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Video: Stephen Markley mixes mushrooms and politics
At our December 4th edition of Tuesday Funk, Stephen Markley read from his long-form gonzo political essay The Great Dysmorphia, and it sounded a little like this... And if you enjoyed that, please join us at 7:30 pm on Tuesday,...
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Video: B. E. Pinkham tries to avoid a hard truth
At our November 6th edition of Tuesday Funk, B. E. Pinkham brought us a funny and heartfelt chapter from her memoir Let Me Look at You, and it sounded a little like this... And if you enjoyed that, please join...
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Video: Mary Zemaitis was a teenage "Jesus Freak"
At our November 6th edition of Tuesday Funk, Mary Zemaitis bravely confessed her past as a teenage "Jesus Freak," and it sounded a little like this... And if you enjoyed that, please join us at 7:30 pm on December 4th,...
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Reminder: Tuesday Funk #51 is tonight!
It's a real horse race tonight, and the stakes are huge! But no matter which team you're backing, you can take refuge from the stress of election returns tonight at Hopleaf, as your good friends from Tuesday Funk bring you...
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Video: William Shunn hitches a ride to Mars
At our August Tuesday Funk reading, co-host William Shunn reminisced about space exploration past and present, and it went a little bit this... And if you enjoyed that journey through and time, please join us on Tuesday, September 4th, 2012,...
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August debriefing
Every episode of Tuesday Funk at Hopleaf seems to feature some emergent, unintended theme, and Tuesday night's show was no exception. The major theme seemed to be old men, with subthemes of brown liquor and Martian exploration. But let's not...
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Video: Why Robyn Pennacchia won't swim with the dolphins
At last week's Tuesday Funk reading, Sunday Night Sex Show impresaria Robyn Pennacchia explained in no uncertain terms exactly why she won't swim with dolphins, and it went a little like this... And if you enjoyed that, then by no...
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Tuesday Funk #44: April 3rd
Our next event will take place Tuesday, April 3, 2012, and will include readings from Mary Anne Mohanraj, J.H. Palmer, Charlotte Hart, Mare Swallow, and Richard Chwedyk.
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Reminder: William Shunn at Essay Fiesta tonight!
Just a quick reminder that your Tuesday Funk co-host William Shunn will be appearing at Essay Fiesta at The Book Cellar in Lincoln Square tonight at 7:00 pm. This charitable monthly reading series benefits 826CHI, a Chicago non-profit writing and...
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William Shunn to read at Essay Fiesta on Monday
We just want to give you a quick heads-up that your Tuesday Funk co-host William Shunn will be appearing as part of the Essay Fiesta reading series at The Book Cellar in Lincoln Square this coming Monday, December 19th, at...
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