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School closings, tornado aftermath and gardening season

WBEZ education reporters Linda Lutton and Becky Vevea stop by to answer questions about the CPS school closings. A Red Cross representative discusses the role technology is playing in the Oklahoma tornado aftermath. The Chicago Botanic Garden explains how climate change affects your garden.

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School closings, tornado aftermath and gardening season

May. 21, 2013
WBEZ education reporters Linda Lutton and Becky Vevea stop by to answer questions about the CPS school closings. A Red Cross representative discusses the role technology is playing in the Oklahoma tornado aftermath. The Chicago Botanic Garden explains how climate change affects your garden.

Climate change, allergies and the housing bubble

May. 20, 2013
Niala asks two experts if it is too late to turn back climate change. An allergist discusses how climate change can actually affect seasonal allergies. Then: is it 2008 all over again? Housing market trends may point to a bubble on the horizon.

Domestic violence and gangs, Hollywood stereotypes and more

May. 17, 2013
Niala and WBEZ's Adriana Cardona explore the ties between domestic violence and gangs. The Goodman Theatre's Tamberla Perry and Chuck Smith examine persistent stereotypes in Hollywood. Chicago journalists Eric Zorn and Neil Steinberg review the week's news.

Mayor Emanuel two years on, the value of a college degree and tech and the new world order

May. 16, 2013
With two years under Mayor Rahm Emanuel's belt, is Chicago better off?  Loyola University philosopher Al Gini discusses the value of a college degree. Google executives Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen look at how technology is creating a new world order.

Tech's new world order and the value of a college degree

May. 16, 2013
With two years under Mayor Rahm Emanuel's belt, is Chicago better off? Google executives Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen look at how technology is creating a new world order. Also, philosopher Al Gini discusses the value of a college degree.

Restaurant show, the value of alone time and rivalries

May. 15, 2013
On today's show, Niala talks with food writers Mike Sula and Julia Kramer about the future of the food critic. Mexico City's secretary of economic development stops by the studio during his visit to Chicago this week. Blackhawks Hall of Famer Tony Esposito joins us to talk rivalries.

Springfield tactics, Monsanto and 2 Chicago cops fired

May. 14, 2013
On today's show, Niala is joined by reporters Tony Arnold and Kristen McQueary to talk legislative tactics in Illinois. Food expert Monica Eng weighs in on the Monsanto case. WBEZ's Chip Mitchell discusses the firing of two Chicago police officers for conduct captured on a 2011 gang video.

Isabel Wilkerson, libraries and Chicago theater

May. 13, 2013
Today Niala talks with Pulitzer-prize winning journalist Isabel Wilkerson about the Great Migration. We explore the role of the library in light of the Waukegan Public Library's National Medal for Museum and Library Service award. Then we talk Chicago's theater and waterfront scenes. 

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