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Back to SearchChicago-Fried Comic Maggie Winters Credits Beverly Roots For Stage Success
Episode 80
Host - Jon Hansen
Guest - Maggie Winters - Insta - TikTok
Maggie Winters learned everything she knows about comedy from her experience growing up in Ch…
2 years, 9 months ago
A Chat With Mayor-Elect Brandon Johnson
On The Block Host Brandon Pope interviews Mayor-Elect Brandon Johnson.
You can catch 'On The Block' Thursdays at 7p on The U, Saturdays at 10a and Su…
2 years, 9 months ago
Meet The Man Who Makes Pizza In His Alley For A Good Cause
Episode 79
Host - Jon Hansen
Guest - John Carruthers
John Carruthers is the communications manager for Revolution Brewing and a contributor to The Takeout. He als…
2 years, 10 months ago
Meet The Whitney Young 'Breakfast Club' That Can't Stop Winning Championships
Episode 78
Host - Jon Hansen
Competing in 10 academic subjects, the decathlon is a rigorous and fun competition students said has given them much-needed social b…
2 years, 10 months ago
The Wrestler Who Isn't Giving Up His Dream - Despite Being Shot 4 Times
Episode 77
Host - Jon Hansen
From a childhood dream to a WWE tryout, Jason Harrison's pursuit of wrestling professionally has eluded him for years. But he refus…
2 years, 10 months ago
The Ballot - How Brandon Johnson Won (We Think)
Host - Jon Hansen
Guests - Brandon Pope, Mick Dumke
A bonus episode, featuring our other podcast, The Ballot, with our analysis about how Brandon Johns…
2 years, 10 months ago
Chicago's Famed Framers Giving Back And Need Your Business
Episode 76
Host - Jon Hansen
Guests - Helendora Samuels Picture Framing
Wicker Park has few Black-owned businesses. With neighbors' support, framing experts Sylve…
2 years, 11 months ago
How A Boxing Gym Is Giving West Side Kids A Fighting Chance
Episode 75
Host - Jon Hansen
Guest - David Ortiz Jr. - The Barracks
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The Barracks boxing gym helps Chicago youth avoid violence, but many part…
2 years, 11 months ago
The Most Endangered Buildings In Chicago And How We Can Help Save Them
Episode 74
Host - Jon Hansen
Guest - Ward Miller, Preservation Chicago
Since 2003, Preservation Chicago's “Chicago 7 Most Endangered” has sounded the alarm on imm…
2 years, 11 months ago
The Ballot - Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson Advance To Mayoral Runoff
Host - Jon Hansen
Investigations Editor - Mick Dumke
Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson advance to the Chicago mayoral election -- as Lori Lightfoot becom…
3 years ago