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A teacher at a Manhattan private school gave an assignment to her students that was viewed by...Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:16:59 EDThttp://vocalo.org/post/53309101236/vocalooverdrive-university-of-chicagohttp://vocalo.org/post/53309101236/vocalooverdrive-university-of-chicagovocalooverdrive: University of Chicago fraternity prank involving a series of offensive packages leaves mail carrier as victim. A racist, homophobic prank involving a University of Chicago...Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:16:23 EDThttp://vocalo.org/post/53309064474/vocalooverdrive-having-an-intern-isnthttp://vocalo.org/post/53309064474/vocalooverdrive-having-an-intern-isntvocalooverdrive: “Having an intern isn’t supposed to be a benefit for your company.[…]The employer that provides the training derives no immediate advantage from the activity of the intern and, on...Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:15:54 EDThttp://vocalo.org/post/53300562631/practicallyspeaking-vocalo-on-this-installmenthttp://vocalo.org/post/53300562631/practicallyspeaking-vocalo-on-this-installmentpracticallyspeaking-vocalo: On this installment of Practically Speaking, host Audra Wilson talks with Ami Gandhi of the South Asian American Policy & Research Institute and Tanvi Shah of the...Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:21:17 EDThttp://vocalo.org/post/53284144935/morningamp-thats-exactly-the-argument-itshttp://vocalo.org/post/53284144935/morningamp-thats-exactly-the-argument-itsmorningamp: “That’s exactly the argument, it’s that trade off and the balance between privacy of the individual vs. the security of the country. The internet operates without any borders.But of...Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:21:24 EDThttp://vocalo.org/post/53220877554/in-this-episode-an-amendment-to-the-defensehttp://vocalo.org/post/53220877554/in-this-episode-an-amendment-to-the-defenseIn this episode: An amendment to the Defense Appropriations Bill would have taken away the decision making process about whether to prosecute a sexual assault away from military commanders. But last...Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:46:50 EDThttp://vocalo.org/post/53203337531/morningamp-intern-maggie-dziubek-joined-mollyhttp://vocalo.org/post/53203337531/morningamp-intern-maggie-dziubek-joined-mollymorningamp: Intern Maggie Dziubek joined Molly Adams and Brian Babylon this morning as she went outside of YouTube and saw Hannah Hart somewhere other than her Drunk Kitchen. On a national food drive...Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:37:00 EDThttp://vocalo.org/post/53202044103/morningamp-everyone-knows-that-sex-sells-but-ahttp://vocalo.org/post/53202044103/morningamp-everyone-knows-that-sex-sells-but-amorningamp: Everyone knows that sex sells, but a new string advertisements have turned the tables by shifting to a female gaze. But what does it mean to objectify men in this manner? Are the...Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:16:32 EDThttp://vocalo.org/post/53201946992/morningamp-soldiers-such-as-myself-share-ourhttp://vocalo.org/post/53201946992/morningamp-soldiers-such-as-myself-share-ourmorningamp: “Soldiers, such as myself, share our stories about the struggles we went through and why seeking help was the best decision we made. You know, there’s a lot of stigma now behind soldiers...Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:14:55 EDThttp://vocalo.org/post/53201815714/vocaloreclaimedsoul-on-this-hour-of-reclaimedhttp://vocalo.org/post/53201815714/vocaloreclaimedsoul-on-this-hour-of-reclaimedvocaloreclaimedsoul: On this hour of Reclaimed Soul, we’ll hear a excerpt from artist Cauleen Smith’s new vinyl-only release called Black Utopia. The record contains rare Sun-ra interviews, Sun-Ra...Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:12:46 EDThttp://vocalo.org/post/52966617824/barbershopshow-this-installment-of-the-barberhttp://vocalo.org/post/52966617824/barbershopshow-this-installment-of-the-barber barbershopshow: This installment of the Barber Shop Show is our Mid-Month Mash Up, where we check-in with our favorite local journalists and bloggers. They tell us about recent developments in the...Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:49:50 EDThttp://vocalo.org/post/52957302987/the-man-of-steel-arrived-in-theaters-this-weekendhttp://vocalo.org/post/52957302987/the-man-of-steel-arrived-in-theaters-this-weekendThe Man of Steel arrived in theaters this weekend just in time for Father’s Day and Reggie Ponder the Reel Critic had our review of the epic Superhero film and This is the End starring James Franco,...Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:23:06 EDThttp://vocalo.org/post/52956263653/morningamp-in-about-1897-the-chicago-worldshttp://vocalo.org/post/52956263653/morningamp-in-about-1897-the-chicago-worldsmorningamp: “In about 1897, the Chicago World’s Fair had only been over for four years, President McKinley was in office, we hadn’t started the Spanish American War, and a boy named Jiroemon Kimura...Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:05:52 EDThttp://vocalo.org/post/52956195371/morningamp-the-talented-soul-singer-glennhttp://vocalo.org/post/52956195371/morningamp-the-talented-soul-singer-glennmorningamp: The talented soul singer Glenn Lewis, whose popularity was thwarted by record label drama in the early aughts, is in town this weekend and he made sure to stop by the Morning AMp studio...Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:04:44 EDThttp://vocalo.org/post/52955773400/vocalooverdrive-alicia-sowisdral-fromhttp://vocalo.org/post/52955773400/vocalooverdrive-alicia-sowisdral-fromvocalooverdrive: Alicia Sowisdral, from PopGoesAlicia.com and Phaydra Babinchok, Director of SlutWalk, have a discussion with Luis about “Rape Culture” and its relation to comedy. Is it appropriate...Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:57:41 EDThttp://vocalo.org/post/52955725202/vocalooverdrive-it-just-seems-like-such-a-veryhttp://vocalo.org/post/52955725202/vocalooverdrive-it-just-seems-like-such-a-veryvocalooverdrive: “It just seems like such a very strong infringement on one’s personal freedom, due to their financial circumstances, due to their dependency on the government.” -Shantell A Wisconsin...Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:56:52 EDThttp://vocalo.org/post/52955684053/vocalooverdrive-luis-and-shantell-speak-withhttp://vocalo.org/post/52955684053/vocalooverdrive-luis-and-shantell-speak-withvocalooverdrive: Luis and Shantell speak with Benjamin O’Keefe from Proud2BMe.org and the NEDA about A&F’s ‘exclusionary’ business model of only catering their products to thin customers. This is...Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:56:11 EDThttp://vocalo.org/post/52875740296/morningamp-my-hope-was-that-there-was-going-tohttp://vocalo.org/post/52875740296/morningamp-my-hope-was-that-there-was-going-tomorningamp: “My hope was that there was going to be a certain interrogation of the whole legacy that surrounds the Jungle Book…that is apparently not the case.” -Jamil Khoury, founding artistic...Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:39:39 EDThttp://vocalo.org/post/52875410257/morningamp-based-on-previous-history-i-meanhttp://vocalo.org/post/52875410257/morningamp-based-on-previous-history-i-meanmorningamp: “Based on previous history, I mean history repeats itself. We’ve gone through these.? Now we’ve gotten o the point where everything is fully electronic and computerized and digital and...Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:34:09 EDThttp://vocalo.org/post/52820464417/vocalooverdrive-karen-we-had-to-meet-certainhttp://vocalo.org/post/52820464417/vocalooverdrive-karen-we-had-to-meet-certainvocalooverdrive: Karen: “We had to meet certain requirements as to food. We couldn’t use butter or salt.” Luis and Shantell: “NO BUTTER, NO SALT?!” Luis: “That’s all I cook with! Every day!” Luis and...Wed, 12 Jun 2013 18:27:32 EDThttp://vocalo.org/post/52820391558/vocalooverdrive-it-looks-like-its-time-to-tosshttp://vocalo.org/post/52820391558/vocalooverdrive-it-looks-like-its-time-to-tossvocalooverdrive: It looks like it’s time to toss out your iPods and delete the hundreds of songs you’ve purchased as MP3’s. Apple hits the streaming airwaves! Luis and Shantell discuss what this...Wed, 12 Jun 2013 18:26:27 EDThttp://vocalo.org/post/52819431143/vocalomusicvox-in-just-under-two-years-thehttp://vocalo.org/post/52819431143/vocalomusicvox-in-just-under-two-years-thevocalomusicvox: In just under two years, The Orwells have released an official full-length and an EP, with yet another full-length on its way. With shredding garage blues guitars and thumping drums...Wed, 12 Jun 2013 18:12:20 EDThttp://vocalo.org/post/52814189164/vocalomusicvox-swedish-electro-pop-group-katehttp://vocalo.org/post/52814189164/vocalomusicvox-swedish-electro-pop-group-katevocalomusicvox: Swedish electro pop group Kate Boy is on their first US tour. The group stopped by the studio to chat with Jesse Menendez about the reception of their music in the US, their aim to...Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:56:33 EDThttp://vocalo.org/post/52806419316/vocaloreclaimedsoul-on-this-installment-ofhttp://vocalo.org/post/52806419316/vocaloreclaimedsoul-on-this-installment-ofvocaloreclaimedsoul: On this Installment of Reclaimed Soul, we’ll hear “Black Love” by Carlos Garnett, angsty teen soul from Detroit & Chicago, groovy riffs on themes written by classical composer...Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:02:35 EDThttp://vocalo.org/post/52715806425/vocalooverdrive-in-the-recent-release-of-herhttp://vocalo.org/post/52715806425/vocalooverdrive-in-the-recent-release-of-hervocalooverdrive: In the recent release of her memoirs Warrior Princess, Retired Navy SEAL Kristin Beck writes about struggling with her hidden sexual identity while also living a military lifestyle....Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:36:32 EDT