Matt Fagerholm sits in with Jill in the studio to discuss the new Widows movie, Greenbook Movie, and provides a tribute to the late Stan Lee, while Reggie Ponder fills us in on the latest box office numbers, and provides one of the highest film reviews of the year from him for Widows, and much more!
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Molly Brennan and Jasmine Bracey joined Jill Hopkins on The Morning Amp, and are both part of Goodman Theatre’s 41st annual production of A CHRISTMAS CAROL, appearing November 17 - December 30.
A CHRISTMAS CAROL is Charles Dickens’ iconic tale of the greedy businessman, Ebenezer Scrooge (Larry Yando), who is visited
by four ghosts who take him on a spectacular adventure through his past, present and future, helping him rediscover the joys of life, love and friendship.
Molly and Jasmine both portray two of the four spirits that assist Scrooge with his path to redemption and forgiveness.
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Eric Storm and Sarah Joyce, the co-founders for GlitterGuts, joined Jill on The Morning Amp to discuss their organization’s 10th anniversary, and what’s in store to celebrate this milestone. Eric was getting bored with the parties he was DJing in 2007, so he started GlitterGuts as a way to make them a more interactive experience, and Sarah does all the technical work that nobody knows about, like color correction, workflow and data management.
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Singer Songwriter, Phillip Michael Scales joined Jill Hopkins on The Morning AMp to play a few of his songs live ahead of his show on Thursday 11/15 at Schubas in Chicago.
For more info on Phillip Michael Scales, visit: phillip-michael.net
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On this week’s #Hashtag segment, Vocalo’s Senior Social Media Correspondent Curtis Shaw Flagg shares stories on the California mass shooter who posted to social media during bar rampage, tax authority will look at taxpayers’ social media in fight against tax fraud, and more!
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Reggie “The Reel Critic” Ponder joined Jill Hopkins on The Morning AMp to talk Box Office numbers, review this year’s Grinch movie and share a snippet of his interview with the makers of America To Me docuseries that takes a look at an academic year at suburban Chicago’s Oak Park and River Forest High School.
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We spoke with Chicago-based singer Tatiana Hazel about her music, mixing English and Spanish in her songwriting and her latest Single “Sí o No”.
Catch her performing this Sunday at the Red Bull Music Festival Chicago - https://www.redbull.com/us-en/music/events/xicago
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Daniel is a policy analyst and writer who focuses on public finance, housing, and transportation, especially as they relate to urban issues. He has joined City Bureau to organize workshops around Chicago to educate young people on an unbiased political and economical history of the city. He joined Jill Hopkins to provide information about the workshops and discuss his goal to create a new narrative for Chicago.
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On the day after the 2018 Midterm Elections, Exavier Pope, a lawyer and the host of the “Suit Up” podcast, joined Jill Hopkins on The Morning AMp to breakdown the election results. The two discuss JB Pritzker winning the gubernatorial election in Illinois, history being made with election results in the nation, and more!
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Tired of getting automated calls from scamming robots? Mike McGee is here to ease your pain. He also discusses Amazon’s potential HQ locations as well as the App of the Week, which allows the everyday person to fight climate change.
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Yes we get to talk to scientists too… We spoke with Neuroscientist Dr. Doug Steel about the effects of full-spectrum light on sleep patterns, mental health and behavior. Tip: get a night-time screen filter app for your phone.
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Stephanie Skora and Ellen Mayer, authors of “Girl I Guess”, a progressive voter guide to 2018 elections, joined Jill Hopkins to discuss why you should vote… even if you’re not too excited about it.
To view their guide, follow the link here-
docs.google.com/document/d/1YSCeW…ng=h.kqjdbsg6tsz9
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Delia Kropp, an actor, director, and transgender advocate joined Jill Hopkins in the studio to promote two projects essential to fighting back against the trans erasure begun by this presidential administration. TRANS SCRIPTS has its premiere Chicago reading, at Theatre Wit for About Face Theatre, November 18, at 5 pm. This is a rare stage event for Chicago audiences: seven trans women’s tales told entirely in their own words – and brought to life exclusively by transgender actors. LANDLOCKED tells the story of Nick, who reunites with his estranged, transgender father to scatter his mother’s ashes off the coast of Georgia. Set against the backdrop of the 2016 U.S. presidential election, LANDLOCKED subtly and thoughtfully examines the Evangelical church’s tenuous relationship with marginalized communities as dramatized through the fraught family dynamics of Nick and Briana.
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On this week’s edition of Critic for a Minute Friday, Reggie “The Reel Critic” Ponder is joined by Matt Fagerholm and special guest Gabe Mendoza to discus what is trending at the box office this week, their thoughts on the Queen Biopic “Bohemian Rhapsody”, and more!
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Studio B is a workplace comedy about a Chicago-based recording studio that is struggling to make a comeback. Some of the cast and crew of the web-series stopped by the studio to talk about the show, and provide some insight on what to expect moving forward.
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