WBEZ

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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.

Series

Caption: www.wbez.org/cleverapes
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WBEZ’s science experiment, “Clever Apes” is a nano-sized show with a cosmic scope. It tells the stories of the rich scientific community of the Chicago area, its quirky characters and the fascinating, often mind-bending questions they’re out to answer. But it is not so Chicago-centric that it won't work for your town.

  • From: WBEZ
  • Updated: Apr 05, 2012
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From Nobel Peace Prize winners to Nicaraguan sweatshop workers, Worldview highlights a range of voices that go beyond the headlines.

  • From: WBEZ
  • Updated: Apr 21, 2011

Latest Pieces

Caption: Top 5 Music Docs, 'The Last Waltz' (at 45)
With Jonathan Demme's seminal Talking Heads concert film “Stop Making Sense” back in theaters, Adam and Josh share their Top 5 Music Docs, and give...

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  • Added: Sep 22, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 10
Caption: Richard Linklater's 'Dazed and Confused' at 30
30 years later, Filmspotting offers up a sacred cow review of the cult classic, Richard Linklater’s “Dazed and Confused.” Is it even better than th...

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  • Added: Sep 15, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 10
Caption: 'Midnight Run' turns 35
The Filmspotting Pantheon contains distinguished titles like “Vertigo,” “Do The Right Thing,” and “The Godfather.” Also? The 1988 action comedy “Mi...

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  • Added: Sep 08, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 10
Caption: Fall Movie Preview including Killers of the Flower Moon / Priscilla
As they consider the fall movie slate, Adam and Josh look past some of the bigger releases for questions about the season’s potential hidden gems. ...

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  • Added: Sep 01, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 9
Caption: 'Bottoms' / 'Risky Business' (at 40)
Filmmaker Emma Seligman (“Shiva Baby”) wields satirical feminism in her raunchy, violent, and hilarious new high school comedy "Bottoms." Josh, alo...

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  • Added: Aug 25, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 11
Caption: 'The Fugitive' at 30
Not the most acclaimed film of ‘93, but maybe the most surprisingly acclaimed. Josh and guest Michael Phillips on the lasting appeal of Harrison Fo...

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  • Added: Aug 18, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 10
Caption: Ousmane Sembène's 1966 African Cinema classic, 'Black Girl'
A tribute to the late William Friedkin, and Adam and Josh dive into the second installment in their African Cinema Marathon -- Ousmane Sembène's 19...

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  • Added: Aug 11, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 9
Caption: Top 5 horror movie jump scares!
Adam and Josh share the Top 5 Jump Scares that messed them up. Plus, Filmspotting begins its African cinema marathon with a review of 1958’s “Cairo...

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  • Added: Aug 04, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 9
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For the most anticipated double feature in years -- Greta Gerwig's "Barbie" and Christopher Nolan's "Oppenheimer" -- Adam and Josh praise two very ...

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  • Added: Jul 28, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 10
Caption: 'Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One'
With its show-stopping stunts, the long-awaited seventh film in the “Mission: Impossible” series – Dead Reckoning Part One – delivers the goods. Bu...

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  • Added: Jul 21, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 9