Eight Forty-Eight 11.04.10

Eight Forty-Eight

Broadcast from the Stefan Edlis and Gael Neeson Foundation Talk Studio, supporting arts and communications outreach

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Nov. 04, 2010

Senior U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin about his new colleague, Senator-elect Mark Kirk. Plus, WBEZ’s Gabriel Spitzer sits down with University of Chicago psychologist Sian Beilock about her new book, Choke: What the Secrets of the Brain Reveal About Getting It Right When You Have to. And in honor of the 25th anniversary of the Bears Super Bowl season, a look back at Chicago’s championship team.

The 1985 Bears talk about today's hard hits

Nov. 4, 2010

In October, National Football League commissioner Roger Goodell sent a memo to all 32 teams teams with a message expressing the league's priority to protect its players.

Dick Durbin: Tough challenges ahead

Nov. 4, 2010

Republicans picked up enough seats in the midterm elections to win back the House. But the Senate is still run by the Democrats. That might make President Obama’s job easier – he’ll face a divided Congress as he tackles future items on his agenda.

Judy Chicago talks about her new book Frida Kahlo: Face to Face

Nov. 4, 2010

Judy Chicago is an artist, author, educator and feminist.

Why we choke when the pressure's on

Nov. 4, 2010

The Choke. A person shines in practice, gets called in to deliver during that pivotal moment in the big game...and they can’t. They choke.Who knows why, maybe it’s the bright lights? The pressure, or the trash talking?

The 1985 Bears: Celebrating 25 years

Nov. 4, 2010

They were a team unlike any other. The players were icons. The play, inspired. 25 years later, their remarkable 1985 season lives on as the most celebrated in Chicago history. From the shuffle to the Super Bowl, we look back.The 1985 Chicago Bears lost only one regular season game.