{"id":105932,"date":"2025-08-15T11:47:21","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T16:47:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=105932&#038;preview=true&#038;preview_id=105932"},"modified":"2026-01-01T16:04:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T22:04:37","slug":"watch-off-the-clock-episode-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/watch-off-the-clock-episode-6\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Off the Clock \u2014 Episode 6"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Alexia Kadota-Browner, Catherine Lacovara, Simone Roberts and Amanda Pirkowski<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Medill Reports<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This week on \u201cOff The Clock\u201d: Our team covered the party at the LIV Golf tournament, watched as thousands of rubber duckies were dropped into the Chicago River and spoke with the coaches training the next generation of American Ninja Warriors.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Off the Clock \u2014 Episode 6\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1110329690?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cOff the Clock\u201d is a half-hour news show specifically covering sports and wellness events around the city. &#8220;Off the Clock\u201d is part of these students&#8217; final master&#8217;s project. 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