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“DOPE follows the life of a joint from seed to eventual consumption. Created and performed by youth age 13-19, DOPE is fast, funny and unapologetic look at the USA’s most controversial drug.”

Above is a description of Free Street Theater’s newest production, “DOPE: 420 Stories About Pot, Weed, Khush, Prisons, Parents, and People”. Though it seems like an adult conversation, producers of the play point out that many teens face consumption of this drug every day. Now they are bringing the conversation to the stage. Luis and Shantell talk with several members of the Free Street Theater about the mission of their theater and this particular show. 

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In this episode: Stand-up comedy can be a male-dominated world, but one group in Chicago is making sure funny women have their voices heard. The Feminine Comique is a beginners course in stand-up comedy exclusively for women. The course was created by Cameron Esposito and classes are taught by Chicago comedian Kelsie Huff. Kelsie joins hosts Molly Adams and Brian Babylon in the studio to talk about the challenges of starting out in comedy and the boys-club world of open mic nights.

Also, Dr. Carl Bell is the Director of the Institute for Juvenile Research, and Professor in the Department of Psychiatry in the School of Medicine at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Dr. Bell talks with Luis and Shantell about the violence among youths in communities and the factors that contribute towards it. According to Dr. Bell, the issue goes far beyond easy access to guns and alcohol; there are a myriad of psychological, sociocultural, biological, and developmental factors that may contribute contribute towards the manifestation of anger and violence.

Chicago’s rock trio Mutts, is known for dirty, grungy guitar distortions and loud in-your-face blues rock. But on their newest album, Object Permanence, you’ll hear none of that. Mike Maimone’s guttural vocals take the center of attention, delivering poignant social commentary over stripped down, unplugged arrangements. The band joined Jesse Menendez on The MusicVox to talk about the new songs and the change of sound.

Lastly, DJ Sadar Bahar throws it down on 1’s and 2’s with a deep disco, underground house, and Afro Beat mix.

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Dr. Carl Bell is the Director of the Institute for Juvenile Research, and Professor in the Department of Psychiatry in the School of Medicine at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Dr. Bell talks with Luis and Shantell about the violence among youths in communities and the factors that contribute towards it. According to Dr. Bell, the issue goes far beyond easy access to guns and alcohol; there are a myriad of psychological, sociocultural, biological, and developmental factors that may contribute contribute towards the manifestation of anger and violence.

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“It’s Shakespeare, but it’s real and gritty…not what you’d expect from a Shakespeare play.”

The Goodman Theatre is currently showing Shakespeare’s dark comedy, Measure for Measure. Their adaptation is edgy, sexy, and full of dirty, dirty corruption.So exactly how many pearls will it make you clutch? Three teenagers (Judith, Kaia, and Maddie) from the Goodman Theatre’s Young Critics group share their thoughts.

Young Critics is a joint venture between the Goodman Theatre and the Association for Women Journalists. It introduces young women to theater criticism and the world of professional writing.

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“We want to take this problem seriously because it is a serious problem. It’s linked to depression and anxiety and other long and short term harm, but the question I ask is whether we want punishment to be the driving response we have. Should we always be reacting or should we really be putting our resources and energy into preventing?” -Emily Bazelon

Journalist Emily Bazelon’s new book, Sticks and Stones is about bullying in the digital age. Emily joins hosts Molly Adams and Brian Babylon to talk about cyberbullying and the media’s sensational take on the ‘bullying epidemic’ and its connections to teen suicide.

Caller Jeremy gives us a local connection with his non-profit, Chicago Playworks, which tries to teach kids healthy patterns of interaction by providing structured play at recess.

Emily Bazelon is a senior editor at Slate, a contributing writer at the New York Times Magazine, and the Truman Capote Fellow for Creative Writing and Law at Yale Law School.

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Joining hosts Brian Babylon and Molly Adams on Feminist Wednesday is Leah Pickett, blogger for WBEZ and Pop ‘stache. Leah recently wrote a piece titled, “‘Old talk’ is the new fat talk,” which discusses the trend of young 20-somethings talking about getting old. She writes, “We also fear that one day we will become one of them: old, irrelevant, and worst of all, undesirable.” Some of our older and wiser listeners, Sonya and Jo Ann, call in and give us their take on growing old and why we shouldn’t fear it at all!

Here’s a slice of Jo Ann’s definition of menopause: “…when women finally come into their full power. Because you are not subjected to the roller coaster ride of the fertility cycle. So you can gather all that chi and put it into whatever you what in life, rather than dealing with that, which takes a lot of energy.”

Brian’s response? “That sounds like Dragon Ball Z!”

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“People do get better.” - Dr. William McFarlane on the importance of early intervention for young people with mental illnesses.

Dr. William McFarlane is a psychiatrist and the Director of the national Early Detection and Intervention for the Prevention of Psychosis Program study. He called in to the studio to talk with Brian Babylon and Vivian MiKhail about early detection & intervention programs, why it’s working, the early signs of mental illness, and the resources available for teachers, parents and others.

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In the first ten years of the 21st century, over 5,000 people were killed by guns in Chicago, and over 24,000 were wounded.

Alex Kotlowitz recently wrote in Time Out Chicago about the epidemic of youth violence in Chicago. Shantell and Luis break down his article, plus have a frank conversation about what may cause the violence and what can be done to stop it.

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