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'Afternoon Shift' #161: Democratic process
October 3, 2012
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'Afternoon Shift' #161: Democratic process
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Wespeak to the “father of televised debates”, the man who famously calledtelevision “a vast wasteland," former FCC Chair Newton Minow.
Here's a creative interpretation of that speech:
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Tuesday NorthwesternUniversity professor Dylan Penningroth was awarded a no-strings attached,$500,000 MacArthur "Genius" grant. We learn about Penningroth’s researchfocuses on African-American history, specializing in property ownership byslaves.
Swedishmusician/songwriter Jens Lekman joins for conversation and to play. Hisnew album is
I Know What Love Isn’t
.
JENS LEKMAN - I KNOW WHAT LOVE ISN'Tsrvice
MaraShalhoup of the
Chicago Reader
and David Bernstein of
Chicago Magazine
joinRick for our 3 @ 3 review panel.
We talk with WBEZ's Rob Wildeboer about this story:
Illinois inmate says he lost 60 pounds when broken jaw was untreated for 8 weeksIllinois pays a private firm millions to take care of the medical needs of prisoners. But evidence suggests the care is terrible and pain...
And finally, WBEZ's Caroline O'Donovan answers this week's
Curious City
question: Whyare there only Democratic mayors in Chicago?
Question Answered: Why has Chicago had so many Democratic mayors?A listener asked Curious City what’s in the Dems’ secret sauce. Our experts point to patronage, of course, but they say a wil...
