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From Gerrymandering to Gay Rights, Supreme Court Faces ‘Blockbuster’ Term ‘My Block, My Hood, My City’ Founder Jahmal Cole on Why ‘Exposure is Key’ Writing Memoirs at Cook County Jail Helps Detainees Earn New Label What Are Gravitational Waves? Exploring ‘Discovery That Shook the World’ Ask Geoffrey: A ‘Pipe Dream’ of the 1893 World’s Fair
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Oct. 4, 2017 - Full Show
10/4/2017 | 56m 55sVideo has Closed Captions
From Gerrymandering to Gay Rights, Supreme Court Faces ‘Blockbuster’ Term ‘My Block, My Hood, My City’ Founder Jahmal Cole on Why ‘Exposure is Key’ Writing Memoirs at Cook County Jail Helps Detainees Earn New Label What Are Gravitational Waves? Exploring ‘Discovery That Shook the World’ Ask Geoffrey: A ‘Pipe Dream’ of the 1893 World’s Fair
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Ask Geoffrey: A ‘Pipe Dream’ of the 1893 World’s Fair
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Clip: 10/4/2017 | 7m 29s | Geoffrey Baer explores an eccentric architect’s wacky proposal for the World’s Fair. (7m 29s)
Chicago Scientists Explains ‘Discovery That Shook the World’
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Clip: 10/4/2017 | 8m 49s | The Nobel Prize committee called it “a discovery that shook the world.” (8m 49s)
Cook County Jail Program Helps Detainees Earn New Label
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Clip: 10/4/2017 | 6m 7s | A look at a program called Contextos, and how it’s impacting Cook County Jail. (6m 7s)
‘My Block, My Hood, My City’ Founder on Why Exposure is Key
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Clip: 10/4/2017 | 9m 53s | We speak with Chicago community activist and mentor Jahmal Cole. (9m 53s)
Supreme Court Faces ‘Blockbuster’ Term
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Clip: 10/4/2017 | 16m 2s | We discuss key cases before the court with Michael Scodro and Travis Lenkner. (16m 2s)
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