Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchWhat's The Deal With Chicago's Honorary Street Signs?
Episode 56
Host - Jon Hansen
Scattered throughout Chicago's neighborhoods are brown (usually) honorary signs. Some people are famous, others are only known to th…
3 years, 8 months ago
Episode 55 - Flower Power: How Random Bouquets Are Uniting Strangers
Episode 55
Host - Jon Hansen
Summary - Jessica Housley has made hundreds of bouquets of flowers and left them behind for complete strangers to find all over Chic…
3 years, 8 months ago
Can These Chicago Kids Beat You In A Debate? Probably.
Episode 54
Host - Jon Hansen
For 25 years, Chicago Debates has prepared the next generation of leaders through competitive debate. Jon Hansen stopped by to check…
3 years, 9 months ago
Episode 53 - Chicago's Neighborhood Gems
Episode 53
Host - Jon Hansen
Chicago is a city of neighborhoods. Every neighborhood has a gem. Callers and Block Club Chicago reporters share their favorite loca…
3 years, 9 months ago
Pilsen's Ultramarathoner On A Mission
Episode 52
Host - Jon Hansen
Edna Jackeline Vazquez Núñez is Monterrey-native who began running ultramarathons when she was 17, and never stopped. In 2016, she b…
3 years, 9 months ago
Episode 51 - How Shipping Containers Help Build Wealth In Black and Brown Communities
Episode 51
Host - Jon Hansen
Just off the Green Line at 51st, Boxville is Chicago's first shipping container marketplace that uses modified shipping containers f…
3 years, 9 months ago
'Tagged' Shining Light On Chicago's Murals And Artists
Episode 50
A new film called 'Tagged' is a love letter to Chicago's public street art and the artists remain on the fringe of mainstream recognition. Grant Troy…
3 years, 10 months ago
Episode 49 - The Timeless Gifts Of Music And Mentorship
Episode 49
Timeless Gifts pairs up Chicago students with musical mentors, fostering a relationship and inspiring kids to follow their performance dreams!
Host - …
3 years, 10 months ago
Episode 48 - Building LGBTQ-Inclusive Spaces In Chicago
Episode 48
Block Club Chicago is celebrating Pride Month with a virtual panel about creating safe, inclusive spaces for all LGBTQ people. Our Jake Wittich will …
3 years, 10 months ago
The Midwife Bringing Health Care To More Black Parents
Episode 47
Jeanine Valrie Logan, a Chicago midwife, is creating a South Side birth center. She hopes it can be the first step in empowering Black health care wo…
3 years, 11 months ago