Good Monday morning, Chicago! Partly sunny, cold and windy today with temperatures holding steady around 25. Flurries tonight with a low near 22. Sunny and 36 tomorrow. This is Morning Edition Host Lisa Labuz. Here’s what’s youll hear today on WBEZ: On Morning Edition: A new pipeline quietly starts operations today in Illinois. It is similar to the controversial Keystone XL pipeline. How did it largely escape scrutiny and what does it mean for the Midwest? WBEZ’s Shannon Heffernan reports. On Morning Shift: Host Jason Marck hears about one rabbi’s mission is to visit every Jewish prisoner in Illinois, every month. And we talk with William Schaff, the author of an upcoming book on the brilliant work and tragic life of musician Jason Molina. At noon on Worldview: Host Jerome McDonnell talks about the long-term goals of Hindu nationalism. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi isn’t the only product of the right wing Hindu organization, the RSS. Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh is the right wing Hindu revivalist organization in India. On The Afternoon Shift: Host Niala Boodhoo talks about holiday shows in Chicago with our “General Admission” podcasters, Tyler Greene and Don Hall. Theyll recommend shows for the season and discuss the cost of holiday theater tickets. Thanks for listening to WBEZ!
Posted on: Mon, 01 Dec 2014 12:11:20 +0000