Guests throughout the week will include:
Comedy
- Thursday, March 11, 6 to 7 p.m. Comedy troupe Blackout in studio.
- Friday, March 12, 3 to 4 p.m. Corey Bailey is a comedian, an actor and a motivational speaker.
Culture and Politics
- Wednesday, March 10, 1 to 2 p.m. Nona Willis-Aronowitz, author of GirlDrive, is our new regular Feminist Wednesday talking head. But don't worry: she's a nice feminist.
- Wednesday, March 10, 2:20 to 2:30 p.m. Latoya, editor of the blog Racialicious, discusses the intersection of race and pop culture.
- Thursday, March 11, 8:30 to 8:45 a.m. Terrence Chappell is a contributing editor and nightlife columnist for chicagopride.com. He' s on to talk about events that he's been to, going to this weekend and what's hot in the gay community. He will also discuss fashion trends, and new contributors for UR Chicago Magazine.
- Thursday, March 11, 1:10 to 1:30 p.m. Lillstreet Art Center, a learning and artist community in Chicago, is celebrating 35 years and hosting a free Open House on Saturday, March 13. Lillstreet’s founder and director Bruce Robbins tell us about how Lillstreet got started (in a horse barn on Lill Street) and how it got to where it is today (a three-level facility at Montrose and Ravenswood).
- Friday, March 5, 7:30 to 8 a.m. Joe Arnold brings news of the Lake Michigan Region.
- Friday, March 12, 3:20 to 3:40 p.m. Editor of Café Magazine, Alejandro Riera brings us news of three great events: 1.) Ballet Folklorico de Amalia Hernandez at the Auditorium Theater on March 13 and 14 (according to Alejandro,"This is THE authority on Mexican folkloric dance.") 2.) Cell 211 at the European Union Film Fest. Says Alejandro, "This film swept the Goya Awards, Spain’s equivalent to the Oscars." And, finally 3.) Spanish pop group Amaral makes their Chicago debut at the Cervantes Institute on March 15.
General Interest
- Monday, March 8, 2:20 to 2:40 p.m. Therese Rowley is an intuitive healer. She's on to discuss her latest client and the breakthrough that they have made.
- Tuesday and Thursday, March 9 and 11, 7:15 to 7:30 a.m. Vocalo.org user AnalyticalDiva cruises the Twitterverse for weird news.
- Tuesday, March 9, 8:30 to 8:50 a.m. Helen LaBuda from Midwest Dachshund in northwest Indiana checks in with the latest dogs up for adoption. She will describe the dog's personality and why they should be adopted.
- Tuesday, March 9, 3 to 3:20 p.m. Betty Clayton of the Humane Society of Northwest Indiana checks in with the latest dogs, cats, puppies and kittens up for adoption. She will describe the dog's personality and why they should be adopted.
- Wednesday, March 10, 3:45 to 4:15 p.m. Steve from We Are Change, a "citizens based grassroots peace and social justice movement working to reveal the truth behind the events of September 11th, 2001," asks a lot of questions that mainstream news outlets don't ask most of the time.
- Wednesday, March 10, 3 to 4 p.m. The two writers of the Chicago Readers music industry column, "The Gossip Wolf," Jessica Hopper and J.R. Nelson come down to the studio.
- Thursday, March 11, 3 to 3:30 p.m. Reporters from the Chicago Reader joins the broadcast.
- Friday, March 12, 9:15 to 9:45 a.m. Krissy Hokanson is in to recap the latest celebrity gossip.
Health & Fitness
- Wednesday, March 10, 8:30 to 8:40 a.m. Professor and Associate Director of the Center for Sexual Health Promotion at Indiana University Debby Herbenick is a sex columnist whose column is carried by Time Out Chicago and Men's Health Magazine.
Movies
- Friday, March 10, 12 to 1 p.m. Reggie Ponder, movie reviewer aka The Reel Critic, discusses the latest movies.
Music
- Thursday, March 11, 11:20 to 11:50 a.m. Gowhere Hip Hop is a weekly blog where Maks G. & Sgt. Tibs to dish the latest in the local hip hop and R&B scene.
- Thursday, March 11, 2:40 to 2:50 p.m. Underground Bee blogger Robert Loerzel reviews concerts by the Magnetic Fields and Mucca Pazza, and previews musical happenings at Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art and a show by local band Very Truly Yours.
- Thursday, March 11, 6:20 to 6:30 p.m. Andrew is the facilitator of Chicago hip-hop blog, Fake Shore Drive. He's on to talk about the latest postings on his blog, i.e. local acts to be on the lookout for, events, what's happening on the music scene, etc.
Spirituality and Religion
- Monday, March 8, 8 to 9 a.m. Chris Stedman is a secular queer finishing a Master of Arts in Religion who runs the website NonProphet Status, a blog for non-religious news that is not rooted in anti-religious sentiment. He’ll talk about his new contest, his motivations and his experiences as a secular dude doing interfaith work.
- Tuesday, March 9, 9 to 10 a.m. Interfaith roundtable.
- Friday, March 12, 11 to 11:20 a.m. Skye Jethani is from Christianity Today Magazine. He's on to discuss the latest news in religion as well as do a bible breakdown segment.
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