Morning AMp (Weekdays 8-10AM CST)

The Morning Amp is Vocalo's morning talk show hosted by Jesse Menendez and Jill Hopkins. The show focuses on music, culuture and lively and critical  discussion of social issues and trending news. Tune in weekdays 8-10am on 91.1 FM (CHI) / 89.5 FM (NWI).

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I heard on Morning shift that you discuss womens issues every Wednesday. I see that thw show is from 8-10 every day. Are you able to tell mewhat time during those 2 hours womens issues are discusse or does ot vary. Thankyou. I am very interested and unlikely to be able to listen for 2 hours.

Hey thanks for reaching out! Yes, Wednesdays are “Feminist Wednesdays” on our morning show The Mornign AMp. But the crux of it happens between 9:20 - 10 am during our Council of Feminist Thought segment. Hope you’re able to catch it onair. If not, we post them on our website and SoundCloud: www.soundcloud.com/vocalo 

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Senior film correspondents Reggie "The Reel Critic" Ponder and Matt Fagerholm joined Jesse in studio to talk about new blockbuster and indie movie releases. They discussed the new trend of risk-taking movies being released online and in streaming festivals, and analyze last week's box office numbers. And Matt reviews Miss Sharon Jones! the new documentary by Barbara Kopple and Cool Apocalypse.

The Morning AMp airs M-F 8-10 AM on 91.1 FM (CHI) / 89.5 FM (NWI) and streaming at www.vocalo.org

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Sandra Travino on the Morning AMp

Alternative Latin music expert Sandra Trevino joins Jill on the Morning AMp to talk about new songs by RAI and Little Jesus The Morning AMp airs M-F 8-10 AM on 91.1 FM (CHI) / 89.5 FM (NWI) and strea

Alternative Latin music expert Sandra Trevino joins Jill on the Morning AMp to talk about new songs by RAI and Little Jesus

The Morning AMp airs M-F 8-10 AM on 91.1 FM (CHI) / 89.5 FM (NWI) and streaming at www.vocalo.org

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Senior film correspondent Reggie Ponder joins Jill in the studio to talk Ghostbusters, the movie he didn’t like and Jill says she would see again. They also discuss the box office numbers from last week and what to expect from this weekend’s new releases.

The Morning AMp airs M-F 8-10 AM on 91.1 FM (CHI) / 89.5 FM (NWI) and streaming at www.vocalo.org

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Candace Quarrels and Cody Jamison Strand, members of the cast of the Chicago production of the musical Book of Mormon, joined Jill on the Morning AMp. They talk about their young careers, white savior complexes in Hollywood and Broadway, and the plot of the hit show. See them on stage at the PrivateBank Theatre in Chicago until August 14!

The Morning AMp airs M-F 8-10 AM on 91.1 FM (CHI) / 89.5 FM (NWI) and streaming at www.vocalo.org 

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"In BILLION-DOLLAR BALL: A Journey Through the Big-Money Culture of College Football, two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Gilbert M. Gaul offers an incendiary examination of how college football has come to dominate some of our best, most prestigious universities—reframing campus values, distorting academic missions, and transforming athletic departments into astonishingly rich entertainment factories, even as many university presidents look the other way."

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"Festival is a documentary film about the role music festivals play in the lives of our friends, neighbors, coworkers, and families." This description from the documentary's indiegogo site sums up director Mike Raspatello's search to understand why so many people attend these massive events. He is on the line to talk with Jesse and Jill about the film, festivals, and real stories from real people. You can donate here: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/festival-a-documentary-film#/story

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Actor Michael Rooker, best known for his work in The Walking Dead and Guardian’s of the Galaxy, talks with Jesse and Jill about his extensive career, living in Chicago, and more. He’ll be at Wizard World in Chicgao this weekend at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center.

www.wizardworld.com/home-chicago.html

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Poet and writer Erika L. Sánchez and journalist Christina Rodriguez join Jesse and Jill to talk about interracial Latino racism after actress Gina Rodriguez spoke out against her social media haters.

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Sophie Kleeman's recent article on mic.com revealed some of the issues with Google and Facebook's new plan to wipe out child pornography from the internet. She discusses the unattended problems and more with Jesse and Jill. You can read her full story here: mic.com/articles/123735/googl…orn-has-a-big-problem

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Odette Yousef from WBEZ's Curious City is in the studio to talk about her story on poverty and racial segregation in Chicago neighborhoods. You can hear her full story here: www.wbez.org/series/curious-cit…ighborhoods-112639

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After graduating from Northwestern University in 2011, Mike McGee was looking for a way to improve the world (and make some money) with his friends. Four years, many sleepless nights, and immeasurable amounts of self-teaching later, The Starter League is now a successful school for anyone who wants to learn programming, coding, and technology innovation in Chicago. www.starterleague.com/

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In our last installation of the Stories of Philanthropy brings us to Luke Vander Ploeg, a graduate of Wheaton University. Luke tells us about how LGBTQ students at the Evangelical Christian school manage their lives on and off campus. You can listen to the full story here: Luke-vander-ploeg – Lora-and-kathy

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"Today, in Mexico attacks against journalist are rarely, if ever solved. Mexico’s National Human Rights Commission, CNDH, reported last year that nearly 90 percent of the attacks, murders and disappearances of journalists remain unpunished. As we say in Mexico: La Vida No Vale Nada (Life is not worth a thing)."

That was Alfredo Corchado, Mexico Bureau Chief for The Dallas Morning News.  He recently testified before members of Congress about threats to press freedom in the Americas, and his experience reporting in Mexico, one of the most dangerous countries in the world for journalists.

Just two days after his testimony,  Ruben Espinosa, a photojournalist from the state of Veracruz was killed, along with four other women, one of them a human rights activist, in a middle class neighborhood of Mexico city.

Alfredo Corchado, joins us by phone to talk about the dangers journalists in Mexico face, and why these latest slayings, in particular, are a new low for Mexico’s freedom of expression.

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