24 - 1 Year Anniversary and 2012 Look Back

Welcome to a very special episode - our one year anniversary and our final episode of 2012. If you're reading this, it means that we've made past the end of the world, congratulations! In this episode, Stefania and Arden fly solo (duo?) and cover some of the highs and lows in Chicago over the last year. We also hear from ghosts of guests past (they're not really ghosts)- including Victoria (Chicago Organizing), Martha (IMPACT Chicago), Sheetom (Comedy Sportz) and Bacon (Shit Chicagoans Say...and also his awesome new Chicago Coasters store) - and play a rousing game of This Day in Chicago.

And yes, more giveaways! To celebrate this momentous occasion, we're giving away this fine copy of Chicago In A Box (Chicago Monopoly)

To be entered to win, write to us at yourchicagopodcast@gmail.com with the subject line Chicagopoly and tell us your favorite Chicago landmark and why. We'll ship this bad boy off to the 13th person to write in.

And if that wasn't enough, we close off the show with a personalized version of the Lake Shore Drive song, sent to us by the one and only Skip Haynes! Yeah, that's right, he's a fan of the show.
Basically it's the most epic anniversary episode ever.
If you want your own personalized version of the song, check out Skip's website at http://lakeshoredrivemusic.com/

See you in 2013!

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23 - Audrey Niffenegger

Meet Audrey Niffenegger, professor at Columbia College and author of New York Times best selling novels The Time Travelers Wife and Her Fearful Symmetry. In this episode, Audrey talks about book making, teaching, the art of inspiration, the importance of shopping local and the meditative Ando Room in the Art Institute.

To learn more about Audrey, you can visit her website at http://www.audreyniffenegger.com/. And be sure to stop by Zola Books and support them as they prepare to give Amazon a run for it's money!

This week, we're giving away a signed copy of Audrey's latest book, Her Fearful Symmetry. To be entered to win, just be the 10th person to e-mail yourchicagopodcast@gmail.com with the subject line "Mouse."

We recorded under the warm glow of this tree

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22 - Hedwig Dances

Meet Jan Bartozek, Founder and Artistic Director of Hedwig Dances, a contemporary dance theater ensemble. In this episode, Jan talks about starting a dance company, the creative process of putting together a performance from start to finish and Hedwig's exciting new Cuban collaboration project as well as the football huddle, the Rookery and dedicated dance venues in the city.

And we have a giveaway this week! Hedwig is offering two Touch Cuba t-shirts to you, our fair listeners. Just write in to yourchicagopodcast@gmail.com with your favorite dance performance to be entered. Stay tuned for lots of other great giveaways in the coming episodes.

We forgot to take a picture with Jan! But she looked just like this. We promise.

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21 - The Paper Machete

Meet Christopher Piatt, Executive Producer and Editor in Chief of The Paper Machete, a free, weekly, live magazine. In this episode, Chris celebrate's YC's 21st birthday by explaining what a live magazine is and what it takes to put one together each week, venting about the indignities of the CTA, sharing the naked bliss that is Paradise Sauna and learning about some of Chicago's natural disaster history.

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20 - Atomic Music Group

Meet Matt Mentele, agent for Atomic Music Group. In this episode, sit back, close your eyes and enjoy Matt's soothing radio voice as he talks about the (sometimes) rock and roll life of an agent, the city with the greatest music community (hint: we live in it), the very serious problem of douchebaggery over running your favorite bars and dance parties in Chicago. 

Matt was this close to convincing us to do high school yearbook poses with him...

Check out some of Matt's upcoming shows:

Nov. 2-My Gold Mask-Metro
Nov. 3-Rosie Flores-Old Town School of Folk Music
Nov. 13-Tim Easton and The Spring Standards-Schubas
Nov. 24-Ha Ha Tonka and Lydia Loveless-Subterranean
Dec. 28-Ezra Furman-Hideout

Want to get to know Matt or hire him for a voiceover project? Find him on twitter at @mentele

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19

Meet Stefania and Arden, your favorite podcast hosts! In this episode, we have no guest so we hang out and talk Fall (Autumn?) in Chicago and share a laundry list of fun things happening around the city during this fantastic season. And don't worry - Listen Up Chicago, Chicago Secrets and This Day In Chicago still make an appearance.

Stefania's handlebar mustache pumpkin

 Arden's pumpkin with Japanese on it

Send us your pumpkin pictures or the things you think make Fall Fall. Write to us at yourchicagopodcast@gmail.com or call our Google voicemail 773-234-5573

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18 - Kelsie Huff

Meet Kelsie Huff, stand up comedian, storyteller and all around swell gal . In this episode, Kelsie makes us laugh 'til our sides hurt while talking about teaching, producing and performing stand up in the city of Chicago and how she is helping to shape the Chicago comedy scene.

Kelsie was jealous of our Your Chicago t-shirts,
so she got creative with her very special YC fridge magnet

We also discuss the grocery store gem, Harvestime, calling the cops on your neighbors, the Chicago Seven and yes...Arden's teenage appearance on This American Life. We're waiting for you to return the favor, Ira Glass, and come on our show.

Find everything that Kelsie is up to at www.kelsiehuff.com

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