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The second episode of Freeformers, hosted by Jon Langford, features artist John Soss as a guest. It airs Wednesday, January 17th at 10pm ET / 9pm CT / 7pm PT. Hour 1Buckaroo – Buck Owens That’s The Way Way of the World – Earth, Wind, & FireCafe Regio’s – Soul Mann & The BrothersSunny – Bobby HebbRainy Day Blues ̵...

By Nathaniel Hamilton Even though it’s sat dormant, waiting for its resurgence as Chicago’s leading music and entertainment venue, The Uptown Theater on the city’s North Side is one of the most incredible buildings in the city.  The Uptown Theater opened in August 1925. Its first marquee read, “ONE OF THE GREAT ART BUILDINGS OF THE WORLD – ...

We all have them. The habits we want to change, the ideas we want to pursue, the goals we think we can achieve—if only we had the opportunity. If you’re like most people (including me), those habits, ideas, and goals often wind up in the “someday” pile. Something that you’ll work on when you have more time, when life gets less crazy, or when the circu...

Some bands, like a warm blanket from a childhood home, can immediately take us to a happier place. They just have that power to change our brain chemistry in a positive way.  The Rolling Stones are one of those bands.  Even if you’re not a diehard Stones fan, everybody’s got at least one Stones song that puts a smile on their face....

There’s nothing quite like a delicious dunk in a cool body of water to fight the Summer heat. Chicago and its surrounding areas have an abundance of swimming spots to choose from ranging from sprawling nature preserves to smaller beaches tucked away in the city. Whether you’re looking to make a quick pit stop or turn your outing into an all-day af...

“Living in an abandoned ghost town, trying to bring it back to life” is the bio you’ll find if you look on any of Brent Underwood’s social media bios. And it’s not a metaphor. In 2018, Underwood purchased the town of Cerro Gordo with hopes of turning it into a tourist destination. Underwood is an investor and always had his sights set on big real e...

Ah, Mars. The great god of war. The not-so-big red planet. The apple of Elon’s eye. A planet similar in many ways to my ex; riddled with a toxic atmosphere and lacking any evidence of innate humanity. Colonizing Mars has been the hypothetical, futuristic topic of conversations across the globe, but what would it actually entail? If you were chosen ...

Roger Hall is psychologist, and the author of Staying Happy, Being Productive. He doesn’t do the whole “left brain/right brain” thing because, he says, while it’s a great metaphor, it’s based on biology that’s 50 years old. Instead, he gives us deeper structural insights about our brain, to maybe help us understand ...

Between the years of 2015 and 2019, Iceland ran a 4-day work week trial and the results have been described as “an overwhelming success.” In the trials, workers from a variety of industries were paid the same amount for shorter hours and across the board, productivity remained the same or improved. There was also feedback that work life...

Dwayne Hirsch was a corporate executive from Chicago, with 25 years of experience at Wal-Mart, Ross, Sears and more. He had thousands of employees and managed billions of dollars in annual revenue. These days, he’s making history in Georgia co-founding the first Black-Owned cannabis farm. What lead him to this point? A 17 year old boy whoR...