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“So for us [ men], being the Alpha - it’s not about being the alpha man. It’s not about being the most dominate man in the group. It’s simply about being the best version of yourself, so whatever that means,whatever things you want to work on,those are the things that are most important, and it’snot just about being more confident,or making more money,or being better looking than other men, it’s about being the most confident that you can be, making the most money that you deserve and changing the body so you can be better looking for you.And taking people from a comparative mindset to a mindset of intrinsic motivation, is really one of the goals of the book.”
- John Romaniello, author of Man 2.0

Like the great Grizzly Bear that it is, Man Monday has slept through the winter. It returned with a vengeance this morning when AMp hosts Brian Babylon and Molly Adams spoke with fitness guru John Romaniello about the methods he espoused in his book with the manliest title of all time, Man 2.0: Engineering the Alpha.

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Legal scholar and developer of the Creative Commons licenses that have opened up access to intellectual property old and new, Lawrence Lessig has also been focused on the corrupting influence of money on American elections and politics. Earlier this month he “retired” his popular lecture about this issue and spoke with AMp hosts Brian Babylon and Molly Adams this morning about his hopes for transforming Legislator’s dependence on funders’ money and not on voter’s opinions.

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“A lot of our science teachers are not prepared to really teach the new science at a level that it needs to be taught. They still teach science straight off a book. Our kids just don’t learn the same way they need to be more visual, and see things hands on and that’s where we come in and present the students with that hands on learning environment where they are able to really understand how this math and science that we’re teaching them is really applied in every day life. But as far as the students that we are teaching also, they don’t know any scientists. They don’t know any engineers. All they see on TV is entertainment, and rap, and music, and movies, and so these are the things that they want to be; they see the instant gratification of money. They want to achieve that quick success. But they don’t understand through education and through hard work you can get to that level and still be successful and have that nice, comfortable life.”

- Jason Coleman, Executive Direction (Project Syncere)

Diversifying the population of people who enter the STEM fields is a matter of access, education, and recruitment. Jason Coleman is the Executive Director of Project Syncere, a non-profit that is trying to tackle this issue, getting more black, Latino, and female students in the field. He stopped by the studio and talked to AMp hosts Brian Babylon and Molly Adams about this non profit organization and why students have such a difficult time with learning math and science.

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The exhibit War Baby/Love Child at the DePaul Art Museum highlights the work of mixed race artists who share Asian heritage in their identities. Curator Laura Kina and artist Mequitta Ahuja joined AMp hosts Brian Babylon and Molly Adams in the studio this morning and discussed their personal family lineage, the stereotype stamped on mixed children whose roots came from Asian countries where the United States was involved in, and how kindship is formed among “war babies” through artistic expression and exhibits.

Photo Courtesy of Maggie Dzubiek/Depaulia

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Following up on a story about Kiera Wilmot, the Florida teenager who was expelled and possibly facing felony charges for setting off a small explosion in an “unauthorized science experiment” , as it turns out she will NOT be going through any criminal proceedings. Morning AMp hosts Brian Babylon and Molly Adams ask their listeners what they thought about the Zero-Tolerance policies for public schools. LA Public Schools have stopped theirs for non-violent offenses. Brian and Molly also touched base on how Finland’s public school system is ranked #1 in the world and probe into why that is the case. Perhaps free mandatory lunch, universal healthcare for all and no homework does the trick?

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Drew Marquardt is a freelance bacon curer. His business started off as a brandless, nameless side project as he  used to spend his all his spare time cooking and curing until his bacon game hit at an all time high. His business, “Flesh for Food” has expanded its scope as they’ve catered art openings and even teaming up with local bars and brewers for “pop-up” food stands. Drew joined AMp host Molly Adams and guest co-host Ernest Wilkins as he brought some of that bacon into the studio for every one to try. It was glorious!

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Maggie Dziubek joined the AMp’s Molly Adams and WBEZ’s Alison Cuddy with this week’s Anti-TV Guide. Following last week’s coverage of My Drunk Kitchen, she has found another drinking and concocting show in You Deserve a Drink, hosted by the divisive Mamrie Hart. Sounds like an appropriate topic considering that the Chicago Bulls are facing the Miami Heat tonight after losing twice - hardcore Chi Town fans may need a few hard liquor tips from Mamrie herself.

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Jared Logan, a West Virginian, flew in from the Big Apple and will tell jokes this weekend while standing up on a stage at Zanies in Old Town. On his agenda this year? Perform on his very own half hour special on comedy central, and will be a weekly commentator as a cast member on VH1’s Best Week Ever. No big deal!  He joined AMp host Molly Adams, and guest co-host Jill Hopkins this morning to talk about what life is like in West Virginia, his knowledge in coal mining, and all things pertaining to hilarity. 

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Every Friday on the AMp, we talk to our film critic, Reggie Ponder about box office hits and misses.

This week, he called host Molly Adams and co-host Jill Hopkins and gave his review on Tyler Perry produced film “Peeples” and Baz Luhrmann’s “Gatsby”. Although the timing of Peeples, a movie surrounding a’meet the parents’ narrative, was appropriate for Mother’s Day Weekend, Reggie recommends that audiences should wait until the DVD releases to watch it rather than spend money in the theaters. Besides the story line being too cliche ( with the mimicking of the Meet the Parents story line), he felt that the movie was trying too hard to be funny and it took quite an effort to make the movie work which left him feeling disappointed.

On the other hand, “Gatsby” received a better review from Reggie. If you haven’t read the book, The Great Gatsby, not to fear. Toby Maguire - who plays the main character, Nick Carroway - narrates the entire film exactly from the book itself, so it will be easy to follow. The visuals, colors, costuming, and overall landscape in the movie were impressive enough to keep your eyes glued to the screen, and Reggie said that Leonardo DiCaprio and Carrie Mulligan’s multi-layered relationship with each other and with other characters were captivating alone. The only complaint? How Baz Luhrmann incorporated modern hip hop music (including music by Jay-Z, Beyonce and Andrew 3000) into the movie’s soundtrack which threw Reggie off and rather than supplementing the film, it became distracting. Despite split reviews from other film critics about the movie, Reggie gave this movie a 3.5 out of a possible 5 reels and recommends every one to check it out!

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I think it is a little bit more than a hobby at this point, there’s a movement really throughout the city, many US cities… where people are beginning to reimagine food production as something that’s essential to their daily lives. -Howard Rosing

In areas of the city where fresh produce is hard to come by, how have community gardens filled the void? Howard Rosing is the Executive Director for the Steans Center at DePaul and a cultural anthropologist who has studied this very relationship, he discusses the food ‘desertification’ of Chicago neighboorhoods and efforts toward rebuilding a functioning food system.

Then, intern Gillian McGhee visited Altgeld Sawyer Corner Farm on the corner of (you guessed it!) Altgeld and Sawyer and talked with some volunteer gardeners about their experiences growing and distributing fresh food.

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Luis Gutierrez, not the congressman, the founder of Latinos Progresando takes the place of Dr. Coya Paz for the day, and joins hosts Molly Adams and Brian Babylon for a discussion of immigration. Luis’s organization provides guidance for people trying to navigate the complex immigration process in the United States. Luis, Molly and Brian talk about the hoops you have to jump through to become a US citizen. Listener Stella immigrated to the United States from Bulgaria and gives her perspective on this complicated process.

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“There’s no one-solution. I know mentoring is but one of them. We read the stories, we see the press about public schools and issues around the country related to students, and I do believe parenting is key. We can somehow solve that issue, but then what does that go? That gets to the economy. When the parents have those source of issues trying to handle the three basic necessities of life - food, shelter,and clothing -education, unfortunately, becomes a distant forth when those things aren’t in place. And it is difficult to learn if you don’t have food in the home, clothes on your back, and a roof over your head.”

-Rendel Solomon on how mentoring can be an effective solution.

Helping over a thousand of economically disadvantaged kids into college through academic enrichment, LINK Unlimited is Chicago’s oldest mentoring organization. Naja Morris and Rendel Solomon spoke with AMp hosts Brian Babylon and Molly Adams about their programs this morning.

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“Why after all these years? There are so many different places where she could have been placed on the list after we’ve had acts of domestic terrorism. Why now?” - Audra Wilson, on the suspicious timing of placing Assata Shakur on the FBI’s most wanted list.

The FBI recently made Assata Shakur the first woman on its list of most wanted terrorists. But the crimes she was convicted of happened 40 years ago. Mikki Kendall and Audra Wilson join Molly Adams and Brian Babylon in the studio to ask why, after all these years, the arrest of Assata Shakur has become a priority for the FBI and New Jersey PD. Does listing her as a terrorist change her status as an inspiration and revolutionary thinker for people? We also hear from a caller who raises the point that Shakur is a likable figure and her popularity affects how people view the case.

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Every week, Casey Meehan compiles a digital mixtape featuring music by local bands that are performing in and around the city. Casey explains that the Chicago Mixtape Project was born out of the SnowPocalypse of 2011 as an email marketing experiment. Two years strong, the project now has over 48 hours of music, and Casey shares some of his picks for this week’s Mixtape115, “Banannawitz.”

“I came here in 2001 as a musician, played a bunch of shows, tours, and so forth. And ran around with a lot of really talented folks and watched year after year after as talented music struggled to find the proper audience or deserving audience.” —Casey Meehan

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Be they infamous, obscure, short, or long, historian Josh Eisenberg always has some amazingly lived lives up his sleeve and on his blog Obit of the Day. This week, he remembers two great musicians who passed away: Australian one-hit wonder (“I Touch Myself”) Chrissy Amphlett and folk legend Richie Havens.

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