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Thursday, April 5, 2007
 CTA President Frank Kruesi joins us to discuss the state of the CTA. Then, four Chicago Public Radio staffers race to the Green Mill, each using a different form of transportation. Plus, Eight Forty-Eight's Matt Cunningham checks out an exhibition of DIY culture. And playwright Kevin Kilroy discusses his new production on stage at the Theatre Building Chicago.


 
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How's the CTA Doing?

CTA President Frank Kruesi discusses the state of the transit agency.

Posted on 4.5.2007
The Great Transit Race

Can a bike beat Metra? Can the El train beat a car? Four reporters set out to find the quickest way north.

Posted on 4.5.2007
Southwest Side Stories: Ode to a Crossing Guard

Curie Youth Radio commentator April Winbun shares fond memories of an unlikely hero—her school's crossing guard.

Posted on 4.5.2007
Working at Wal-Mart

Chicago Public Radio's Catrin Einhorn checks in with workers at the city's new Wal-Mart, which opened six months ago after a firestorm of controversy.

Posted on 4.5.2007
Viral Culture

You could buy it at Wal-Mart, or you could make it yourself. Chicago Public Radio's Matt Cunningham visits an exhibition of do-it-yourself culture.

Posted on 4.5.2007
A Methodist Hindu Jewish seder

Writer Jonathan Lipman takes us inside his family's seder featuring his Jewish dad, Methodist mom, and Hindu wife.

Music button: Golem, "Czardas," from the CD Fresh Off Boat (JDub records)

Posted on 4.5.2007
Music Interviews: Easter Hymns

Musicians John Goldman and Pierre Walker join Chicago Public Radio's Dan Bindert in our performance studio to sing and talk about their new album, Higher Faith.

Posted on 4.5.2007
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