reclaimed soul practically speaking barber shop show beat latino domingos en espa ol collaborators community partners storytellers workshop playlive on vocalo recently played today s playlist 91.1 fm chi 89.5 fm nwi hewnmi twitter feed my flickr feed my instagram feed 10 14 16 barber shop show 284 october mid month mash up77 plays barbershopshow just about every month we check in with our favorite local journalists and bloggers . we get their perspectives on the recent local and national news headlines that caught their attention . they tell us what they think is the good news and the bad news . then they tell us about those moments that made them go wtf this month host richard steele was joined by kathy chaney managing editor of ebony magazine becky vevea wbez education reporter ken davis host of chicago newsroom on can tvthe barber shop show airs sundays at 9am on vocalo 91.1 fm . you can also stream live at vocalo.org . in addition the show rebroadcasts on sundays at 3pm on wbez 91.5 fm source 6vocalo wbez barbershopshow education news ebony b1 day ago y p4 notes rshare a 0 shortlink tul 10 14 16 zoom our favorite critic reggie ponder thereelcritic was in the studio this morning discussing the box office returns for the birth of a nation . he also reviews kevin hart s new movie and talks about the upcoming chicago international film festival . b1 day ago y p0 notes rshare a 0 shortlink tul 10 14 16 reggie the reel critic talks box office and chicago international film festival5 plays reggie the reel critic stops by to review kevin hart s new film kevin hart what now and to talk last weekend s box office results including number one girl on the train and a dismal showing from birth of a nation . he also chats with jessie and jill about the chicago international film festival which continues till october 27 . reggie the reel critic ponder is vocalo s senior film correspondent . he is a weekly contributor on the morning amp s critic for a minute friday where he breaks down box office numbers and tells us which new releases are worth spending our money on.for a complete list of films and showtimes at the chicago international film festival visit www.chicagofilmfestival.com the morning amp airs m f 8 10 am on 91.1 fm chi 89.5 fm nwi and streaming at www.vocalo.orgsource 6chifilmfest everybodylovesmovies thereelcritic boxoffice kevinhart filmbuff themorningamp vocalo b1 day ago y p0 notes rshare a 0 shortlink tul 10 14 16 sandra trevino shares new tracks from codigos postales and orkesta mendoza7 plays sandra trevino is the founder of one of chicago s leading sources of latin alternative music and news enchufate.com . jesse and jill chatted with her in the studio about upcoming music releases and sampled a couple of tracks from codigos postales and orkesta mendoza . asha by codigos postalescodigospostales asha dont go featuring loli molina redoble by orkesta mendoza from album vamos a guarachar orkesta mendoza.bandcamp.com album vamo guaracharenchufatechicago.tumblr.comthe morning amp airs m f 8 10 am on 91.1 fm chi 89.5 fm nwi and streaming at www.vocalo.orgsource 6vocalo themorningamp latalt enchufate codigos postales orkesta mendoza music latin latino podcast radio b1 day ago y p0 notes rshare a 0 shortlink tul 10 14 16 monroe martin iii on headlining at zanie s and the curious case of the stuffed rabbit5 plays monroe martin iii is a philadelphia based comedian who is visiting chicago to headline a series of shows at the old town zanie s comedy club . featured in shows like master of none and last comic standing monroe came into the studio to talk with jesse and jill about the comedy touring circuit and his philly dream sitcom . monroe also discussed how his personal experiences have informed his comedy.www.monroemartincomedy.com www.chicago.zanies.com news.php news . waecheurlcsthe morning amp airs m f 8 10 am on 91.1 fm chi 89.5 fm nwi and streaming at www.vocalo.orgsource 6chicago philadelphia comedy monroe martin iii podcast interview radio vocalo themorningamp b1 day ago y p0 notes rshare a 0 shortlink tul 10 14 16 musical director doug peck on goodman s new production of leonard bernstein s wondertown . 4 plays doug peck already known as a jack of all trades in chicago theatre puts on his musical director hat for goodman theatre s production of leonard bernstein s wonderful town . jill hopkins spoke with doug about the production his work with the black lives matter movement and his dedication to diversity in chicago theatre.the morning amp airs m f 8 10 am on 91.1 fm chi 89.5 fm nwi and streaming at www.vocalo.orgimage from www.goodman.orgsource 6chicagotheatre theatre goodman theatre leonard bernstein doug peck chicago musical theatre interlochen wonderfultown b1 day ago y p0 notes rshare a 0 shortlink tul 10 14 16 zoom comedian monroemartiniii came into the studio and talked about his comedic style and his philadelphia comedy dream team . monroe will be headlining all weekend at zanies comedy club zanieschicago in old town . www.monroemartincomedy.comwww.chicago.zanies.com news.php viewstory 1094 . wadvxuurlcs 6philadelphia b1 day ago y p1 notes rshare a 0 shortlink tul 10 13 16 peace council discusses october surprises e mail leaks trump tapes russian hackers and more3 plays claudia garcia rojas is a chicago based writer and activist . she is co director of the chicago taskforce on violence against girls & young women and a black studies doctoral candidate at northwestern . coya paz is an associate professor at the theatre school at depaul university and artistic director at free street theater . both women made up today s peace council . we ll talk about october surprises ; leaked e mails trump tapes russian hackers and what impact this has on how we vote.the morning amp airs m f 8 10 am on 91.1 fm chi 89.5 fm nwi and streaming at www.vocalo.orgsource 6trump clintion vocalo public radio chicago voting presidential race elections october surprise social justice politics themorningamp b2 days ago y p0 notes rshare a 0 shortlink tul 10 13 16 100 hauntings play explores the intersection between ghost stories and social justice2 plays 100 hauntings is an exploration of chicago hauntings history and how they are intertwined with culture and identity . free street artistic director coya paz says we were interested in ordinary ghosts the kind that haunt your laundry room . it was important to us to take these hauntings seriously to ask what the appearance of a ghost can tell us about the forgotten histories of our city . coya and co director bobby biedrzycki joined the amp to talk about the free street theater production which runs through 12 2 . the morning amp airs m f 8 10 am on 91.1 fm chi 89.5 fm nwi and streaming at www.vocalo.orgsource 6vocalo public radio chicago free street theater theatre halloween ghosts ghost stories social justice history themorningamp b2 days ago y p0 notes rshare a 0 shortlink tul 10 12 16 coft unpacks criticism against black feminism and poor box office opening for birth of a nation 11 plays on this week s council of feminist thought whitney caps and april callen scissors discuss the unsuccessful opening weekend of nate parker s birth of a nation and how some attribute the poor box officer performance to black feminist criticism of the film and filmmaker turner s sexual assault allegations.april callen scissors is a local cultural critic covering race gender and equity in washington dc . whitney caps is the curator of the gala arts collective and co creator and host of the art break podcast.image of birth of a nation actress gabrielle union by chris pizzello invision ap . the morning amp airs m f 8 10 am on 91.1 fm chi 89.5 fm nwi and streaming at www.vocalo.org source 6black feminism feministwednesday feminsim birthofanation coft nateparker b3 days ago y p0 notes rshare a 0 shortlink tul 10 12 16 ctu strike averted . tentative deal reached .1 play moments before the union s deadline chicago teachers union president karen lewis announced that a tentative deal had been reached . that agreement prevented a strike that would have begun yesterday morning . wbez reporter sarah karp spoke with jesse and jill about her report.the morning amp airs m f 8 10 am on 91.1 fm chi 89.5 fm nwi and streaming at www.vocalo.orgsource 6ctu cps public schools chicago public schools public radio vocalo chicago education wbez strike themorningamp b3 days ago y p0 notes rshare a 0 shortlink tul 10 12 16 zoom whitney capps and jillhopkins after the council of feminist thought . we talked about birthofanation and how some have attributed it s lack of success this weekend to black feminism while others pointed to nateparker s past . april scissors joined on the phone . themorningamp feminism chicago publicradio 6chicago birthofanation nateparker publicradio themorningamp feminism b3 days ago y p0 notes rshare a 0 shortlink tul 10 11 16 frank waln is a lakota activist and hip hop artist from the sicangu sioux rosebud reservation in south dakota . jesse menendez spoke with frank about his new song called 7 which describes the plight of indigenous people in the unites states . the song also addresses this country s dark history of genocide and colonization at the hands of our founding fathers . 6frank waln lakota native american native history history music vocalo music vocalo chicago public radio indigenous american history hip hop social justice genocide b4 days ago y p2 notes rshare a 0 shortlink tul 10 11 16 frank waln talks native history new single and seventh generation prophecy33 plays frank waln is a lakota activist and hip hop artist from the sicangu sioux rosebud reservation in south dakota . jesse menendez spoke with frank about his new song called 7 which describes the plight of indigenous people in the unites states . the song also addresses this country s dark history of genocide and colonization at the hands of our founding fathers . source 6frank waln vocalo public radio chicago hip hop lakota native american indigenous people social justice genocide history american history vocalo music b4 days ago y p1 notes rshare a 0 shortlink tul 10 11 16 blackalicious gift of gab talks health and economic matrix23 plays influential west coast hip hop duo blackalicious current album imani vol 1 is their first studio album in over a decade . imani is sprinkled with lead mc gift of gab s signature technical wordplay and positive imagery while producer chief xcel provides a robust backdrop . jesse menendez spoke with gab about the new album his health and the state of modern hip hop . source 6blackalicious vocalo public radio chicago imani hip hop matrix gift of gab vocalo music music b4 days ago y p1 notes rshare a 0 shortlink tul 1 of 287older load more posts ... 2016 chicago public media privacy policy . vocalo is what commercial radio isn t independent music and real voices that represent the soul of chicago . join the movement . vocalo 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