Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchSemicolon Owner Reminds Chicagoans ‘Every Bookstore Doesn’t Have To Look The Same’
Episode 66
Host - Jon Hansen
A popular local bookstore is moving back to River West after its owner got an opportunity to buy the store’s original location. It's…
3 years, 4 months ago
Episode 65 - Meet The Tour Guide Showing Off Chicago’s Stranger Side
Episode 65
Host - Jon Hansen
A Chicagoan who takes people on tours of the city’s ugliest buildings and underground to check out its many rats has a new project: …
3 years, 5 months ago
As Whole Foods Leaves Englewood, One Resident Is Finding A New Way To Feed His Neighbors
Episode 64
Host - Jon Hansen
Using skills he picked up on YouTube, police officer and chef Kenneth Griffin partnered with teens to build a garden to honor his sl…
3 years, 5 months ago
Episode 63 - The Nonprofits Chicagoans Love To Support
Episode 63
Host - Jon Hansen
We opened the 'Good News Hotline' up to Chicagoans to tell us about their favorite nonprofits and why listeners should hear about th…
3 years, 6 months ago
What Happens After Buildings Are Torn Down In Chicago
Episode 62
A Sociologist Photographed 100 Chicago Buildings Just Before They Were Torn Down. What Happened To The Sites 10 Years Later?
Host - Jon Hansen
Want to…
3 years, 6 months ago
Episode 61 - A Chicago Mom Is The Chalk Of The Town
Episode 61
North Side Mom Rebecca Laflure began chalking the sidewalk with her daughter during the pandemic, and became a neighborhood -- and instagram -- star.…
3 years, 6 months ago
Why Do People Run The Chicago Marathon?
Episode 60
Sunday's Chicago marathon brings together 40,000 runners for 26.2 grueling miles. We wanted to know - why do people run marathons?
Host - Jon Hansen
G…
3 years, 7 months ago
Episode 59 - Giving Youth Experiencing Homelessness A Safe Space To Call Home
Episode 59
Host - Jon Hansen
Young people can visit the Lyte Lounge three days a week to get the services they need or relax in a music studio, art space and yog…
3 years, 7 months ago
Chicago Chef Cooking For Arriving Migrants - "We Got You."
Episode 58
Host - Jon Hansen
Chef Mike Airhart usually travels around Chicago helping feed our city's unhoused. Now, he's feeding arriving migrants. "We got you,…
3 years, 7 months ago
Turning Expressway Dirt Piles Into Urban Gardens
Episode 57
Host - Jon Hansen
In the 1980s, Chicago's expressways were surrounded by dirt. Gateway Green stepped in to beautify the area, and 36 year later the 2n…
3 years, 8 months ago