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Islam in Austria

Farid Hafez is a founding member of Muslim Youth of Austria. He examined Islam's place in Austrian politics in this Goethe Institut presentation.

Recorded on 6.3.2009
YCA's LTAB University Presents: The Encyclopedia Show! - Mythical Beasts

Young Chicago Authors presents The Encyclopedia Show, a showcase of art, comedy, music and spoken word on a topic randomly selected from an encyclopedia.

Recorded on 6.3.2009
Reading: Ilya Kaminsky

Ilya Kamisky co-founded Poets for Peace and edits Words Without Borders, an online magazine. The poet activist presented selections of his work in English and Russian.

Recorded on 5.28.2009
2009 Making Media Connections Conference - Social Media, News & Us

Conference attendees and the public gathered in this closing roundtable discussion about the promise and peril of the new media, its impact on nonprofits and the work nonprofit communicators do.

Recorded on 6.11.2009
2009 Making Media Connections Conference - New Tools or Toys? Social Networking!

Internet experts share their expertise on using Facebook, Twitter and Change.org to build communities online.

Recorded on 6.11.2009
2009 Making Media Connections Conference - Keynote with Colonel Tribune

The afternoon keynote was delivered by "Colonel Tribune" Bill Adee of the Chicago Tribune, who talked about being the online web ambassador for the Chicago Tribune newspaper.

Recorded on 6.11.2009
2009 Making Media Connections Conference - Metro News

Moderator Valerie Denney led a panel discussion on the roles of beats, City Desk, Assignment Editors and the best way for nonprofits to reach out to these different departments.

Recorded on 6.11.2009
2009 Making Media Connections Conference - Opinions In The News

In this discussion panelists explored the best way for nonprofits to present their issue and persuade news outlets to take a position on their issues.

Recorded on 6.11.2009
2009 Making Media Connections Conference - "Tales From A Bureau Chief"

Monica Davey, New York Times Chicago Bureau Chief kicked off the morning keynote answering the question of what it means to be a paper of record in a social media age?

Recorded on 6.11.2009
Paul Butler on a Hip-Hop Theory of Justice

Listen in as a former federal prosecutor and cutting-edge legal scholar presents a critique of the criminal justice system using hip-hop music and culture.

Recorded on 6.8.2009
Series A: Tyrone Williams and Janet Holmes

Tyrone Williams is the author of two books of poetry and teaches literature and theory at Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio.  Janet Holmes is author of five books of poetry and a professor at Boise State University.

Recorded on 6.3.2009
Art Thing with Matt Harris

Emerging artist Matt Harris discusses his exhibition Beyond China, which comments on the ongoing cultural shift between the “old” and “new” China.

Recorded on 6.2.2009
The Ascent and Descent of Money

Niall Ferguson places the recent credit meltdown and current economic crisis in historical perspective.

Recorded on 5.18.2009
No Silver Bullets: Unintended Consequences of Oil and Water Solutions

Listen in as two economists explain the difficulty of finding easy solutions to oil and water problems by looking at dams in India and the development ethanol as an alternative fuel.

Recorded on 5.18.2009
The Creative City: Keeping Chicago Vibrant and Viable

The president and founder of Partners for Livable Communities discusses the concept of “creative cities,” and why amenities, technology and innovation are important to the health and vitality of metropolitan regions.

Recorded on 6.3.2009
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