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ISIS Oil Economics

November 19, 2015

Author and Columbia College professor Eric Charles May joins the Chief at the start of the show to talk about the Cubs and the physical demands of professional baseball. Kevin O’Neill joins later in the hour for a discussion of ISIS and what the Chief calls “the economics of terrorism.” May and the Chief continue the discussion of ISIS into the later hour touching on how the terrorist organization is capable of recruiting young Americans. For the remainder of the show the two talk about the gentrification of Armitage Avenue in Lincoln Park, changes in the publishing industry, and question who in the FED really knows what they’re doing.

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Articles Referenced

Why U.S. Efforts to Cut Off Islamic State’s Funds Have Failed

How the Islamic State makes its money

Why young American women are joining ISIS

Fed Minutes Signal Readiness for December Rate Increase

Bedrock Faith- Eric Charles May

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Eric Charles May

Eric Charles May is the author of the novel Bedrock Faith, which was named a Notable African-American Title by Publishers Weekly, and a Top Ten Debut Novel for 2014 by Booklist Magazine. A 2015 recipient of the Chicago Public Library Foundation’s 21st Century Award, May is a former reporter for The Washington Post. He’s also a native of Chicago’s South Side—Morgan Park, South Shore—and in addition to rooting for the White Sox, he also longs for the day when the football Cardinals quit their nomadic wandering and return to their original home on the South Side. Eric’s fiction has also appeared in Fish Stories, Solstice, Hypertext, Flyleaf Journal, F, and Criminal Class magazines. In addition to his Post reporting, his nonfiction has appeared in Sport Literate, Chicago Tribune, and the personal essay anthology Briefly Knocked Unconscious By A Low-Flying Duck. He has taught at the Stonecoast, Solstice, Northwestern University, and Chicago writers’ conferences, and in Chicago he’s read personal essays with 2nd Story, That’s All She Wrote, and done oral tellings at the Grown Folks’ Stories and Here’s the Story personal essay programs.

Kevin O’Neill

Kevin O’Neill is our Wednesday and Friday morning sports guy. His segment emphasizes what happens off the field as much as what happens on the field. All businesses have their intrigue, but the inner workings of sports organizations find their way into the public domain frequently. Unless a rant from the Chief spills into Kevin’s segment (not an unusual occurrence), he will highlight some of those sports related business issues; but be advised that those highlights usually come with an opinion. Read more.