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Phone Messages
By Paul Mason FotschSociety & Culture
Phone Messages episodes
- 161 His Bike is Done (Brian 10)In the 1990s, the Daley administration ended a program that had successfully reduced gang violence in neighborhoods such as Pilsen and Little Village. Today, organizations like Enlace Chicago continue to struggle for the resources needed to address the problems produced by political neglect.9 min
- 160 Mr. Apter Himself (James 20)In the Spring of 1990 Andrew Apter and Moishe Postone were relatively new faculty at the University of Chicago. Both would go on to become highly regarded teachers and scholars.8 min
- 159 Wednesday Night (Joel 8)Songs about intoxication have a long history, from NWA's Dope Manto Loretta Lynn's Honky Tonk Girl to Henry Purcell's The Macedon Youth.10 min
- 158 Hey Mas (Rekha 2)The terrace at University of Wisconsin's Memorial Union is a spectacularplace to study with a pitcher of beer or read a copy of The Onion.10 min
- 157 Chocolate Cow (Ben 8)In Providence, Rhode Island of the eighties one could buy a Coffee Cabinet before going to a hear music at Club Rocket, or take Amtrak south to see the same band at d.c. space in our nation's capital.10 min
- 156 Was it Real (Sikay 10)Little Italy's San Gennaro festival has been the backdrop of multiplemovies, including Spike Lee's Jungle Fever, where an intern got to spincotton candy.10 min
- 155 Drown Your Sorrows (James 19)A swindle involving American Express Travelers checks allows purchase of a portable stereo with double cassette tape player.5 min
- 154 Sara's your Cousin (Eddie)In 1975, President Ford signed a law allowing women to enter the service academies. Facing enormous hostility, almost half of the women who entered West Point in these early years, dropped out, but one woman who made it through was Sara Potecha.10 min
- 153 It's Mom (Mom 7)Porky's drive in opened on St. Paul's university avenue in 1953 and closed in 2011. It's space age building and neon pig's head now reside at The Little Log House Pioneer Village in rural Hastings.10 min
- 152 That Message KIcks (Ben 7)From 1983 to 1992, Medusa's nightclub just south of Wrigley Field welcomed kids of all kinds to celebrate their freakiness on the dance floor.10 min
About Phone Messages
From the publisher's feed
This podcast will play and discuss old phone answering machine messages. In the late 1980s, while living in Chicago, I selected certain messages to be duplicated using a double cassette recorder. Playing them back leads me to explore the intersection of personal history and the larger social and cultural context through the lens of an outdated technology.
New episodes will be posted Sundays.