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Episode 710 - Chicago Mysteries with Geoffrey Baer
Season 7 Episode 710
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Friend of the podcast Geoffrey Baer is BACK with a new special on WTTW called "Chicago Mysteries." Listen as Geoffrey and I discuss a…
2 years, 6 months ago
FROM THE ARCHIVES - Chicago's Teen Rock Clubs of the 1960s
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Not long after The Beatles invaded America and kids everywhere picked up guitars and drumsticks and formed their own bands, enterpris…
2 years, 6 months ago
Episode 709 - Chicago's Parks - Five Named for Notable Women
Season 7 Episode 709
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Connie Fairbanks, author of "Chicago's West Loop: Then and Now," joins me on this episode as co-writer and co-host as we discuss five…
2 years, 7 months ago
FROM THE ARCHIVES - Jane Addams and Hull House
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She grew up in a small town in Illinois in the late 1800s and became known worldwide as an activist, reformer, and winner of a Nobel …
2 years, 7 months ago
Episode 708 - Forgotten Sisters author Cynthia Pelayo
Season 7 Episode 708
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Local author Cynthia Pelayo's new book masterfully blends dark Chicago history and fairy-tale horrors. Listen as the author and I dis…
2 years, 7 months ago
FROM THE ARCHIVES - Chicago's Saint - Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini
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Her last name is well known around the city, but do you know the story behind Chicago's Saint, Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini? Listen …
2 years, 7 months ago
Episode 707 - Chicago History Minis: Chicago's First Murder, An Egyptian Museum Theft, and Spuds MacKenzie
Season 7 Episode 707
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Three! Three! Three episodes in one! Enjoy.
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2 years, 7 months ago
FROM THE ARCHIVES - Jack Johnson and Café de Champion
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Jack Johnson not only became the first Black American heavyweight championship boxer but who also lived (and loved) in Chicago and op…
2 years, 8 months ago
FROM THE ARCHIVES - Marshall "Major" Taylor - The Black Cyclone
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He has been called the first international African American sports superstar and in his time was the biggest star of any sport. Altho…
2 years, 8 months ago
Episode 706 - Sergio Mayora and the Art of Weeds Tavern
Season 7 Episode 706
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Bartender, poet, musician, artist, and more. Sergio Mayora and the art of Weeds Tavern.
In the Weeds: How Bartender, Poet, Musician an…
2 years, 8 months ago