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WBEZ 91.5 offers over 560,000 listeners each week a wide variety of programs from news and public affairs to music and arts.  Chicago Public Media produces such distinctive and innovative programming as This American Life, Eight Forty-Eight, Sound Opinions, Worldview and Vocalo.org. WBEZ is the only Chicago area member station of NPR®, producers of Morning Edition® and All Things Considered®. We also broadcast programming distributed by Public Radio International and American Public Media as well as from many other national and international program sources.

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Chicago Public Radio's coverage of the economic meltdown.

  • From: WBEZ
  • Updated: Nov 06, 2009
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WBEZ’s Curious City is a new approach to community-powered stories. The public poses questions about Chicago, the region and its people, votes on their favorites and teams up with WBEZ reporters to find answers. The outcomes range from videos to comic books to yes - radio stories! Here you can find a collection of our stories that relate to Chicago but have wider appeal.

  • From: WBEZ
  • Updated: May 22, 2013
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16 Pieces

Got a question about Chicago, the region or the people who live here? Anything you’ve always wondered about, found peculiar or downright confusing? Ask questions, vote, discover answers. It’s your Curious City.

  • From: WBEZ
  • Updated: Aug 12, 2013
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148 Pieces

"Filmspotting" is an hour-long program about film, including: movie reviews, interviews, top 5 lists, listener feedback and insightful film talk. Filmspotting is available on PRX by noon (CST) on Fridays. Promos are available on PRX earlier in the week.

  • From: WBEZ
  • Updated: May 30, 2014
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17 Pieces

This a series produced by Vocalo for WBEZ, called Live From Studio. LFS10,

  • From: WBEZ
  • Updated: Oct 28, 2014
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Presented here are finalists from the 2005 Louder Than a Bomb teen poetry slam. The work of these incredible young writers is offered to you so that they might share their stories, break stereotypes, and speak the truth as they challenge both themselves and their audiences.

  • From: WBEZ
  • Updated: Sep 21, 2010
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21 Pieces

Presented here are the finalists from the 2007 Louder Than a Bomb teen poetry slam. The work of these incredible young writers is offered to you so that they might share their stories, break stereotypes, and speak the truth as they challenge both themselves and their audiences.

  • From: WBEZ
  • Updated: Mar 20, 2007
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24 Pieces

Chicago Public Radio is pleased to distribute the 2008 collection of Louder Than a Bomb Teen Poetry Festival and Competition studio recordings (LTAB2008), just in time for National Poetry Month. For the fourth year, the station invited competition finalists in-studio from this nationally-renowned teen poetry slam, hosted by Young Chicago Authors, and present these 24 pieces (all under 3 minutes) to you ? enjoy!

  • From: WBEZ
  • Updated: Apr 01, 2008
Caption: Louder Than a Bomb Teen Poetry Festival and Competition, Credit: Young Chicago Authors
24 Pieces

Just in time for National Poetry Month, Chicago Public Radio is thrilled to distribute a series of studio recordings featuring the finalists of the 2010 Louder Than a Bomb Teen Poetry Festival and Competition. For the sixth year, Chicago Public Radio invited competition finalists from this nationally-renowned teen poetry slam, hosted by Young Chicago Authors, to record their performance pieces in our studios. We present to you 24 pieces (all under 3 minutes.) Enjoy!

  • From: WBEZ
  • Updated: Mar 30, 2010
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22 Pieces

Just in time for National Poetry Month, Chicago Public Media (WBEZ-Chicago) is thrilled to distribute a series of studio recordings featuring the finalists of the 2011 Louder Than a Bomb Teen Poetry Festival and Competition.

  • From: WBEZ
  • Updated: Apr 01, 2011

Latest Pieces

Caption: Dat Donut in Chatham, Credit: Logan Jaffe
An anonymous listener asked Curious City: "Does Chicago have any more privately-owned doughnut shops, and which is the best?"

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  • Added: Nov 14, 2013
  • Length: 10:01
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Caption: Jared Leto and Matthew McConaughey in 'Dallas Buyers Club'
For his latest, "Dallas Buyers Club," the transformation is physical. Actor Matthew McConaughey lost dozens of pounds to play HIV positive Ron Woo...

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  • Added: Nov 11, 2013
  • Length: 53:59
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Caption: Adèle Exarchopoulos and Léa Seydoux in 'Blue Is the Warmest Color'
What’s more awkward: Dustin Hoffman’s Benjamin hooking up with Mrs. Robinson, or Josh and Adam tackling their Top 5 Sexual Awakening Movies? Plus, ...

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  • Added: Nov 08, 2013
  • Length: 53:59
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Rachel Kimura asked us to gather stories of old diners around Chicago ... and in the process of getting those, we couldn't help but wonder: how did...

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  • Added: Oct 31, 2013
  • Length: 09:32
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Caption: Teach a man to read, he still can't catch dinner. , Credit: (WBEZ/Tanveer Ali)
Even in this digital information age, local libraries still manage to be busy slinging books. But what else can you check-out there? Turns out a wh...

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  • Added: Oct 31, 2013
  • Length: 06:26
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Caption: What's that smell?, Credit: Jennifer Brandel/WBEZ
While playing with her kids at the Archer Park playground in Chicago, Juliet Martinez caught the distinct fragrance of silly putty.

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  • Added: Oct 09, 2013
  • Length: 21:32
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Caption: A snippet of Chicago’s Deep Tunnel, Credit: Erik Nelson Rodriguez/The Illustrated Press
A Curious Citizen had a hunch there might be tunnels lurking beneath Chicago’s downtown. She had no idea how right she was.

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  • Added: Sep 24, 2013
  • Length: 09:32
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A post-industrial neighborhood considers whether to market its history ... or start a Pullman 2.0

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  • Added: Sep 19, 2013
  • Length: 09:21
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Caption: Dunning Memorial Gate, Credit: Shawn Allee
The forgotten history of an asylum and poor house on Chicago's northwest side.

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  • Added: Sep 10, 2013
  • Length: 09:53
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Caption: Aladdin's Castle, Credit: Chuck Wlodarcyk
Investigating a historic Chicago amusement park.

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  • Added: Sep 04, 2013
  • Length: 10:00
  • Purchases: 1