On this week's show:
- Channyn Lynn Parker, CEO of Brave Space Alliance, talking about the May 15 Partners in Dignity Soiree
- Terry Guest (writer, cast member) and Paul Michael Thompson (cast member) of The Story Theatre's "At the Wake of a Dead Drag Queen," playing through May 11
- Jane Lepauw, executive director at the Benjamin Marshall Society; May 5 is Benjamin Marshall Day
- John Parker and Jim Pounds of "The Gaily Show," now airing weeknights from 8:00 to 9:00 p.m. Central on WCPT 

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Ellen Miller is joined by guest co-host Kathy Voltmer (in for Scott Duff) and they talk here to Second City's Cat McDonnell and Second City alum Claudia Martinez about their new pilot sketch show "Meant To Be Seen."

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Ellen is joined by guest co-host Kathy Voltmer (in for Scott) and their guests are:
- Second City's Cat McDonnell and Second City alum Claudia Martinez on their new pilot sketch show "Meant To Be Seen"
- Charlie Ockerlund, Logan Square Arts Foundation board member
- Mortgage broker and playwright Shimmy Braun on the world premiere, in London’s West End, of his new work, "Faygele"
- Kim Swinton and Linda Martin from the band Vintage Blonde Chicago

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On this week's show:
- Alderperson Dina Nina Martinez-Rutherford, the first trans person elected to Madison Common Council
- State Sen. Sara Feigenholtz (D-IL)‬
- Dr. Susan McConnell, executive director and founder of Let It Be Us

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On this week's show:
- David Cerda, artistic director of Hell in a Handbag Productions and playwright of "Scary Town," running April 9-May 11 at The Clutch, 4335 N. Western Ave. in Chicago
- Carolyn Pinta of the Buffalo Grove Pride Parade, where Scott and Ellen will serve as honored grand marshals and host live from Buffalo Grove, Sunday, June 1st

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On this week's show:
- Silas Leslie, advocacy and community engagement manager for Chicago Therapy Collective, talking about the "Share Your Voice, Move Your Body" Community Gathering at the Bramble Arts Loft, 5545 North Clark Street in Chicago
- Abhijeet, celebrated drag artist and self-proclaimed “Bollywood Barbie,” one of the creative forces behind the Steppenwolf's Dream Devis (April 4-13), a queer celebration of the feminine archetype in Indian cinema and an exploration of worshipping and being worshiped
- "Dina," with an eye-witness account from the Rally for Trans Visibility at Federal Plaza in downtown Chicago 

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On this week's show:
- Asher McMaher, executive director of Trans Up Front Illinois; the group is partnering with Indivisible Chicago on the Rally for Trans Visibility, Sunday, March 30th at Federal Plaza in Chicago
- Megan Carney, artistic director at About Face Theatre, on ReGeneration Studio 2025 at the Goodman, March 28-30
- Royce Vavrek, librettist of "The Listeners," on stage at the Lyric Opera of Chicago March 30-April 11

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On this week's show:
- Rabbi David Chapman of Congregation Beth Shalom in Northbrook
- Clare Kennedy McLaughlin, who stars as Céline Dion in "Titanique," presented by Porchlight Music Theatre in association with Broadway In Chicago; it opens March 25th at the Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place

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On this week's show:
- Brian C. Johnson, CEO of Equality Illinois

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On this week's show:
- Ruth Clark of The Artemis Singers, Chicago’s Lesbian Feminist Chorus since 1980, ahead of their free concert Sunday, March 9 at the Lincolnwood Library
- Leo Monts, Irish-American filmmaker, writer and musician, on his first documentary feature, "The Revolutionary Housing League
- Comedian Amy Sumpter on The Kates monthly comedy showcase at Lincoln Lodge; this month's performance takes place Friday, March 7.

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