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Esther Bergdahl

@ebergdahl.bsky.social
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Digital producer @wbez.org. I edit The Rundown: www.wbez.org/wbez-newsletter

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Sarah Mead Leonard @smeadleonard.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
this is my kind of Air and Water Show
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Esther Bergdahl @ebergdahl.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
About to go on air 4-7 for the pledge drive! Please feel free to tune in live at wbez.org, and even better... you know what I'm going to say: donate.wbez.org (But my mellifluous radio voice is free for everyone.)
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WBEZ Chicago - WBEZ Chicago
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Esther Bergdahl @ebergdahl.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
I've got my first-ever membership pledge drive shift today 11-2, Chicago! The fulfillment of a dream I never had? You can listen from anywhere at WBEZ dot org, where our radio is excellent anyway, and/or make me Very Happy if you donate and/or become a member at wbez.org/donate!
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Support Chicago's NPR News Station
My donation to WBEZ powers independent journalism in Chicago. Join me in supporting reliable news at www.wbez.org
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Matt Moore @mattmoorecst.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
A new day, a new @chicago.suntimes.com morning news roundup for you. Today's lead: After Trump's Iran threats, Pritzker calls for ouster Plus: Larry Hoover’s character witnesses, Chicago's Coach bag caretaker and more. chicago.suntimes.com/2026/04/08/a...
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After Trump's Iran threats, Pritzker calls for ouster
Plus: Larry Hoover's character witnesses, a Coach bag caretaker and more.
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Quinn Daedal @quinnanya.me · 07/04/2026
What a beautiful example of someone taking unloved objects and putting care and craft into them to give them new lives. Am reminded of this patch I need to sew onto my bag as a reminder. #DHmakes
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Patch #102: Fix Shit Up
Are you tired of fucking shit up? Don’t worry, we all make mistakes but they are all fixable! Why not start with your fashion by getting one of our patches...
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Esther Bergdahl @ebergdahl.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
I cannot begin to tell you what a pleasure it was to work on this piece, both with my amazing collaborators and with Yoonie herself, who is so thoughtful, funny and kind. I hope you enjoy this story in text, audio, video and photo portraits!
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kristinekenyon.bsky.social @kristinekenyon.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Amazing. ✊
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WBEZ @wbez.org · 07/11/2025
The immersive interactive exhibit features items recovered from the Israeli trance music festival, a major site of the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks that launched the war in Gaza. Yet the Nova Exhibition is determined not to sink into tragedy alone.
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Survivors and artifacts from Nova Music Festival bring Chicago face-to-face with Hamas attack
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Esther Bergdahl @ebergdahl.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Fantastic reporting by my @chicago.suntimes.com colleagues on the movie-making techniques that make immigration enforcement media about Chicago propaganda:
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Watch how government ‘propaganda’ techniques portray Chicago as a city at war with the feds
The government’s social media storytelling doesn’t always match what’s happening across the city and suburbs. The diverging sources of information are creating “parallel universes," Professor Nick Cul...
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Quinn Myers @quinnmyers.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
I spoke with Tony about his new book, upcoming Steppenwolf show and of course, all things Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social blockclubchicago.org/2025/09/22/t...
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Tony Fitzpatrick Looks Back On A 'Less-Than-Holy' Life In New Book, Steppenwolf Show
"The Sun at the End of the Road" features collages, etchings, poems and reflections from the acclaimed artist's life and career. A three-week performance based on the book kicks off in mid-October at ...
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WBEZ @wbez.org · 28/08/2025
Chicago has the highest number of lead water service lines in the nation. WBEZ, Grist and Inside Climate News analyzed city data that allows Chicago’s residents to see where the problem is most acute — and how it intersects with poverty and race. trib.al/n4TkzEu
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Where are Chicago’s lead pipes?
Lead water service lines are all over the city. But majority Black and Latino neighborhoods bear the biggest burden, our analysis finds.
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WBEZ @wbez.org · 28/08/2025
Chicago residents risk daily lead exposure from toxic lead service lines, the underground pipes that connect buildings to the city’s water supply. Here's how to test your water, get free filters and find other help. trib.al/WH8EiW2
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Lead pipes are everywhere in Chicago. Here’s how to protect yourself.
How to test your water, get free filters and find other help.
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Hamilton Nolan @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
There will not be a healthy US journalism industry without public funding. The PBS/NPR defunding shows we are heading in the opposite direction. Journalists must understand that our fight for existence is political, like it or not. Wrote about this for CJR today: www.cjr.org/analysis/jou...
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Journalism Needs Government Funding to Survive
The recent cuts to public media are part of a broader attack on public welfare.
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