Interview with the Chicago Reader's Ben Joravsky on Chicago residents' deliberate lack of voting interest; whether political parties, rather than taxpayers, should bear the cost of primary elections; and (premium audio only) why elected officials—and their families—take electoral losses personally. (Uncensored version contains profane language.) Length 5.5 minutes standard, 22.3 minutes premium.
Music: "Aux puces No. 13" by Circus Marcus
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Article: "Strange bedfellows" (Chicago Reader)
Article: "On the list of obscenity-laced rants by Chicago personalities, this voice-mail message to Alderman Danny Solis ranks high" (Chicago Reader)
