On tomorrow's Say More, @maryldixon.bsky.social and I talk with sociologist Robert Sampson about his new book Marked by Time. A study of Chicagoans found the year you were born dramatically shapes your life trajectory. How did WHEN and WHERE you were born shape your life? Tuesday at 10 on @wbez.org

People overseas love their kids just as much as you love yours. Your kids aren’t more special just because they were born on US soil

Another MUST READ @blockclubchi.bsky.social piece from @minabloom.bsky.social

Dozens of protesters arrested by state police are still facing criminal charges for minor infractions — even after Gov. Pritzker vowed to protect their First Amendment rights. My latest investigation for @blockclubchi.bsky.social blockclubchicago.org/2026/02/26/w...

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🚨new @minabloom.bsky.social story looking at all the low level cases against peaceful anti-ICE protesters still being pursued by the Cook County State’s Attorney🚨 blockclubchicago.org/2026/02/26/w...

On tomorrow’s Say More we are talking about Gov. Pritzker call for a statewide ban on cell phones in class. What do you think? Listen at 10 on @wbez.org

We will miss Mary, and it means I need your calls more than ever! 866-915-9239.

Welp, got to work today only to head back home with some goofy stomach bug. But @pksmid.bsky.social will be on the job and checking in on your thoughts on the State of the Union address at 10a @wbez.org. Sorry to miss the fun —

It was a pretty excellent yarn with @ctoner.bsky.social & @pksmid.bsky.social. Give it a read and get more context about the officer from this case in Dolton. projects.bettergov.org/taking-cover...

An NPR investigation finds the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump. n.pr/4qTItsU

On tomorrow’s Say More @maryldixon.bsky.social and I are talking delivery drones and robots. We want your thoughts! And we will talk with reporters @quinnmyers.bsky.social and @dannyecker.bsky.social. listen tomorrow at 10 on @wbez.org

Effective Altruist blogger Andy Masley is single-handedly responsible for creating this scoffing line among billionaire tech goblins (notably a bunch of leftist accounts here seem to repeat it too) Water consumption issues are not just real: they're crippling www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Reading this story—about how the Pentagon has been given so much extra money it's struggling to spend it all—while thinking about the formerly homeless tenants I've spoken with in recent weeks whose housing vouchers are being discontinued for "lack of funds."

Why are folks not asking more questions about this FBI complaint in the Epstein Files? www.justice.gov/epstein/file...

On today's Say More, @maryldixon.bsky.social and I are taking your calls about the white nationalist imagery and rhetoric coming from the federal government. Has racism become more normalized in the United States? Listen at 10 on @wbez.org -- and call us at 866-915-9239.

“Focus” feels a bit of a stretch, though, when this is at least the third highly distinct location they’ve allegedly focused on in a few months

Today on Say More, inspired by a new art exhibit @maryldixon.bsky.social and I are asking, what does it mean to you to be a good future ancestor? What is the story you want told about you after you are gone? Listen at 10am on @wbez.org, we may use your response on the show!

HARK DAILY - Today's best podcast moments in one playlist, featuring: - The making of Rev. Jesse Jackson @bpopetv.bsky.social - Why did Obama say aliens are real? @lucyhough.bsky.social - The boy band which needs 1m followers to get into the U.S. @mhackman.bsky.social

On today's show we will talk with veteran journalist Phil Ponce about his recent video "A Father's Message to ICE Agents." That's today at 10am on @wbez.org www.youtube.com/watch?v=v46u...

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A “giant.” A “champion.” A “superhero.” Officials from Chicago and across Illinois expressed condolences and shared their memories of legendary Civil Rights leader the Rev. Jesse Jackson, who died at the age of 84.

dudes rock

On the next Say More, @maryldixon.bsky.social and I will continue our remembrances of Rev. Jesse Jackson, by speaking with NPR's Cheryl Corley and Delmarie Cobb. Then we'll ask what you are doing to better your community or country. Listen at 10am on @wbez.org and call us 866-915-9239

Hey everyone. Potentially the biggest story in the country, right here. substack.com/home/post/p-...

There's a long and honorable newspaper tradition of sending reporters out into the field to dump raw findings onto someone back in the office who has the skills and knowledge and understanding to shape the material into a story, and that's why editors got paid more than reporters

We will be talking with @szreports.bsky.social about her year tracking grocery prices. Listen at 10! on @wbez.org and call us at 866-915-9239! chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...

The acting director of ICE told Congress, under oath, that local law enforcement in Colorado leaked raid plans, allowing gang members to escape. After 9NEWS questioned ICE's claim and its timeline, ICE deleted the claim from its social media platforms.

Ofelia Torres, the teenage Chicago Public Schools student whose fight against cancer while her father was detained by ICE came to represent the federal government's overreach during Operation Midway Blitz, has died. Brave young woman. I will never forget her. RIP.

On Monday's Say More, @maryldixon.bsky.social is taking a well-deserved day off, so @sashaannsimons.bsky.social and I are talking grocery prices. President Trump pledged to lower costs. What are you seeing, and paying, in the check out line? We may use your response Monday at 10 on @wbez.org .

On the next Say More, in honor of Olympian Sturla Holm Laegreid, Valentines Day and Friday the 13th, @maryldixon.bsky.social and I are asking for your stories of grand romantic gestures gone wrong. Please share your romance horror stories! We might use them on our show, tomorrow at 10 on @wbez.org

Hello! If you tune into 91.5 fm today at either 5:04 pm or 6:32 pm you might hear a little bit of joyous sound from the Benito Bowl on All Things Considered from yours truly ☺️ Listen online here: www.wbez.org

On today's Say More, @maryldixon.bsky.social and I are talking traffic safety. What would you do to make the streets in your neighborhood safer? Listen at 10am on 91.5 FM/wbez.org. Give us a call at 866-915-9239. cc @chi.streetsblog.org @atalliance.bsky.social @betterstreetschicago.org

The MCA should respond by installing a Wesley Willis drawing of Comiskey Park

Definitely have some homer bias with this, but i think the guy who missed a year for DV and who continued charging Duren until he threw a punch should get the biggest suspension

The Secret Agent Sentimental Value One Battle Marty Supreme Sinners Hamnet Bugonia F1 Train Dreams

People cheer while watching Bad Bunny perform during Super Bowl 60 at a Benito bowl watch party at La Bruquena in the Humboldt Park neighborhood Sunday evening in Chicago.

so far tonight bad bunny has sung more reggaeton songs than the patriots and seahawks combined

Thursday - we talked about those moments when someone encouraged you to get on a better path. Friday - Chicago Parks Supt Ramirez-Rosa took your suggestions for improving neighborhood parks. It was a good week on Say More w/me & @pksmid.bsky.social @wbez.org

This movie is a masterpiece

Fantastic choice!

NEW: The @chicago.suntimes.com and @wbez.org have published a 12-minute excerpt of our interview with Marimar Martinez, in which she describes being shot by Border Patrol in Chicago. You can find it here: youtu.be/mCO4vI_KH1w?...

BREAKING: The Trump administration repeatedly said the aggressive apartment raid in Chicago last fall was prompted by intel on a gang takeover. New docs show the real motivation was to get alleged squatters. And the landlord and manager helped them. www.propublica.org/article/chic...

Great follow-up investigative reporting by @ctoner.bsky.social and @minabloom.bsky.social blockclubchicago.org/2026/02/04/c...

We'll have @jonseidel.bsky.social on Say More this morning at 10am to talk about this story. Listen at 91.5 FM or wbez dot org.

Marimar Martinez, the Chicago woman who survived being shot five times by a Border Patrol agent, spoke with the Sun-Times and WBEZ about her shooting, the federal government’s failed attempt to prosecute her and the role she now sees for herself in a fight for accountability.

For @theringer.com.web.brid.gy, I highlighted the movies that made a splash at #Sundance2026... and the ones that should have. www.theringer.com/2026/02/02/m...

Just think about the amazing Epstein scoops the new CBS Evening News contributors will have just by interviewing each other.

Personally, I think that anyone who was sending friendly emails back and forth with Jeffrey Epstein or attending events with him post-2008 should be thrown into an active volcano.

It's crazy that if you have the first principle "human ethnic groups, physical differences aside, are not different in terms of mental capacity or 'inherent' personality traits" you are woker than 90% of the people who work for supposedly liberal media organizations.