32. In the Loop
b'\\u201cLet\\u2019s do an extra podcast when I\\u2019m in the States,\\u201d she said. \\u201cIt\\u2019ll be easy,\\u201d she said.Reader, it was not easy. At risk of demystifying ourselves it took us a surprisingly long time to get to a stage when we could actually hear each other, let alone be sure that our antiquated recording device could hear either one of us. Anyway, we got there in the end, even if the audio quality isn\\u2019t quite all we\\u2019d hope it would be. So: this week, Stephanie is in the great state of Illinois, splitting her time between an archive in Carbondale down state, and hanging out in Chicago. She tells Jonn about her adventures on Amtrak and how she\\u2019s fallen in love with Union Station, and we talk about the best skyscrapers to climb if you fancy a good view of the city. Less trivially, she also discusses signs of resistance to the Trump administration, including the ongoing protests, and the group of lawyers offering free legal advice to those trying to pass immigration at O\\u2019Hare Airport. The title of this episode...
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