Chicagoland

In this episode, we will hear from the HCA Fellows team who partnered with MSBARC (Mid-South Business Association and Resource Center). This team completed an asset-based economic landscape analysis in order to aid MSBARC's understanding of neighborhood trends in the Bronzeville area. The ultimate goal of this landscape analysis was to further economic development in this neighborhood. Website: https://msbarc.org/Learn more about HCA:https://www.linkedin.com/company/harris-community-action/https://harriscommunityaction.uchicago.edu/

In this episode, we will hear from one of the HCA Fellows teams who partnered with Sunshine Enterprises. This team developed a logic model for SE's Community Business Academy (CBA), which is a twelve-session course in basic business planning and management. The overall objective of this project was to provide SE with an analytic tool to document CBA activities and facilitate identifying activities that were not being efficiently tracked. Their logic model aided SE in their ability to accurately monitor how and which CBA activities impact participants' understanding and business performance.Website: https://www.sunshineenterprises.com/Learn more about HCA:https://www.linkedin.com/company/harris-community-action/https://harriscommunityaction.uchicago.edu/

In this episode, we will hear from the HCA Fellows team who partnered with Chicago NORML (National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws). This team completed an organizational strategic plan to provide NORML with a roadmap for future operations, and to help the organization enhance their impact."Website: https://www.chicagonorml.org/ Find out more about HCA:https://www.linkedin.com/company/harris-community-action/https://harriscommunityaction.uchicago.edu/

Trigger Warning: this episode contains graphic descriptions of police and racial violence.Recent Harris graduate and former president of Black Action in Public Policy Studies Alexis Pearson chats with Dr. Omar Wasow. He is the Assistant Professor in the Department of Politics at Princeton University. He has been researching protests in the United States for the last 15 years. For today's episode, Alexis and Dr. Wasow discuss his recent article, "Agenda Seeding: How 1960s Black Protests Moved Elites, Public Opinion and Voting".A digital copy of his study is available here: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/american-political-science-review/article/agenda-seeding-how-1960s-black-protests-moved-elites-public-opinion-and-voting/136610C8C040C3D92F041BB2EFC3034CBlack Action in Public Policy (BAPPS) is the first student group at the Harris School of Public Policy that specifically focuses on the public policy interests of the Black communities, nationally and globally. Our work focuses on expanding the policy dialogue and promoting transformative change through: strategic and intentional programming; service projects and community outreach; the development of partnerships within the greater Chicago community; and the encouragement of professional networking. For more information, visit: https://www.facebook.com/BAPPSatHarris.https://www.instagram.com/bappsatharris/Credits:Alexis Pearson (MPP'20) - HostYi Ning Wong (MPP'21) - Producer/Editor

For today's episode, Steve Crano chats with Dr. William Towns, the Executive Director of Benefit Chicago, and an Adjunct Lecturer of Social Impact at Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management. This episode was recorded in the summer of 2019.Credits:Steve Crano (MPP'20) - Producer/hostAmy Lu (UChicago '23) - Co-editorDavid Raban (JD/MPP'20) - Co-editor

In this episode of Chicagoland, Steve Crano and Kyra Sturgill interview Dr. Allison Arwady, Commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health. This interview was recorded in the fall of 2019, months before the Coronavirus pandemic had first surfaced in Wuhan or spread to the United States. Dr. Arwady discusses her path to entering the medical profession and the public health landscape in Chicago. In many ways, Dr. Arwady is the consummate public servant, and her commitment to the City of Chicago and its citizens is readily apparent in this interview.Podcast Credits:Kyra Sturgill (MPP'20) - Producer/Co-InterviewerStephen Crano (MPP'20) - Producer/Co-InterviewerYi Ning Wong (MPP'21) - Editor

Jacky Grimshaw, Vice President, Government Affairs of the Center for Neighborhood Technology ("CNT"), discusses the state of transportation in Chicagoland, including the implications of the city's implementation of a new ridesharing tax, challenges to achieving transportation equity on the South Side and future considerations for investing in public transit.Credits:Steven Spinello (MPP '21) - Host/Producer/Co-EditorYi Ning Wong (MPP '21) - Co-Editor

Steve talks with activist, author, and entrepreneur Jahmal Cole about his organization My Block, My Hood, My City, and growing up in Chicago.Podcast Production Credit: Kyra Sturgill and Steve Crano produced and edited Aishwarya Kumar produced

Produced and Edited by Kyra Sturgill and Steve Crano University of Chicago Political Science professor, Cathy Cohen, and her doctoral student, David Knight, discuss their recent survey project “Race and Place: Young Adults and the Future of Chicago.”

This week, Steve Crano and Kyra Sturgill sat down for an interview with Vincent Lane, former director of the Chicago Housing Authority. Lane’s tenure as chairman led up to the demolition of Chicago’s high rise public housing developments and the initiation of a plan to better integrate public housing properties into the city. It was also scarred by the some bad press and legal encounters with both the ACLU and NRA.Credits:Steve Crano and Kyra Sturgill for producing, interviewing, and editingTheme music by Steve Crano and Blake Daniels

Laura Washington, a reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times and political commentator on ABC 7 News and WBEZ Chicago, discusses the upcoming mayoral runoff election on April 2. Ms. Washington discusses the strengths and weaknesses of both Toni Preckwinkle and Lori Lightfoot and what issues each candidate must address to persuade voters. Ms. Washington also discusses her experience as a follow at the University of Chicago’s Institute of Politics.Credits:Steve Crano and Kyra Sturgill, for producing, interviewing, and editingBlake Daniels, for musicSpecial thanks to the Institute of Politics for allowing us to use their space for recording.

Steve and Kyra talk with David Orr about the upcoming Chicago mayoral election, machine politics, and what it takes for progressive candidates to win in the Windy City.WBEZ Mayoral Questionnaire: https://interactive.wbez.org/2019/mayoral-questionnaire/quiz/Ballotpedia: https://ballotpedia.org/Mayoral_election_in_Chicago%2C_Illinois_%282019%29?fbclid=IwAR29-bHa8ftEEeXaayOOCmVphcxngwJJxHXw5OuLrxUq610M6DEFMZM32Bk#OverviewChicago Board of Elections: https://chicagoelections.com/en/home.htmlCredits:Kyra Sturgill and Steve Crano, for producing, interviewing, engineering, and editingIszy Licht, for production assistanceMusic:Rooftop Stories 2 by Magnus RingblomBlack Tie by Christian Nanzell

Our guest today is Trina Tyler (MPP '20). She is a native Chicagoan and an advocate for policy accountability and reform in her hometown. She also works with the Invisible Institute.Stay until the end to catch our Chicago Hot Takes segment!Credits:Kyra Sturgill, for co-hostingSteve Crano, for co-hosting and musicIszy Licht, for editingEdoardo Ortiz, for producingBlake Daniels, for music