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First Time First Trip - Peter Kim
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Peter is a nationally touring comedian with the famed Second City. Originally from NYC, Peter started improv at the UCB and founded EndGames Improv in San Francisco. Currently based in Chicago, Peter can be found improvising at The Annoyance, iO and with TONE at the Mission Theater. His solo act has been featured at The Laugh Factory, Zanies, Jokes and Notes and the RISK! Podcast. Follow @peterkz on Twitter.
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First Time First Trip - Len Kasper
Len has been an announcer for the Cubs since 2005, with WGN and Comcast SportsNet. He started his work in sports broadcasting in 1999 for the Milwaukee Brewers and the Florida Marlins, and worked for WTMJ for 8 years. In addition to sportscasting, Len also has been monumental in charity work with the Len & Bob Bash at House of Blues, and Hot Stove Cool Music. In 2011 Len won the Harry Caray Sportscaster of the Year Award. A native Michigander, Len lives in Chicago with his wife Pam and son, Leo.
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Artist Interviews Kangaroo
Chicago's Kangaroo met up with Katie Owens at Bang Bang Pie Shop to talk about the childlike seriousness of Watership Down, setting goals as individuals and for the band, and making emo music that doesn't sound like emo music.
produced by Alma Bahman
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Volunteer: Stories of Philanthropy Volunteer Entertainers Deliver Passion and Connection
Our series reporter Christopher Johnson checks out a variety show at a senior residence in Edgewater. The show’s volunteer organizer is herself a performer, and she uses her connections to recruit other local performers to volunteer. Seniors may seem like a tough crowd, but these performers make a real connection with their audience.
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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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