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2003 Audio On-Demand & Program Descriptions
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May 30, 2003 hosted by Victoria Lautman
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Audio Month in Review
Laura Washington Columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times
Eric Zorn Columnist for the Chicago Tribune
Carlos Hernandez Gomez Political reporter for Chicago Public Radio
Audio Speaking Of Sex: Loneliness and Intimacy
Jody Becker Reporter for Chicago Public Radio
Audio Dawoud Bey
Victoria Lautman Regular contributor
Dawoud Bey Chicago photographer
Dawoud Bey: The Chicago Project at the Smart Museum of Art at the University of Chicago, 5550 S Greenwood Ave through June 22
Audio Langston Hughes
Richard Steele Regular contributor
Val Gray Ward Founder of the Kuumbe Theater Troupe
Robert Irving III producer, arranger and composer
Album: Rhapsody in Hughes 101
May 29, 2003 hosted by Steve Edwards
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Audio School Report Card
Jody Becker Education reporter for Chicago Public Radio
Audio Parenting Conversation
Willard Hall Independent education consultant and adjunct professor at National Lewis University
Audio Yearbook
Amy Krouse Rosenthal Chicago writer
Audio Speaking Of Sex: Love Story #4 — Matilde & Jim: Learning to Love Again
Co-produced by Alex Kotlowitz and Amy Dorn
Audio Lincoln Park Zoo
Lester Graham Reporter for the Great Lakes Radio Consortium
Audio Spiders
Tom Montgomery-Fate Chicago writer
Audio Checkerboard Lounge
David Grazian Author of Blue Chicago, the Search For Authenticity in Urban Blues Clubs
Audio Chicago Blues Festival
Niles Frantz Host of Comin' Home on Chicago Public Radio
The 20th Annual Blues Festival starts tonight in Grant Park
May 28, 2003 hosted by Steve Edwards
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Indiana Town Merger
Robert Pastrick Mayor of East Chicago, Indiana
London Transportation
Tony Travers Professor at the London School of Economics
Speaking Of Sex: Love Story #5 —
Janice Powell: An Almost Perfect Guy

Co-produced by Alex Kotlowitz and Amy Dorn
New Cook Books
Norman Van Aikel Chef and owner of Normans in Coral Gable, FL and author of New World Kitchen
Eric Ripert Executive chef at Le Bernidand in New York and author of Return to Cooking
Steve Dolinsky Food contributor
Barefoot Productions
Diantha Parker Free-lance reporter living in Chicago
Nazi March
Sam Harris Board member at the Holocaust Foundation of Illinois and the Illinois Holocaust Museum in Skokie, IL
May 27, 2003 hosted by Steve Edwards
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Audio State and Federal Budgets
David Greising Business contributor and columnist for the Chicago Tribune
Audio New Ballpark Opens in Gary, Indiana
Jesse Hardman Producer
Audio Summer Music
Jim DeRogatis Music critic for the Chicago Sun-Times
Greg Kot Music critic for the Chicago Tribune
Audio Speaking Of Sex Documentary: The Color of Night: Sexual Politics of Chicago Nightlife
Phillip Martin Independent producer
May 22, 2003 hosted by Steve Edwards
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Police Redeployment
Tony Sarabia Reporter for Chicago Public Radio
Dennis Rosenbaum Professor of Criminal Justice and Psychology at the University of Illinois at Chicago
Audio The Thin Blue Line
George Houde Former police reporter at the Elgin Courier and current freelance writer
Audio Jon Burge Special Prosecutor
Steve Mills Staff reporter, Chicago Tribune
Audio Film Reviews
Jonathan Miller Film contributor
Le Cercle Rouge, directed by Jean-Pierre Melville, opens at the Music Box 5/23; The Decay of Fiction by Pat O'Neill, presented by Chicago Filmmakers and Block Cinema (at Block Cinema) on 5/31; DVD release Medea, (1988) dir. Lars von Trier, street date 5/20
Audio Fish Artist
Tamar Charney Reporter for Great Lakes Radio Consortium
Audio Speaking Of Sex: Sex Shop Creates Community
Kelsey Diltz Freelance producer
Audio Love Songs
Miki Greenberg Musician, new album Songs of Tenderness & Love; performing Saturday May 24 at Old Town School of Folk Music
May 21, 2003 hosted by Steve Edwards
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Audio Springfield Budget Battle: Expand State Gambling?
Donne Trotter State Senator (D-17)
Steve Rauschenberger State Senator (R-22)
Audio Speaking Of Sex: Love Story #3 — Brenda Myers: Burying "Breezy"
Co-produced by Alex Kotlowitz and Amy Dorn
Audio Bulls Draft Picks
Cheryl Raye Stout Sports contributor
Audio E-Degree
Noah Roderick Reporter for Illinois Public Radio
Audio Instant Messaging
Naazish Yarkahn Writer living in Glendale Heights
Audio Racine Art Musuem
Ed Keegan Architecture contributor
Bradley Lynch Principal architect for Brininstool & Lynch and head architect for the Racine Art Museum
Audio John C. Reilly
John C. Reilly Academy Award nominated actor and Chicago native
May 20, 2003 hosted by Steve Edwards
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Audio Springfield Check-In
Bill Wheelhouse Statehouse bureau chief for Illinois Public Radio
Audio Illinois Human Rights Act
Rev. Bob Vandenbosch Director of Concerned Christians America
Rick Garcia Political director of Equality Illinois
Audio Speaking Of Sex
Catrin Einhorn Chicago Public Radio
Audio End of Innocence
Wally Prodrazik Media contributor comments on the end of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Dawson's Creek
Audio Schadenfreude: Sweeps Week
Schadenfreude previews this week's news
Schadenfreude Radio Show debuts Sunday evenings in July
Audio Beer And Brewing
Jim Carrane Contributor
Bob Skilnik Author of The History of Beer and Brewing in Chicago, Volume 2
Audio Haymarket Memorial
Linda Paul Independent producer
May 19, 2003 hosted by Steve Edwards
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Audio Business Update
David Greising Business contributor and columnist for the Chicago Tribune
Audio Springfield Money
Kent Redfield Professor of political studies at the University of Illinois Springfield
Audio Gambling
John Green Chicago writer, satirist, and creator of www.sparksflyoff.com
Audio Indigo Road
Jonis Agee Author of Acts of Love on an Indigo Road
Rita Coburn Whack Contributor
Audio Nature Preserves
Susan Stephens Reporter for Illinois Public Radio
Audio Maria Torres
Maria De Los Angeles Torres Professor of political science at DePaul University and author of By Heart De Memoria: Cuban Women's Journeys In and Out of Exile
Audio Local Music Corner
Artist: Tanya Reed
Album: Live in Chicago
Song: "Body Language"
May 16, 2003 hosted by Steve Edwards
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Audio Terror Drill
Jay Field Reporter for Chicago Public Radio
Audio Bahai House of Worship
Judy Valente Religion contributor
Audio Speaking Of Sex: Love Story #2 — Peter Maggio: The Genetics of Love
Co-produced by Alex Kotlowitz and Amy Dorn
Audio Edward Albee
Jonathan Abarbanel Theater contributor
Edward Albee Playwright. His play The Lady from Dubuqueis currently on stage at the Organic Theater.
Audio Improv Festival
Angela Shelton Creator, performer of Hey Monie! on BET
Frances Callier Creator, performer of Hey Monie! on BET
They are performing tonight at the Chicago Improv Festival, at the Athenaeum Theater, 2936 N. Southport.
Audio Elephants
David Rasch Conservator, Natural History Specimens at the Field Museum
Audio Ghetto Life 101
Ghetto Life 101 Special Sunday May 18 from 5PM - 7PM on Chicago Public Radio
May 15, 2003 hosted by Steve Edwards
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Audio Parenting
Patrick Tolan, Ph.D. Director of the Institute for Juvenile Research and professor in the department of psychiatry at the University of Illinois at Chicago
Audio Hazing Commentary
Rebecca Stern Senior at Glenbrook North High School
Audio Hazing Commentary
Alejandra Chavarria Senior at Hubbard High School
Audio Uniforms
Al Gini Eight Forty-Eight resident philosopher and professor of philosophy and business ethics at Loyola University
Audio Speaking Of Sex: What Do We Tell the Test Tube Kids?
Shirley Jahad Reporter for Chicago Public Radio
Audio Bigger Homes
Lester Graham Reporter for Great Lakes Radio Consortium
Audio Chicago Cultural Center
Donna Blue Lachman Chicago actress and playwright; created an historical tour of the Chicago Cultural Center May 17 and 18, at noon and 2 p.m.
Audio Local Music Corner
Artist: The Berlin Philharmonic
Song: Mozart's 22nd Concerto
May 14, 2003 hosted by Steve Edwards
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Audio Aaron Patterson
Aaron Patterson Former death row inmate, was pardoned by Illinois Governor George Ryan in January
Audio Speaking Of Sex: Constructing Sex: Architecture and Sensuality
Annie Baxter Arts and architecture contributor for Chicago Public Radio
Audio Hospice Care
Robert Kane ALS Patient who passed away April 17
Laura Donkel Wife of Robert Kane
Terra Solove Bereavement counselor
Brenda Clarkson Clinical Director
Dr. Mike Preodor Current President and Founding Medical Director
Audio Restaurants and Romance
Steve Dolinsky Food contributor
Courtney Febbroriello Author of Wife of the Chef, the True Story of a Restaurant and Romance; she and her husband Chris Prosperi own Metro Bis in Connecticut.
Audio Twighlight Zone Radio Show
Wally Prodrazik Media contributor
Carl Amari Founder of Radio Spirits, Inc. and producer of The Twighlight Zone Radio Dramas
Audio Schadenfreude: The Art of the Interview
Sandy Marshall Schadenfreude
Justin Kaufmann Schadenfreude
John Callaway Host of Chicago Stories on WTTW
Schadenfreude will air Sunday nights on CPR starting July 6th.
Audio Local Music Corner
Artist: Pala
Album: What It Is
Song: "Sky was Relieved"
May 13, 2003 hosted by Steve Edwards
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O'Hare Legislation
Ron Weitecha Mayor of Park Ridge, Illinois
Thomas Merrill Professor of law at Northwestern University
Audio Candidacy
Nicholas Day Student at the University of Chicago
Audio Speaking Of Sex: Sutras and Celibacy
Monique Parsons Freelance reporter
Audio Women Employed
Richard Steele Regular contributor
Anne Ladky Director of Women Employed
Nancy Kreiter Director of research at Women Employed
Audio Red Motlow
Cheryl Raye Stout Sports contributor
Red Motlow Chicago sportscaster; died this morning
Interview originally aired December 13, 2001
May 12, 2003 hosted by Steve Edwards
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Unusual Economics
Steven Levitt Professor of economics at the University of Chicago; he was recently awarded the John Bates Clark Medal from the American Economics Association
Terror Drill
Jay Field Reporter for Chicago Public Radio
Hunger Strike
Second anniversary of the hunger strike for a high school in the Pilsen Neighborhood
Speaking Of Sex: Love Story #1 — Jennifer Garcia: Mother's Day
Co-produced by Alex Kotlowitz and Amy Dorn
Iraq Humor
Aaron Freeman Chicago writer and comedian
The "Arab-Israeli Comedy Hour" is running at the Improv Olympic on North Clark street.
Third Coast International Audio Festival: Humor
Johanna Zorn Executive director of the 3rd Coast International Audio Festival
Gwen Macsai Humorist, writer and independent radio producer
May 9, 2003 hosted by Steve Edwards
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John Mahoney
John Mahoney Actor in the film, "Almost Salinas" Opening on 4 screens in Chicago tonight.
Film Reviews
Jonathan Miller Film contributor
Films Reviewed: Under the Skin of the City opens Music Box 5/9 & Lilya-4-Ever, opens Landmark Century 5/9
Stray Show
Victoria Lautman Regular contributor
Thomas Blackman Organizer of Art Chicago and Stray Show
May 10 - 12 at 1418 N Kingsbury
Antiquities
Bob Biggs Professor of Assyriology at the Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago.
Cool Spot
Jerry Pohlen Author of the Oddball travel Series
Edgar Announcement
Carlos Hernandez Gomez Political reporter for Chicago Public Radio
Mother's Day Essay
Karen Lothan Chicago writer
May 8, 2003 hosted by Steve Edwards
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Chicago Casino?
Terry Brunner Former executive director of Better Government Association
Bethlehem Steel
Kevin Nevers Reporter for the Chesterton Tribune
Speaking Of Sex: Rise of Syphilis in Chicago
Steve Shadley Reporter and local host of All Things Considered on Chicago Public Radio
James Beard Awards
Steve Dolinsky Food contributor
Organic Gardening
Carl Grimm Director of Programs at Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
A Long Gay Book
Jonathan Abarbanel Theater Contributor
Frank Galati Tony Award-winning director and professor of theater at Northwestern University; his play A Long Gay Book is being performed at the Barbara Theater at Northwestern University May 9-19th
May 7, 2003 hosted by Steve Edwards
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Gambling
State Rep. Lou Lang (D-16)
Anita Bedell Executive Director of Illinois Church Action on Alcohol and Addiction Problems
Audio Telecom Fight
Martin Cohen Executive Director of Citizens Utility Board
Audio Speaking Of Sex
Judith McCray
Audio Regional Superintendents
Dave Dickey Reporter for Illinois Public Radio
Audio Mystical Movies
Jim Carrane Contributor
Stephen Simon Film Producer and author of The Force is With You: Mystical Movie Messages that Inspire Our Lives
Audio Eternal Egypt
Victoria Lautman Regular contributor
Dr. Robert Witner Egyptologist at the Oriental Institute and special advisor to the Filed Museum on the Eternal Egypt Exhibition
Audio Local Music Corner
Artist: Urban Twang
Album: Vintage
Song: "Mistaken"
May 6, 2003 hosted by Steve Edwards
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Audio Asthma
Dr. Sandra Thomas Epidemiologist for the Chicago Department of Health
Dr. Victoria Persky Professor at the University of Illinois at the school of public health
Dr. John Jay Shannon Chair of the department of medicine for respiratory and intensive care medicine at John Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook county
Audio Arthur Andersen — What Went Wrong?
Barbara Ley Toffler Co-author of Final Accounting: Ambition, Greed, and the Fall of Arthur Andersen
David Greising Business contributor and columnist for the Chicago Tribune
Audio Arthur Andersen and St. Charles, Illinois
Archival tape of St. Charles residents one year ago
Sue Klinkhammer Mayor of St. Charles, IL
Audio Arthur Andersen Culture
Neal Bailen Chicago writer
Audio Speaking Of Sex: Why Couples Don’t Talk About Sex Honestly
Lisa Labuz - Morning Edition anchor
Audio Concerto Chicago
Lonnie Carter Playwright
Concerto Chicago runs through May 25th at Victory Gardens, 2257 N Lincoln Ave
May 5, 2003 hosted by Steve Edwards
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Audio Illinois Senate Candidates
Alan Gitelson Professor of political science at Loyola University
Audio Mayoral Inaguration
Gary Washburn City Hall reporter for the Chicago Tribune
Audio Sports Update
Cheryl Raye Stout Sports contributor
Audio Education Funding
Charlie Schlenker Reporter for Illinois Public Radio
Audio The Old Chicago Neighborhood
Neil Samors and Mike Williams Co-authors of The Old Chicago Neighborhood: Remembering Life in the 1940s
Audio Gift
Daniel Ferri Sixth grade teacher, writer and contributor
Audio Local Music Corner
Artist: Cory Jamison
Album: Here's to Hoagy
Song: "Stardust"
May 2, 2003 hosted by Steve Edwards
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Audio Wrigley Negotiations
Tom Tunney Alderman 44th Ward
Audio Bugs
Dr. Phil Nixon Entomologist at the University of Illinois Extension
Audio Wigfield
Amy Sedaris and Stephen Colbert Comedians, performing tonight and tomorrow night at the Center for the Performing Arts. They co-authored Wigfield with Paul Dinello.
Audio Teshima Walker Tribute
Eight Forty-Eight wishes a bon voyage to Senior Producer Teshima Walker
May 1, 2003 hosted by Steve Edwards
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Audio Real Estate
Steven L. Good, Chairman & CEO of Sheldon Good & Company & president -elect of the Chicago Association of Realtors
Audio Moving Day
John Green — Contributor, satirist, and creator of sparksflyup.com
Audio War as a Force that Gives Us Meaning
Al Gini, Eight Forty-Eight resident philosopher for 848 on Chicago Public Radio and professor of philosophy and business ethics at Loyola University
Audio Lexington, Illinois Aldermen
Rick Aldhaus, Alerman, Lexington IL
Audio Glassblowing
Robin Bareus, arts contributor
Chicago Hot Glass, One Year Anniversary Party on May 3, 2003 4PM - 10PM

 

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