About this episode

Mike Stephen discusses the secrecy surrounding Chicago's parking meters and a new series of performances exploring U.S. history.

Mike Stephen gets an update on the secrecy around a plan to buy back the city's parking meters from Block Club Chicago's Mick Dumke and learns about a new series of live local performances that explore the history of the Untied States from co-producers Cheryl Corley and Lucy Smith .

People in this episode

Host: Mike Stephen

Guest: Mick Dumke

Topics covered

• Chicago parking meters
• secrecy
• live performances
• history
• protest
• freedom

Keywords

• Chicago
• parking meters
• secrecy
• live performances
• protest
• freedom
• history

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Block Club Chicago

Places: Chicago, United States

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