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If We Can Manage It

March 7, 2021Chicago, History, podcastsPaul Mason Fotsch

Thirty four years ago I took a painting class with Vera Klement, but only a few fragmented memories of the experience remain.

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My House With Anjali

February 28, 2021Chicago, History, podcastsPaul Mason Fotsch

In 1991, the University of Chicago ranked number 10 in U.S. News and World Report’s list of top universities. Two years later it ranked at the bottom of Inside Edge Magazine’s survey of schools where students have fun.

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The Most Important Person in the World

February 21, 2021Chicago, History, Movies, NYC, podcastsPaul Mason Fotsch

In July of 1989, The University of Chicago hosted Spike Lee for a preview of his film Do The Right Thing. The film’s acclaim renewed interest in his earlier work, including Joe’s Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads, which he made as a student at NYU.

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Sitting at Home

February 14, 2021Chicago, History, podcastsPaul Mason Fotsch

Even before the pandemic forced us into isolation, some worried we faced a loneliness epidemic.  Surveys have shown we have fewer close confidants, and some scholars argue that new media technology limits our ability to connect.  Other research has challenged the handwringing about isolation and suggested the impact of social media is more complicated.

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Mr. Girly Man

February 7, 2021Chicago, History, podcastsPaul Mason Fotsch

In 1991, Arnold Schwarzenegger made a guest appearance on the Saturday Night Live sketch Pumping Up with Hans and Franz.  Charles Atlas, legendary bodybuilder from an earlier era, appealed to kids with a comic strip story of sandy revenge.

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