Props, sets, make-up, and all around art department person, Vanessa Conway talks about making the things that make the movies. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download here “(We made) an entire twenty foot tree out of cardboard and muslin… pretty dangerous, but awesome”
By: Amy Cade Waste is bad. Electronic waste is worse. At the Sustainable Electronic Initiative I am trying to find out as much as I can about how much e-waste exists, how it is dealt with, who is dealing with it, and what can be done about it. The most important of all of the e-waste problems [...]
Keith Fort has done a lot of shows in Chicago, and he’s got about a million stories to tell. This one is the best. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download here “They were up on the stage in the middle of the show and they were angry.”
Peter Chavez was a Pilsen graffiti kid. He wrote on walls, buildings, and train cars. One of those pieces of “vandalism” won him a scholarship to the Art Institute of Chicago. Now his writing/painting/design is more likely to be in an ad or a t-shirt than a viaduct. This interview was recorded in a cafe [...]
Keith Fort is the man in charge of the mainstage at the Taste of Chicago, and countless other concerts and events around the world. In part one of this two part interview with North and Clark Keith talks about his experiences at this years taste and at some of the best shows he’s ever been [...]
North and Clark upcoming Interviews Wednesday 7/22 Peter Chavez went from graffiti writer to graphic designer. Wednesday he sits down at a coffee shop with North and Clark to talk about how he turned writing on subway walls in Pilsen into a way to “make that money.” Wednesday 7/29 Vanessa Conway is a permanent [...]
My other headline was: A Research Tech on Nanotech; Minipodcast with Zach Feiger This Mini-Podcast was inspired by frequent commenter Charles. His question (for biology Research Tech Zach Feiger) on Nanotechnology lead to the edited discussion which appears below. – [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download here This is the second of two [...]
Zach’s job involves the tiny tiny proteins that move human cells. He stops by North and Clark to tell us about his work, and why its important to make proteins glow in the dark. – [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download here “You shine this infrared light on the whole body and the (cancer cells) [...]
Willie Cade and the people who work at PCRR are looking to bridge the digital divide, save the environment and get your old computer out of you attic. Just how they plan on doing that is explained in the interview below. Interview with Willie Cade Part 1 [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download [...]
No podcast today, but here is what you can look forward to: 7/11 Saturday Who’s gonna save the world from toxic computers of days gone by? Saturday we talk to Willie Cade, the man whose company aims to save humanity from your dad’s 286. 7/15 Wednesday If someone is going to cure brain cancer, or [...]
