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Police and fire personnel will no longer be part of the crisis team that responds to mental health-related 911 calls. Crisis Assistance Response and Engagement program, or CARE Teams will only send mental health professionals employed by the Department of Public Health. Host Jacoby Cochran and producer Michelle Navarro break down these changes, as well as what the Sky firing their coach could mean for the team. Plus, we look at South Side Weekly's Best of the South Side picks. Want to pick up an issue? Find a distribution site nearby.  Good news: Summer on the Arts Lawn Want some more City Cast Chicago news? Then make sure to sign up for our Hey Chicago newsletter.  Follow us @citycastchicago You can also text us or leave a voicemail at 773 780-0246 Learn more about the sponsors of this Oct. 1 episode: Steppenwolf Theatre Become a member of City Cast Chicago. Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE

The WNBA broke its own records across all categories this year: ticket sales, attendance, viewership — even players' stat lines were blowing up. And Chicago's team did not miss out on the action, having its own moment in the spotlight before falling to injuries (and more mature teams) mid-season and failing to make the playoffs. But the Sky's future looks bright. Reset sat down with Annie Costabile, Chicago Sky reporter for the Sun-Times, Maya Goldberg-Safir, who wrote about the Sky for South Side Weekly this season and Quita from the Quita Loves Sports channel on YouTube. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.

The writers cast a wide net today as Charlotte goes meg gaga for M.T. Anderson's Feed and Jo (15:00) expounds on the many pleasures of Iris Yamashita's Village in the Dark. The hosts also touch upon Sally Hepworth, J.M. Barrie, Telluria, their beloved Lanark by Alasdair Gray, and the entirety of French literature. The brilliant Osita Nwanevu (29:10) brings some dignity to the proceedings as he shares his experience of reading Walt Whitman's strange and beguiling Democratic Vistas.Osita Nwanevu is a contributing editor at The New Republic and a columnist at The Guardian. He was previously a staff writer at The New Republic, The New Yorker, and Slate and his work has also appeared in The New York Times, the New York Review of Books, Harper's Magazine, the Columbia Journalism Review, Gawker, In These Times, and the Chicago Reader. He is the former editor in chief of the South Side Weekly, a Chicago alternative newspaper.Send questions, requests, recommendations, and your own thoughts about any of the books discussed today to readingwriterspod at gmail dot com. Charlotte is on Instagram and Twitter as @Charoshane. She has a newsletter called Meant For You, with additional writing at charoshane.comJo co-edits The Stopgap and their writing lives at jolivingstone.com.Learn more about our producer Alex at https://www.alexsugiura.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“Every interaction between Black and Brown community members and CPD responding to a gunshot alert is dangerous. It puts people at risk of violence and harm,” says Stop ShotSpotter organizer Navi Heer. In this week's episode, Kelly talks with two organizers from Chicago's Stop ShotSpotter campaign, which claimed a major victory this week, and investigative journalist Jim Daley of South Side Weekly, about the interaction of Big Tech and policing in Chicago. Music: Son Monarcas & David Celeste You can find a transcript and show notes (including links to resources) here: bit.ly/movementmemos If you would like to support the show, you can donate here: bit.ly/TODonate If you would like to receive Truthout's newsletter, please sign up: bit.ly/TOnewsletter

This week, Gov. JB Pritzker paused and then officially shut down construction of a tent camp for new arrivals in Brighton Park citing environmental concerns. City Hall must now propose a new location to house thousands of migrants. Both offices blamed the other with the Johnson administration blaming unclear state environmental standards and Pritzker's office arguing city officials failed to engage the state's environmental protection agency. South Side Weekly's Chima "Naira" Ikoro and the Tribune's Jake Sheridan are here to talk about the fallout. Plus, we discuss Mayor Brandon Johnson's plan to reopen two city-run mental health clinics and preview next week's pilgrimage to the Our Lady of Guadalupe shrine in Des Plaines.  We've also got great weekend events for you including: SSW Community Hoops, Love & Nappyness Concert, and Pocket Con Want some more City Cast Chicago news? Then make sure to sign up for our Hey Chicago newsletter.  Follow us @citycastchicago You can also text us or leave a voicemail at: 773 780-0246 Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mayor Brandon Johnson's administration is defending the decision to sign a one-year, nearly $30 million contract with controversial private security firm GardaWorld Federal Services for the construction and operation of Chicago's migrant “base camps.” These are a network of tent encampments expected to house nearly 1,600 asylum seekers-currently living at police stations and airports. We sit down with South Side Weekly's Alma Campos and Block Club Chicago's Manny Ramos to break down some of the contract details and the firm's past controversies. We are also discussing the push to end the subminimum wage for tipped workers, a sit down with three environmental justice organizers, and a soccer-packed weekend at Soldier Field. Want some more City Cast Chicago news? Then make sure to sign up for our Hey Chicago newsletter.  Follow us @citycastchicago You can also text us or leave a voicemail at: 773 780-0246 Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mayor Brandon Johnson was sworn in earlier this week with a memorable inauguration ceremony. Now the 57th mayor of Chicago gets busy on pushing his progressive agenda through a City Council with a lot of new faces. To help break down some of those key campaign promises, we are joined by Alex Nitkin from the Illinois Answers Project and poet and South Side Weekly editor Chima “Naira” Ikoro. Alongside host Jacoby Cochran, the trio also look at the Bears' Arlington Heights move, this week's National Ride of Silence, and the neighborhood festivals we are excited for!  Plus, have you seen Naira's latest TikTok series about her “Chicago Icks?” If not, watch it now and tell us YOUR Chicago "icks” or Chicago red flags. Send a text or voicemail at: 773 780-0246 City Cast Chicago is looking for our next lead producer. Learn more here. Want some more City Cast Chicago news? Then make sure to sign up for our Hey Chicago newsletter.  Follow us @citycastchicago You can also text us or leave a voicemail at: 773 780-0246 Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Across the U.S., big cities, including Chicago, are facing a small schools crisis as enrollment drops. Chalkbeat is out with a new story. ICE is finding new ways to target undocumented immigrants in Chicago. A new report from Block Club Chicago and Injustice Watch finds that Chicago police stop thousands more Black drivers in traffic stops than they report. Host Jacoby Cochran chats with Becky Vevea, bureau chief of Chalkbeat Chicago, and Alma Campos, immigration editor for South Side Weekly, about all that, plus some good news from a sales tax holiday to South Side Weekly's literature issue.  Follow us on Twitter: @CityCastChicago Sign up for our newsletter: chicago.citycast.fm Call or Text Us: (773) 780-0246 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, South Side Weekly's Chima Ikoro and freelance journalist and professor Arionne Nettles break down the big stories of the week and the ones that need more hype, plus offer their moments of joy. We highlight the new season of WBEZ's podcast “Motive” investigating abuse in rural Illinois prisons, discuss the death of two Black transgender women, and reflect on separate incidents of police violence during the summer of 2020 and how recently obtained photos and videos challenge CPD's official narratives. Chima and Arionne leave us with some poetic and sweet moments of joy! Check back on Monday when WBEZ reporter and Motive host Shannon Heffernan joins us. Take our newsletter survey and you could win $100 Follow us on Twitter: @CityCastChicago Sign up for our newsletter: chicago.citycast.fm Call or Text Us: (773) 780-024 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Mayor Lori Lightfoot asserted the Christopher Columbus statue would eventually return to Grant Park. The city removed the statue in July 2020, a week after police clashed with protesters demanding its removal. While the Mayor has placed the blame on “vigilantes who attacked officers,” the Chicago Reader and South Side Weekly report that newly-obtained images reveal that police officers indiscriminately arrested and attacked protesters. Now, one of the police officers who was struck a protester is facing termination, despite the objections of CPD Superintendent David Brown. The Reader's Jim Daley walks us through what happened back in 2020, and what's next. News: The city could have its new Inspector General. Listen to Jacoby's interview with former IG Joe Ferguson who retired last October. Follow us on Twitter: @CityCastChicago Sign up for our newsletter: chicago.citycast.fm Call or Text Us: (773) 780-0246 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Everyone's got a “best of” list in Chicago — Best Hot Dog, Best Happy Hour, Best Free Activities. But these lists often neglect South Side neighborhoods. That's why South Side Weekly puts out its “Best of the South Side” issue each year, highlighting the best food, activities, and people in the area. Editor Chima Ikoro shares some of her favorite picks from this year's issue with host Jacoby Cochran. Jacoby, born and raised on the South Side himself, also shares some of his personal bests.  Guest: Chima Ikoro — Community Organizing Editor, South Side Weekly Read South Side Weekly's “Best of the South Side 2021” Check out this season of the Asian Pop-Up Cinema, running through October 12 Follow us on Twitter: @CityCastChicago Sign up for our newsletter: chicago.citycast.fm

Nance speaks with four staffers of Chicago's independent newspaper, South Side Weekly: Editor-in-Chief Jacqui Serrato, Managing Editor Martha Bayne, Imigration Editor Alma Castillo and Politics Editor. www.southsideweekly.com

On this episode of Youth in Movement, we invite Connie Spreen, who is the Founder and Executive Director of Experimental Station, an independent cultural infrastructure located at the intersection of Woodlawn and Hyde Park in Chicago. She holds a doctorate in French Literature and Languages from the University of Chicago. A Francophile since her teen years, Connie was inspired by her time in France to create the 61st Street Farmer's Market, which is within the vast umbrella of Experimental Station's programs. The aim of the market is to foster an experience by merging a space of community gathering with access to fresh food.An innovative incubator, Experimental Station reaches young community members from various fields of expertise, as the organization hosts multiple small businesses, ranging from the South Side Weekly, to a local café, to the Blackstone Bicycle Works.The market is open every Saturday from 9AM to 2PM, May through October, at the intersection of Dorchester Avenue and 61st Street.www.Experimentalstation.orgListen to Connie to know more about Experimental Station!The Podcast is co-hosted by Mathilde Geannopulos and Daniel Enriquez.

From the roaring twenties to the cold sixties, Mexicans in the Chicago area embodied a diverse, pluralist society where political, cultural, and religious continuums converged, seeding the region's contemporary Mexican-American civilization. An interview of book author Dr. John H. Flores by Matthew Carnero Macías for South Side Weekly.

In today's discussion episode, Tim is joined by Hannah Faris! Hannah is a multimedia journalist in Chicago. She has worked with In These Times, South Side Weekly, Kindling Group Films & Kartemquin Films! Tim & Hannah met at Columbia College Chicago and have worked together on numerous projects! The two sit down and catch up with one another and discuss a plethora of filmmakers and films!Lighting Up The Marquee is available wherever you listen to podcasts! Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Play & Stitcher. Be sure to check out our Facebook page Lighting Up The Marquee & our Instagram page @lutmpodcast! To stay connected with us, shoot us an email at lightupthemarquee@gmail.com! Send us questions, comments, ideas, etc. Thank you for everyone who has listened! Whether you have been listening since the beginning or just discovered the podcast, we appreciate you all! Be sure to like, rate subscribe and review Lighting Up The Marquee!

Two West Side youth organizers and friends—Destiny Harris and Kaleb Autman—discuss their work organizing on the West Side, why they bring historical context to the work being done today, and what they hope for themselves and their community in ten years. Read Destiny and Kaleb’s written pieces in @injusticewatch: https://www.injusticewatch.org/commentary/2020/essential-work-destiny-harris/ https://www.injusticewatch.org/commentary/2020/essential-work-kaleb-autman/ Read the transcript of the audio piece in South Side Weekly: https://southsideweekly.com/essential-work-west-side-youth-organizers-destiny-kaleb-conversation/ This piece was produced by Erisa Apantaku, Adeshina Emmanuel, Kaleb Autman, and Destiny Harris in partnership with Injustice Watch. This is the second installment of the “Essential Work” series, a collaboration between Injustice Watch and South Side Weekly. Stay tuned for more. Protest sounds and songs captured by Grace Del Vecchio. Music heard in this episode: “Rain on Me” by JBlanked (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0), “Send Me” by JBlanked (CC BY 4.0)), “Herbal” by JBlanked/Bastardboy (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0), and “Roy” by JBlanked (CC BY 4.0). The bumper at the beginning was produced by Jed Lickerman. For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.

Two youth organizers with GoodKids MadCity—China Smith, 18, of Greater Grand Crossing and Miracle Boyd, 18, of Chicago Lawn—share what they’ve learned and what they strive to do as organizers trying to transform the city of Chicago. Read China and Miracle’s written piece reflecting on their experiences since March in @injusticewatch: https://www.injusticewatch.org/commentary/2020/essential-work-china-and-miracle/ Read the transcript of the audio piece in South Side Weekly: https://southsideweekly.com/essential-work-china-miracle-goodkids-madcity-share-experiences-organizing/ This piece was produced by Erisa Apantaku and Adeshina Emanuel in partnership with Injustice Watch. Special thanks to Priska Neely for additional editing. Stay tuned for more in the “Essential Work” series. Photo caption: Miracle Boyd, an organizer with GoodKids MadCity, addresses participants to kick off GKMC's Love March in Woodlawn, Saturday, July 11, 2020. Davon Clark/Injustice Watch. Music heard in this episode: “The Question” by JBlanked (CC BY 4.0), “Shoepop” by Royalty Freak Music (CC0 1.0), “Roy” by JBlanked (CC BY 4.0), and “Luanda” by petrochine (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). The bumper at the beginning was produced by Jed Lickerman. For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.

As the nation faces the dual brunts of the pandemic and the on-going brutality against black bodies, people more than ever are finding ways to “do the work” in their communities. This week our reporter Jenny Casas takes us to a neighborhood in Chicago where Mexican residents are confronting anti-black violence. Anjali Kamat reports a dispatch from her neighborhood in New York, one of the American epicenters of Covid-19 cases, Jackson Heights.  Read more coverage of what happened in Chicago from the South Side Weekly.

Jackie Serrato has become a regular on Hitting Left. She's now editor-in-chief of the South Side Weekly. Adeshina Emmanuel also returns to talk about his work at Injustice Watch and the secret reports in a story of a death in an Alabama prison.

Reporter Jackie Serrato discusses her article for South Side Weekly on the 50th anniversary of the Rainbow Coalition and Fred Hampton. Yonnatan Shapira was an Israeli air force polite and refuser. 

In the Fall of 2017, it was announced that all four of the last remaining Englewood neighborhood high schools would be closing. Three of them will be dissolved over the next three years, but Paul Robeson High School, which opened in 1977, had it's last day of school on Tuesday, June 19. It will be demolished to make way for a new, $85-million high school. Since its opening four decades ago, Robeson High School has been a staple in the Englewood neighborhood—one that's garnered community pride and supported student growth. It has also been a place of disinvestment, neglect, and several failed education policies. Its closure leaves a hole in the hearts and minds of the many students, staff, parents, and community members who interacted with Robeson High School over the decades. For the past six months, we at South Side Weekly Radio—Erisa Apantaku, Olivia Obineme, Bridget Vaughn, and Bridget Newsham—have been collecting memories and experiences from former students, teachers, staff members, parents, and community members. In this hour of radio, we take you through those four decades of Robeson history, through the stories of people from the Robeson community. If you’re a Robeson Raider who wants your memories preserved, email us at southsideweeklyradio@gmail.com. If you’d like to support the work of South Side Weekly, visit www.southsideweekly.com/donate to see how you can fund local journalism projects such as the one you just heard. This project was partially supported by an Illinois Humanities Grant. Additional support came from South Side Weekly, City Bureau, and the Invisible Institute. Additional reporting came from Tytania Holliman, Jed Lickerman, Jasmine Mithani, and Hafsa Razi. Special thanks to Blackstone Bicycle Works for helping us recreate a food fight. Music heard during this episode: "My Auntie's Building" by Open Mike Eagle; "Concussion/Memphis" and "Close But No Cigar" by Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio, recorded live at WFMU for Surface Noise with Joe McGasko (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0); "Absum," "Weapon," "Distilled" by Nctrnm (CC BY 4.0); "Nasty" by David Szesztay (CC BY-NC 3.0); and "Blipper" by Podington Bear (CC BY-NC 3.0). The bumper at the beginning featured Chicago scholar, artist, and activist Eve Ewing and was produced by Jed Lickerman.

Last time we had Open Mike Eagle on the show, the city was cutting trees outside his house. Chainsaws rumbled throughout the interview. This time when we spoke with Mike, his day was at “some weird intersection between weird and crazy,” but that didn’t stop him from having a great convo with South Side Weekly’s Christopher Good and Andrew Koski about his upcoming Pitchfork performance and his recent work in television. South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side - with your hosts Andrew Koski, Sam Larsen, and Olivia Obineme. The bumper at the beginning features members of the rap collective HUEY Gang and was produced by Jed Lickerman. For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.

Last month, the Chicago Community Bond Fund hosted City Bureau’s 58th Public Newsroom. Director of Advocacy Irene Romulo and volunteer Liz Corrado talked through Cook County’s money bond system and shared findings from a 2017 courtwatching initiative led by the Coalition to End Money Bond. Here they answer questions posed by a curious audience. Notes: As of early May, the Circuit Court of Cook County website has data about bond court from the last quarter of 2017 and first quarter of 2018. The Civic Federation proposed recommendations for the Sheriff’s Office, not legislation. Read and listen to more of South Side Weekly's coverage of bail at https://southsideweekly.com/?s=bail+reform. South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side - with your hosts Andrew Koski, Sam Larsen, and Olivia Obineme. The bumper at the beginning featured Chicago scholar, artist, and activist Eve Ewing and was produced by Jed Lickerman. For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.

South Side Weekly Radio hosts Olivia Obineme and Andrew Koski chatted live with reporter Anne Li about her recent article in South Side Weekly about how reading lists are created. Read the full article on southsideweekly.com: https://southsideweekly.com/recommended-reading-cps-librarians-teachers/ South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side - with your hosts Andrew Koski, Sam Larsen, and Olivia Obineme. The bumper at the beginning features SSW reporter Bridget Vaughn and the Chicago band Malafacha and was produced by Jed Lickerman. For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.

It’s the annual Summer Box Office show! Erik Childress breaks down his predictions for the 20 films he believes will be the tops in theaters this summer and then goes beyond just as a bonus. Sergio Mims is on hand to challenge some of those thoughts. They certainly agree what will be the champion of the summer, but can it be the biggest film of the year? It’s all here as they discuss Infinity War, Deadpool 2, Solo: A Star Wars Story as well as Sicario Deux and all the non-sequels as well. They even bring in some outside market research thanks to Olivia Obineme from WHPK Radio’s South Side Weekly. Do you agree or disagree with their findings?

South Side Weekly’s Bridget Vaughn and Olivia Obineme gathered South Siders responses during the January 20th Women’s March Chicago. Read the story and see photos from the March here: https://southsideweekly.com/south-side-voices-at-the-womens-march-chicago-2018/ South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side - with your Andrew Koski, Sam Larsen, and Olivia Obineme. The bumper at the beginning featured Chicago scholar, artist, and activist Eve Ewing and was produced by Jed Lickerman. For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.

South Side Weekly’s Erisa Apantaku gets the scoop on the new Culver’s that opened on January 23rd in Bronzeville. South Side Weekly Radio airs live on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side - with your Andrew Koski, Sam Larsen, and Olivia Obineme. The bumper at the beginning featured Chicago scholar, artist, and activist Eve Ewing and was produced by Jed Lickerman. For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.

This week we honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday with conversations with two photographers involved in Dr. King’s historical presence and his legacy. Larry Redmond, a lawyer, photographer, writer, and father, photographs recent Chicago protests to create art collages sparking dialogue around oppressive institutions and civilians. His artwork is up in the Uri-Eichen Gallery as part of the For The People Artists Collective 2018 Exhibition: Do Not Resist? 100 Years of Chicago Police Violence. Karega Kofi Moyo, born in 1939, was a teacher on the West Side of Chicago during the Civil Rights Era. When Moyo heard of MLK’s assassination, he headed to the West Side to document the uprising. His new exhibit in Rootwork Gallery features a never-before-seen series of photographs showing the interaction between riot police and a young boy. This week, the Weekly Read also delivers a new Read honoring Dr. King’s legacy. To close out the show, South Side Weekly’s Bridget Newsham shares her reporting on the Englewood steering committee and Chicago Public School’s plans to build a new school in Englewood after first closing four. Recorded live from WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side with your hosts Sam Larsen, Olivia Obineme, and Andrew Koski. The bumper at the beginning of the show featured Chicago scholar, artist, and activist Eve Ewing and was produced by Jed Lickerman. The at the end of the program was "oosd" by ersatz modem. You can find their music at https://ersatzmodem.bandcamp.com. For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.

This week we welcomed back Sam Larsen as he returned to the SSW Radio host chair after a semester in India. We also dug into our archives to share recordings from our May 2017 coverage of the Chicago Home Theater Festival, hearing a performance from Maggie Kubley, a performance and interview from Frankiem Mitchell, and an interview with the producer/curator of the night Lydia Ross. Then host Andrew Koski discussed what to expect in the new South Side Weekly print issue. To close out the show, we announced our upcoming interview with Emmy award-winning writer Lena Waithe. South Side Weekly hosts Olivia Obineme and Erisa Apantaku chat live with Waithe,  Tuesday, January 23, during the Weekly’s radio hour. Have you seen The Chi, yet? If you have a question or comment you want to share, tweet or leave us a voicemail at 224-215-1890 and we might share your question during the show. Recorded live from WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side with your hosts Olivia Obineme, Sam Larsen, and Andrew Koski. The bumper at the beginning of the show featured members of HUEY Gang and was produced by Jed Lickerman. For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.

Ken Davis is joined by The South Side Weekly’s Michael Wasney, to discuss his recent article about the rapid adoption of high-tech policing in Chicago. Specifically, Wasney talks about ShotSpotter, a network of hundreds of pole-mounted microphones that “listen” for the sound of gunshots, then refer the co-ordinates through special cell-phones to police cars. The system currently covers about half of Chicago’s footprint. This is a very expensive enterprise, and it raises serious concerns about privacy and entrapment. This program was produced by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV).

South Siders in various cafes share their holiday histories and traditions with South Side Weekly’s Bridget Vaughn. In the program, we hear from Sara Phillips, Cynthia Wilson, Chakena Sims, Josef Michael Carr, Erin Vogel, Darret Maddox, and Dewoun Hayes. Erisa Apantaku interviews South Side Weekly’s editor-in-chief Hafsa Razi and managing editor Julia Aizuss about the history of South Side Weekly, what brought them to the paper, and how others can get involved too. To close out the hour, hosts Olivia Obineme and Erisa Apantaku interview writer Henry Bacha about his recent article in South Side Weekly about how Chicagoans are contributing to the earthquake and hurricane relief efforts in Mexico and Puerto Rico. In between, the Weekly Read reads Chris Rock’s Total Blackout Tour appearance in Chicago. Recorded live from WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side with your hosts Erisa Apantaku and Olivia Obineme. The bumper at the beginning of the show featured members of Malafacha and was produced by Jed Lickerman. This week's Weekly Read was produced by Erisa Apantaku. Music heard during the Weekly Read is “Noah’s Stark” by Krackatoa available on www.freemusicarchive.org. Other music heard during this episode: “All An Axolotl Wants For Christmas Is Iodine” by junior85, also available on www.freemusicarchive.org. For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.

Rachel McCauley, who won second place in the 2017 South Side Pie Challenge fruit category for her pie “A PEARfect APPLEtunity,” shows South Side Weekly’s Ellen Hao and Erisa Apantaku how to make chocolate cake with edible pinecones. Blackstone Library’s Anne Keogh shares some of the relics she found, including a 100+ year old edition of Shakespeare, during a recent renovation. From Englewood Speaks, a series of storytelling events held at Kusanya Cafe, Dr. Janice Tuck-Lively shares what she learned while she was teaching. In between, the Weekly Read shares her opinion on opinions. Recorded live from WHPK 88.5 FM - The Pride of the South Side with your hosts Andrew Koski and Olivia Obineme. The bumper at the beginning of the show featured members of HUEY Gang and was produced by Jed Lickerman. This week's Weekly Read was produced by Sam Larsen. Music heard during the Weekly Read is "Nasty" by David Szestay available on www.freemusicarchive.org. Other music heard during this episode: “Manele” by Blue Dot Sessions, “Blanks” by Podington Bear, “After war (ID 721)” by Lobo Loco, and “Original Rags (1900, piano roll)” by Scott Joplin. You can find all that music on www.freemusicarchive.org. For more news, visit www.southsideweekly.com.

Another wonderful guest that I am blessed to call a co-worker.  Fellow educator Erisa Apantaku has lead quite a life, having lived and traveled overseas, competitively swam in high school, and more recently, has become a radio broadcast journalist with a lot of success over at WHPK.  Erisa writes fiction short stories and film scripts, produces a podcast in which she interviews people about their identities, and writes little songs with her guitar. She loves collaborating with people on almost anything that involves “making art.”  Needless to say, we get along swimmingly and this conversation brings a lot to the table that previous guests haven't before!  She's one of the more ambitious and dedicated people I know and I can assure that you'll enjoy learning about her just as much as I have! Check out Erisa's Blog: https://apeandtaco.wordpress.com/ Follow Erisa on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/apeandtaco/ Check out South Side Weekly: https://southsideweekly.com/

ERIN JANE NELSON!!!   The Psycopomp-er herself checks in do discuss Animal cognition, human speciesism, Aron Gent, threats to an Open Society, Fivver, Quilts, Jacquard fabric printing technology, operating as an artist and as an institution! http://sexmagazine.us/sexlife/erin-jane-nelson-at-hester/ http://psychopompopolis.net/ http://documentspace.com/exhibitions/erin-jane-nelson/ And the T... Sam Durant and the Walker vs. everyone else http://www.startribune.com/read-artist-sam-durant-s-full-statement-on-scaffold-controversy/425141933/ Theaster Gates vs. the South Side Weekly https://southsideweekly.com/cracks-in-theaster-gates-rebuild-foundation/ Prospect 4? https://www.bestofneworleans.com/thelatest/archives/2017/05/23/prospect4-artists-announced-trevor-schoonmaker-previews-expo

This week we check in with Naima Keith and Ian Weaver...   Naima Keith Deputy Director of Exhibits and Programs at the California African American Museum and Chicago Art rocker and roller Ian Weaver join the show to talk about the Artadia Granting program, (COOK COUNTY - YOUR ARTADIA APPLICATIONS ARE DUE ON THE FIRST OF JUNE,) Museum Challenges, tindering artists, programing at CAAM, Pilsen and the Little Village, inventing histories for communities which have suffered erasure, the Black Knight Archive, and how facing the past helps us find the future. The T is rich this week with a bizarre and public fight on Facebook between two prominent Chicago Art worlders, the South Side Weekly digs deep into Theaster Gate's Rebuild Foundation, and the Chicago Torture Justice Center Opens today!  

Ken Davis is joined by urban policy writer Daniel Kay Hertz. They discuss the CTA’s plan to extend the Red Line to 130th street and an alternative Hertz proposed in the South Side Weekly to institute rapid-transit-style service on nearby Metra tracks. They also talk about seemingly-stalled efforts to build a Bus Rapid Transit line along Ashland Avenue, and the possibility that autonomous vehicles could someday completely reinvent what we think of today as public transportation. They also discuss the possible loss of the Thompson Center, which Hertz says will one day be included in photo-books of lost architectural treasures. And he extolls the virtues of four-plus-one apartment buildings. This program was produced by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV).

SSW Radio launches our podcast with three interviews from locals of the South Side, as featured in our newsprint counterpart, the South Side Weekly. Includes interviews with rapper Psalm One, youth development director Robyn Delahousay, and an uber driver.