Despite the host’s proposal to devote the entire half-hour to a discussion of Apple’s world-stopping acquisition of the rights to Beatles’ downloads, the guests insisted on talking about other things. Those included Terry Mazany’s appointment Ron Huberman’s emporary replacement at Chicago Public Schools,  Danny K. Davis as the “consensus” candidate who doesn’t have a consensus,  reports at Catalysts and on WBEZ that Chicago’s charter schools may be losing students at a faster rate than traditional public schools, and an assertion by seasoned journalists that the Mayor’s race is not yet over.

On the panel: Sarah Karp, Deputy Editor, Catalyst Chicago Magazine; Lou Ransom, Executive Editor, Chicago Defender – and Charlie Meyerson, News Director at 720WGN Radio.