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August
29, 2003 |
hosted by Steve Edwards |
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to the Entire Program |
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August
28, 2003 |
hosted by Steve Edwards |
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to the Entire Program |
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Dr. Martin Luther King
Jr. —
Marquette Park Then and Now
Rev. Dr. Kwame John Porter — Civil Rights activist, author
and president of the first SCLC chapter in Chicago
John Boelter — Representative for Unity in Diversity |
| Audio |
1968 Democratic National
Convention Protests: Documentarians
Ron Pitts — Chicago filmaker
Haskell Wexler — Cinematographer talking about his film Medium
Cool, which details the protests that took place 35 years ago
this week |
| Audio |
The Chicago Eight
Bobby Seale — Co-founder of the Black Panther Party
Gerald Lefcourt — Chicago defense attorney
Richard Steele — Regular contributor |
| Audio |
Local Music Corner
Artist: Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions
Album: The Anthology
Song: "This is My Country" |
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August
27, 2003 |
hosted by Steve Edwards |
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to the Entire Program |
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Baseball Fever
Cheryl Raye Stout — Sports contributor
Ron Rapoport — Sports columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times |
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Jeff Zimmerman
Victoria Lautman — Regular contributor
Jeff Zimmerman — Chicago artist appearing at the Museum of
Contemporary Art as part of the 12 x 12: New Artists/New Work
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City Of Winds
Gilles Corre — French filmmaker
City of Winds is at the Gene Siskel Film Center Thursday
August 28, 2003. Jazz Musician Ellen Christi, will host a discussion
after film, then perform at the Hot House |
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Chicago Jazz Festival
Dan Bindert — Chicago Public Radio Music Host
Chicago Jazz Festival Thursday, August 28 - Sunday,
August 31 |
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August
26, 2003 |
hosted by Steve Edwards |
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to the Entire Program |
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CTA Budget
Greg Hinz — Senior reporter for Crain's Chicago Business
Joe Damal — Researcher and community organizer for Neighborhood
Capital Budget Group |
| Audio |
This Train
Eight Forty-Eight special contributor Studs Terkel travels
from Chicago to Washington D.C. in this rebroadcast of the 1963
trip by civil rights activists who joined Dr. Martin Luther King
Jr. in a march for equal rights.
Special assistance from WFMT and the Chicago Historical Society |
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August
25, 2003 |
hosted by Steve Edwards |
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Eight Forty-Eight
Special:
The World's Columbian Exposition of 1893 |
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World's Fair History
Dominick Pacyga — Urban History professor at Columbia College
Donald Miller — Historian and author of City of the Century:
The Epic of Chicago and The Making of America |
| Audio |
Colored People's Day
Christopher Robert Reed — Professor of history at Roosevelt
University and author of All the World Is Here: The Black Presence
at White City |
| Audio |
Women And The Fair
Judith McBrien — President of Perspectives Media, a Chicago
company that produces programs about architecture, history, and
design |
| Audio |
World's Fair Moment
#1: From the White City to the Emerald City? |
| Audio |
World's Fair Moment
#2: Food
Bruce Kraig — Professor of history at Roosevelt University |
| Audio |
Devil In The White
City
Eric Larson — Author of The Devil in the White City: Murder,
Magic and Madness at the Fair that Changed America |
| Audio |
World's Fair Moment
#3: The Ferris Wheel |
| Audio |
Wooded Island / Osaka
Garden
Robert W. Karr — Co-chair of the Osaka Committee of the Chicago
Sister Cities International Program, City of Chicago |
| Audio |
World's Fair Moment
#4: Vertical Files
Edward Tenner — Author of Our Own Devices: The Past and
Future of Body Technology |
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August
22, 2003 |
hosted by Steve Edwards |
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to the Entire Program |
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The Outfit
Gus Russo — Author of The Outfit: The Role of Chicago's
Underworld in the Shaping of Modern America
Richard Steele — Regular contributor |
| Audio |
The Game of Policy
Nathan Thompson — Author of Kings: The True Story of Chicago's
Policy Kings and Numbers Racketeers
Richard Steele — Regular Contributor |
| Audio |
Double Deal
Michael Corbitt — Author of Double Deal: The Inside Story
of Murder, Unbridled Corruption and the Cop Who Was a Mobster
Sam Giancana — Nephew of Sam Giancana
Richard Steele — Regular contributor |
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August
21, 2003 |
hosted by Steve Edwards |
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to the Entire Program |
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Illinois Schools Update
Robert Schiller — Superintendent of the Illinois State Board
of Education |
| Audio |
Hazelcrest School Check-in
Dr. Robert Rubenow — Superintendent of Hazelcrest School District
152.5 |
| Audio |
Young Offenders
Monique Davis — Illinois State Representative (D-27), co-sponsor
of a bill recently signed into law by Gov. Blagojevich, establishing
a pilot program that will show students the insides of jails to
scare them into not breaking the law. |
| Audio |
American Soul
Al Gini — Eight Forty-Eight's resident philosopher and
professor of philosophy and business ethics at Loyola University
Chicago |
| Audio |
Urban Harvest
Steve Dolinsky — Food Contributor
The garden is located North of Division on Clybourn |
| Audio |
Tresspass
Jonathan Abarbanel — Theater contributor |
| Audio |
Chapungu
David Chidumo — Curator
Royal Katiyo — Shona Stone Sculptor
Chapungu: Custom and Legend A Culture in Stone runs through
October 31 at the Chicago Botanic Garden and The Garfield Park Conservatory |
| Audio |
Local Music Corner
Artist: Kurt Elling
Album: Man in the Air
Song: "Resolution" |
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August
20, 2003 |
hosted by Steve Edwards |
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to the Entire Program |
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Sentencing Guidelines
Robert Berlin — First Assistant State's Attorney for Kane County
Beth Richie — Director of the African American Studies at the
University of Illinois-Chicago |
| Audio |
Roadmaps
Jim Ackerman — Smith Dunlop Center for Historic Maps at Chicago's
Newberry Library |
| Audio |
Closer to Mars (and
its effect on the economy)
Dr Mark Hammergien — Astronomers Adler Planetarium
Grace K. Morris — President Astro Economics Inc. |
| Audio |
Chicago Bulls New Assistant
Coach
Cheryl Raye Stout — Sports contributor
Johnny Bach — New Assistant Coach for the Chicago Bulls |
| Audio |
Local Music Corner
Artist: Town & Country
Album: Five
Song: "Shirtless" |
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August
19, 2003 |
hosted by Steve Edwards |
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to the Entire Program |
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AIDS: Living on the
Down Low
Chris Bell — Freelance writer and HIV educator
Richard Steele — Regular contributor |
| Audio |
AIDS: Going On-Line
Daniel Pohl — Health Educator, Howard Brown Health Center |
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Part 2
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Politics: Chicago Style
Dick Simpson — Former Chicago Alderman and Professor at UIC
Laura Washington — Columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times and
professor at DePaul University
Christine Dudley — Republican political consultant
Alton Miller — Acting director of Public Relations at Columbia
College and former speechwriter for Harold Washington
Plus: The sounds of Illinois politicians past and present and
the opinions of passersby at Chicago's Daley Plaza. |
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August
18, 2003 |
hosted by Steve Edwards |
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to the Entire Program |
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Disaster Response
Eric Klineneberg — Sociologist and author of Heat Wave: A Social
Autopsy of Disaster in Chicago
Talking about how Chicago deals with tragedy |
| Audio |
E2 Nightclub Tragedy:
Six Months Later
Mary Carwell — Mother of E2 victim Demetrict Carwell
Andrea Zopp — Co-chair of E2 review panel of building safety
enforcement powers and former First Assistant State's Attorney at
the Cook County State's Attorney's Office |
| Audio |
Mort Sahl
Mort Sahl — Legendary comic
Laugh for Life is at the the North Shore Center for the Performing
Arts in Skokie and benefits the American Friends of Magen David
Adom, Israel's humanitarian ambulance service |
| Audio |
Gay Black Men
Aaron Freeman — Journalist, comedian and contributor for Eight
Forty-Eight on Chicago Public Radio |
| Audio |
Chicago Greeter
Steve Edwards accompanies out-of-towners on a tour given by the
City
of Chicago's Greeter Program |
| Audio |
Local Music Corner
Artist: Aluminum Group
Song: "Oxygen"
Album: Happiness
Label: Wishing Tree
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August
14, 2003 |
hosted by Ray Salazar |
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to the Entire Program |
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Blind Bills
State Sen. Miguel del Valle (D-Chicago) — Co-chair of the Latino
Caucus
Carlos Hernandez-Gomez — Political reporter for Chicago Public
Radio
Cheryle Jackson — Spokesperson for IL Gov. Rod Blagojevich |
| Audio |
Tomatoes
Steve Dolinsky — Food contributor
Dean Zanella — Chef from 312 Chicago
John Chakulus — Executive Chef at Lettuce Entertain You
Chris Quintilly — Executive Chef for Ristorante We in the W
Hotel |
| Audio |
Downsize
Diantha Parker — Arts contributor for Chicago Public Radio |
| Audio |
Schweinfurt-Regensberg
Harold Weintraub — WWII B-17 navigator and Skokie resident
Neal Weintraub — Grain trader and teacher at Chicago Mercantile
Exchange
60th Anniversary of Schweinfurt-Regensberg Attack, August 17, 1943
Peter Whorf — Managing Producer for Eight Forty-Eight |
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August
13, 2003 |
hosted by Edward Lifson |
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to the Entire Program |
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West Nile Disease: Long Term Effects
Janet Ginsburg — New Scientist Magazine
Steve Edwards — Host of Eight Forty-Eight
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| Audio |
Single Payer Health
Care System
Dr. Quentin Young — Medical contributor author of "Physicians'
Proposal for National Health Insurance," published in today's
Journal of the American Medical Association |
| Audio |
Bears Training Camp
Cheryl Raye Stout — Sports contributor
Richard Dent — Assistant Defensive Line Coach
Warrick Holdman — Weakside Linebacker
Steve Edwards — Offensive Lineman |
| Audio |
Film Reviews
Jonathan Miller — Film contributor
Films Reviewed: Our Town at the Gene Siskel Film Center,
August 15 - 21; Friday and Monday-Thursday at 6:15 pm and 8:00 pm;
Saturday at 4:15 pm and 8:00 pm;
Sunday at 3:15 pm and 5:00 pm
The Comic Art of Karl Valentin - Silent Film Series
Body Catastrophes - Friday, August 15, 6:30 pm
On the Edge of Disaster - Saturday, August 16, 6:15 pm; Monday,
August 18, 7:45 pm |
| Audio |
Himalayan Art
Edward Lifson — Arts Desk Editor for Chicago Public Radio
Himalayas: An Aesthetic Adventure runs at the Art
Institute of Chicago through August 17th |
| Audio |
Family Guy
Wally Podrazik — Media Contributor The Family Guy is
in syndication on the Cartoon Network |
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August
12, 2003 |
hosted by Tony Sarabia |
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to the Entire Program |
| Audio |
Internet Music
Steve Jones — Professor of communications at UIC and senior
research fellow for the Pew Internet and American Life Project
Steve Albini — Independent music engineer and owner of Electrical
Audio |
| Audio |
Property Tax Increases
Illinois Lieutenant Governor Pat Quinn |
| Audio |
Gay Marriage
Jerry Pohlen — Writer and contributor |
| Audio |
Ida B. Wells Survey
Mary Cunningham — Co-author of Residents At Risk, A Profile
Of Ida B Wells And Madden Park for the Urban
Institute |
| Audio |
Washington Park Redevelopment
Richard Tolliver — Rector of St. Edmund's Episcopal Church
in Chicago |
| Audio |
Cohousing
Zev Paiss — Founding executive director of the Cohousing
Association of the United States
Dan Blumberg — Associate editor for Eight Forty-Eight
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August
11, 2003 |
hosted by Tony Sarabia |
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to the Entire Program |
| Audio |
The Bully of Toulon,
Illinois
Robert Kurson — Senior editor at Chicago Magazine
Steve Edwards — Host of Eight Forty-Eight on Chicago
Public Radio |
| Audio |
Episcopal Church Controversy
Ralph Thomas Blackman — Dean of St. James Catherdal
Jason DeRose — Reporter for Chicago Public Radio |
| Audio |
Day Laborers
Jesse Hardman — Producer |
| Audio |
Amistad
William Pinkney — Captain of Amistad
America
Richard Steele — Regular contributor |
| Audio |
The Lessons our Grandparents
Taught Us
Robert Price — Architectural designer |
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August
8, 2003 |
hosted by Steve Edwards |
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to the Entire Program |
| Audio |
FAA Reaction to O'Hare
Expansion Plan
Tony Molinaro — Midwest regional spokesperson for the Federal
Aviation Administration |
| Audio |
Business Update
David Griesing — Business contributor and columnist for the
Chicago Tribune |
| Audio |
McDonalds Advertising
Strategy
Jonathan Black — Chicago Magazine |
| Audio |
Cook County Hospital
Jay Field — Reporter for Chicago Public Radio |
| Audio |
Memories of County
Hospital
Kate Doyle Veckey - Chicago writer |
| Audio |
St. Boniface
David Bahlman — President for the Landmarks Preservation Council
of Illinois
Ned Cramer — Curator for the Chicago Architecture Foundation |
| Audio |
Flugtag
Grego — Chicago artist |
| Audio |
Husband Calling
BG Wright — Master Sargent in the Illinois National Guard Recruiter,
Winner of the 2002 Illinois State Fair Husband Calling |
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August
7, 2003 |
hosted by Steve Edwards |
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to the Entire Program |
| Audio |
Des Plaines River
Kent Taylor — Open Lands Project
Gary Mechanic — Access Project for the Illinois Paddling Council |
| Audio |
Leone Beach
Chris Serb — Senior lifeguard and author of Sam's Boys |
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Like Water for Concrete
Tom Geoghegan — Labor lawyer and author of In America's
Court |
| Audio |
Houseboat
Judy and Dudley Rietshel — Residents of the Chicago River |
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August
6, 2003 |
hosted by Steve Edwards |
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to the Entire Program |
| Audio |
Brown's Chicken Massacre
Maurice Posely — Staff writer for the Chicago Tribune
and author of The Brown's Chicken Massacre, a new book chronicling
the infamous murder case |
| Audio |
Tae Kwon Do
Cheryl Raye Stout — Sports contributor
Janice M. Wood — Owner/instructor at
J.P. Wood Martial Arts America; 249 E. Northwest Highway, Palatine,
Illinois |
| Audio |
Pro-Am Basketball League
Jesse Hardman — Producer |
| Audio |
Expanding the Brain
Richard Steele — Regular contributor
Elliott Balter — Expanding the Brain, Skokie
Sculpture Garden 9302 Ewing Ave, Skokie, IK 60203 |
| Audio |
A Fish Out of Water
Delia Lloyd — Associate producer for Odyssey
on Chicago Public Radio |
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August
5, 2003 |
hosted by Steve Edwards |
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to the Entire Program |
| Audio |
Regional Transit Planning
David Schulz — Director of the Infrastructure Technology
Institute at Northwestern University
George Ranney — President of Metropolis 2020
Jacky Grimshaw — Vice president for policy and transportation
and community development for the Center For Neighborhood Technology
In Chicago
Patricia Berry — Director of Transportation Improvement
Program for the Chicago Area Transportation Study (CATS) |
| Audio |
Soggy Weather
Chicago bus drivers discuss the latest storms |
| Audio |
1993 Mississippi Flood
Documentary
Shawn Johnson — Reporter for Illinois Public Radio |
| Audio |
Sisters In Cinema
Richard Steele — Regular contributor
Yvonne Welbon — Chicago filmmaker
Sisters in Cinema, part of the Black Harvest Film Festival
at the Gene Siskel Film Center, playing Friday August 8 8:15PM and
Tuesday August 12 6:30PM |
| Audio |
Race In Movies
Sylvia Ewing — Producer for Eight Forty-Eight |
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August
4, 2003 |
hosted by Steve Edwards |
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to the Entire Program |
| Audio |
Senate Race
Carlos Hernandez-Gomez — Political reporter for
Chicago Public Radio
Rick Pearson — Political reporter for the Chicago
Tribune
Cindi Canary — Executive director of the Illinois Campaign
for Political Reform |
| Audio |
Race in the Schoolyard
Barbara Ransby — Contributor |
| Audio |
Illinois Landfills
Shawn Johnson — Reporter for Illinois Public Radio |
| Audio |
Roommates
John Green — Writer, satirist, and creator of sparksflyup.com |
| Audio |
Street Poet: The Sounds
of a Wicker Park Street Poet
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| Audio |
Judicial Pay Increase
Gino Divito — Former Illinois appellate court justice
and founder of Tabet, Divito, and Rothstein |
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August
1, 2003 |
hosted by Steve Edwards |
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to the Entire Program |
| Audio |
World Series of Poker
James McManus — Author of Positively Fifth Street |
| Audio |
Karaoke
Wen Guang Huang — Writer |
| Audio |
Chicago's Small Circus
Victoria Lautman — Regular contributor
Tony Adler — Journalist
Adrian Danzig — Circus performer |
| Audio |
1963 Loyala Men's Basketball
NCAA Champs
Ron Miller — Member of Loyola's 1963 NCAA Championship
Basketball Team |
| Audio |
A Day on the Force
A Day on the Force, directed by Ronit Bezalel, Laurie Little,
Sree Nallamothu; a candid look at Chicago's first women's professional
tackle-football team |
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