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Mayoral candidate forums scheduled for Feb. 8 at UIC and Feb. 9 at University of Chicago, will air on WBEZ’s Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons
The Rundown Host Erin Allen calls new podcast “where curiosity meets FOMO”
Free community event to feature new season’s premiere episode, plus conversation with WBEZ’s Sasha-Ann Simons and South Side co-creators and stars Bashir Salahuddin and Diallo Riddle
Live broadcast to air Thursday, October 27 at 7 p.m. CST
Season starts October 13 with tennis legend Serena Williams’ origin story
Two-hour special will air on WBEZ and Illinois Public Radio stations across the state Aug. 28, featuring songs and sounds requested by people serving time plus resources for prison families
On Being to end weekly radio program and become a seasonal podcast; WBEZ will fill the timeslot with Hidden Brain with Shankar Vedantam, Sundays at 7 a.m.
Motive podcast from WBEZ Chicago returns with stories and scandals from prisons in rural America
