Alderman takes aim at power-plant emissions

Dec. 17, 2009
Heads of state from around the world are on the way to Copenhagen to conclude two weeks of climate-change talks. In a couple Latino neighborhoods of Chicago, meanwhile, environmentalists are hatching a climate plan of their own.

The Words and Songs of Lynn Manning

May. 1, 2009
Lynn Manning is an award-winning poet, playwright, actor and former world champion in blind judo. He accomplished all of this after being shot and blinded in a bar fight at age 23.

Hard Working Coffee House: Job Training

Apr. 29, 2009
Out of work and ready to rethink your career? Interested in learning more about job training resources and opportunities? Listen in to our community-building conversation hosted by the Jane Addams Hull-House Museum and WBEZ business and economy reporter, Adriene Hill.

People Who Shape Our World: Olafur Eliasson

Apr. 28, 2009
Olafur Eliasson's installations, sculptures and photographs call for nothing less than a complete transformation of our understanding of art.

Dolores Huerta

Apr. 23, 2009
Dolores C. Huerta is the cofounder and first Vice President Emeritus of the United Farm Workers of America, AFL-CIO (UFW). Huerta has played a decisive role in the American civil rights movement.

Carmen: New Renderings

Apr. 20, 2009
The story of Carmen is an enduring classic in the operatic canon and has provided interpretive fodder for many great thinkers and artists. Listen in to a discussion of why this piece continues to fuel artistic innovation in film, music and theater.

Bauhaus to Green Haus: From Pyramids to Spacecraft

Apr. 2, 2009
The Bauhaus to Green Haus lecture series features European architects and designers who draw on the Bauhaus tradition to address today's environmental challenges.

Melvin Konner on the Jewish Body

Mar. 29, 2009
Renowned doctor and anthropologist Melvin Konner reflects on sex, circumcision, menstruation and Jewish genes to explore the relationship between Jewish approaches to the human body and the worship of a disembodied, omnipotent God. Recorded Sunday, March 29, 2009 at Spertus Ins

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