This week we commemorate the Chicago Reader’s 40th Birthday with an interview with Chicago journalism legend Michael Miner.  Also: Thea Lux, Whit Nelson, Hans Holsen and music by Dastardly. Listen here on WBEZ.org.

Check out all the photos from the 10/15 show at our Flickr.

This week’s Radio Mag features selections from the 10/8 show. From WBEZ: “This was just a big, big news week, so Chad the Bird recaps it for you. Matt Klingler plays Terrence McCarthy, who talks about the cancellation of The Playboy Club. James Porter weighs in on the Hank Williams Jr. Hitler controversy. Katie Rich gives election advice to single ladies. There’s music from Jessica Joy and Chance Bone.”  Listen here on WBEZ.org.

View photos from the show.

“The show starts off with Alisa ‘Plucky’ Rosenthal singing ‘Corns For My Country.’ Katie Watson becomes avant-garde Cassidy Nabisco, who feels theater can save the world from war. Andrea Lenaburg is our expert expat from North Dakota, and she gets us deep into the state’s natural resources. And Josh Zagoren, aka Chad the Bird, talks about the Jewish high holidays.”  Listen here on WBEZ.org

Listen to this week’s podcast at WBEZ.org, featuring TWO musical guests (Justin Hayford & Bobby Conn) plus Katie Rich & Brett Neveu.

Photos from the whole amazing show are here.

This week’s podcast features Dan Sinker, Mel Evans & Brian Babylon. Listen at WBEZ.org.

Dan Sinker. Photo by Evan Hanover.

Tavi Gevinson (source: thestylerookie.com)

Listen here on WBEZ.org as Megan Stielstra (The Second Story) discusses 15-year-old media wunderkind Tavi Gevinson, Benno Nelson (The New Colony) takes a fresh look at post-9/11 art and Sad Brad Smith (musician/actor) explains why he’s strewing seeds all over his bed this fall. Plus a word from our sponsor by funnyman Doug Hurley and some super sexy tunes by Chicago actor Chris Damiano (Million Dollar Quartet).

Julia Sweeney. Photo by Erin Nekervis

This one’s called “The Great Flood” in homage to our 9/33 show’s little storm and the roof leakage, puddles, teamwork and wet-vac-ing that ensued.  We had an SNL alum and a storm trooper in the show you guys.  Just listen.

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Apologies for the delay in posting this link: Here is The Radio Magazine for the 8/27 show, featuring Kelly Kleiman, Kim Bellware and Shannon Cason with music by Briar Rabbit.

Phillip-Michael Scales of Briar Rabbit

Kelly Kleiman

Kim Bellware

Shannon Cason

Photos by Ali Weiss Klingler