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Erin Allen

Erin Allen

Verified

Digital Anchor, WBEZ-FM (Chicago, IL)

Chicago

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Detroit, MMA, FCC , SOPA, Cybersecurity , Media, Telecom , Privacy, Sports , Diversity, Race, Michigan, Tech, Boxing, Tech Policy

Doesn’t Cover

Corporate results, staffing changes, consumer health

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Content

Total articles 431

  • How sweet the sound: The history of Evanston folk coffeehouse AmazinGrace

    By Erin Allen Verified| WBEZ-FM (Chicago, IL) Verified Folk music surged in popularity across America in the late 1950s through the ‘70s, including here in the Chicago area. Last episode, we looked at how a few area coffeehouses catered to many patrons in their teens and early twenties. These were alcohol-free spaces where people could listen to live music and hangout for hours.

    By Erin Allen Verified · WBEZ-FM (Chicago, IL)

    Apr. 17, 2025

  • Is extremist ideology still fringe?

    By Erin Allen Verified| WBEZ-FM (Chicago, IL) Verified Extremism in America has been on the rise. Last episode, we looked at extremist groups in Chicago and how they terrorized select groups of people and influenced housing policy in the city during the 1950s. But what does extremism look like today? Curious City host Erin Allen talks with Odette Yousef, a national security correspondent focusing on extremism at NPR, about why it’s less about fringe groups and more about ideology that has permeated our culture.

    By Erin Allen Verified · WBEZ-FM (Chicago, IL)

    Apr. 10, 2025

  • How sweet the sound: The history of Evanston folk coffeehouse AmazinGrace

    By Erin Allen Verified| WBEZ-FM (Chicago, IL) Verified Folk music surged in popularity across America in the late 1950s through the ‘70s, including here in the Chicago area. Last episode, we looked at how a few area coffeehouses catered to many patrons in their teens and early twenties. These were alcohol-free spaces where people could listen to live music and hangout for hours.

    By Erin Allen Verified · WBEZ-FM (Chicago, IL)

    Apr. 17, 2025

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WBEZ-FM (Chicago, IL)