Barber Shop Show
Consider this your virtual Barber Shop. What do you want to real talk about?
On this installment of the Barber Shop Show, we check-in with our favorite local journalists and bloggers. They told us about recent developments in the news that they liked and ones they disliked. Then they told us those moments that made them go WTF!?!
This week we were be joined by Glenn Readus of The Chicago Crusader
and Maria Zamudio of the Chicago Reporter.
Plus, we talked with WBEZ’s Bill Healy about the Mother’s Day Parade tragedy in New Orleans. He was there. He shared his thoughts on the story, and the group discussed why they think it’s not getting the national news coverage that the Boston Marathon Bombing got.
illustration by Larry Roibal
The Barber Shop Show airs live from Carter’s Barber Shop in Chicago’s North Lawndale neighborhood on Fridays at Noon (CST) with a rebroadcast Saturdays at Noon. http:/vocalo.org 89.5fm (NWI/CHI) and 90.7fm (CHI).
This week is our Mid-Month Mash Up on the Barber Shop Show. On this installment of the Barber Shop Show, we check-in with our favorite local journalists and bloggers. They’ll tell us about recent developments in the news that they liked and ones they disliked. Then they’ll tell us those moments that made them go WTF!?!
This week we’ll be joined by Glenn Readus of The Chicago Crusader
and Maria Zamudio of the Chicago Reporter.
Plus, we’ll talk with WBEZ’s Bill Healy about the Mother’s Day Parade tragedy in New Orleans. He was there. He’ll share his thoughts on the story, and why he thinks it’s not getting the national news coverage that the Boston Marathon Bombing got.
illustration by Larry Roibal
The Barber Shop Show airs live from Carter’s Barber Shop in Chicago’s North Lawndale neighborhood on Fridays at Noon (CST) with a rebroadcast Saturdays at Noon. http:/vocalo.org 89.5fm (NWI/CHI) and 90.7fm (CHI).
Video from a recent installment of the Barber Shop Show. We unpacked Yana Kunichoff’s article for the Chicago Reporter’s Muckrakers Blog, “Could the Mayor’s plan to stop drinking, public urination worsen crowding at Cook County Jail?”
Plus, we talked to Maria Gaspar, Maria recently completed an audio documentary program through the Vocalo Storytellers Workshop. Her documentary unpacks the relationship between The Cook County Jail and the surrounding Little Village neighborhood.
The Barber Shop Show airs live from Carter’s Barber Shop in Chicago’s North Lawndale neighborhood on Fridays at Noon. vocalo.org 89.5fm (NWI/CHI) and 90.7fm (CHI).
Video courtesy of The Chicago Reporter.
On this installment of the Barber Shop Show, we updated two local stories that are probably being talked about at barber shops all over town: pending CPS closures and local sports.
This week, independent hearing officers reviewed Chicago Public Schools’ list of 54 slated closings. They oppose 13 of the proposed closings, saying those schools don’t meet state standards that warrant a shutdown. In addition to this, more and more questions are being raised about the savings CPS has projected from the closures.
Joining us at the shop to update us on all this was: WBEZ’s Linda Lutton
Later in the show, we got an update on what’s going on in local sports, particularly baseball and basketball. For that, we were joined by:
· WBEZ Sports Analyst Cheryl Rae Stout
· and Fred Mitchell of the Chicago Tribune
…as well as a couple of folks at the shop getting their hair cut.
Coming to you live each Friday at Noon from Carter’s Barber Shop in Chicago’s North Lawndale neighborhood, The Barber Shop Show is your weekly dose of real talk, straight from the shop floor. No punches are pulled and no topic is considered off-topic. Hosted by WBEZ’s Richard Steele. Produced by Ayana Contreras and Engineered by Sarah Lu.
The Barber Shop Show airs on Vocalo.org 89.5fm (NWI/CHI) and 90.7fm (CHI).
Our partner, The Chicago Reporter will be holding a community forum Monday, May 13th. “Still in the Shadows?”, a community forum on immigration, is a free event. For more info, see the flyer above.
Today on the Barber Shop Show, we’ll update two local stories that are probably being talked about at barber shops all over town: pending CPS closures and local sports.
This week, independent hearing officers reviewed Chicago Public Schools’ list of 54 slated closings. They oppose 13 of the proposed closings, saying those schools don’t meet state standards that warrant a shutdown. In addition to this, more and more questions are being raised about the savings CPS has projected from the closures.
Joining us at the shop to update us on all this is:
• WBEZ’s Linda Lutton
Later in the show, we’ll update you on what’s going on in local sports, particularly baseball and basketball. For that, we’ll be joined by:
· WBEZ Sports Analyst Cheryl Rae Stout
· Fred Mitchell of the Chicago Tribune
On this installment of the Barber Shop Show, we talked about the changes impacting riders of the CTA, including the Red Line south of Roosevelt being shut down until October 2013. There’s also a lot of changes around the new Ventra card, and the Jeffrey Jump (and early foray into high speed bus service). We also hear about proposed changes to bus service on 31st Street, that could impact residents in Bronzeville, Bridgeport, Armour Square, and Little Village.
Will all these changes amount to better, faster more reliable public transit in Chicago?
Joining us at the shop:
• Jon Hilkevitch, Transportation Reporter for the Chicago Tribune,
• Claudia Ayala, a Public Transit and Enviromental Justice activist with the Little Village Environmental Justice Organization.
• and Brenna Conway, Campaign Manager at the Active Transportation Alliance.
The Barber Shop Show airs live from Carter’s Barber Shop in Chicago’s North Lawndale neighborhood on Fridays at Noon. vocalo.org 89.5fm (NWI/CHI) and 90.7fm (CHI).
There is no news here. Nothing could be more every day – literally. I did something that one in 20 Chicagoans do on weekdays and something that I’ve done too many times to count. I took a ride on the CTA Red Line.
On Friday’s Barber Shop Show, we’ll be talking about the changes impacting riders of the CTA, including the Red Line south of Roosevelt being shut down until October 2013. To illustrate just who’s going to be impacted by that closure, check the post above from WBEZ’s Dan Weissman. There’s also a lot of changes around the new Ventra card, and the Jeffrey Jump (and early foray into high speed bus service).
Are You impacted by CTA changes? How are you faring (pun intended)? Let us know and we may read your comments on air.
The Barber Shop Show airs live from Carter’s Barber Shop in Chicago’s North Lawndale neighborhood on Fridays at Noon. vocalo.org 89.5fm (NWI/CHI) and 90.7fm (CHI).
On this installment of the Barber Shop Show, we unpack Yana Kunichoff’s article for the Chicago Reporter’s Muckrakers Blog, “Could the Mayor’s plan to stop drinking, public urination worsen crowding at Cook County Jail?” She joined us to explain how so-called victimless crimes have much steeper consequences, thanks to a new City of Chicago Ordinance. Those consequences might even lead to overcrowding at Cook County Jail.
Plus, we talked to Maria Gaspar, Maria recently completed an audio documentary program through the Vocalo Storytellers Workshop. Her documentary unpacks the relationship between The Cook County Jail and the surrounding Little Village neighborhood. We also heard that documentary.
The Barber Shop Show airs live from Carter’s Barber Shop in Chicago’s North Lawndale neighborhood on Fridays at Noon. vocalo.org 89.5fm (NWI/CHI) and 90.7fm (CHI).
On Friday’s Barber Shop Show, we unpack Yana Kunichoff’s article for the Chicago Reporter’s Muckrakers Blog, “Could the Mayor’s plan to stop drinking, public urination worsen crowding at Cook County Jail?” She’ll join us to explain how so-called victimless crimes have much steeper consequences, thanks to a new City of Chicago Ordinance. Those consequences might even lead to overcrowding at Cook County Jail.
We’ll also be joined by Tracy Siska of the Chicago Justice Project. He’ll explain more about who is targeted for conviction of these crimes.
Plus, we’ll talk to Maria Gaspar, Maria recently completed an audio documentary program through the Vocalo Storytellers Workshop. Her documentary unpacks the relationship between The Cook County Jail and the surrounding Little Village neighborhood. We’ll also hear that documentary.
The Barber Shop Show airs live from Carter’s Barber Shop in Chicago’s North Lawndale neighborhood on Fridays at Noon. vocalo.org 89.5fm (NWI/CHI) and 90.7fm (CHI).
