Amy Guth
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Business Lunch with Amy Guth 8/12/2017
August 13, 2017 04:00 - 15.8 MBAmy Guth talks with Washington Post’s Silicon Valley correspondent, Elizabeth Dwoskin, to discuss Facebook’s willingness to copy technology and design from other apps and platforms, and how it might be hurting innovation. Then, Ally Marotti, business reporter at Chicago Tribune, talks about the city’s plan to issue Airbnb registrations and how it will affect the industry […]
Video and photos: Amy Guth jumps with the U.S. Army Golden Knights
August 08, 2017 21:52Amy Guth jumps with SFC Noah Watts of the U.S. Army Golden Knights. Video courtesy U.S. Army Parachute Team.
Saturday Night Special 8.5.2017 | Sex
August 06, 2017 19:15 - 39.1 MBOn this edition of the Saturday Night Special, host Amy Guth talks about sex. She welcomes an array of “sexperts,” from a clinical psychologist to educators to a sex shop owner to attempt to break down the awkwardness that usually surrounds the taboo topic. To begin, Dr. John Duffy joins Amy in the studio. They […]
Business Lunch with Amy Guth 8/5/2017
August 05, 2017 18:30 - 18.5 MBAmy talks with Adrienne Roberts from The Wall Street Journal to discuss the joint venture of Mazda and Toyota to build a billion dollar plant in the U.S. Then, Frank Devincentis, Senior Vice President and Financial Advisor with Morgan Stanley in Chicago, joins Amy in studio to discuss the latest release of the Job Report. […]
Saturday Night Special 7.29.17 | Hot Sauce
July 30, 2017 15:39On this edition of the Saturday Night Special, host Amy Guth turns up the heat and dives in to the topic of hot sauce. Amy welcomes a group of hot sauce experts to help her dig deeper into the science, history and business of hot sauce. O’Neill Ryan of Pepper Palace Chicago stops by to show off some of his best selling sauces and talk about Pepper Palace’s move to all in-house sauces. Plus, Amy challenges their hottest sauce, “The […]
Saturday Night Special 7.22.17 | Women & Violence
July 23, 2017 13:20This week on the Saturday Night Special with Amy Guth, we take on the very real problem of women & violence, especially instances of domestic violence and sex trafficking. To be sure, this is not a problem that only affects women. 1 in 4 men have suffered physical or emotional abuse at the hands of a domestic partner and have similarly been affected by human traffickers around the globe. However, we focus our gaze on women due to the statistical […]
Business Lunch with Amy Guth Full Podcast 7/22/2017
July 22, 2017 18:52 - 15.7 MBAmy talks with Marshall Allen about the article he wrote on the confusing and flawed system of drug expiration dates, which requires that many drugs are thrown out, even when the FDA knows they are good form longer: https://www.propublica.org/article/the-myth-of-drug-expiration-dates David Herrera, Founder and CEO of Golden Mean, joins Amy in studio to discuss his attempt to […]
Amy Guth talks with ‘Gray Rhino’ author Michelle Wucker about risk, being proactive, and crashing the Chinese stock market
July 22, 2017 18:48 - 4.79 MBAuthor of The Gray Rhino, Michelle Wucker comes to the studio to discuss her book and the role it played in crashing the Chinese stock market.
Amy Guth discusses News of The Week
July 22, 2017 04:46 - 32.9 MBAmy is joined in studio by the Director of U.I.C.’s Latino’s in Science Office, Veronica Arreola, and Deborah Douglas, whom is a Chicago based Journalist and Northwestern Professor. The trio talk about the top stories of the week which include ‘The Jerk of The Week’, White House news, and more!
Saturday Night Special 7.15.2017 | Tattoo
July 16, 2017 06:13 - 39.4 MBThis week on the Saturday Night Special: the body art tradition that has a history richer than we thought and an ever-transforming social stigma. Amy talks tattoos. First, we hear the perspective of Human Resource consultant and expert John Hudson, who unpacks the myth that getting a tattoo means not getting a job, and speaks to […]
The Anthropology of Body Art: Tattoos past and present
July 16, 2017 06:09 - 8.58 MBAnthropologist Dr. Kristin Krueger from Loyola University joined the conversation to talk about the deep historical significance of the tattoo and how tattoos past compare with those today.
Amy and Jen in for Patti! Squashing Rex Huppke’s beef with Jen, Dog Care App’s, Neighbor Issues, 70s TV Shows, and WGN’s Steve and Johnnie Stop By!
July 14, 2017 07:26 - 94.4 MBAmy and Jen are in for Patti tonight! On tonight’s show they welcome on actors/writers from the upcomming play, Night In Alachua County – Mandy Walsh and Josh Zagoren. The team from Wildclaw Theater in Chicago discuss the company as well as Jen’s own upcoming play with WildClaw – “Fight City”. Then, WGN Radio Legends […]
Amy and Jen talk personal health and writing with Kelly Kitley, The importance of being self-sustainable, Peanut Butter and love for Chuck Mangione | Full Show (July 12th)
July 13, 2017 07:25 - 95.1 MBAmy and Jen are in for Patti Vasquez tonight! On tonight’s show they welcome “MY self: An autobiography of survival” author, Kelly Kitley. They discuss what truly goes into writing a book and the importance of Kelly’s message with her book. For more info on Kelly and her work visit HERE. They also take a […]
Amy and Jen in for Patti! Rustbelt Chicago, New adventures across the world, Swimming with Sharks and more! | Full Show (July 11th)
July 12, 2017 07:18 - 109 MBAmy Guth and Jen Bosworth are in for Patti Vasquez for tonight. Tonight they welcome on from Rustbelt Chicago, leader – Martha who explains the process of her writing as well as the incarnations of Chicago that she’s found while writing her book. For more info on the event Martha discussed visit: Here.
Jen Bosworth and Amy Guth in for Patti! Coffee talk, Bike messenger documentaries, Fear and more | Full Show (July 10th)
July 11, 2017 07:33 - 106 MBAmy Guth and Jen Bosworth are in for Patti Vasquez tonight! On tonight’s show they open with a look at the their coffee ordering strategies and any “coffee tips” they’ve found out. Then, they welcome on the filmmakers of the “Alley Cat” – Marie Ullrich and Margot – Listen in as they discuss the folklore and […]
Saturday Night Special 7.8.17 | “Body/Mind” Summer
July 10, 2017 20:13This week on the Saturday Night Special, host Amy Guth celebrates Chicago Summer with a bunch of fun activities that you can enjoy over the next couple of months. University of Chicago intructor and “urbanologist” Max Grinnell serves as co-host and brings us through the history of Chicago summers and our concept of summertime leisure. Caroline O’Boyle, Director of Programs and Partnerships for The 606 stops by in-studio to talk about the exciting programs and events coming up this summer […]
Amy Guth & Rex Huppke Full Show 07/03/17
July 04, 2017 04:22 - 38.6 MBAmy and Rex talk 4th of July, fun firework facts and dip their toes into the “politics pond”.
Saturday Night Special 7.1.17 | Organizations Helping Children
July 02, 2017 15:49No matter how you feel about school lunches, free breakfast programs, gun violence, poverty, sexism, racism, we can all agree that every single child deserves and has a right to food, shelter, education, safety, health joy and love. This week on the Saturday Night Special, host Amy Guth takes a look at four fantastic organizations that are actively seeking to help children in Chicago and around the world by giving them the things we sometimes take for granted — safety, […]
Rex Huppke: The president’s insensitive claims about Chicago and about “Morning Joe”
June 30, 2017 21:59 - 8.28 MBChicago Tribune Columnist Rex Huppke joins Amy to discuss the meaning of the president’s and White House Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ comments towards Chicago gun violence. Then, they debate what President Trump’s tweet, maligning “Morning Joe” Talk Show Hosts Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough tells us about the administration as a whole.
Deloitte on the resurgence of vinyl through Sony: “It’s not just hipsters”
June 30, 2017 21:23 - 5.32 MBSony is beginning to press vinyl records again! Deloitte Technology, Media and Telecommunications Director of Research Duncan Stewart explains the appeal of old, vinyl records to young generations – in spite of convenient digital platforms. That fascination is helping to revive the analogue platform.
Mothers Against Drunk Driving: Ways to prevent 4th of July traffic danger
June 30, 2017 21:14 - 6.94 MBAmy lost a family member to a drunk driver on July 4th. Mothers Against Drunk Driving Great Lakes Regional Director Doug Scoles provides solutions to prevent dunk driving fatalities.
BLUE1647: Helping the inner city youth with coding
June 30, 2017 20:50 - 6.64 MBBLUE1647 is an organization for professional development in youth and businesses. Junior Founder Emile Cambry and Senior Advisor Tracy Powell tells Amy how the network supports its objective of success in others, including the help of such partners as Google and Chase Bank.
Chicago Media Project documentary making gives a voice to those who don’t normally get one
June 29, 2017 21:21 - 8.9 MBChicago Media Project is a group of self-supported documentary makers out of Chicago. Co-Founder and Executive Director Paula Froehle tells Amy about the new CMP series, Dinner & Docs @ The Davis, where filmmakers and special guests will dine over discussion of such films as Matthew Heineman’s “City of Ghosts,” to be showcased in the […]
Professor Ben Epstein: Understanding the “watered down version of the watered down version” of the Trump travel ban
June 29, 2017 21:11 - 6.81 MBDePaul University Political Science Professor Ben Epstein explains what might constitute a visiting traveler as fitting into the working stipulations within the working stipulations. That includes the Supreme Court’s definition of a visitor’s “bona fide relationship” with family or work in the United States.
Provide: Working towards giving parents a “predictable and stable” work day
June 29, 2017 21:02 - 7.19 MBChelsea Sprayregen is using the $60,000 she won in the Social New Venture Challenge at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business to start up her organization, Provide. Provide brings child care businesses the software that it needs in order to allocate more funding to care itself.
Invent2026: A startup that helps other startups
June 29, 2017 20:47 - 8.55 MBLabs, entrepreneurs, companies and other business entities look to Invent2026 for marketing management on their great innovations. Thomas Day explains how Invent2026 works to understand ideas and create strategies to lift them off the ground.
Guth and Huppke 5.29.17 Full Show
May 30, 2017 15:08 - 31.6 MBWGN’s Amy Guth and the Tribune’s Rex Huppke are filling in for Justin Kaufman on The Download on this Memorial Day show. In honor of this day of remembrance, Guth and Huppke discuss the meaning of Memorial Day and how we can pay respect to the brave men and women who have given their lives […]
Saturday Night Special with Amy Guth 5.13.17 | Truth & Lies
May 14, 2017 03:38 - 36.6 MBOn this edition of the Saturday Night Special, host Amy Guth takes on the tricky topic of truth, lies and the messy gray area in-between. As always Amy’s got a series of experts that can shed some light on this complicated topic. First, Dr. John Duffy is in-studio to open up the dialogue with a […]
Amy Guth Full Show 3/4 | Cole Lavalais, Kevin Coval, Idris Goodwin, The Neo Futurists & celebrating Chicago’s 180th birthday
March 05, 2017 22:49 - 35.3 MBIn honor of Chicago’s 180th birthday, Amy Guth welcomes a group of guests that are celebrating Chicago in their work. Author Cole Lavalais recently founded the Chicago Writer’s Studio, a business dedicated to helping writers both new and experienced through classes such as “Writing 101” and “Finishing Your Novel”. Amy and Cole talk about the process […]
Amy Guth 2/18/17 Full Show
February 18, 2017 23:47 - 35 MBAmy Guth welcomes President/CEO of the Institute of Transformational Philanthropy, Lisa M. Dietlin. Dietlin discusses the different ways that we can transform lives through donating our time or money, tips on how to choose which organizations we should donate to and how we can help fight immediate problems and still invest in solving the big […]
New production “Gender Breakdown” challenges gender disparity in Chicago theatre
February 18, 2017 23:08Amy Guth sits down with Erica Vannon, Brianna Buckley and Kate Hawbaker-Krohn of the Collaboraction Theatre Company to discuss their new compilation theatre piece, “Gender Breakdown”. The production features ten female-identifying performers who share their experiences with misogyny, gender-phobia and racism while performing in Chicago. The show runs through March 19th at the Flat Iron Arts Building […]
The Saturday Night Special With Amy Guth: Travel Ban
February 12, 2017 03:05Kim Bellware of The Huffington Post joins Amy Guth to discuss a story she wrote about a Syrian refugee family directly affected by Trump’s Immigration Ban and how families dreams were put on hold with the stroke of a pen. DePaul University Political Science Professor Ben Epstein then talks with Amy and discusses the need […]
Saturday Night Special with Amy Guth: Museums
January 29, 2017 07:17On this episode of the Saturday Night Special, Amy Guth and her panel discuss the importance and impact of museums. Museums, after all, are part of what makes Chicago lovely, strong, and determined. Amy is joined by: Max Grinnell, Professor of Urban Studies at University of Chicago Victoria Cain, Ast. Professor of History at Northeastern […]