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Wednesday, November 4, 2009
 Director Alicia Sams tells us about the nearly two years she and co-director Amy Rice spent following Barack Obama on the road to his presidential election. Author Adam Langer talks about the tall tales his father used to tell and what they meant about his relationship with him and his Rogers Park neighborhood.


 
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Snapshot of Altgeld Gardens: From Community Organizing to Crisis

Linda Paul and photographer Richard Cahan visit Altgeld Gardens a year after President Obama was elected.

Music Button: Fat Jon, "How You Feel", from the CD Samurai Champloo-Departure, (Victor Entertainment)

Posted on 11.4.2009
Documentary Captures Up Close and Personal Moments of Obama Campaign

Director Alicia Sams talks about the nearly two years she and co-director Amy Rice spent following Barack Obama on the road to his presidential election.

Posted on 11.4.2009
A Guidebook for Community Organizing

A Chicago community activist examines what to do—and what not to do—to be an effective community organizer in his book, Stoking the Fire of Democracy.

Music Button: Chris Joss, "Shella V." from the CD You've Been Spiked, (ESL)

Posted on 11.4.2009
Cubs Cursed, but Not by a Goat

A new book outlines how the Cubs may have thrown the 1918 World Series, and how the team has been cursed ever since.

Music Button: Hot Club of 52nd St., "Strike Up The Band", from the CD Hot Club of 52nd St. (Chesky)

Posted on 11.4.2009
Writer Adam Langer's Learns More about His Father For His Latest Book

Adam Langer searches for what made his dad tick in his new book My Father's Bonus March.

Posted on 11.4.2009
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