AM580's montly features magazine hosted by Jason Croft http://will.illinois.edu/sidetrack en j-croft@ad.uiuc.edu Copyright (C) 2008 University of Illinois 2008-09-06T21:24:00-06:00 http://will.illinois.edu/sidetrack/program/sidetracksep08/ http://will.illinois.edu/sidetrack/program/sidetracksep08/#When:21:24:00Z This time around, we find out about the sport of mutton busting—young kids riding sheep…revisit an interview from the archives about International Talk Like A Pirate Day…and we present an encore broadcast of a tribute to singer/songwriter Dan Fogelberg—a remembrance from those who know him when he played in Champaign-Urbana. Podcasts 2008-09-06T21:24:00-06:00 http://will.illinois.edu/sidetrack/program/sidetrackaug08/ http://will.illinois.edu/sidetrack/program/sidetrackaug08/#When:21:19:00Z On this month’s program, we learn about the poetic side of actor and comedian Bill Murray…visit a tap-dancing competition in Chicago…talk to a man who runs a freak show in California…and hear about a street drummer who plays on just about anything he can get his hands on. Podcasts 2008-08-02T21:19:00-06:00 http://will.illinois.edu/sidetrack/program/sidetrackjul08/ http://will.illinois.edu/sidetrack/program/sidetrackjul08/#When:16:57:00Z This month we find out how Hollywood icon Hedy Lamarr is responsible for modern technology…hear about one writer’s adventures after getting stuck in her bathroom…and we talk to the B-movie actress Tura Satana, star of Russ Meyer’s Faster Pussycat, Kill! Kill! Podcasts 2008-07-05T16:57:00-06:00 http://will.illinois.edu/sidetrack/program/sidetrackjun08/ http://will.illinois.edu/sidetrack/program/sidetrackjun08/#When:18:09:00Z We go into the Sidetrack archives for some summertime fun. We have stories about rock and rolls greatest myths, the search for the legendary tropical drink The Zombie, and the Continuum Fingerboard—a strange electronic instrument that be heard in the latest Indiana Jones movie. Podcasts 2008-06-07T18:09:00-06:00 http://will.illinois.edu/sidetrack/program/sidetrackmay08/ http://will.illinois.edu/sidetrack/program/sidetrackmay08/#When:14:57:00Z On this month’s program, we talk to the organizers of WILL’s Vintage Vinyl Sale. We’ve pulled some records from the sale for your listening enjoyment. Also the state of Polka music in Chicago. And memories of Japanese-Americans starting over, after being incarcerated by their government during World War Two…We’ll have those stories and more, this time on Sidetrack. Podcasts 2008-05-03T14:57:00-06:00 http://will.illinois.edu/sidetrack/program/sidetrackapr08/ http://will.illinois.edu/sidetrack/program/sidetrackapr08/#When:18:36:00Z This month we talk to a husband and wife team from Portland, Oregon, who run a black velvet painting museum called the Velveteria…we find out the burlesque revival in Chicago…learn about some award-winning mustard from the Midwest…and hear one man’s story about growing up as a Catholic schoolchild were the fear of nuns with rulers permeated his life… Podcasts 2008-04-05T18:36:00-06:00 http://will.illinois.edu/sidetrack/program/march-2008/ http://will.illinois.edu/sidetrack/program/march-2008/#When:18:16:00Z On this month’s program, we talk the inventor of the Nubrella—a modern take on the classic umbrella…we find out about the new website Book Glutton based in Urbana that combines an e-library with a social networking site… Appalachian hip-hop…a modern-day cowboy’s ride across America…a vaction ranch for computer programmers...a primer of who you'll meet at a comic book convention...and a former Cubs manager's infamous news conference tape. Podcasts 2008-03-01T18:16:00-06:00 http://will.illinois.edu/sidetrack/program/sidetrackaug07/ http://will.illinois.edu/sidetrack/program/sidetrackaug07/#When:18:38:00Z This month Sidetrack takes a look at the fight to save Berwyn's (in)famous art structure known as the Spindle...we hear about the life of a Chinese bicycle mechanic with ties to Urbana...learn about a way to buy land in America one inch at a time...talk to the creator of Pizza Beer--beer that tastes like pizza...and we have an audio essay on the joys of the water park. Podcasts 2007-08-04T18:38:00-06:00 http://will.illinois.edu/sidetrack/program/sidetrackjul07/ http://will.illinois.edu/sidetrack/program/sidetrackjul07/#When:18:07:00Z On this month’s program…the author of “Weird Illinois” gives us some ideas for unusual road trip destinations…we chat with the director of the film “Cashing October” about the Cub’s ill-fated 2003 season...we talk to people who are spending summer as part of the Art Theory Summer Camp…and we celebrate National Hot Dog Month…Those stories and more, this time on Sidetrack. Podcasts 2007-07-07T18:07:00-06:00 http://will.illinois.edu/sidetrack/program/sidetrackjun07/ http://will.illinois.edu/sidetrack/program/sidetrackjun07/#When:18:14:00Z On this month’s program…celebrate Star War’s 30th anniversary with a member of the 501st Legion—a group of fans who dress up like members of the evil empire…we spend a Saturday morning scoping out hidden treasures at garage sales…find out about the world’s only theremin lounge band…and talk with Wizard of Oz munchkin Mickey Carroll. Those stories and more, this time on Sidetrack. Podcasts 2007-06-02T18:14:00-06:00