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Basketball

Originally aired 06.07.1996
A set of documentary stories, radio essays and monologues about basketball, the Chicago Bulls, and their grip on Chicagoans' hearts and lives during the NBA Playoffs.

Act One. Bulls in Our Hearts

Chicagoans' dreams of the Bulls, including interviews with Chicagoans. (8 minutes)

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Act Two. Bulls in a Barber Shop.

Documentary story about a South Side Chicago barbershop where men gather to watch basketball. (10 minutes)

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Act Three. The Meaning of Basketball

Chicago playwright David Isaacson, on hating the Bulls.

Then, Nancy Updike presents a sound portrait of a Philadelphia woman and her basketball trophies. (23 minutes)

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Act Four. Basketball and Commerce.

Chicago playwright Beau O'Reilly goes with Ira to the Scottie Pippin Dodge Store.

Then, singer/songwriter/playwright Jeff Dorchen on Niketown. (8 minutes)

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Act Five. One More Dream.

A Bulls dream from Chicagoan Brett Grossman, and an acoustic guitar cover of Bulls theme music from Chicago musician Rick Karr. (4 minutes)

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Photo: A. M. Woodall

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