Comments Send Print Share Recommend Tweet 'Afternoon Shift' 181: Found out November 1, 2012 By: Katie O'Brien [View the story "Afternoon Shift 181: Found out " on Storify]Afternoon Shift 181: Found out We do some digging and learn what's going on in two swing states: Wisconsin and Colorado. We'll also have an extended conversation with former Chicago Public Schools CEO Jean-Claude Brizard. Then we talk to Davy Rothbart of "Found" magazine.Storified by · Thu, Nov 01 2012 14:24:34City cyclists by WBEZRick Kogan talks about the growing popularity of bicycling through the winter.With just a few days to go before the election, President Obama and Governor Romney are zeroing in on a few key swing states--we are too. We’ll learn more about the voters, issues and pitches being made in Colorado and Wisconsin. Denver-based radio host and nationally-syndicated columnist David Sirota helps us survey the Rockies and Dee Hall of the Wisconsin State Journal takes us across state lines to look at Wisconsin.Check in with swing-states Wisconsin and Colorado by WBEZDenver-based radio host and nationally-syndicated columnist David Sirota helps us survey the Rockies and Dee Hall of the Wisconsin State ...Wisconsin State CapitolPhil RoederJean-Claude Brizard recently decided to call it quits after just 17 months as CEO of Chicago Public Schools. We talk with the former CEO about his departure, the state of Chicago schools and what’s next for him.Jean-Claude Brizard tells Rick about his past with CPS and his plans for the future by WBEZJean-Claude Brizard recently decided to call it quits after just 17 months as CEO of Chicago Public Schools. We talk with the former CEO ...Tune in now to hear former #CPS CEO Jean-Claude Brizard's exit interview with Rick Kogan. #AfternoonShift http://pic.twitter.com/u340xCiSWBEZBrian Babylon of Vocalo and blogger/educator/activist Veronica Arreola opine about some of today’s big news stories.Our 3@3 panel takes on today's headlines, Brian Babylon and Veronica Arreola join Rick Kogan by WBEZWhat Hurricane Sandy taught us about the internet; CPS school closings; and where did we feel safest on Halloweenbuckle up: School closings aheadBy Dec. 1, Chicago Public Schools officials must deliver to state lawmakers a list of schools slated to close at the end of this school y...How Will Hurricane Sandy Affect The Internet? [VIDEO]Hurricane Sandy is threatening the Eastern Seaboard, and meteorologists are predicting no mercy from the Category 1 storm's rain and wind...We hear the latest from the Front & Center series: America’s Industrial prowess and the rise of organized labor helped assure that prosperity was shared with workers, even the unskilled. But things have changed drastically, in the American economy and especially in Detroit. And the path to a good life through working-class means is far less clear than it used to be. Today, we’ll here the story of a young woman who nonetheless is forging a path for herself despite these changes to the economy.Training program gives woman boost in post-industrial DetroitVocational training programs look to mend faulty employment pipeline by developing and matching workers’ skills with what employers...We continue the theme with a conversation about economic inequality and what it means for the American dream. Our guest is Lawrence Mishel, president of the Economic Policy Institute in Washington, D.C.Front and Center conversation on the State of Working America by WBEZWe continue the Front & Center series with a conversation about economic inequality and what it means for the American dream. Our guest i...State of Working AmericaThe State of Working America, an ongoing analysis published since 1988 by the Economic Policy Institute, includes a wide variety of data ...Davy Rothbart started Found magazine 10 years ago. The magazine collects-you guessed it-found items left behind: angry notes, love letters, words of encouragement or despair. Found celebrates its anniversary with a party Friday, Nov.2, with a party at Old Town School of Folk Music. The event is also the release of Rothbart’s collection of personal essays,My Heart is an Idiot. Found Magazine turns 10 by WBEZDavy Rothbart started Found magazine 10 years ago. 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