Comments Send Print Share Recommend Tweet 'Afternoon Shift' #139: Race in the race August 31, 2012 By: Andrew Gill [View the story "'Afternoon Shift' #139: Race in the race" on Storify]'Afternoon Shift' #139: Race in the raceStorified by · Fri, Aug 31 2012 08:59:31On Friday's program we talk with Sam Fulwood III, a Senior Fellow at American Progress, about the role race plays in this year's presidential election. This article claims Obama's path to re-election hinges on capturing 80% of the minority vote and 40% of the white vote:The New MathFor all of the numbers swirling around the presidential campaign as the nominating conventions approach, each side's equation for success...We talk with our colleague Ira Glass about the movie he co-wrote, Sleepwalk with Me which opens this weekend. Will he break Joss Whedon's box office record? Only time will tell.Ira Glass and Mike Birbiglia brawl with Joss Whedon, in the Internet wayThe co-writers of the new movie Sleepwalk with Me (which opens this Thursday in select theaters) have taken to Youtube to war with the wr...Our weekly review panel features that odd couple Eric Zorn & Neil Steinberg.Change of Subject | Chicago Tribune | BlogAt last night's Republican National Convention, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie was 1,774 words into the prepared text of his 2,639-word k...Chicago News Reports by Neil Steinberg of the Chicago Sun-TimesColumnist Neil Steinberg of the Chicago Sun-Times provides Chicago news reports in his editorial column.Finally we talk with Chicago Teachers Union president Karen Lewis about the possibility of a strike and get her response to our conversation with CPS head Jean-Claude Brizard from Wednesday:Afternoon Shift #137 I Chicago Public Schools CEO Jean-Claude Brizard by WBEZListen to Afternoon Shift #137 I Chicago Public Schools CEO Jean-Claude Brizard by WBEZ | Create, record and share the sounds you create ... Comments Send Print Share Recommend Tweet Previous post in Afternoon Shift #138: The Real Romney Next post in Afternoon Shift 'Afternoon Shift' #140: Conventional unions View the discussion thread. Top Headlines On WBEZ.org Architect’s Pilsen vision is green, fashion friendly Fire on Bosworth Avenue: Photo of the Day - May 17, 2013 Lois Lowry shares the pain and pleasure of memory Chicago's oldest diners The recent trifecta of scandals are Obama's own fault Even celebrities face domestic violence Riding the 'L,' an epiphany, longing — need — for therapy Latin dance company Luna Negra closes
