Pop-Up Magazine is a ''live magazine,'' an evening of true stories, photography, documentary film, and radio, presented live onstage by some of the country's top storytellers and artists. Stories are accompanied by visuals, recorded audio, and live music. All brand-new, nothing published or aired before. Past shows have included bestselling authors like Susan Orlean, Michael Pollan, and Alice Walker; Oscar-winning filmmakers; public-radio personalities from shows like This American Life and Radiolab; famed photographers like Larry Sultan, Richard Misrach, and Autumn de Wilde; and artists and actors from Beck to John C. Reilly.

Our theme is no theme. Science, music, politics, art, business, food, literature, design, and nature — all in one show. We don't record it, so you have to be there to see it. Featured Acts in Chicago: MATT BLACK MAGNUM PHOTOGRAPHER LAUREL BRAITMAN WRITER AND BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF “ANIMAL MADNESS” TRACY CLAYTON AND HEBEN NIGATU HOSTS OF THE BUZZFEED PODCAST “ANOTHER ROUND” SAM GREEN OSCAR-NOMINATED DIRECTOR OF “THE WEATHER UNDERGROUND” DAVID KWONG MAGICIAN AND CROSSWORD PUZZLE CREATOR LINDA LUTTON WBEZ RADIO PRODUCER GEOFF MANAUGH WRITER AND CREATOR OF “BLDGBLOG” MANUAL CINEMA CINEMATIC SHADOW PUPPETRY JON MOOALLEM NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE CONTRIBUTING WRITER DAVY ROTHBART AUTHOR AND THIS AMERICAN LIFE CONTRIBUTOR JENNA WORTHAM NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE STAFF WRITER AND SPECIAL LOCAL GUESTS WITH ORIGINAL LIVE MUSIC BY THE MAGIK*MAGIK ORCHESTRA