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A daily conversation about news, culture and ideas hosted by Steve Edwards.

Tuesday's game plan for 'Afternoon Shift': Socializing

On Tuesday's Afternoon Shift we look at ways humans relate to one another. First we talk about the idea of family and how it is changing. Then we look at the Center on Halsted, a refuge for teens identifying as LGBT celebrating its fifth anniversary.

John Conroy, Chicago police torture take centerstage

For years, many of us wouldn’t have known much of anything about systemic abuse and torture of police suspects in Chicago’s Area Two headquarters were it not for the tireless work of John Conroy.In 1990, the Chicago Reader investigative journalist began chronicling how police commander Jon Burge and

Alpana Singh steps out from the cellar to lead new restaurant

A correction has been added to this post.Foodies and casual diners alike probably know Alpana Singh. Singh has been the longtime host of the popular restaurant review show Check, Please! on WTTW/Channel 11.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson wants America to double down on space exploration

Tyson joins Steve Edwards on Afternoon Shift to explore the economic future of space exploration and other universal themes found in a new collection of his commentaries, Space Chronicles: Facing the Ultimate Frontier.
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Will the Beard Awards join in on the Paul Kahan love?

Paul Kahan has been one of the top chefs in Chicago for years now. His dining empire covers a lot of ground from refined (Blackbird) to chic (avec) to indulgent (Publican) to opulent (The Violet Hour) to bare basics (Big Star). But Monday he'll have the chance to reach a new level, and win one of the highest honors in the food world.

Which hits harder in 'My Kind of Town'?

In our conversation yesterday about My Kind of Town, Steve Edwards raised the question why the staged version of Chicago’s police torture scandal affected audiences so much more, and more viscerally, than written accounts of the scandal.  There’s the physical presence of theater, of c

The 3@3: NATO confusion and hate-watching TV

Today on the 3@3, Chicago Tribune's Nina Metz and Gaper's Block Editor Andrew Huff talk about the topics of the day.Which include:Steve Edwards: Today, protests against NATO begin with a march on Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s house.

The Royalty, not your parents Victory Records band

The Royalty have spent the past seven years getting to a moment most every band strives for: the promise, or at least hope, of breaking out from a small microcosm to a bigger stage.  They have an established label behind them, a building buzz and an infectious sound caught somewhere between the

Tech Tuesday: Facebook readies for IPO

As Facebook prepares to go public, the company must perform a delicate balancing act. With a targeted advertising model that utilizes personal data mined from its users, questions have been raised about drawing a line between making a profit and maintaining users’ privacy.

Center on Halsted celebrates 5 years in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood

You may have heard that President Obama made a big announcement last week. The President told Robin Roberts of ABC news that he believed same-sex couples should have the right to marry.

Tuesday's game plan for 'Afternoon Shift': Socializing

On Tuesday's Afternoon Shift we look at ways humans relate to one another. First we talk about the idea of family and how it is changing. Then we look at the Center on Halsted, a refuge for teens identifying as LGBT celebrating its fifth anniversary.

The family unit gets a reboot

With same-sex couples marrying in some states, married couples not having children and couples co-habitating and raising children, there are many ways to define a family, says sociologist Brian Powell.

Former Sen. Bill Bradley says 'We Can All Do Better'

Perhaps if former small forward Bill Bradley had been able to lace up his old sneakers last week, his beloved New York Knicks might have been able to withstand the Heat in the first round of NBA playoffs.

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