May 2013
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Movies in the Parks 2013, Interactive Schedule |... →
May 18th
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Rookie: Rookie is hiring! We're looking for a... →
rookiemag: The ideal person for this job has at least three years’ experience as a story editor (either in print or online) and knows the basics of copyediting and fact-checking. Rookie is a fast-growing but small operation; we work independently and remotely. Applicants should be very comfortable working…
May 17th
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Critic for a Minute Friday, 5/17/13, 8-10am CST
Obit of the Week: The original mass-media therapist Joyce Brothers passed away this week. Historian Josh Eisenberg dials us up to draw some highlights from her life. NBA Fashion: The Bulls may be out of the playoffs, but we still have something to look forward to: the flamboyant fashion choices of the NBA, defying stereotypes and cutting edges. Senior Fashion Correspondent Alison Cuddy of WBEZ...
May 17th
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May 16th
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SO EXCITED FOR THE STAR TREK OPENING TODAY!
May 16th
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May 16th
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Peace Prize Thursday, 5/16/13, 8-10am CST
War Baby/Love Child: The exhibit currently showing at the DePaul Art Museum highlights the work of mixed race artists who share Asian heritage in their identities. Curator Laura Kina and artist Mequitta Ahuja join us in studio. Project Syncere: Diversifying the population of people who enter the STEM fields is a matter of access, education, and recruitment. Executive Director of Project Syncere,...
May 16th
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May 15th
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Street Vendors Prepare for Red Line Reconstruction... →
Garland Gantt, 47, has been a vendor for 12 years and already has a table set up next to the Green Line station. “I sell snow cones, chips, pop, bottled belts, purses, watches, you name it and I probably sell it,” Gantt, a Bronzeville resident, said Tuesday as he waited on customers. “I definitely expect to do more business starting Sunday. Unlike other vendors selling limited...
May 15th
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May 15th
Feminist Wednesday, 4/15/13, 8-10am CST
Intern Takeover:  It’s our interns last week on the job and they’re producing the first hour of Feminist Wednesday. Maggie Dziubek updates us on the Steubenville fallout and more parenting trends on the Internet, and how the age of maturity grows ever distant for Millennials. Gillian McGhee reviews a viral talk by anti-violence advocate Jackson Katz and explains why it’s being...
May 15th
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“There is no such thing as a single-issue struggle, because we do not live...”
– Audre Lorde (via aintnomie)
May 15th
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May 14th
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Cash Money Tuesday, 5/14/13, 8-10am CST
Ernest Wilkins fills in for Brian Babylon Flesh for Food: Drew Marquardt is a freelance bacon curer. His bacon game is at an all time high, in fact. And he’s gonna bring some of that bacon into our studio and we’re gonna eat it and it’s gonna be glorious. Headlines: Big retailers sign legally biding plan to increase safety standards for their manufacturer, Detroit in trouble,...
May 14th
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Friday Morning, 5/10/13, 8-10am CST
Instead of Brian Babylon, Jill Hopkins is here from 8-10, Fawzia Mirza from 10-11. Obits of the Week: Josh Eisenberg kicks every Friday off with some carefree cheer and news of recent deaths. Jared Logan: Jared Logan is telling jokes while standing up on a stage at Zanies in Old Town all weekend long. Hip-Hop: Gabe Mendoza review Talib Kweli’s newest, Prisoner of Conscious. New Movies:...
May 10th
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May 9th
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May 9th
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When I find out about the baby sloth bear litter...
soyeahduh:   > So cuteeeee!! read more here. 
May 9th
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Willie J. Manning Granted Stay of Execution -... →
A Peace Prize bummer that we missed this week: Starting Thursday, the Justice Department sent three letters calling certain aspects of the trial testimony of two F.B.I. experts “erroneous.” Defense lawyers cited these letters as reasons to put off the execution until DNA tests could be conducted on crime scene evidence, including a rape kit, a request that Mr. Manning had made unsuccessfully...
May 9th
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Peace Prize Thursday, 5/9/13, 8-10am CST
Mentoring: Helping over a thousand of economically disadvantaged kids into college through academic enrichment, LINK Unlimited is Chicago’s oldest mentoring organization. Naja Morris and Rendel Solomon talk with us about their programs. Community Gardens and Food Deserts: In areas of the city where fresh produce is hard to come by, how have community gardens filled the void? Howard Rosing...
May 9th
Public Campaign Action Fund: George Bush raising... →
Keeping tabs on Brian’s favorite rising Republican. campaignmoney: George P. Bush, that is, the son of former Florida Governor Jeb Bush. He’s running for Texas Land Commissioner: Some of Washington’s most powerful Republican donors are playing host at a Wednesday evening fundraiser for George P. Bush, a candidate for Texas Land Commissioner and the son of…
May 8th
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Feminist Wednesday, 5/8/13, 8-10am CST
Maria Hinojosa: The host of Latino USA joins us for a morning check-in. This week Maria is thinking about mental health and the ways the immigration process leads to depression and anxiety in the Latino community. Storycorps: Over the last decade Storycorps has brought some of the more hilarious and heartwrenching personal stories to public media by setting up recording booths in public places...
May 8th
Listenbritticisms: “Oh Sheit It’s X” by...
May 7th
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