Welcome to your weekly update on current events as well as interviews with Chicago news correspondents, artists, activists and intellectuals. In the Loop is hosted by Louise Netz (@lounetz) and Yasmeen Sheikah (@yasmeen.sheikah) and airs on WCRX 88.1 Chicago every Friday at 3pm.

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Welcome to the final episode of this show! Today we will be skip the news and our social media moments to bring you the stories of graduating Columbia College Chicago seniors for the Manifest Urban Arts Festival. If you want to check out this year’s online festival head over to manifest.colum.edu. Thank you to Madelena Primini, Michael Filek, Josie Whisman and Mahnoor Syed for guesting on this episode. A very special thank you to Matt Cunningham. Thank you for listening in this semester. Congrats to the class of 2020. We made it. Please enjoy this last episode, the Manifest episode, of in the loop with Louise and Yasmeen.  Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @WCRXFM. If you have anything you’d like to share with us, send it our way using the hashtag #inthelooponcrx

Manifest Urban Arts Festival: WCRX Senior Spotlights feat. Izzy E.

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Today on the show we bring you up to date on some of the news stories you may have missed in your feed this week from Chicago, the state and beyond. We discuss another amazing digital commencement opportunity for high school seniors, Illinois’ and Chicago’s new plans for reopening, Corgis and how you can now listen in to Supreme Court case hearings for the first time. After that Yasmeen brings you an interview with Danya Marou, a 2019 Columbia College Chicago fashion design alumnus, who is launching her debut clothing line centered around modest hijab friendly fashion. Louise speaks with Gene E. Robinson who is an entomologist and director of the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. They talk asian giant hornets, or murder hornets. We discuss what you need to know about this new invasive species and how you can protect the good native bees in your area.  Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @WCRXFM so you never miss an episode. If you have anything you’d like to share with us, send it our way using the hashtag #inthelooponcrx.

Another Graduation, A Plan to Reopen Illinois, Corgis, Hijab-Friendly Fashion and Murder Hornets

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Today on the show we bring you up to date on some of the news stories you may have missed in your feed this week from Chicago and beyond. We dive into what is happening in the 2020 race for the White House including a new candidate who just joined the race, a special baby’s arrival across the pond and how there is some Hope on the horizon for grads missing out on in person commencement ceremonies. After that Yasmeen bring you an interview with Nick Forsythe where they discuss his new film Part of Me in which he documents the mental health struggles of his college roommate. And then Louise chats with Eva Eig, host of the new Doing Better Podcast about what kind of coping mechanisms can help ease stress through this crisis and what kinds of resources are available if you are struggling.  Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @WCRXFM so you never miss an episode. If you have anything you’d like to share with us, send it our way using the hashtag #inthelooponcrx.

A New 2020 Candidate, Oprah at Graduation, French Fried Potatoes, “Part of Me” Doc and How to Cope with the Crisis

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This week on In the Loop, we have a big update from our home state of Illinois concerning new COVID-19 rules for going out to the store or pharmacy. We also talk new COVID-19 symptoms you should be aware of and the beginning of Ramadan.Yasmeen interviews a teacher from Chicago Public Schools about how he is coping with teaching math from home, and Louise talks with singer-songwriter Janet Blackwell about her new EP “Énouement,” how to stay creative while trapped inside four walls and how not to beat yourself up if you’re not as productive as you had hoped to be during this extra time at home. Follow the show @WCRX on social media and share and tag our show with #inthelooponcrx

Illinois COVID-19 Update, Ramadan, Tips from a CPS Teacher, and Janet Blackwell

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In this week’s show, Louise and Yasmeen discuss how the 2020 race for the Democratic Presidential Nomination fell came down to one last week, how some places around the country are mandating the use of face coverings in public and how animals are benefiting from us staying at home. Yasmeen speaks with the Columbia College Chicago Career Center about how graduating seniors can navigate the job market amidst the coronavirus pandemic, and Louise speaks with the Chicago Field Museums’s Chief Curiosity Correspondent and host of YouTube’s “The Brain Scoop” about how we can support our museums during this crisis, and how they are supporting us through online learning resources in return. #inthelooponcrx

Mask Mandates, 2020’s Presumptive Nominee, Careers after Coronavirus and Online Museums

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Coronavirus Updates: Columbia College Chicago, Rush University Medical Center and Supermarkets

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Special Episode! On March 17th, 2020, Illinois residents will go out to vote in primaries, but there is a lot more on the ballot than just who will be the presidential nominee. One of the most competitive races this year is happening in the Southwest neighborhoods and suburbs of Chicago. There, incumbent Rep. Dan Lipinski is fighting to defend his seat in congress against an old progressive rival from 2018, Marie Newman, and two other candidates who are all trying to oust him. Listen in as host Louise Netz and contributing reporter Isabella Eliopulos take you to the Illinois 3rd Congressional district to find out what&#39;s going on in this special episode of &#34;In the Loop with Louise and Yasmeen&#34; #IntheLooponCRX

Following the Illinois 3rd Congressional Democratic Primary with Isabella and Louise

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It&#39;s been a crazy week here on the Columbia College Chicago campus and in the world. #EverythingsCancelled. We give you an update on the coronavirus response at Columbia and beyond and on what&#39;s going in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination. Yasmeen talks &#34;The Bachelor&#34; finale with Stephanie Strock, and Louise talks with Alexandra Yetter about her recent op-ed &#34;It&#39;s Time to Get Over Fake News Phobia.&#34; Follow us on social media @WCRXFM and use #IntheLooponCRX

Coronavirus Updates, Democratic Presidential Primary, the Bachelor, Fake News and Toilet Paper

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Welcome to a special bonus episode of In the loop with Louise and Yasmeen. This last week we interviewed Chicago artistEmma Moss about the signage and art she makes for businesses around town. There was so much great stuff that we discussed that didn&#39;t fit into the hour, but we couldn&#39;t bare to leave it to rot on our desktop. We talked movie adaptations of musicals, mermaids and pigeons with thumbs for feet and the time she did a performance art piece where she baked loaves of bread children and then feasted on them with her friends. Find Emma and her work on Instagram @mishemma. Also, check out her work on display at Hewn Bakery in Evanston, IL.

Bonus Episode: Chicago Visual Artist Emma Moss with Louise Netz

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This week on In the Loop with Louise and Yasmeen, we update you on Super Tuesday, coronavirus in Chicago, Nashville tornadoes and a certain furniture store closing its doors. Yasmeen speaks with Columbia College Chicago alumnus Nader Ihmoud about the creation of his magazine that highlights Palestinian-American voices, Palestine in America (@PalestineinAmerica). You&#39;ll also hear Louise&#39;s discussion with Chicago artist Emma Moss (@mishemma on instagram) about how handmade art signage impacts local businesses and the community. Don&#39;t forget to stick around to the end to find out what Louise and Yasmeen&#39;s social media sensations were for the week, and find them on all platforms @WCRXFM

Super Tuesday, Palestine in America, Sign Design and Elementary School Throwbacks

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Feeling nostalgic for the South Carolina primaries on Super Tuesday? Well you&#39;re in luck! Isabella Eliopulos shares with us her reporting that aired on Monday on WCRX from S.C. It was predicted that Biden would come away victorious in South Carolina, but the margin by which he won was slightly unprecedented. With Sanders coming in second and maintaining his position as the Democratic frontrunner, his campaign had no trouble staying energized and optimistic.

Following Bernie Sanders in South Carolina with Isabella Eliopulos

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Special Episode! Louise Netz travels to South Carolina to find out how Senator Elizabeth Warren and her supporters are planing on pulling through the state and Super Tuesday to try and reach the Democratic presidential nomination.

On the Ground following Elizabeth Warren in South Carolina with Louise Netz

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In this week&#39;s episode of In the Loop wit Louise Netz and Yaseen Sheikah, we talk the Milwaukee massacre, the Kobe Bryant memorial in LA, Katherine Johnson, and Dunkin&#39; Donut&#39;s new menu item. Isabella Eliopulos and Louise discuss their upcoming trip to South Carolina for the democratic primary, and Yasmeen and Olivia Delon discuss their predictions for upcoming episodes of the Bachelor. Louise and Yasmeen also leave you with their favorite social media moments of the week. A special thank you to Isabella Eliopulos and Oliva Delon for this weeks episode!

Kobe Bryant Memorial, Bacon, South Carolina Primary and the Bachelor

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This week on In the Loop, Yasmeen brings us an update on the biggest news that happened this week, Louise talks with Nick Forsythe of the Columbia Chronicle and Anna Lee Ackermann about how coronavirus is fueling discrimination in the US and both hosts share their favorite moments on social media from the week. Special thanks to Nick Forsythe and Anna Lee Ackermann. You can find Nick&#39;s article online at www.columbiachronicle.com

Nevada Democratic Debate, Xenophobia and the Coronavirus, and the Two Old Guys in the Balcony

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This week on In the Loop with Louise Netz and Yasmeen Sheikah, we catch you up on the biggest stories of the week, interview the creators of the article &#34;The Big O,&#34; and talk to guitarist and vocalist Hannah Pope of the Chicago band Indigo Flood.

New Hampshire Primary, Orgasm Faces and Indigo Flood

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In this introduction episode to In the Loop, Louise and Yasmeen introduce you to who they are, the team at the Columbia Chronicle and Louise interviews Professor Sheila Baldwin on the importance of Black History Month in Chicago.

In this introduction episode to In the Loop, Louise and Yasmeen introduce you to who they are, the team at the Columbia Chronicle and Louise interviews Professor Sheila Baldwin on the importance of Black History Month in Chicago.

Welcome to our show! 1-31-20

Welcome to your weekly update on current events as well as interviews with Chicago news correspondents, artists, activists and intellectuals. In the Loop is hosted by Louise Netz (@lounetz) and Yasmeen Sheikah (@yasmeen.sheikah) and airs on WCRX 88.1 Chicago every Friday at 3pm.