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'Afternoon Shift' #233: Deep Freeze

Jan. 22, 2013
Baby, it's cold outside! And inside, too, now that the Blackhawks are back on the ice. Vocalo’s Morning AMp! crew, Brian Babylon and Molly Adams, join Rick to discuss the lovely weather, President Obama’s second inauguration and the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade.

MLK/Mike Tyson/Fenger High School

Jan. 21, 2013
We'll talk all things Martin Luther King Jr. today: Artist Kadir Nelson, historian Barbara Ransby and boxing legend Mike Tyson will all join the conversation. Then, Rick revisits Fenger High School as part of our ongoing look at the South Side school.

How South Park Way became King Drive

Jan. 21, 2013
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. came to Chicago in 1966, but Chicago's mayor made it known the activist wasn't welcome. So why did Richard J. Daley name a street after King just two years later?

'Afternoon Shift' #231: Public apologies

Jan. 18, 2013
On today's show: The week's news was dominated by big-time personalities...and their big-time public apologies. Laura Washington & Angela Caputo are our news guides. We'll also hear from author Christopher Paul Curtis and photographer Frank Burkhart. Plus, a look at the documentary, 'West of Memphis.'

'Afternoon Shift' #230: Politics & guns

Jan. 17, 2013
On today's show: Political reporters Mary Ann Ahern and Rick Pearson react and reflect on gun-control politics past, present and future. Gov. Quinn reacts to President Obama's proposals. Plus a trip to Cicero and DePaul University's Athletic Director Jean Ponsetto stops by.

'Afternoon Shift' #229: The crime beat

Jan. 16, 2013
On today's show: How media covers, tracks and reports on crime in Chicago. Scott Smith and Ernest Wilkins unpack President Obama's gun-control proposals and the 'Curious City' gang and songbirds Jamie O’Reilly and Michael Smith stop by.

'Afternoon Shift' #228: Brokaw, baby!

Jan. 15, 2013
On today's show: Assuming his plane arrives on time, decorated newsman Tom Brokaw stops by on his way to the U of C. ESPN's Lester Munson gives us the legal low-down on Lance Armstrong's doping confession. And Mike Foucher discusses hyper-local news.

Gay marriage battle heads to High Court

Jan. 14, 2013
On today's show: Kris Perry, a lead plaintiff in the case to overturn California's Proposition 8, shares her story ahead of the Supreme Court's hearing of the case. Samantha Irby & Ian Belknap unpack the Golden Globes and other newsy things. Plus literary enthusiast Richard Reeder shares his--enthusiasm!

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