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First Time First Trip - Maya Schenwar
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Maya Schenwar is the author of Locked Down, Locked Out: Why Prison Doesn't Work and How We Can Do Better, and is Editor-in-Chief of the social justice news organization Truthout. She has written about the prison-industrial complex for Truthout, The New York Times, The Guardian, The Nation, Salon, Ms. Magazine, and others. She is the recipient of a Society of Professional Journalists Sigma Chi Award, an Independent Publisher Book Award, and the Women's Prison Association's Sarah Powell Huntington Leadership Award. Previous to her work at Truthout, Maya was Contributing Editor at Punk Planet magazine and served as media coordinator for Voices for Creative Nonviolence.
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Person of Interest Person of Interest: Maria Lazarevic
Where: Lincoln Park
"Not being able to change peoples' minds is what bothers me the most."
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Artist Interviews Field Report
After Field Report's set at the Eaux Claires Music & Arts Festival, frontman Chris Porterfield talked with CHIRP's Amanda Roscoe Mayo about making connections with Justin Vernon in Wisconsin, hearing Sam Amidon and the Blind Boys of Alabama cover one of his songs, and the meaning of Marigolden.
produced by Brian Szpak
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Volunteer: Stories of Philanthropy Neighbors Creating Neighborhoods
Sheenita Robinson is a community activist. And she's not happy about the boarded up and abandoned buildings in her Washington Park neighborhood that attract gang activity. She’s got an idea for a mobile app she hopes will hold the owners of those buildings accountable for them and help the neighborhood become safer through community involvement.
photos by Eve Szokolai
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Artist Interviews Mourn
Barcelona rock-punk band Mourn caught up with CHIRP's Katie Owens at the 2015 Pitchfork Music Festival to talk about the phenomenon of crowds singing the melodies of their songs in gibberish, remembering their very first musical experiences, and the ways in which they hope to make non-audio artforms a greater component of their band.
produced by Cyrus Leddy
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