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Molly talked to Maiden Sacrifice and Oosha Boom from Flesh Tones Burlesque, who are putting on the Carnival of Carnality on Saturday, January 16 in Chicago's West Town neighborhood.
Molly got a personal tour of Chicago's burlesque community from our guests and tackled issues like what's legit and legal for performers in the city, what's behind the explosion in performance troupes like Flesh Tones, and when it comes to "boylesque" (aka dude-ity) - what are the boys wearing?
Photo credit: "Dolls of Doom" by Misty Winter
As we follow the fallout from Chicago Public School's decision to change admissions standards for magnet and selective enrollment schools, we were fortunate enough to talk to Mike, who teaches at one of these schools on Chicago's north side.
Is a student's success determined solely by the school he or she goes to?
Photographer Dave Jordano spent time in small storefront churches creating his documentary series Articles of Faith and joined us by phone to talk about his experiences and the role storefront churches play in communities.
Lee Bey is a big name in architecture and urban planning in Chicago-- he was the architecture critic for the Chicago Sun-Times (1997-2001), then an advisor to Mayor Daley, and now runs the "Central Area Committee"-- a non-profit that pulls together business leaders to advise the city with urban-planning ideas.
Lee has studied small churches for their architectural and cultural significance and he also keeps a blog, where he posted a photo essay/tribute to Chicago's "storefront churches" in African-American neighborhoods last year.
On Wednesday, December 16, Brian spoke with Worlee Glover & JP Paulus, two bloggers from The Sixth Ward, who are asking the question - are there too many churches in Chicago?
The conversation stemmed from this post on their website, and got us thinking about how many churches are too many? Should they be regulated like other businesses in the city? What should the church's responsibility be to the community it's in?
Be sure to check around the 10:45 mark for Kenny, who called to share his perspective from Bronzeville.
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