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2002 Audio On-Demand & Program Descriptions
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May 31, 2002 hosted by Richard Steele
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Audio Chicago Literature
Joe Meno, adjunct professor at Columbia College and author of How the Hula Girl Sings.
Ana Castillo, Poet/author of Peel My Love Like An Onion.
Donna Seaman, editor at Booklist, Review magazine published by the American Library Association.
Audio Going Home
Richard Steele, regular contributor and music host
James and Dawn O'Neal, owners of Dusk to Dawn Bed and Breakfast.
Audio

Journal of Ordinary Thought: Charleen Taylor, wrriter in the Journal of Ordinary Thought Spring 2002 Issue.

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Blue Fest:
Robert Gordon
, author of Can't Be Satisfied: The Life & Times of Muddy Waters

 
   
May 30, 2002 hosted by Steve Edwards
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Month in Review
Eric Zorn, columnist Chicago Tribune
Cathleen Falsani, religion reporter, Chicago Sun Times
Carlos Hernandez Gomez, Chicago Public Radio political reporter

Chicago Matters: Inside Housing - "Dreaming in Farsi"
Shirley Jahad, Chicago Public Radio reporter

Journal of Ordinary Thought: Frank Diaz
Frank Diaz, writer, Neighborhood Writer's Alliance Journal of Ordinary Thought
Rumors
Gary Fine, Northwestern University professor of sociology, co-author of Whispers on the Color Line: Rumor and Race in America, with Patricia Turner, University of California professor of African American and African Studies
Richard Steele, Eight Forty-Eight contributor
Roman Coppola
Roman Coppola, director of film CQ
Jonathan Miller, Eight Forty-Eight film contributor
May 29, 2002 hosted by Steve Edwards
 
Suburban Roundup
Emerald Casino: Tom Kirkpatrick, Executive Director of the Chicago Crime Commission
O’Hare expansion: Richard Durbin, Senator of Illinois (D)
Gary airport: Scott King, Mayor of Gary, Indiana
Harvard Milk Days: Rick Schultz, president of the Harvard Milk Days board
Tony Award Nominations
Jonathan Abarbanel, Eight Forty-Eight Theater Contributor
Brian D’Arcy James, actor Sweet Smell of Success
Greg Kotis, writer Urinetown
Mary Zimmerman, director Metamorphosis

Chicago Matters: Inside Housing - “Homes with Solar Panels ”
Robbie Harris, Chicago Public Radio News Director

Journal of Ordinary Thought: Tashana Jones
Tashana Jones, writer, Neighborhood Writer's Alliance Journal of Ordinary Thought

Tree Disease
James Schuster, U of I Extension educator
Gianofer Fields, Eight Forty-Eight producer

May 28, 2002 hosted by Steve Edwards
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Audio Governor George Ryan’s Budget Address in Springfield
Sean Crawford, reporter Illinois Public Radio
Audio World Cup and LPGA
Cheryl Raye Stout, Eight Forty-Eight sports contributor
Audio Journal of Ordinary Thought: Susan House
Susan House, writer, Neighborhood Writer's Alliance Journal of Ordinary Thought
Audio Chicago Matters: Inside Housing - "Zoning Laws in the North Suburbs”
Carlos Hernandez Gomez, Chicago Public Radio political reporter
Audio Natural History Art Exhibition
Aaron Packer, owner of Aaron Packer Gallery on Peoria and Roosevelt, Chicago
Victoria Lautman, Eight Forty-Eight contributor
Audio Gil Evans
Stephanie Stein Chase, author of Gil Evans-Out of the Cool: His Life and Music
Dan Bindert, Chicago Public Radio music host
May 27, 2002  
Memorial Day Special
“Further Details with Robert Trout”
May 24, 2002 hosted by Steve Edwards
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Audio Chicago Public Schools
Arne Duncan, CEO of Chicago Public Schools
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Chicago Matters: Inside Housing - "Senior Citizen Transitions to Life in an Assisted Living Facility”
Annie Baxter, reporter

Audio Film Reviews
Jonathan Miller, Eight Forty-Eight film contributor and film professor at IIT
Films reviewed include: Jacques Demy’s Lola and Bay of Angels; Lo-Fi Landscapes: The films of Bill Brown and Tom Comerford; and the films of Alexander Ptushko
Audio Voice Regained
Wayne Messmer, part owner of the Chicago Wolves, actor, motivational speaker, and veteran singer of the National Anthem
Audio Latinos in the Military
William Luna, National Director of Hispanic Veterans Military History for the American GI Forum of the United States, and founder of the Museum of Mexican Culture and History (3050 West Cermak Road, Chicago) Carlos Flores, Eight Forty-Eight contributor
May 23, 2002 hosted by Steve Edwards
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Audio Environmental Roundup
Lester Graham, senior editor / correspondent, Great Lakes Radio Consortium
Dave Dempsey, policy advisor, Michigan Environmental Council
Audio Cicero Mob
Mark Brown, columnist, Chicago Sun-Times
Audio The Outfit
Gus Russo, author of The Outfit: The Role of Chicago's Underworld in the Shaping of Modern America
Richard Steele, Eight Forty-Eight contributor
Audio Cool Spot: Kosciusko County Jail Museum, Warsaw, Indiana
Jerry Pohlen, Eight Forty-Eight contributor
Gianofer Fields, Eight Forty-Eight producer
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May 22, 2002 hosted by Steve Edwards
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Audio Media Coverage of the Scandal in the Catholic Church
Ray Larson, director, Garrett/Medill Center for Religion and the News Media at Northwestern University
Jason DeRose, Chicago Public Radio's religion reporter
Audio Chicago Matters: Inside Housing - "Changes in Home Design"
Heidi Goldfein, Chicago Public Radio reporter
Audio Journal of Ordinary Thought: Sharon Warner
Sharon Warner, writer, Neighborhood Writer's Alliance Journal of Ordinary Thought
Audio Operation Safe Road Indictments
Carlos Hernandez Gomez, Chicago Public Radio's political reporter
Audio Aimee Picard
Aimee Picard, artist and weaver, collaborating with Deena Linett, poet
Show at the August House Gallery in Roscoe Village, Chicago
Audio You Know Better
Tina McElroy Ansa, author, You Know Better
Rita Coburn Whack, Eight Forty-Eight contributor
Audio Preview: The Outfit
Gus Russo, author, The Outfit
Richard Steele, Eight Forty-Eight contributor
May 21, 2002 hosted by Steve Edwards
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Audio Suburban Sprawl
Myron Orfield, author of American Metropolitics: The New Suburban Reality
Learn more at www.metroresearch.org
Audio Divorce Court
Judge Keith Brown, presiding judge, Family Division of the 16th Judicial District. Kane County prose divorce court, Wednesdays at 4:30pm.
Audio Journal of Ordinary Thought: Michael Bowie
Michael Bowie, writer, Neighborhood Writer's Alliance Journal of Ordinary Thought
Audio Lake Effect
Rich Cohen, author of Lake Effect, and Glencoe native
Jim Carrane, Eight Forty-Eight contributor
Audio Chicago Matters: Inside Housing
"House of Pain"
Dan Collison, Chicago Matters producer
Elizabeth Meister, Chicago Matters producer
May 20, 2002 hosted by Richard Steele
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Audio Rosemont Casino Update
Chris Fusco, reporter, Chicago Sun-Times
Audio Floods
Dan Zwicker, Illinois Farm Bureau
Audio Howard Fishman
Howard Fishman, musician, part of the Traffic series, at the Steppenwolf Theater
Audio Children's Memorial
Dr. Catherine Christofeld, professor of pediatrics and preventative medicine and interim co-director of Children's Memoiral Institute for Education and Research (CMIER)
Dr. Eric Brahmer, director, brain tumor research program at CMIER
Dr. Phillip Illanocone, professor of pediatrics, CMIER
Victoria Lautman, Eight Forty-Eight contributor
Audio Chicago's Alleys
Steven Lubet, professor of law, Northwestern University
Audio Soul Eyes Website
Terrence Antonio James, Soul Eyes, online journal of documentary photography
Carlos Flores, Eight Forty-Eight contributor
Audio

Local Music Corner
Song: "15 Miles"
Artist: Rusk
Album: Echoes of Uptown

May 17, 2002 hosted by Steve Edwards
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Audio CTA: Visions of the Future
Frank Kreusi, president, Chicago Transit Authority
Audio Theater Reviews
Jonathan Abarbanel, Eight Forty-Eight theater contributor, reviews The Last Seder, The Royal Family, Cherry Docs, and Highlife
Audio Chicago Matters: Inside Housing
"Personal Story: The Schwartz Sisters: The Blue House with the Rose Window"
Anna, Heather, and Sarah Schwartz, Oak Park residents
Audio Virtual Reality, part 1
Dan Dandin, Thomas DeFanti, co-directors of Electronic Visualization Laboratory at the University of Illinois at Chicago
Audio Virtual Reality, part 2
Wally Prodrazik, Eight Forty-Eight media contributor
Audio Cool Spot: Indiana Historic Radio Museum
Jerry Pohlen, Eight Forty-Eight contributor
Gianofer Fields, Eight Forty-Eight producer
May 16, 2002 hosted by Steve Edwards
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Audio Unemployment Figures
John Challenger, CEO, Challenger, Gray, and Christmas
Charlie Wheelan, Eight Forty-Eight economics contributor
Audio Chicago Matters: Inside Housing
"A Disabled Person Looks For a Home"
Hillary Frank, Chicago Matters reporter
Audio Power Plant Emissions
Stephanie Hemphill, reporter, Great Lakes Radio Consortium
Part 1

Part 2
Jules Feiffer (left) withStuds Terkel
Studs Terkel and
Jules Feiffer
Studs Terkel, Eight Forty-Eight special contributor - celebrating his 90th birthday
Jules Feiffer, author and cartoonist, latest book is By the Side of the Road
Feiffer's drawings, cartoons and book art are on exhibit at Jean Albano Gallery, 215 West Superior Street, Chicago through June 4th.
May 15, 2002 hosted by Steve Edwards
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Audio Tim Kazurinsky
Tim Kazurinsky, Chicago writer and actor
Audio Reverence
Al Gini, Eight Forty-Eight resident philosopher, professor of philosophy at Loyola University, discusses Reverence: Renewing a Forgotten Virtue by Paul Woodruff
Audio New Census Data
Max Dieber, director of research services at the Northeast Illinois Planning Commission
Audio Chicago Matters: Inside Housing
"Personal Story: Flutra Sahatquija: Homesick"
Flutra Sahatquija, Kosovar refugee
Alex Kotlowitz, Chicago Matters reporter / producer
Amy Dorn, Chicago Matters producer
Audio Chicago Symphony Singers
Duain Wolfe, conductor, Chicago Symphony Singers
Gary Griffin, stage director, Chicago Symphony Singers
May 14, 2002 hosted by Steve Edwards
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Audio Budget Talk
State Senator Donne Trotter, Democrat, Chicago
State Senator Chris Lauzen, Republican, Aurora
Audio The Accidental Terrorist
John Green, Chicago writer
Audio Architecture Theory
Nicholas Olsberg, director, Canadian Center for Architecture
Ed Keegan, Eight Forty-Eight architecture contributor
Audio Chicago Matters: Inside Housing
Documentary: "The Changing Face of Marquette Park"
Lex Gillespie, Chicago Matters producer
May 13, 2002 hosted by Steve Edwards
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Audio Campaign Notebook: Bush Stumps for Jim Ryan
Carlos Hernandez-Gomez, Chicago Public Radio's political reporter
Audio Jews in Jail
Aaron Freeman, journalist and comedian
Rabbie Binyamin Scheiman, Rabbi for Cook County Jail and the entire Illinois Prison System
Audio Whooping Cranes
Chuck Quirmback, reporter, Great Lakes Radio Consortium
Audio Tax Filing
Maria Cabrera, community leader, Blocks Together
Audio Sports Update
Cheryl Raye Stout, Eight Forty-Eight sports contributor
Audio Bethlehem Essay
Beth Austin, Oak Park writer, "Old Little Town of Bethlehem"
Audio Magnificient Obsession
Jim Nayder, producer of Magnificent Obsession, true stories of recovery, host of The Annoying Music Show
May 10, 2002 hosted by Steve Edwards
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Audio Rosemont Casino Update
Chris Fusco, reporter, Chicago Sun-Times
Audio Robert Hansen
Monica Davey, staff reporter, Chicago Tribune
Part 1

Part 2
Chicago Matters: Inside Housing
"Restrictive Covenants, parts 1 & 2”
Jody Becker, Chicago Public Radio reporter
Audio On the Homefront
Mary Jo Clark, wartime mother, author of On the Homefront, as told to Jack Clark
Richard Steele, Eight Forty-Eight contributor
Audio Mother's Day Essay
Lisa Alvarado, Chicago writer
Audio Film Reviews
Jonathan Miller, Eight Forty-Eight film contributor reviews Cinema Without Borders by Joris Evans and Eros + Massacre by Yoshishige Yoshida
May 9, 2002 hosted by Steve Edwards
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Audio Arthur Andersen Trial Update
David Greising, business columnist, Chicago Tribune
Audio Schools Update
Jody Becker, Chicago Public Radio's education reporter
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2002 Illinois Youth Summit
Angel Edmond, Chicago Agricultural Science High School
Sean Sobel, Mundelein High School
Dustin Fitzpatrick, Wood Roof High School
Lisa Tran, Senn High School
Jairo Martinez, Perspectives High School
Majelyn Al-Hussein, Streamwood High School

Audio Chicago Matters: Inside Housing
"Girl Scouts in a Shelter"
Cassandra Smith, Chicago Matters mentorship program
Audio History of Chicago Broadcasting
Wally Prodrazik, Eight Forty-Eight media contributor
Audio James Beard Awards, Restaurant Reviews
Steve Dolinsky, Eight Forty-Eight food contributor
Click here for a list of restaurants reviewed
Audio Morton Arboretum
Marlin Bowles, conservation biologist, Morton Arboretum
Audio Mapping Illinois Water
Lester Graham, reporter, Great Lakes Radio Consortium
May 8, 2002 hosted by Steve Edwards
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Audio Heavy Rains Impact on Farmers
Dan Zwicker, AgriVisor Services, Illinois Farm Bureau
Audio Growing Home
Harry Rhodes, executive director, Growing Home
Phil Sereho, Growing Power
Audio Indiana Primary
Mark Kiesling, staff writer, The Times of Northwest Indiana
Audio Master Drummers
The Heartbeat of Chicago
Audio Chicago Matters: Inside Housing
"Personal Story: Ann Kauth: The Life Cycle of a Wash Rag, and Other Wonders"
Ann Kauth, social scientist
Alex Kotlowitz, Chicago Matters reporter / producer
Amy Dorn, Chicago Matters producer
Audio Treehouse Project
Michael Reed, drummer for the Treehouse Project
May 7, 2002 hosted by Steve Edwards
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Audio Economics Update
Charlie Wheelan, Eight Forty-Eight economics contributor, Midwest correspondent for The Economist
Audio Mushroom Hunting
Sean Crawford, reporter, Illinois Public Radio
Audio Promises
Justine Shapiro, co-director and writer of Promises, documentary about children and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Jonathan Miller, Eight Forty-Eight film contributor
Audio Chicago Matters: Inside Housing
"Almost Home" documentary
Tony Sarabia, reporter, Chicago Public Radio
May 6, 2002 hosted by Steve Edwards
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Audio Arthur Andersen Over the Years
Arthur Wyatt, former partner at Arthur Andersen, retired in 1992, currently an accounting professor at University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana
Audio Arthur Andersen and St. Charles, Illinois
Eight Forty-Eight host Steve Edwards reports from St. Charles, Illinois, where Arthur Andersen trains its employees
Audio Arthur Andersen on E-Bay
Kevin Pursglove, company spokesperson, E-Bay
Audio DePaul Basketball
Dave Leito, new head coach, DePaul men's basketball team
Cheryl Raye Stout, Eight Forty-Eight sports contributor
Audio Chicago Matters: Inside Housing
"Raising a Zambian Family in Chicago"
Gordan Muleya, Edgewater resident from Zambia
Andrea Wenzel, Chicago Public Radio producer
Audio Stranger with a Camera
Elizabeth Barret, producer and director, Stranger with a Camera
Victoria Lautman, Eight Forty-Eight contributor
May 3, 2002 hosted by Steve Edwards
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Audio City Lay-offs
Henry Bayer, executive director, AFSCME Council 31
Audio Public Urination in Wrigleyville
Alderman Bernie Hansen, Democrat, 44th Ward
Audio Michigan Hazardous Materials
Karen Kelly, reporter, Great Lakes Radio Consortium
Audio Chicago Matters: Inside Housing
"Personal Story: Fred Jones, Paul Jones, and John Blanton: Miss Widman's House"
Alex Kotlowitz, Chicago Matters reporter / producer
Amy Dorn, Chicago Matters producer
Audio Centro Romero
Daysi Funes, executive director, Centro Romero
Carlos Flores, Eight Forty-Eight contributor
Audio Hell Cab
Dan Rukin, actor, member of the Famous Door Theatre's production of Hell Cab
Audio Soft Shell Crab
Steve Dolinsky, Eight Forty-Eight food contributor
May 2, 2002 hosted by Steve Edwards
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Audio
Cardinal George with Steve Edwards
Cardinal George Addresses the Scandal in the Church
Francis Cardinal George, Archbishop of Chicago
Audio Springfield Check-in
Sean Crawford, reporter, Illinois Public Radio
Audio Chicago Matters: Inside Housing
"Predatory Lending"
Tracy Ulman, Chicago Matters reporter
Audio Cleveland Anonymous
Keith Gandal, English professor, Northern Illinois University, author of Cleveland Anonymous
Audio Local Music Corner
May 1, 2002 hosted by Victoria Lautman
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Audio Harmonic Convergence
Dr. Mark Hammergren, astronomer, Adler Planetarium
Audio Theater Scene
Krista Trinker and Jamie Axtell, actors appearing in The Wal-Martians at Boxer Rebellion Theater
Audio What's Worth Knowing
Al Gini, Eight Forty-Eight's resident philosopher, professor of philosophy at Loyola University, discusses What's Worth Knowing by Wendy Lustbader
Audio Chicago Matters: Inside Housing
"Personal Story: Rob Paral: You Can Go Home Again"
Rob Paral, raised in Cicero, Illinois
Alex Kotlowitz, Chicago Matters reporter / producer
Amy Dorn, Chicago Matters producer
Audio Spies
Michael Frayn, author and playwright; new novel is Spies

 

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