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Person of Interest is the personal perspectives series produced by CHIRP Radio News. As a community radio station, we feel it’s necessary to talk to you, your neighbors, your fellow Chicagoans about how news-making events affect you, about how you’re getting along, about what’s on your mind. This series is an attempt to listen to the people around us rather than to those in the headlines. Person of Interest is that person you see on the train or at a cafe or in the park that makes you wonder, “Who are you?” Person of Interest is your barista, your taxi driver, your next door neighbor. It’s not breaking news, but collectively it’s the real story of our city.
Person of Interest Person of Interest: Mandy Johnston
Where: The Ukranian Village
"I don't ever want to be in high school ever again."
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Artist Interviews Panda Riot
Get to know a CHIRP favorite in this exclusive podcast. Local indie rockers Panda Riot met with CHIRP's Blake Burkhart to talk about the cinematic origins of the band, making the move from Philadelphia to Chicago, and how other genres inspired their own style. Panda Riot's 2013 album, Northern Automatic Music, was released on Saint Marie Records.
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Split Reel Split Reel: Cultural “Sophistication” (with Guest Leonard Pierce)
We live in an age where we have nearly limitless access to not only mass media, but also the critical dissection of said culture via the internet. What sort of impact has this had on our "sophistication" regarding film, television, and music? And what does it mean to be "sophisticated" in the first place -- has that definition shifted over time in response to various trends in art?
Joining me is cultural critic Leonard Pierce, who has written about film and music for numerous publications, and is the author of If You Like The Sopranos... on crime cinema. Leonard's writing can be found at leonardpierce.com, and for more information on Split Reel, visit kevinfullam.net.
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Artist Interviews The Babies
Take a brief moment with CHIRP to get to know The Babies. Alex Dziura met with lead singer Kevin Morby (also known for his work in Woods) before the band's Chicago show at Schubas where they talked about touring versus playing festivals, and how Kevin took his side project to another level. The Babies second full-length, Our House On the Hills, released in 2012 on Woodsist Records.
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Chicago Theatre Off Book Chicago Theatre Off Book: May 31, 2013 Ed.
Today, Chicago Theatre Off Book is joined by our friends and fellow theatre critics; Dan Jakes, Oliver Sava and Anderson Lawfer, to predict the 2013 Non-Equity Joseph Jefferson Awards. The Jeff Awards will be announced on Monday, June 3rd at the Park West ceremony extravaganza.
This show was a fun way to finish our Chicago Theatre Off Book run. Thank you to all our listeners, Oliver, Dan, Anderson, our past guests, Elliot, Tommy, Paul, CHIRP, Clarence, and the entire Chicago theatre community. We had a blast and we'll see you soon at the theatre.
Shot phrase of the day: Jeff Committee
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