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Episode 607 - Bizarre Singles - The Super Bowl Shuffle
Season 6 Episode 607
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Today's episode comes courtesy of Tony Thaxton, host of "Bizarre Albums," a podcast devoted to exploring music's weirder side. And le…
3 years, 8 months ago
Episode 606 - One On Every Corner: Simon's Tavern with Robert Loerzel
Season 6 Episode 606
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One On Every Corner looks at the history of Chicago bars and the neighborhoods that surround them.
This episode was recorded at Simon…
3 years, 8 months ago
Episode 605 - 71st Street Crib Disaster of 1909, The
Season 6 Episode 605
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The workers were on Lake Michigan, a mile and a half from shore, when the fire started. Today we’re talking about the 71st Street Cri…
3 years, 9 months ago
Episode 604 - "Chicago" - The History Behind The Musical
Season 6 Episode 604
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Each accused of unrelated murders, two real-life Chicago women in the 1920s use the media to garner support for themselves in order t…
3 years, 9 months ago
Episode 603 - Best of Chicago History Trivia Night at GMan Tavern
Season 6 Episode 603
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Come check out GMan Tavern for yourself!
https://gmantavern.com/
Chicago The Musical at the CIBC Theatre:
https://www.broadwayinchicago.…
3 years, 10 months ago
Episode 602 - Chicago's History of Blizzards
Season 6 Episode 602
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Chicago has seen some terrible winter weather over the years, with some of those icy storms bringing the city that works to a screech…
3 years, 10 months ago
Episode 601 - Chicago's West Loop with author Connie Fairbanks
Season 6 Episode 601
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Author Connie Fairbanks joins me to discuss her book "Chicago's West Loop: Then and Now."
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3 years, 10 months ago
Episode 525 - Horror on the North Shore: The Murder of Valerie Percy
Season 5 Episode 525
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There had never been a murder in Kenilworth, just north of Chicago, until September 18, 1966, when 21-year-old Valerie Percy, the dau…
4 years ago
Episode 524 - Chicago's Ghoulish Past, Part 2
Season 5 Episode 524
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Vampires? A Devil-Child? Mobsters coming back from the dead?
Only in Chicago.
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4 years ago
BONUS EPISODE - If The Walls Could Talk
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While I'm busy researching the last two episodes of the current season, I didn't want to leave you hanging, so please enjoy episode o…
4 years ago