Behind the Scenes – Robin Amer

Episodes

1. 10

   Shame That Tuned!

   3:02 Have you ever seen Shame That Tune, the musical game show that happens every month at The Hideout? Three participants read embarrassing stories about their lives. Then, host Brian Costello interviews them for a few minutes. By that time, pianist Abraham Levitan has composed a song based on...

   Sep 10, 2011
2. 9

   The Mac, before and after

   6:20 At the start of the Race to Mackinac I was several miles out from the shoreline, photographing competitors from the press boat. Occasionally a missive would come across the radio from the race committee. “Argo this is Breaker, we see 19 boats.” “Copy that Argo, we also see 19 boats.” Once…

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   Jul 24, 2011
3. 8

   Amplified Test 3 – The Secret History of Indiana Pie

   Sugar Cream Pie by Sarah Strierch.Boston Cream Pie may have found its way into our shared dessert lexicon, but what about Hoosier Cream pie? Or Indiana Persimmon Pie? News of these regional treats had never reached me before I heard this lecture by pastry chef Paula Haney. Haney has cultivated a...

   Aug 23, 2010
4. 7

   Amplified Test 2 – Mavis Staples

   Soul and gospel legend Mavis Staples has an album in the works with another Chicago home town hero, Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy. The two performed together at Lollapalooza; Staples later stopped by the station for a surprising duet with WBEZ’s Rob Wildeboer. (Did anyone else know he could tickle the...

   Aug 19, 2010
5. 6

   Amplified Test 1 – Azhar Usman

   Azhar Usman jokes that he looks like “that guy from LOST. Not the Indian one, the fat one!” The Chicago comedian uses humor to poke fun at racial stereotypes, referencing his own life as the child of Muslim immigrants growing up in mostly Jewish Skokie. Usman recently did an extended set in front...

   Aug 18, 2010