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CHIRP Podcasts
Split Reel Looking back at “The Terminator”
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Released in 1984, the unheralded The Terminator not only propelled director James Cameron and actor Arnold Schwarzenegger to stardom, but would eventually become recognized as a landmark work that would influence cinema for decades to come. Sitting at the center of a hub of themes ranging from corrupt A.I.s to dystopian futures, The Terminator is the focus of a new book from Scott Von Doviak: If You Like The Terminator, Here Are Over 200 Movies, TV Shows, and Other Oddities That You Will Love. Scott is a cultural critic whose writing has been featured in the A/V Club, Nerve, and numerous other publications.
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Chicago Theatre Off Book Chicago Theatre Off Book: December 14, 2012 Ed.
Today, Chicago Theatre Off Book is trying out a shorter format for our listeners' quick theatre fix. First, the Show Pick of the Week is reviewed: "It's a Wonderful Life: Live at the Biograph" by America Blues Theatre.
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Artist Interviews Mission of Burma
Though pioneers of post-punk, Mission of Burma are slow to admit their influential place in indie rock history. CHIRP DJ Blake Burkhart sat down with the band before their 2012 show at Lincoln Hall to discuss their journeys over the past three decades, staying angsty in chillwave times, and the freakiest surprise of their career. Mission of Burma released Unsound in 2012 on Fire Records.
(Produced by Eugene Cabanban)
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Chicago Theatre Off Book Chicago Theatre Off Book: December 7, 2012 Ed.
Today, Chicago Theatre Off Book is trying out a shorter format for our listeners' quick theatre fix. First, the Show Pick of the Week is reviewed: "Failure: A Love Story " at Victory Gardens And then, our special guest is Chicago Actor Alex Weisman. In addition, Alex performs an excerpt from "You Never Can Tell" at Remy Bumppo for our Got A Minute? segment.
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Artist Interviews Matthew Dear
Matthew Dear is a prolific producer, remixer, and the co-founder of electronic label Ghostly International. In 2012 he released Beams on said label, and toured the world in support of it. CHIRP's Jenn Rourke caught up with Matthew before his Chicago stop at Lincoln Hall. They discussed his musical roots in New York, working in the city versus the country, and bouncing back from Hurricane Sandy.
(produced by Jenn Rourke)
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