Podcast Episodes

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, 10 months ago

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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, 10 months ago

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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, 11 months ago

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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, 11 months ago

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What'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, 11 months ago

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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…

4 years ago

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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…

4 years ago

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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…

4 years ago

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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…

4 years ago

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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…

4 years, 1 month ago

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