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Chicago Amplified
Chicago Amplified is a Web-based audio archive filled with educational events taking place throughout the Chicago region.

Click on Archive to listen to and download past events. Click on Upcoming Events to see what’s upcoming, and look below to see what’s been recently featured by Chicago Public Radio.
Featured Events
Printers Row Book Fair: John Callaway with Howard Reich  
Sixty years ago, Sonia Reich was hunted by the Nazis in Poland. Today, she is living those horrible times all over again. Her son, Chicago Tribune reporter Howard Reich, sought to find out why.
One and the Same: Burnham the Architect and Burnham the Planner  
Kristen Schaffer connects Daniel Burnham's undervalued work as an architect to his celebrated work as a planner.
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.
Michael Pollan  
Michael Pollan proposes a new answer to the question of what we should eat that comes down to seven simple but liberating words: Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.
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