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The new season of Radio Lab debuts on Chicago Public Radio THIS Sunday at 6p. Its like Christmas for me when Radio Lab releases a new season. I count down the days, use it as an excuse to eat a ton of carbs, wear my big comfy holiday sweater and curl up on the couch with a cup of coco to listen.

Just got off the phone with Eight Forty-Eight's Richard Steele live at the Hyde Park Hair Salon in Chicago's Hyde Park. The salon is the home of Barack Obama's barber, Zariff, and an election night gathering of some 120 people.

Just got off the phone with Eight Forty-Eight's Richard Steele live at the Hyde Park Hair Salon in Chicago's Hyde Park. The salon is the home of Barack Obama's barber, Zariff, and an election night gathering of some 120 people.

While the Presidential Race is getting top billing across the nation and in Chicago, one of the most contentious and closely watched Congressional races of the night is taking place along Chicago's North Shore in Illinois' 10th District. But you wouldn't know it from looking at these pictures.

This week I got what we call in the biz a "plum assignment." I joined a group of Chicago-area teachers aboard a jet designed to create weightless conditions. It does this by parabolic flight -- a steep climb followed by a controlled nosedive.

American RadioWorks up in Minneapolis does a bang up job every year producing radio documentaries. This season is no exception. I'm really excited to bring these to you in our Sunday Specials slot at 9 p.m. I am especially excited for After the Projects, airing on Sunday, October 26.

Chicago Public Radio's Ben Calhoun and Rob Wildeboer are criss-crossing the Midwest to bring you stories, sound and images from the swing states. They are starting in Wisconsin, heading to Iowa, down to Missouri, up through Indiana and ending in Michigan.