Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchCPS is Back After Standoff, Bears Keep Disappointing, and Vote for Us!
It was a long news week in Chicago, as the teachers union and Mayor Lori Lightfoot fought over whether kids and teachers should be in the classroom. That disagreement meant no class at all for a week…
Published on 3 years, 11 months ago
New Documentary Takes Us Inside Juice WRLD
Chicago rapper Juice WRLD had a meteoric rise, going from dropping tracks on SoundCloud to becoming Billboard’s Top New Artist in less than four years. When the 21-year-old died in 2019 from a drug o…
Published on 3 years, 11 months ago
The Black Arts Movement is Still Speaking to Chicagoans
You may have heard host/producer Ayana Contreras on Vocalo or WBEZ, bringing soul music to the airwaves and diving into the stories behind the songs on the show, "Reclaimed Soul." Her first book, “En…
Published on 3 years, 11 months ago
Lightfoot and CTU, a Conflict Years in the Making
Chicago Public Schools students will return to classes Wednesday, now that the district and the Chicago Teachers Union have reached a tentative deal. Students went nearly a full week of no instructio…
Published on 3 years, 11 months ago
How Bobby Rush went from Black Panther to Congressman
Rep. Bobby Rush has represented Illinois’ 1st District since 1993. His path to Congress was more unconventional than many of his peers’. He was co-founder of the Illinois Black Panther Party, an alde…
Published on 3 years, 11 months ago
School Chaos, A Political Legend Retires, and Bulls Give Us Hope
WCIU reporter Brandon Pope and Block Club Chicago’s Jamie Nesbitt Golden break down the week’s news with host Jacoby Cochran, including the chaos Chicago Public Schools families, teachers, and staff …
Published on 3 years, 11 months ago
Dr. Arwady Prepared for a Public Health Crisis, Not for the Political Battles
Dr. Allison Arwady was confirmed as Commissioner of Chicago’s Department of Public Health just a couple months before the COVID-19 pandemic struck the city. Since then, she’s been all over the place,…
Published on 3 years, 11 months ago
New Chicago YMCA Leader Says It's More than 'Swim and Gym’
The YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago has been around for nearly 170 years, and some of that age is showing. The place where you can play basketball, learn to swim, get child care, or even find temporary …
Published on 3 years, 11 months ago
Feeling Ashamed of Getting COVID? You're Not Alone
At this point, virtually all of us know someone who has had COVID-19, or we’ve gotten it ourselves. There are a lot of reasons for that — the omicron surge, a return to (somewhat) normal life, uneven…
Published on 3 years, 11 months ago
Here We Go Again — Should CPS Students Return to Classrooms?
More than 300,000 public school kids in Chicago are expected back in the classroom today after winter break. Their return comes as the city averages nearly 4,000 COVID cases a day. Before the break, …
Published on 3 years, 11 months ago