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In a special edition of The Strand, Mark Coles explores the cultural riches of the city of Chicago, one year on from Barack Obama's election as US President. Brian Babylon the celebrated African-American comedian and broadcaster on Chicago Public Radio's WBEZ, tours the comedy clubs of the Windy City and examines the satirists' response to Obama one year on from his election victory;Ramsey Lewis, the triple-grammy award winning veteran jazz pianist discusses the changes in the city and its music across it's great cultural divides; Artistic Director of Steppenwolf Theater Martha Lavey, explores why Time Magazine says "the freshest ideas are blowing in from the Windy City" and Ellen Fairey Chicago's hottest new writer examines her Chicago-set play "Graceland" of a brother and sister coming to terms with their father's death, as the production transfers to New York... And we hear from local musician Jeff Tweedy - from the double-Grammy award-winning band Wilco. This edition of The Strand was made with the assistance of our Chicago partner station WBEZ.
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