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Eight Forty-Eight
2001 Audio On-Demand & Program Descriptions
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| February
28, 2001 Audio |
hosted
by Steve Edwards
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- Suburban
Elections:
- Cicero:
Steve Edwards talks with Democratic candidate for town
president of Cicero, Joseph “Mario” Moreno,
about what to expect in the general election against current
president Betty Loren-Maltese.
- DuPage
County: Chicago Tribune staff writer Traci
DeAngela gives the results of DuPage County elections.
- McHenry
County: Amy Mack, political editor of the Northwest
Herald, gives Steve Edwards the results of township
races in Northwest Suburban McHenry County.
- Workplace
Violence: Eight Forty-Eight residential philosopher
Al Gini examines why violence happens in the workplace
and what that means to society.
- Lent:
Eight Forty-Eight religion and ethics contributor
Judy Valente looks at the history of Ash Wednesday.
- Future
of Music: Chicago Public Radio's Sarah Israel
takes a look at how technology is influencing music evolution
with Chicago musicians and educators.
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| February
27, 2001 Audio |
hosted
by Steve Edwards
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- Chicago
Politics: Steve Edwards talks politics with former
Chicago Alderman and author, Dick Simpson, about
his book Rogues, Rebels and Rubber Stamps: The Politics
of the Chicago City Council from 1863 to the Present.
- Chicago
2020: Steve Edwards looks at the future of the Chicago
region with George A. Ranney, president and CEO
of Chicago Metropolis 2020; Nancy Firfer, member
of the Executive Council of Chicago Metropolis 2020 and
president of the Village of Glenview, and Don Turner,
president of the Chicago Federation of Labor and member
the Chicago 2020 advisory committee.
- Mother’s
Letter: Writer Pat Guy reads her recent work
from the Journal of Ordinary Thought, "A Letter
from a Single Mother".
Township Voxpop: We went out to the streets to ask Chicagoans,
"What does your township do for you?"
- Township
Government: Steve Edwards talks with Associated Press
statehouse reporter Chris Wills about the history
and role of township government in Illinois.
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| February
26, 2001 Audio |
hosted
by Steve Edwards
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- Peotone
Airport: Steve Edwards ventures to Annie’s Café
in south suburban Crete, Illinois, to talk with residents
about the pros and cons of a possible new airport near
their community. The group includes: Crete Mayor Mike
Einhorn, residents Tim Fuller and Cindy
Simon, and Annie's Cafe owner Nancy Johnson.
- Gina
Gallo:
Victoria Lautman interviews Gina Gallo,
former Chicago police officer and author of the soon-to-be-released
book Armed and Dangerous, Memoirs of a Chicago Police
Officer.
- Eagle
Scout: Steve talks with Greg Bauer, 15 year-old
Aurora high school freshman, about his unique Eagle Scout
project, with a patriotic theme.
- Novel
Reading: Chicago writer Rachel Louise Snyder
reads from her as-yet-unpublished novel The Light
at San Miguel Dolores Church.
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| February
23, 2001 Audio |
hosted
by Steve Edwards
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- Wacker
Drive: Chicago Historical Society Historian Tim
Samuelson joins Steve Edwards on lower Wacker to talk
of the history of this street, as it closes for major
renovation.
- Film
Reviews: Eight Forty-Eight film contributor
Jonathan Miller
reviews Legend of Rita, directed by Volker Schlondorff,
at the Music
Box; Heart of the World, directed by Guy Maddin;
Last Resort, directed
by Pawel Pawlikowski, at Century Landmark; and Yi Yi,
directed by
Edward Yang, at the Music Box.
- Musical
Traditions:
Richard Steele talks with local folk musicians
Michael Miles, Michael Taylor, and Glenda
Zara Baker about their new project blending traditional
African and Irish music.
- Kimo
Williams:
Steve Edwards and composer/musician/educator James
Kimo Williams discuss using life experiences in music.
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| February
22, 2001 Audio |
hosted
by Steve Edwards
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- Illinois
Manufacturing: Steve Edwards talks with Don Turner,
president of the Chicago Federation of Labor, Friederika
Kaider, director of the Candy Institute, a community
development project of the Center for Labor and Community
Research and David Greising, Business Columnist
for the Chicago Tribune, about the future of manufacturing
in Chicago.
- Hastert:
Steve Edwards interviews U.S. Speaker of the House, Illinois
Representative Dennis Hastert about Illinois politics.
- Mardi
Gras: Eight Forty-Eight food contributor Steve
Dolinsky cooks up some Mardi Gras recipes with chef
Jimmy Banos, owner of Heaven on Seven restaurant
and author of the Heaven on Seven Cookbook.
- Kimo
Williams: Steve Edwards and composer/musician/educator
James Kimo Williams discuss his Symphony of
Place, a musical evocation Oak Park's diversity.
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| February
21, 2001 Audio |
hosted
by Steve Edwards
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- Grammys:
Chicago Public Radio Music Director Chris Heim
takes a look at Chicagoans nominated for Grammy awards.
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Motel Law Suit: Chicago Public Radio’s David
Schaper reports on a
lawsuit by owners of motels along Lincoln Avenue, brought
against the city of Chicago.
- Motel
Documentary: Producer Dan Collison brings us
the voices of Lincoln Avenue motel residents.
- State
Budget Preview:
Steve Edwards talks with Illinois Public Radio
Bureau Chief Bill Wheelhouse about Governor Ryan’s
Illinois State
Budget Address.
- Landmarks
vs. Zoning Commissions: Eight Forty Eight Architecture
contributor Ed Keegan dissects the differences
between Chicago's landmark and zoning ordinances.
- Dominican
Independence Day: Chicago Public Radio's Tony Sarabia
brings us the Bachata sounds of the Dominican Republic.
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| February
20, 2001 Audio |
hosted
by Steve Edwards
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- Identity
Theft: Steve Edwards talks with Eight Forty-Eight
economics contributor Charlie Wheelan about the
ease with which someone can steal your financial identity.
- Alternative
Energy:
Howard Learner, director of the Environmental Law
& Policy Center and member of the board of the Illinois
Clean Energy Community Foundation, talks with Steve Edwards
about alternative energy proposals for the midwest and
funding of solar and other alternative power.
- City
Summer Jobs Voices: Teenagers involved in the Chicago
Summer Youth Employment Program share their opinions on
the program.
- City
Summer Jobs: Steve Edwards speaks with Sheri Moses,
Welfare to Workfore Development Policy Specialist for
the Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health, about the strengths
and weaknesses of Chicago's youth jobs program.
- Network
Letter : Writer Soren McCarthy opines on the
state of television today in an open letter to a network
executive.
- Seniors:
We offer another in our ongoing series of senior stories,
hearing today from Mr. 105, Joseph Lazar.
- Theatre
Scene:
Jimmy Carrane on his grandmother's 95th birthday "roast”.
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| February
19, 2001 Audio |
hosted
by Steve Edwards
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- License
for Bribes: Tammy Raynor, whistle blower of
the Illinois truck licenses for bribes scandal, talks
with Steve Edwards about her personal struggle to bring
corruption to light, and the toll the six-year battle
took on herself and her family.
- Welfare
to Work: Chicago Public Radio’s Jesse Hardman
reports on one program that aids former welfare recipients
in getting a career in the profession of law.
- Novel
Reading: Chicago writer Rachel Louise Snyder
reads from her as yet-unpublished novel The Light at
San Miguel Dolores Church.
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| February
16, 2001 Audio |
hosted
by Steve Edwards
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- Chicago
Tech Boom:
Steve Edwards discusses the present and future of Chicago’s
technology scene with Catherine Gehl, special assistant
to the Mayor in the Office of Technology for the City
of Chicago; Barbara Rose, staff writer for the
Chicago Tribune, and Dr. Joel Mambrettis,
executive director of advanced internet studies at Northwestern
University.
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| Victoria
Lautman with Ed Harris |
- Jackson
Pollack:
Eight Forty-Eight contributor Victoria Lautman
talks with actor and director Ed Harris about his
new film, Pollack, about the eccentric painter.
- Theater
Review: Theater contributor Jonathan Abarbanel
discusses Northlight’s production of Luther Be
Hatchee, Court Theater’s production of Hay
Fever, and St. Joan of the Stockyards at Prop
Theater.
- DeMaat:
Second City director and instructor Michael Gellman
joins Steve Edwards to remember the life and work of Marty
DeMaat.
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| February
15, 2001 Audio |
hosted
by Steve Edwards
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- The
Sounds of the Landmark Fine Arts Building:
A soundscape inside one of Michigan Avenue’s landmark
structures, the Fine Arts Building at 410 S. Michigan.
- South
Michigan Avenue Landmark District:
Steve Edwards talks with Brian Goeken, assistant
commissioner of the City of Chicago’s Department
of Planning and Development; Blair Kamin, architecture
columnist for the Chicago Tribune, and Bob Wislow,
Chairman of U-S Equities and member of the Central Michigan
Avenue Association, about pros and cons of the City of
Chicago’s proposal to designate a 12-block section
of South Michigan Avenue a landmark district.
- Political
Potpourri: David Schaper, political reporter
for Chicago Public Radio, joins Steve Edwards for an update
of current people and issues on Illinois’ political
scene.
- Anne
Frank Project:
Eight Forty-Eight’s Victoria Lautman talks
with Ellen Rothenber, artist of Anne Frank Project
at Gallery 312.
- Chicago’s
New York-style Delis: Eight Forty-Eight food
contributor Steve Dolinsky gives us a taste of
NYC right here in Chicago.
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| February
14, 2001 Audio |
hosted
by Steve Edwards
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- Teachings
of the Heart: Eight Forty-Eight religion contributor
July Valente goes to the Chicago Botanic Garden
to find out how local educators are retraining their hearts.
- IIT
Heart Study: Steve Edwards talks with Tamara
Goldman Sher, PhD. of the Illinois Institute of Technology
about a study that examines whether marriage or an ongoing
long-term relationship can help patients with heart disease
adhere to lifestyle changes that could reduce their risk
of developing further heart problems.
- Flower
Delivery: Eight Forty-Eight producer Justin
Kaufmann follows a Chicago flower delivery man on
his Valentine's Day rounds.
- Philosophy
of Love: Resident Philosopher Al Gini looks
at love.
- Marriage:
Radio show host Richard Steele's thoughts on his
28-year-marriage.
- Looking
for Love: Evanston-based dating and relationship counselor,
Gail Prince, gives Steve Edwards tips on
dating and relationships.
- My
Deadly Valentine: Aurora University's Dan Campagna
PhD talks to us about marriage, money and murder.
- Ken
Nordine: Word Jazz composer Ken Nordine shares
an audio valentine.
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| February
13, 2001 Audio |
hosted
by Steve Edwards
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- Auto
Show: Eight Forty-Eight architecture contributor
Ed Keegan joins Steve Edwards at the 100th Annual
Chicago Auto Show to discuss auto design history, current
trends and the commuting culture.
- Motorcycle
Essay: Chicago writer Rick Hyer talks about
the thrills and dangers of riding.
- CPS
Videos:
Chicago Public Radio's Jody Becker reports on a
new public schools video tool that helps teachers teach
to the test.
- Sox
Trade: Steve Edwards talks with Chicago Tribune
sports writer Bill Jaus about accusations that
the Chicago White Sox traded an injured player without
notifying the Toronto Blue Jays of the injury.
- Folk
Music: Chicago writer Gail Isaacson remembers
the glory days of folk music in Old Town.
- Tracks
in the Snow:
Writer Soren McCarthy looks for life's deeper meaning
while commuting on the CTA.
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| February
12, 2001 Audio |
hosted
by Steve Edwards
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-
Museum Roundtable: Steve talks with Phyllis
Rabineau, Deputy Director of Education and Interpretation
at the Chicago Historical Society, John McCarter,
President of the Field Museum and David Mosena,
President of the Museum of Science and Industry.
- Hurricane
Mitch: Chicago writer Rachel Louise Snyder
reads from her novella The Light at San Miguel Dolores
Church
- Magnificent
Obsession: True Stories of Recovery from Alcohol and
Drug Addiction told by those Living the Experience, produced
by Jim Nayder.
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| February
9, 2001 Audio |
hosted
by Steve Edwards
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- Ecstasy
Pt. 1:
We talk with “Tim”, an ecstasy user about his
experience with club drugs.
-
Ecstasy Pt. 2: Steve gets a historic and psychological
perspective on club drugs with Dr. Authur Lurigio,
Psychologist, and director of Criminal Justice and Drug
Abuse Department at Loyola University.
- Ecstasy
Pt. 3:
Bill O'Brien of the Cook County State's Attorneys
Office Narcotics Bureau gives us the law enforcement point
of view.
- Stories
on Stage:
A scene from this Sunday's performance, and then we chat
with series producer Kathe Telingator.
- Film
Review:
Eight Forty-Eight film contributor Jonathan
Miller talks about The European Union Film Festival,
at the Film Center of the Art Institute, Keep Your Right
Up at Facets and Faithless at Music Box.
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Gospel Exhibit: Steve takes a tour with the Chicago
Historical Society’s Public Historian John Russick,
about the new exhibit “That’s Good News: Chicago
and the Birth of Gospel Music”.
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| February
8, 2001 Audio |
hosted
by Steve Edwards
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- Telecommunications
Deregulation Act: Steve Edwards talks with Tim
Jones, Chicago Tribune media writer, Marty
Cohen, executive director, Citizen’s Utility
Board, and William Rogerson, professor of economics
at Northwestern University, about the past five years…and
the future of deregulation within the telecommunications
industry.
- Good
Towers:
Architecture contributor Ed Keegan views some promising
residential towers on the Chicago’s horizon.
- Letters:
Calls and comments from listeners.
- Soup:
Eight Forty-Eight food contributor Steve Dolinsky
checks out the winter treat of soup at Soup Express and
Trio in Evanston.
- Children’s
Songs:
Former leader of Bad Examples, Ralph Covert, now
writing children’s music, joins Steve Edwards to
preview his new CD, Ralph’s World.
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| February
7, 2001 Audio |
hosted
by Steve Edwards
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- ATM
Fees: We ask Chicagoans what they think of ATM fees.
- ATM
Fees: Steve Edwards talks with Nancy Cowles,
executive director of the Coalition for Consumer Rights,
Illinois State Representative John Fritchey, author
of the bill to curb ATM Fees, and Linda Koch, executive
vice president for the Illinois Banking Association.
- Hip
Hop Fiction: Eight Forty-Eight producer Teshima
Walker talks with Bertice Berry, author of
The Haunting of Hip Hop.
- College
Strike:
Elgin Community College faculty is walking out for the
first time ever,over medical benefit issues, and Steve
talks with Terri Tabor, education reporter for
the Daily Herald.
- Remaking
Steel:
Steve finds out about very different uses for the newest
creation of steel, called C-69, which is being developed
in Chicago.
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| February
6, 2001 Audio |
hosted
by Steve Edwards
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- Northerly
Island: Steve talks Rufus Hunt and Maggie
Gautier, Board members of Friends for Meigs Field
and Gerry Adelmann, executive director of Open
Lands Project about their ideas for the future of Meigs
Field.
- Northerly
Island: Chicago Tribune staff writer Gary
Washburn, joins Steve to give further analyses of
this airport issue.
- Feng
Shui: Eight Forty-Eight contributor Victoria
Lautman looks at creating harmony in your work and
home environment with and Margaret Harris, founder
of Ohm for the Home.
- Network
Diversity:
Media contributor Wally Podrazik updates Steve
on network television has been responding to the NAACP’s
request for more television roles for African Americans.
- Treasures
of the Art Institute: Steve talks with Terry Spencer-Hesser,
writer and producer of Treasures of the Art Institute.
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| February
5, 2001 Audio |
hosted
by Steve Edwards
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- Airport
Economy: Eight Forty-Eight economics contributor
Charlie Wheelan talks with Steve about runways,
Republicans and the possibility of a recession.
- Congressional
seats:
Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Lester Graham reports
on how the loss of Congressional seats in most Great Lakes
states will effect environmental issues.
- City
Codes: Bob Janega, Deputy Corporate Counsel
of the City Of Chicago discusses outdated Chicago laws
to be stricken from the books.
- Cleaning
House:
Writer Bob Koehler remembers cleaning house after
the death of his wife.
- Richard
Terrill:
Chicago Public Radio's Richard Steele interviews
Richard Terrill, author of Fakebook: Improvisations
on a Journey Back to Jazz.
- Tapping
Out:
Writer Daniel Ferri shares how his students find
new ways to learn about the universe.
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| February
2, 2001 Audio |
hosted
by Steve Edwards
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- Reparations:
A conference to discuss reparations for descendents of
slaves is being held in Chicago, and Chicago Public Radio's
Richard Steele went out to get Chicagoans opinions
and talks with Naomi Hood, West Bobo and
Marvin Gray at the Valois Restaurant in Hyde Park.
- Julian
Schnabel:
Eight Forty-Eight regular contributor Victoria
Lautman interviews the filmmaker about his new movie,
Before Nightfalls.
- Theater
Review:
Theater contributor Jonathan Abarbanel reviews
Hambone at Victory Gardens, Bash at About
Face Theater, and Betty’s Summer Vacation at Roadworks.
- Atomic
Magazine: Steve talks with editor Linda Rothstein
and publisher Steven Schwartz of the Chicago
magazine, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists celebrating
55 years.
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| February
1, 2001 Audio |
hosted
by Steve Edwards
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- Real
Estate: Steve discusses the trends in the Chicagoland
residential real estate market with David Hall,
former president of the Chicago Association of Realtors
and broker for Caldwell Bankers in Lincoln Park; Warren
Taubman, president of the Northwest Association of
Realtors, and Joyce Okal, Realtor with Schiller
Real Estate, an independent real estate company serving
the Dupage County area.
- Theater
Scene:
Members of Remmy Bumpo Theater Company perform a scene
from Man or Superman, a classic tale of the battle
of the sexes by George Bernard Shaw.
- Art
Hoyle:
Music host Dan Bindert interviews former Sun Ra
Arkestra trumpeter and Chicagoan Art Hoyle.
- Brodsky:
Chicago writer Amy Krouse Rosenthal reflects on
a book by Joseph Brodsky that changed her life;
she thinks it could change yours as well.
- Food:
Eight Forty-Eight food contributor Steve Dolinsky
comes into the studio to update us on the food scene in
Chicago.
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