Edward Lifson shares three not-to-be-missed cultural events.

“Chopin Goes Jazz!”

The Andrzej Jagodzinski Trio, featuring the strings of the Paderewski Symphony Orchestra and guest artist Grazyha Auguscik, performs Saturday, March 25, 2006, at 8pm at the Christian Heritage Academy in Northfield, Illinois.

Kiff Slemmons: Re:Pair and Imperfection opens Saturday, March 25, 2006, and runs through May 28, 2006, at the Chicago Cultural Center.

The Brickheadz perform on Saturday, March 25, 2006, at 9 pm at The Green Lantern.

Don't-miss Dance
Lucia Mauro—Dance Contributor; Dance Critic, The Chicago Tribune and Chicago Magazine.

Lucia Mauro gives a preview of performances by the Aurora Arts Alliance and choreographer Winifred Haun featuring the Tchaikovsky Ballet and Orchestra from Russia. The troupe makes its Chicago debut with the full length Sleeping Beauty on March 31, 2006, at The Chicago Theatre.

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Lucia Mauro

See Chicago Dance

Eight Forty-Eight—March 22, 2006

Election 2006: Counting the Vote
Langdon Neal—Chairman, Chicago Board of Elections

Langdon Neal discusses election day polling glitches and the continuing efforts to tally the results of the 2006 primary election.

Election 2006: Illinois Primary Analysis
Alan Gitelson—Professor of Political Science,

Loyola University Chicago

Steve Edwards talks with Alan Gitelson about the primary election day results.

Election 2006: Next Up Topinka vs. Blagojevich
Judy Barr Topinka—Republican Nominee for Illinois

Governor

With unofficial primary election returns indicating a win for Republican gubernatorial candidate Judy Barr Topinka, the presumed nominee looks ahead to the general election in November.

Election 2006: Tammy Duckworth Wins
Tammy Duckworth—Democratic Nominee for Congress, 6th District

The projected winner of the Democratic primary for the 6th Congressional District gives us her reaction to the 2006 primary election and looks ahead to her race against Republican Peter Roskam.

Featured Music: Hobart Smith, "Banging Breakdown," from the CD In Sacred Trust: The 1963 Fleming Brown Tapes, Smithsonian Folkways.

Recording Hobart Smith

Local musician and Smithsonian historian Stephen Wade discusses the 1963 meeting of Chicago banjo player Fleming Brown and mountain music virtuoso Hobart Smith.

Stephen Wade and Friends perform a CD release concert for In Sacred Trust: The 1963 Fleming Brown Tapes at the Old Town School of Folk on March 25, 2006, at 4 and 8 pm.

Related Link

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

Eight Forty-Eight—March 21, 2006

The Mob Influence on the 1960 Presidential Election
John Binder—Organized Crime Researcher; Associate Professor of Finance, University of Illinois at Chicago

Organized crime expert John Binder discusses the true role of the Chicago Mob in the 1960 presedential election of John F. Kennedy.

Music Button: Quincy Jones and his Orchestra, "Shoot to Kill," from the CD Crime Jazz: Music in the Second Degree, Rhino.

Neil Giuntoli: The Man Behind Hizzoner

Steve Edwards talks with writer and actor Neil Giuntoli about his highly personal portrayal of Mayor Richard J. Daley in his play Hizzoner: Daley the First.

Hizzoner: Daley the First opened March 2, 2006 at the Prop Theater on Chicago's northwest side.

Music Button: Leith Stevens and Orchestra, "Toss Me a Scalpel," from the CD Crime Jazz: Music in the Second Degree, Rhino.

Right to Vote

Eight Forty-Eight contributor Beth Finke looks

forward to voting by herself for the first time since going blind 21 years ago.

The Hormone Replacement Debate

Medical contributor Dr. Quentin Young reviews the latest issues in the debate over hormone replacement therapy for menopausal women.

Music Button: The Ecclesia, "Open Mouth in Filtered Spaces," from the CD Birdsong Over the Interior Castle, Arena Rock Recoding Company.

Remembering a True Blue Demon

We honor the life of former DePaul basketball coach Ray Meyer with excerpts from sports contributor Cheryl Raye–Stout's 2001 interview.

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		Ray Meyer: Sports contributor Cheryl Raye-Stout interviews longtime DePaul basketball coach Ray Meyer about his life in college athletics. Originally broadcast October 18, 2001

Eight Forty-Eight—March 20, 2006

Election 2006: Preview of Statewide Races

Bernie Shoenberg of the Springfield State Journal-Register gives an overview of some of the statewide races.

Election 2006: Southern Cook County

Kristen McQueary of the Daily Southtown updates us on the 3rd Congressional District and other southern Cook County races.

Election 2006: West and Northwest Suburb       

Ed Fanselow of the Daily Herald fills us in on the latest election news from the 6th and 8th Congressional Districts

Music Button: DJ Cam, “Success,” Theivery Corporation Re-mix, from the CD DJ Cam Revisited, Recall Records

Parents Sound Off About Issues of Race in Evanston Schools

Parents living in the North Shore Suburb share their opinions on a controversial plan to include African-centered curriculum in elementary schools.

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		Issues of Race in Evanston Schools A proposed African-centered curriculum is causing controversy among the parents of Evanston schoolchildren. Contributor Linda Paul reports. Originally broadcast March 7, 2006

Music Button: Elaine Elias, "The Time is Now," from the CD Elaine Elias, Bob Brookmeyer & the Danish Radio Jazz Orchestra Plays The Music of Elaine Elias, Stunt

Beyond Barriers: Architect Jack Catlin
Jack Catlin-Principal LCM Architects

Producer Sylvia Ewing begins an occasional series exploring how local architects develop their unique style. She begins with an examination of the work of universal design architect Jack Catlin.

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Music Button: Bombay Dub Orchestra, "Rare Earth," from the CD Bombay Dub Orchestra, Six Degrees

DuPage Soldier                                                           

Chicago Public Radio's Catrin Einhorn speaks with a DuPage soldier and his family about the war in Iraq.

Business Update

Steve Edwards talks with business contributor David Greising about the latest business happenings in the Chicago area, including Sears's holdings and developments at Block 37.

Music Button: Eliot Lipp, "Mashin' on Em," from the CD Tacoma Mockingbird, Hefty

Visiting the Fed                                                                 

Marva Berger—Manager of Public Affairs, Federal Reserve Money Museum

Eight Foty-Eight travels to the financial district for an unusual reason—fun.

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Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago