Barber Shop Show 177: Leveling the Playing Field
According to Angela Caputo’s recent cover story for the Chicago Reporter, “More than half of the $500 million dollars spent on Chicago Park District improvements since 2011 went to just 10 of the …
According to Angela Caputo’s recent cover story for the Chicago Reporter, “More than half of the $500 million dollars spent on Chicago Park District improvements since 2011 went to just 10 of the …
On this installment of the Barber Shop Show, Host Richard Steele was joined by cast members of The Marvelous Marvelettes. They filled us in on the real life Motown story behind the production, now …
On this week’s Barber Shop Show, host Richard Steele was joined by: journalist Whet Moser. He talked about his recent Chicago Magazine article that sets up the connection between health, economics, …
On this installment of Barber Shop Show, guest host Natalie Moore got an update on the Large Lots program. The program makes city-owned vacant lots available to neighboring homeowners for only a …
This week’s Barber Shop Show was our July Mid-Month Mash-Up (our monthly news roundup). Host Richard Steel was joined by: • Lynette Holloway of The Root • Salim Muwakkil, Commentator and Host on …
On this week’s Barber Shop Show, show, host Richard Steele was joined by Loreen Williamson and Pamela Thomas, co-curators of a new exhibition at the DuSable Museum called Funky Turns 40. The exhibit …
On this week’s Barber Shop Show, we revisited uniquely American stories. We heard the music and stories of the legendary Chicago Bluesman Howlin Wolf from Rick Stone, Oscar “Joose” Brown, Jr. and …
On this installment of the Barber Shop Show, we heard the stories of two men who have survived the horrors of Heroin addiction. Now, they are on the road to recovery. We were joined by: • Journalist …
On this week’s episode of The Barber Shop Show, host Richard Steele talks to Theresa Davis, vocalist and one-time member of The Emotions. She talks about being in the Chicago soul scene. We were …
Every month, we check-in with our favorite local journalists and bloggers. We get their perspectives on the recent local and national news headlines that caught their attention. They tell us what …