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Steve Lulofs is a former Army Reserve specialist, who served in Iraq from 2003-2005. Ed Fizer is a former Marine who fought in WWII, one of the first African-Americans to train at the fully segregated Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. Together, they discuss what it means, and has meant, to be a veteran in America. How has that word changed, for better and worse, in the years between WWII and Iraq? And how can we fully and effectively honor those who have given their lives, literally and figuratively, for the country?

On Friday's Afternoon Shift we look at belief and a number of things that people believe.First- do you believe in magic? The Brooklyn-based band Here We Go Magic do.

As Chicago sports fans struggle through a Bull-less second round of the NBA playoffs, one can’t help but notice that this year, small-market teams came to play—and win. The size bias is present, to some degree, in all professional sports; but none more so than basketball.

Today on the 3@3, WBEZ's Carrie Shepherd and Sound Opinion's Robin Linn give you three options for summer television.The choices:Steve Edwards: Breaking Bad.

Tavis Smiley makes a stop over at our Navy Pier studios while promoting his new book with Dr. Cornel West, titled "The Rich and the Rest of Us." Smiley co-hosts the popular PRI program "The Smiley & West Show," which airs on WBEZ Sundays at 12pm.

Dry the River joins us in studio to talk about their new release, Shallow Bed, and the narrative tool they use of religious imagery, which sprawls across the length of the release.

On Thursday's Afternoon Shift we look at seasons beginning and ending. First up- we're officially past the freezing point, so it's time for all out gardening to begin.