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He's been called "the Ira Glass of design." His radio show, 99% Invisible – "a tiny show about architecture and design" – focuses on the invisible activity that shapes our world.

Acclaimed and bestselling science writers Mary Roach and Rebecca Skloot provide a fascinating discussion about Roach’s new book Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal and the writing process associated with science-based literature.

MacArthur Fellow and winner of the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award, Campbell McGrath delivers this year’s keynote reading for Poetry Fest 2013.

As part of Money Smart Week, Terry Savage, popular author and award-winning financial journalist, speaks about what everyone should know about financial and retirement planning. Planners from the FPA of Illinois provide one-on-one planning sessions immediately following Ms.

Thomas Dyja joins us to discuss his new book The Third Coast: When Chicago Built the American Dream.

Join Academy Award winning director William Friedkin as he discusses his new memoir The Friedkin Connection with Adam Kempenaar, co-founder and host of the weekly film podcast and radio program Filmspotting.

The Neighborhood Writing Alliance presents an evening of powerful readings by emerging writers from Chicago’s dynamic literary scene, in celebration of the release of When We Listen: JOT Writers on Body Wisdom, the winter 2013 issue of the Journal of Ordinary Thought.More on this even