Eight Forty-Eight—September 30, 2005 |
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Month in Review
We're joined by Eric Zorn of the Chicago Tribune, Laura Washington of the Chicago Sun-Times, and Greg Hinz of Crain's Chicago Business to discuss the biggest stories from the month of September.
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Ira Glass Looks Back
Steve Edwards and Ira Glass in their first-ever radio appearance together: they discuss Glass's Radio vs. Theatre “Smackdown” and his ten years creating This American Life.
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Theater Reviews
Contributor Jonathan Abarbanel joins us to share his thoughts on Chicago Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, Next Theatre's The God of Hell, and Teatro Vista's Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner.
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Beyond Glory
We hear an excerpt from Stephen Lang's one-man show about American soldiers recounting their experiences in combat. It's currently playing at Chicago's Goodman Theatre.
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War Stories: The Business of War
Originally aired during our news broadcasts
The billions being spent on the conflict in Iraq are helping fuel the American economy, but the benefits and costs aren't spread equally throughout the U.S. How is the war affecting Chicago's collective wallet? Chicago Public Radio's Robert Wildeboer reports.
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War Stories: Letters from Baghdad, Part Ten
We conclude our series from Chicago peace activist Anita David with her last letter prior to returning home from Iraq.
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War Stories: Anatomy of a Protest
Originally aired during our news broadcasts
A busful of anti-war protestors traveled all night from DuPage County west of Chicago to last weekend's rally on the White House lawn. Chicago Public Radio rode along, and we bring you some of their voices.
This piece was produced by Chicago Public Radio's Catrin Einhorn.
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War Stories: Pro-war Demonstrator
We talk with a young Chicago man who helped organize a rally to support the Bush administration and the war in Iraq.
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Eight Forty-Eight—September 29, 2005 |
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War Stories: A Community Gives Back
After suffering an accident in Iraq that left him paralyzed from the neck down, U.S. Army Sergeant Joel Gomez returned to his
hometown of Wheaton, Illinois, where residents have donated more than $500,000 in cash and labor towards his new home.
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War Stories: PTSD and Iraq
Chicago Public Radio's Mike Rhee reports that the war in Iraq is bringing more Vietnam veterans to see doctors for help with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD.
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War Stories: Letters from Baghdad, Part Nine
Chicago peace activist Anita David writes about the pride and strength of will of the Iraqi people.
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Examining Fifty Years of WTTW, Part One
Wally Podrazik—Media Contributor
Originally founded fifty years ago with a mission to educate and inform without commercial interference, Chicago's WTTW has
become one of the most successful public television stations in the nation. Wally Podrazik reflects on its history.
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Examining Fifty Years of WTTW, Part Two
Daniel J. Schmidt—President and CEO, Window to the World Communications
We discuss the future of public television in Chicago with Daniel J. Schmidt, the head of Window to the World Communications,
WTTW's parent company.
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StoryCorps: Living with HIV
Jim Pickett works as the policy director for the AIDS Foundation and has been HIV positive himself since 1995. He brought
his friend and colleague, David Munar (who is also HIV-positive) to the StoryCorps MobileBooth to talk about the difficulties
of living with the disease.
Hear more excerpts, including Web-exclusive audio, in Chicago Public Radio's StoryCorps Audio Library >>
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New Spots for Dining Out
Steve Dolinsky—Food Contributor
With dozens of restaurants opening their doors in Chicago, contributor Steve Dolinsky helps sort through the masses and
highlight some exciting new culinary spots.
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The Sound Suit
Michael Una—Artist
Michael Una was always fascinated with sound and the way music made his body feel, so he created a suit that translates the
body's movements into sound.
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Eight Forty-Eight—September 28, 2005 |
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Ryan Goes to Trial
Carlos Hernandez Gomez—Correspondent, Chicago Public Radio News
As the corruption trial of former Illinois Governor George Ryan begins with opening statements, we discuss the trial and the
testimony that's ahead.
Music Button: Computer Jockeys,
“Uomo Nello Spazio,”
Ennio Morricone Remixes, Volume Two (Compost, 2004)
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War Stories: Northwest Indiana Families Bear Burden
With thousands of Chicago-area soldiers deployed in Iraq, the war has taken a heavy toll on many local communities. Chicago
Public Radio's Jay Field reports on the sacrifices some Northwest Indiana families are making as the conflict continues.
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War Stories: Letters from Baghdad, Part Eight
Chicago peace activist Anita David describes everyday life in a combat zone.
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The Colors of Fall
Peter Bristol—Curator of Woody Plants, Chicago Botanic Garden
Due to our dry spring and summer, the fall leaves are dropping early and depriving Chicagoans of some autumn color.
Horticulturalist Peter Bristol explains the science behind the scenery.
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Garrison Keillor's Poetry to Make You Feel Good
Garrison Keillor—Host, A Prarie Home Companion
Studs Terkel—Special Contributor
Special contriubtor Studs Terkel sits down with Garrison Keillor to discuss his anthology of poems, Good Poems for Hard
Times (Viking Books, 2005).
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A Prarie Home Companion
Music Button: Stephane Grappelli,
“Djangology,”
Jazz Masters, Volume Eleven (Verve, 1994)
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The Spectacular Dances of a Chicagoland Native
Originally aired September 25, 2005, on Hello Beautiful!
Hedy Weiss—Theater and Dance Critic, Chicago Sun-Times
One of Toulouse-Lautrec's favorite subjects, Loie Fuller found fame on Parisian stages for her use of brilliant light and
flowing fabric. Hedy Weiss explains why Fuller was such a phenomenon.
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Jazz Musician Ken Vandermark
Ken Vandermark—Musician
We talk with improvisational jazz giant Ken Vandermark about his work and his album with The Vandermark 5, The Color of
Memory (Atavistic, 2005).
Featured Music: The Vandermark 5,
“Burn Nostalgia” and “That Was Now,”
The Color of Memory (Atavistic, 2005)
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Eight Forty-Eight—September 27, 2005 |
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Chicago Public School Planning
Alexander Russo—Education Contributor
We discuss the Chicago Public School District's plans to transform city high schools, the status of magnet schools, and the
upcoming tutoring deadline.
Music Button: Everything But the Girl,
“Big Deal,” Walking Wounded (Atlantic, 1996)
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Why Ban Harry Potter?
Beverly Becker—Associate Director, American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom
As the ALA commemorates Banned Book Week, we discuss the reasons why some people want books such as the Harry Potter
series and King and King taken off bookshelves.
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A “Lost” Book
Chad Post—Associate Director and Director of Development, Dalkey Archive Press
What happens when an obscure piece of Irish literature is featured on one of television's most popular series? We talk with
publisher Chad Post about the impact of “Lost” featuring Flann O'Brien's The Third Policeman.
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Music Button: Aqua Velvets,
“Mermaids After Midnight”
Guitar Noir
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Revisiting Henry
John McNaughton—Filmmaker
Twenty years after its original release (with an X-rating), John McNaughton's horror classic, Henry: Portrait of a Serial
Killer, is out on DVD. We discuss the film with its director, John McNaughton.
Music Button: Mogwai,
“Sine Wave
Rock,” Action (Matador, 2001)
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War Stories: Letters from Baghdad, Part Seven
Chicago peace activist Anita David shares the story of a grandmother searching for her injured granddaughter.
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War Stories: Iraqi Families Rethink Support for War
Originally aired during our news broadcasts
When the U.S. overthrew Saddam Hussein, many Chicago-area Iraqis rejoiced. But as the conflict drags on, many are rethinking
their support for the war. Chicago Public Radio's Lynette Kalsnes talks with local Iraqi families about life during wartime.
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Music Button: Trilok Gurtu,
“Om,”
Da-nang (Quango, 2005)
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StoryCorps: Coming to America
Chicagoan Kenneth Der and his daughter, Pamella Der, visited the StoryCorps MobileBooth to document some of their family history, including Kenneth’s memories of growing up in Hong Kong and his immigration to the United States.
Hear more excerpts, including Web-exclusive audio, in Chicago Public Radio's StoryCorps Audio Library >>
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Architecture's Chicago Seven
Kevin Harrington—Professor of Architectural History, Illinois Institute of Technology
Kevin Harrington discusses the first generation of Chicago architects to break out of the Mies van der Rohe box.
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Rebuilding the Gulf Coast
John Norquist—President and CEO, Congress for the New Urbanism
We talk with John Norquist about his group's efforts to rethink urban design in the Gulf region following Katrina.
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A Family Escapes Katrina
Candace Hunter—Artist
Chicago artist Candace Hunter reflects on her family's escape from Hurricane Katrina.
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Eight Forty-Eight—September 26, 2005 |
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Business Update
David Greising—Business Contributor
Boeing reaches a tentative agreement with its machinists union, and Dominick's finds some labor peace of its own. Meantime, motorists worry about gas prices, and McDonald's plans a Chipotle IPO.
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The Politics of Illinois Regulatory Boards
Bernard Schoenberg—Reporter and Political Columnist, Springfield State Journal-Register
From the gaming board to the board of education, Governor Rod Blagojevich has long raised eyebrows for the way he interacts with Illinois's various regulatory boards and commissions.
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Panel on Northwest Indiana Development
We're joined by John Clark, chair of the newly-created Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority.
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A New Start for Head Start?
C. Cybele Raver—Associate Professor, Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago
As Congress considers a bill reauthorizing and revising the 40-year-old Head Start program, we talk with the principal investigator of the Chicago School Readiness Project.
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Kindergarten Mom
Evanston writer and actor Tracy Egan tells us about her one-woman comedy, Who's Driving the Bus? My Year as a Kindergarten Mom.
The show runs Thursdays–Saturdays through November 5, 2005, at the Apollo Theater Studio in Chicago's Lincoln Park.
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War Stories: Military Recruiters Struggle
Originally aired during our news broadcasts
A drop in re-enlistment and sustained violence in Iraq have made it harder to recruit people for military service. Chicago Public Radio's Ben Calhoun reports on how these pressures are playing out in the Chicago area.
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War Stories: Letters from Baghdad, Part Six
Chicago peace activist Anita David writes to her young goddaughter back home.
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Sports Update
The White Sox turned the tides with a three-game sweep over the Twins, but the Bears lost to the Bengals after a disastrous performance by rookie QB Kyle Orton.
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Photographer Jane Calvin
Depicting elaborate, non-digital sets created in her studio, photographer Jane Calvin's work is currently on view at Chicago's Flatfile Galleries. She's also planning a one-woman show in China this November. Calvin talks with contributor Elise Glickman Rao.
Flatfile Galleries is at 217 North Carpenter Street in the West Loop.
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Monday Music Corner: Troubled Hubble Bids Farewell
After six years, the suburban band known for its catchy and unusual pop sounds is ending its ride. Troubled Hubble plays its final show this Thursday night, September 29, at Schuba's.
Featured Music
Troubled Hubble, “Lamp,” Broken Airplanes (The Magic Spot Productions, 2001)
Troubled Hubble, “I'm Pretty Sure I Can See Molecules,” Making Beds in a Burning House (Lookout Records, 2005)
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Eight Forty-Eight—September 23, 2005 |
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New Hired Truck Indictments
Carlos Hernandez Gomez—Correspondent, Chicago Public Radio News
Federal prosecutors have charged five current and former Chicago officials, including a former patronage chief for Mayor Daley. They've also implicated, but not charged, a key leader of Daley's Hispanic Democratic Organization.
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Durbin Votes against Roberts Nomination
Illinois U.S. senator Dick Durbin joins us by phone. He and four other Senate judiciary committee members voted against confirming federal judge John Roberts as chief justice of the Supreme Court.
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Amnesty Accuses Chicago Police of LGBT Harassment
Many say the Amnesty International report, which examines four cities with a history of police abuse, is only the tip of the iceberg. But Chicago police say it's not as bad as Amnesty makes it seem. Chicago Public Radio's Diantha Parker reports.
Read Amnesty International's report, “Stonewalled: Police abuse and misconduct against lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people in the U.S.”
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War Stories: Letters from Baghdad, Part Five
Chicago peace activist Anita David visits an Iraqi businessman she met on her first trip to Iraq.
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August Wilson and Pegasus Players
Alex Levy—Artistic Director, Pegasus Players
Jonathan Wilson—Director
Jonathan Abarbanel—Theater Contributor
Two Trains Running by African American playwright August Wilson is part of Pegasus Players' mission to connect to residents of Chicago's diverse Uptown neighborhood, where the company has made its home for over 20 years.
The production continues through October 30, 2005.
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So You Want to Be an Opera Star?
Eight Forty-Eight's Steve Edwards goes behind the scenes at Chicago's Lyric Opera Center for American Artists. It's considered the country's most successful training program for young opera singers.
The Lyric kicks off its 2005 season on Saturday, September 24.
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Film Review: Dear Wendy
Thomas Vinterberg and Lars von Trier's Dear Wendy is described as an “audacious and stylish exploration of guns and violence in America.” Contributor Jonathan Miller has this review.
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Worldview commentator Milos Stehlik reviews Dear Wendy.
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Roller Disco and Roll Bounce
Bob Teitel and George Tillman—Filmmakers
The team behind Barbershop and Soul Food is back. Set in Chicago, Roll Bounce centers around South Side teenager Xavier as he takes his roller disco moves and dreams to a rink on the North Side.
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Eight Forty-Eight—September 22, 2005 |
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Lessons and Language of Katrina
Resident philosopher Al Gini reflects on the national conversation Hurricane Katrina generated on race, poverty, charity, and emergency preparedness.
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Rebuilding New Orleans
Austin Williams—Director, Future Cities Project
British architect Austin Williams says city planners in New Orleans could take a cue from Chicagoans of yesteryear.
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Heroes of New Orleans
An essay from contributor Aaron Freeman
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War Stories: Young Peacemakers
Peace movement leaders say many young people attend a few demonstrations, then return to their everyday lives. But Chicago Public Radio's Jason DeRose has a profile of two young women whose commitment to antiwar activism goes beyond banners and rallies.
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War Stories: Letters from Baghdad, Part Four
Chicago peace activist Anita David describes a search for a lost son.
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Field Museum Biologist Named MacArthur “Genius”
Steven Goodman—Senior Field Biologist, Field Museum of Natural History
A highly-respected conservation biologist, Steven Goodman has a species of mouse lemur named after him. He joins us from Madagascar, where he's been studying biodiversity since the late 1980s.
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Chicago Oncologist Named MacArthur “Genius”
Aired September 20, 2005, during our news broadcasts |
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White Sox Hopes Slipping, Part One
Originally aired September 22, 2005, during our news broadcasts
As the Cleveland Indians inch closer to overtaking the lead in the AL Central division, Chicago Public Radio's Dan Ellman visits U.S. Cellular Field to talk with fans from both teams.
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White Sox Hopes Slipping, Part Two
For more on how the Sox have managed to lose their prodigious lead, we turn to sports contributor Cheryl Raye-Stout.
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StoryCorps: Family Farming
Illinois native Barb Fuller-Curry tells her son, Craig Curry, about her childhood on a family farm. Barb moved away from the farm after college, making her and her brother the last generation to grow up there.
Hear more excerpts, including Web-exclusive audio, in Chicago Public Radio's StoryCorps Audio Library >>
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Art of the Short Story
Gina Frangello—Executive Editor, Other Voices
Called “one of the fifty most prestigious venues for literary fiction,” the Chicago-based journal, Other Voices, is launching a publishing imprint, OV Books.
Launch Party Information
Sunday, September 25, 2005
Chicago Cultural Center
G.A.R. Rotunda
78 East Washington Street
Chicago
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Chicago Public Radio's Stories on Stage
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When a Museum Becomes a Circus
Originally broadcast September 18, 2005, during Hello Beautiful!
Paula Giannini—Treasurer, Chicago Composers Forum
Christopher Preissing—President, Chicago Composers Forum
“You won't hear a thing; you'll hear everything,” said Musicircus creator John Cage. Exactly what is Musicircus, and who's performing in it?
John Cage's Musicircus takes place on Sunday, September 25, 2005, from 1 to 5 pm at Chicago's Museum of Contemporary Art.
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Museum of Contemporary Art
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Eight Forty-Eight—September 21, 2005 |
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Marshall Field's Loses Name
We get reaction to Federated Department Stores' decision to change all sixty-two Marshall Field's locations to Macy's: from people on the street, from a longtime mechanic at the flagship State Street store, and from a business historian.
Elevator and escalator mechanic Ed Lace worked at the State Street store from 1947–1961. Business historian Nancy Koehn is author of Brand New: How Entrepreneurs Earn Consumers' Trust.
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Business Update
For more on the loss of the Marshall Field's name and to discuss other business news, we're joined by contributor David Greising.
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Budget Gaps Continue to Dog Cook County, City of Chicago
Laurence Msall—President, Civic Federation
County board president John Stroger warns of a possible $300 million deficit, and Mayor Richard Daley is floating yet more tax and fee increases.
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Civic Federation
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War Stories: Local Mood toward Iraq Conflict
Originally aired September 21, 2005, during our news broadcasts
Hurricane Katrina may have diverted attention from the Iraq war, but it hasn't diminished passions on either side of the debate. Chicago Public Radio's Tony Sarabia explores the local mood toward the Iraq conflict.
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War Stories: Letters from Baghdad, Part Three
Chicago peace activist Anita David reflects on Iraqis' mood toward the conflict in their country. She spent a year in Baghdad as part of a Christian Peacemakers Team.
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Christian Peacemaker Teams
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Suburbanites Lured Back to Cities
Across the country, cities are converting old warehouses, factories, and other buildings into luxury loft apartments to attract suburbanites. The Great Lake Radio Consortium's Flaherty reports.
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Great Lakes Radio Consortium
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Experimental Station Rises from the Ashes
A unique co-op populated with artists, writers, and community activists, Experimental Station on Chicago's south side went up in flames in 2001. But as founder and acclaimed artist Dan Peterman tells us, it's slowly being rebuilt, one board at a time.
Experimental Station is located at 6100 South Blackstone Avenue in the Woodlawn neighborhood.
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Poet Averill Curdy
Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award winner Averill Curdy didn't begin her poetry career until she was in her thirties. She tells contributor Judy Valente about making her way from the corporate world to a teaching position at Northwestern University.
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Eight Forty-Eight—September 20, 2005 |
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$6.2 Million Settlement in Harris Case, Part One
Originally aired September 20, 2005, during our news broadcasts
Catrin Einhorn—Correspondent, Chicago Public Radio News
The City of Chicago has reached an agreement with the family of a boy wrongfully charged with killing eleven-year-old Ryan
Harris in 1998. The City Council must approve the settlement, but it's already shown its support.
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$6.2 Million Settlement in Harris Case, Part Two
For more on the wider implications of the Ryan Harris case, we're joined by journalist Laura Washington, who's been following
it since her days as editor and publisher of the Chicago Reporter.
Washington is now the Ida B. Wells-Barnett University Professor at DePaul University and a columnist for the Chicago
Sun-Times. She's also an occasional contributor to our program.
Music Button: The Six Parts Seven, “The Slowest Way of Saying So Little,” Silence Magnifies Sound (Troubleman Unlimited, 2000)
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Cook County Juvenile Detention Center May Be Audited
Originally aired September 20, 2005, during our news broadcasts
A national youth advocacy organization has offered to investigate—at no charge—the Cook County Temporary Juvenile
Detention Center and make recommendations for improvement. County commissioners are expected to approve the external
audit.
Chicago Public Radio's Sonari Glinton talked with local advocates about the changes they'd like to see at the long-troubled
facility.
Music Button: The Art of Noise, “Art of Love,” The Drum and Bass Collection (Discovery, 1996)
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Letters from Cook County Jail
Teenager Gloria Diaz shares her perspective on her brother Julio's incarceration for attempted murder.
Gloria's a graduate of Curie High School on Chicago's southwest side. She produced this piece as part of the school's youth
radio project.
Music Button: Tony Gudwien, “We Watched the Smile,” Moov Tracks (Kitchen Sink Records, 2005)
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Cause of Metra Derailment Still Unknown
Originally aired September 20, 2005, during our news broadcasts
Metra officials say it's too early to know the exact cause of Saturday's accident on Chicago's south side. Two were killed and more than eighty injured in when a train on the Rock Island line derailed. Chicago Public Radio's Robert Wildeboer has been following the story.
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War Stories: Letters from Baghdad, Part Two
Writing to friends back home, Chicago peace activist Anita David describes the unusual conditions of an otherwise everyday occurrence.
Anita's letters are part of War Stories, a Chicago Public Radio series exploring how the Iraq war has affected the lives of Chicago-area residents.
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Christian Peacemaker Teams
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Female Friendship
Chicago writer Marla Paul sits down with Eight Forty-Eight's Sylvia Ewing about her book, The Friendship Crisis.
Book Details
The Friendship Crisis: Finding, Making, and Keeping Friends When You're Not a Kid Anymore (Rodale Books, 2005)
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Dating for Friends
Writer Delia Lloyd has been trying to meet friends in the suburbs, and it reminds her of the dating scene.
Delia is a producer for Chicago Public Radio's Odyssey.
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StoryCorps: Silver Pontiac
Eighty-four-year-old Margaret Virginia Hudoba of northwest suburban Crystal Lake tells her grandson, Brian Okesson of Chicago, about the man she fell in love with and married. The year was 1937...
Hear more excerpts, including Web-exclusive audio, in Chicago Public Radio's StoryCorps Audio Library >>
Music Button: Dave Douglas, “Butterfly Effect,” Keystone (Greenleaf, 2005)
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The Washington Story
In the follow-up to his critically-acclaimed debut novel, Crossing California, Chicago writer Adam Langer takes us back to 1983, when Harold Washington was about to become Chicago's first black mayor.
Book Details
The Washington Story (Riverhead Hardcover, 2005)
Music Button: LFO, “Freeze,” Warp 10+3: The Remixes (Matador, 1999)
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Adam Langer talks about Crossing California.
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Miss Exotic World
Chicago burlesque dancer Michelle “Toots” L'Amour may be the hottest thing in the city since the Great Fire. Earlier this year, she won the 2005 Miss Exotic World pageant in Las Vegas.
L'Amour teaches burlesque. Her partner, Franky Vivid, is Chief Artistic Officer of the Lavender Cabaret.
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Eight Forty-Eight—September 19, 2005 |
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Investigation into Fatal Metra Crash Continues
Two died, and more than eighty more were injured in Saturday's derailment on Metra's Rock Island line. We get the latest from the acting director of the National Transportation Safety Board, Mark Rosenker.
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Letters from Baghdad, Part One
Chicagoan Anita David spent a year in Iraq as part of a Christian Peacemaker Team investigating prisoner mistreatment. In the first of her letters from Baghdad, she tells us how she got involved in the mission.
Anita's letters are part of a Chicago Public Radio series exploring how the Iraq war has affected the lives of Chicago-area residents.
Related Link
Christian Peacemaker Teams
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Ryan Trial Gets Underway
Originally aired September 19, 2005, during our news broadcasts
As jury selection begins in the federal corruption trial of former Illinois governor George Ryan, Chicago Public Radio's Carlos Hernandez Gomez looks back on how Ryan got to this point. |
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Ryan Trial Strategies
Albert Alschuler—Julius Kreeger Professor of Law and Criminology, University of Chicago Law School
Patrick Deady—Senior Litigation Partner, Hogan Marren, Ltd.
Two former federal prosecutors discuss legal challenges and strategies for both the prosecution and the defense in the federal corruption case of former Illinois governor George Ryan.
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Business Update
Contributor David Greising weighs in on the airline industry, questions about ComEd and People's Energy, and how the Fed might move on interest rates.
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Playboy Charts New Course
Contributor Sandy Hausman reports on how a cultural touchstone of the 1960s and 1970s is trying to remain relevant.
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Sports Update
The Bears had a decisive win in their home opener, while the White Sox are facing their biggest test of the season. Contributor Cheryl Raye-Stout joins us with the latest on Chicago sports.
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Eight Forty-Eight—September 16, 2005
With guest host Tony Sarabia |
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Could Katrina Help the Poor?
Originally aired September 16, 2005, during our news broadcasts
Tony Sarabia—Correspondent, Chicago Public Radio News
President Bush has pledged to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina, but will his concern extend beyond reconstruction in the Gulf and address broader issues of poverty?
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Media Coverage of Katrina
Contributor Rita Coburn-Whack shares her thoughts on why cameras may have been turned too heavily on African Americans when the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina was first reported.
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Music Button: Isaac Hayes, “Bumpy's Lament,” Shaft: Original Soundtrack (Stax, 1991)
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Louis Sullivan's Gulf Retreat
Originally broadcast September 11, 2005, on Hello Beautiful!
Tim Samuelson—Resident Storyteller, Hello Beautiful!
Renowned Chicago architect Louis Sullivan built a cottage in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, where he took refuge from both professional and personal frustrations. The inspiration he found in the Gulf can be seen in his work back here in Chicago.
Featured Music: Clarence Williams, “Breeze, Blow My Baby Back to Me,” (Asv Living Era, 2001)
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Sensory Pleasures of New Orleans
Fond memories of a trip to the Crescent City from contributor Beth Finke
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Music Button: Chubby Carrier, “I'm Coming Home,” Dance All Night (Blind Pig, 1993)
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Fall Theater Preview
Jonathan Abarbanel—Theater Contributor
From Redmoon Theater's depiction of life after a catastrophic flood to Billy Crystal's one-man autobiography, Chicago-area stages are offering diverse ways to contemplate—and escape from—the world's events.
Music Button: Oranj Symphonette, “Mr. Yunioshi,” Plays Mancini (Gramavision, 1996)
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Dempsey Returns to the Library
Originally aired September 16, 2005, during our news broadcasts
Mary Dempsey is stepping down as the interim chief of the troubled Chicago Department of Procurement to return to her post as Commissioner of Chicago's public libraries. Chicago Public Radio's Diantha Parker reports. |
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Residents Disapprove of Seawall Plan
Originally aired September 16, 2005, during our news broadcasts
A plan to renovate the historic limestone seawall in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood is being met with some fierce and vocal opposition from residents. Chicago Public Radio's Lynette Kalsnes has the story. |
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Fresh Produce in the Inner City
Finding a big supermarket is next to impossible in many inner-city neighborhoods. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium's Sarah Hulett reports on one group's efforts to tackle the problem and revitalize a community.
Related Link
Great Lakes Radio Consortium
Music Button: Tuatara, “The Hangover,” Cinemathique (Fast Horse, 2002)
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Latin Folk Music Showcase
Juan Dies—Director of Community Programs, Old Town School of Folk Music
Madeleine Bair—Producer, Eight Forty-Eight
We head to La Pena, a ten-year-old showcase of Latin folk music in Chicago's Lincoln Square.
It continues Wednesday nights through October 2005 at the Old Town School of Folk Music.
Related Link
Old Town School of Folk Music
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World Music Festival Preview
Chris Heim—Music Director, Chicago Public Radio
Steve Edwards—Host, Eight Forty-Eight
From Rio de Janeiro to Rome, Scotland to Senegal, we survey some of the highlights of the 2005 Chicago World Music Festival.
The Festival continues through Thursday, September 22.
Featured Music: Waldemar Bastos, “Georgina,” Renascence (Times Square, 2005)
Related Link
World Music Festival 2005
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Eight Forty-Eight—September 15, 2005
Preempted for Special Coverage |
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Eight Forty-Eight—September 14, 2005
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Eight Forty-Eight—September 13, 2005
Preempted for Special Coverage
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Eight Forty-Eight—September 12, 2005 |
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Homeland Security Spending
Kara Spak—Staff Writer, Daily Herald
How does Illinois rank in Homeland Security spending, and where does the money go? That's the subject of a two-part investigative series in the Daily Herald.
Related Link
Targeting Terror: Did Security Spending Hit the Mark?
Music Button: Sam Prekop, “Something,” Who's Your New Professor (Thrill Jockey, 2005)
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Catastrophe: Risk and Response
Originally broadcast January 4, 2005
Richard Posner—Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
Before Katrina and before the South Asian tsunami, Chicago-based federal appeals judge Richard Posner had been warning that neither the government nor the public was doing enough to prepare for potential disasters.
Posner is also a senior lecturer at the University of Chicago Law School.
Book Details
Catastrophe: Risk and Response (Oxford University Press, 2004)
Music Button: Tristeza, “City of the Future,” Dream Signals in Full Circles (Tiger Style, 2000)
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Business Update
Contributor David Greising gives us the latest on the Boeing machinists' strike and how Sears is faring a week after getting a new CEO.
Music Button: Kaskade, “Samba Love,” Reboot (OM, 2005)
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John Roberts's Indiana Roots
As Senate confirmation hearings begin for Chief Justice nominee John Roberts, we talk with Post-Tribune staff writer Jim Stinson about Roberts's northwest Indiana upbringing.
Music Button: Q-Burns Abstract Message, “We Build Arks (Remix),” Future Past Tense (Eighth Dimension, 2004)
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Sports Update
Cheryl Raye-Stout—Sports Contributor
After dropping their season opener to the Washington Redskins, is the glass half-full or half-empty for the Chicago Bears?
Music Button: Nostalgia ‘77, “Freedom,” The Garden (Ubiquity, 2005)
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Life after Prison
Chicago filmmaker Tod Lending tells us about Omar and Pete, his documentary following two friends who struggle to free themselves from the cycle of incarceration.
It airs on WTTW Channel 11 on Tuesday, September 13, 2005, at 10 pm and on Thursday, September 15 at 3 am as part of the series, P.O.V.
Music Button: Nostalgia ‘77, ”The Hunger,” The Garden (Ubiquity, 2005)
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Farm Aid's Twentieth Anniversary
Carolyn Yugar—Executive Director, Farm Aid
Country singer Willie Nelson founded Farm Aid in 1985 to highlight the importance of family farms. Two decades later, the organization forges on.
A week of events celebrating the anniversary culminates on Sunday, September 18, with the 2005 Farm Aid concert at the Tweeter Center in southwest suburban Tinley Park.
Related Link
Farm Aid
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Eight Forty-Eight—September 9, 2005 |
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Katrina Recovery—View from the Ground, Part One
Chicago-based NPR® reporter David Schaper joins us from Mobile, Alabama.
David is a former assistant news director for Chicago Public Radio.
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Katrina Recovery—View from the Ground, Part Two
Former Eight Forty-Eight producer Teshima Walker talks with us from Mississippi, where she's reporting for NPR®'s News and Notes.
Music Button: Bliss, “Song for Aolabi,” Quiet Letters: U.S. Edition (Quango, 2005)
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Seven Wonders of Chicago
Geoffrey Baer—Host and Producer, WTTW Channel 11, Chicago
Tim Bannon—Editor, “Tempo” Section, Chicago Tribune
Edward Lifson—Editor, Arts, Architecture, and Culture; Chicago Public Radio
As voting begins for the Tribune's “Seven Wonders of Chicago” poll, three experts weigh in on what's astonishing and amazing about the area. We also take our microphones to the streets to hear what you have to say.
The “Seven Wonders” polls close on Monday, September 12, 2005, at 4 pm.
Related Link
"Seven Wonders of Chicago"—Chicago Tribune
Music Button: Liquid Soul, “Freddie the Freeloader,” Liquid Soul (Ark 21, 1996)
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Listening to Toulouse-Lautrec
Contributor Beth Finke, who lost her eyesight as an adult, takes an audio tour of the Art Institute of Chicago's exhibition, Toulouse-Lautrec and Montmartre.
It continues through October 10, 2005.
Related Link
Art Institute of Chicago
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Trapeze Lessons
Originally aired September 9, 2005, during our news broadcasts
They jump off a platform two stories high and dangle by their knees over a giant net. Chicago Public Radio's Lynette Kalsnes tags along as six people learn the basics of the flying trapeze.
Beginning Saturday, September 10, 2005, the Flying Gaonas continue giving trapeze lessons at Hubbard Woods in north suburban Winnetka. They'll be there through early October.
Music Button: Esquivel, “Tico Tico,” Four Corners of the World (BMG, 1995)
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Fall Fashion Tips
Chicago nightlife hostess Ms. Foozie helps us get in tip-top shape for the runway.
Music Button: Ursula 1000, “One of These Days,” Ursadelica (ESL, 2004)
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Film Reviews
Some describe Caterina in the Big City as an “Italian twist on Mean Girls.” Film contributor Jonathan Miller reviews that and Le Corbeau (The Raven).
Caterina in the Big City opens on Friday, September 9, 2005, at the Music Box Theatre—3733 North Southport Avenue in Chicago's Lake View. Le Corbeau (The Raven) plays on Saturday, September 10, at 3 pm and Wednesday, September 14, at 6 pm at the Gene Siskel Film Center—170 North State Street in the Loop.
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Eight Forty-Eight—September 8, 2005 |
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United Files Bankruptcy Plan
David Field—Americas Editor, Airline Business
Northwest suburban Elk Grove Village-based United Airlines has outlined its plan for emerging from bankruptcy as early as February 2006. But how competitive would the reorganized company be?
Related Link
Airline Business Blog
Music Button: The Poets of Rhythm, “Plus Plus,” Discern/Define (Quannum, 2001) |
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Katrina's Human Health Fallout
Medical contributor Dr. Quentin Young discusses contaminated floodwater and other health risks to residents and rescue workers in the Gulf.
Music Button: Grand Panoramix, “Feudor,” The Obliqsound Selection, Volume Two (Obliqsound, 2005) |
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StoryCorps: Crucial Decision
On September 11, 2001, Chicagoan Joseph Dittmar was attending a business meeting at the World Trade Center. He was on the 105th floor of the south tower when the first plane hit the north tower.
Hear more excerpts, including Web-exclusive audio, in Chicago Public Radio's StoryCorps Audio Library >>
Music Button: Pitch Black, “Ape to Angel,” Ape to Angel (Waveform, 2005)
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Millennium Park Closed for Private Event
The Toyota motor company is renting parts of Millennium Park for a night, and that has many Chicagoans—including writer and contributor Nicholas Day—outraged.
Music Button: Cy Coleman, “Playboy's Theme,” Virgin Megamusic Chicago (EMI/Capitol, 2001) |
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Frango Turns Seventy-five
Food contributor Steve Dolinsky explores the history of Marshall Field's fabled chocolate mint: the Frango.
Music Button: Ursula 1000, “Kinda' Kinky,” Kinda' Kinky (ESL, 2003) |
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Soundtrack City
Human beatbox Yuri Lane tells us about his one-man hip-hop comedy chronicling the daily struggles of urban dwellers, Soundtrack City.
It runs Thursdays through Sundays until October 29, 2005, at the Viaduct Theatre—3111 North Western Avenue in Chicago's Roscoe Village.
Music Button: King Kooba, “Nufoundfunk,” Nufoundfunk (Second Skin, 2000)
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Yuri Lane, along with his wife and producer Rachel Haverlock, talk about their show, From Tel Aviv to Ramallah: A Beatbox Journey.
Broadcast November 30, 2004 |
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Rock ‘n’ Roll on TV
Media contributor Wally Podrazik sits down with writer Jake Austen about his book chronicling the history of rock music on TV.
Book Information
TV a Go-Go: Rock on TV from American Bandstand to American Idol (Chicago Review Press, 2005) |
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Eight Forty-Eight—September 7, 2005 |
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More Katrina Survivors Arrive in Chicago
Originally aired September 7, 2005, during our news broadcasts
Chicago Public Radio's Jay Field reports on the late-night arrival of nearly two hundred evacuees and on what Illinois is doing to help them as they begin to rebuild their lives.
Music Button: Shelter AV, Orlando, “Shelter,” OM Lounge, Volume Four (OM, 2000)
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Chicago Doctor Survives Katrina
Originally aired September 6, 2005, during our news broadcasts
Dr. Joseph Pulvirenti was in New Orleans for a medical conference and unable to leave before the hurricane hit. As he and his colleagues waited to be rescued, they set up a makeshift hospital in their hotel.
Dr. Pulvirenti is chairman of infectious diseases at Provident Hospital in Chicago. He spoke with Chicago Public Radio's Melba Lara.
Music Button: Ry Cooder, “Swamp Walk,” Music by Ry Cooder (Reprise, 1995)
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Thoughts on Katrina
An essay by writer and contributor Aaron Freeman
Music Button: J Boogie, “Rosada Flor,” OM Lounge, Volume Four (OM, 2000)
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Words, Their Meanings, and Hurricane Katrina
Erin McKean—Editor in Chief of U.S. Dictionaries, Oxford University Press
Are people affected by Katrina “refugees,” “evacuees,” “victims,” “survivors,” or something else entirely? We consult Chicago-based lexicographer Erin McKean.
She's also editor of Verbatim: The Language Quarterly.
Music Button: Ohn, “Dawn,” In the End, All Things Begin (Ill Dough Productions, 2005)
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Airport Update
Jon Hilkevitch—Transportation Reporter, Chicago Tribune
The FAA has fined the City of Chicago 33-thousand dollars for Mayor Richard Daley's 2003 closing of Meigs Field. The agency has also wrapped up its final hearing on plans to expand O'Hare International Airport.
Music Button: Pell Mell, “Lowlight,” Star City (Matador, 1997)
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Illinois Harvest
Sandy Hausman—Contributor
After the worst drought in seventeen years, many Illinois farmers fear a marginal harvest. But analysts in Chicago say the price of food may not increase. < |
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