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Recent Episodes
  • The complicated statue of labor leader Samuel Gompers
    Apr 30, 2025 – 00:04:08
  • Maria Rodriguez: From fashion designer to restaurateur
    Apr 24, 2025 – 00:13:22
  • Like NYC and Paris, Chicago was a hub for fashion designers
    Apr 23, 2025 – 00:06:35
  • How sweet the sound: The history of Evanston folk coffeehouse Amazingrace
    Apr 17, 2025 – 00:12:14
  • ‘An underground subculture’: How Chicago coffeehouses shaped the folk revival movement
    Apr 16, 2025 – 00:07:42
  • You May Also Like: Stories Without End
    Apr 13, 2025 – 00:22:17
  • Is extremist ideology still fringe?
    Apr 10, 2025 – 00:20:15
  • How much influence did white supremacist groups have on Chicago housing?
    Apr 9, 2025 – 00:06:50
  • What's up with the Chicago's feral cats?
    Apr 2, 2025 – 00:05:01
  • “Enemy Alien”: How Chicago photojournalist Jun Fujita avoided Japanese internment camps
    Mar 27, 2025 – 00:18:06
  • Restriction and sanctuary: A look at Chicago mayors’ wildly different approaches to immigrants
    Mar 26, 2025 – 00:07:12
  • The Life and Legacy of Alice Hamilton
    Mar 19, 2025 – 00:04:10
  • How does honoring the dead impact the environment?
    Mar 13, 2025 – 00:15:18
  • Why is there a cemetery at O’Hare Airport?
    Mar 12, 2025 – 00:07:14
  • How one Midwestern community avoids road salt all winter
    Mar 6, 2025 – 00:10:15
  • Could Chicago ever ditch the road salt?
    Mar 5, 2025 – 00:06:08
  • The First Black-Owned And Operated Airport Was In Robbins
    Feb 26, 2025 – 00:20:04
  • “It’s too complicated”: The state of cannabis record expungement in Illinois
    Feb 20, 2025 – 00:11:55
  • Illinois has made a lot of money from recreational pot. How’s that money used?
    Feb 19, 2025 – 00:06:28
  • There’s a delicate alchemy to overturning a wrongful conviction
    Feb 13, 2025 – 00:17:34
  • Why does it take so long to free an innocent person from prison?
    Feb 12, 2025 – 00:07:08
  • How Filipino food entrepreneurs’ “sense of community” help them thrive
    Feb 6, 2025 – 00:13:31
  • Is there a Filipino neighborhood in Chicago?
    Feb 5, 2025 – 00:07:01
  • Drama, scandal or scores: What takes a sports team down?
    Jan 30, 2025 – 00:15:51
  • What happens when your team keeps losing?
    Jan 29, 2025 – 00:06:50
  • What does it take to put together a traffic report?
    Jan 22, 2025 – 00:05:00
  • Why telling “the proper stories” is vital to understanding the Piasa
    Jan 16, 2025 – 00:15:59
  • Why is there a fire-breathing dragon in Illinois?
    Jan 15, 2025 – 00:06:44
  • Chicago history is full of consequential years
    Jan 9, 2025 – 00:16:30
  • What was Chicago’s most consequential year? It may not be what you think.
    Jan 8, 2025 – 00:07:44
  • Winter Weather Tips: From Extra Gloves To Hot Potatoes
    Jan 1, 2025 – 00:08:07
  • Who Are The Folks At The Christmas Tree Lot?
    Dec 25, 2024 – 00:07:44
  • Who’s Behind The CTA Holiday Train? Santa And The Elves!
    Dec 18, 2024 – 00:16:28
  • In Chicago, forget the cocktail; a beer and a shot will do
    Dec 12, 2024 – 00:20:27
  • Where did the Tom & Jerry cocktail come from?
    Dec 11, 2024 – 00:07:05
  • Beer, architecture and Lincoln Square: The lasting impact of German culture in Chicago
    Dec 5, 2024 – 00:16:23
  • Christkindlmarket’s Forgotten Year
    Dec 4, 2024 – 00:05:07
  • Why is there an aviary at O'Hare Airport?
    Nov 28, 2024 – 00:08:46
  • What happens to birds stuck inside the airport?
    Nov 27, 2024 – 00:07:00
  • ‘Indigenous Chicago’ project shows the city has always been a Native place
    Nov 21, 2024 – 00:20:18
  • Without Native Americans, Would We Have Chicago As We Know It?
    Nov 20, 2024 – 00:12:50
  • Bodegas, ‘The Bear’ and why family business is the ‘backbone of the economy’
    Nov 14, 2024 – 00:20:03
  • What’s The Oldest Family Business in Chicago?
    Nov 13, 2024 – 00:07:32
  • ‘So many connections:’ Chicago indicator species are trying to tell us something
    Nov 7, 2024 – 00:16:31
  • “It’s Not Easy Being Green”: The Decline Of Frogs In Chicago
    Nov 6, 2024 – 00:07:18
  • “Spooky and salacious:” Do we need to rethink prison tourism?
    Oct 31, 2024 – 00:19:27
  • Who Or What Haunts The Old Joliet Prison?
    Oct 30, 2024 – 00:06:58
  • What Does "Chicagoland" Mean, And Where Did It Come From?
    Oct 24, 2024 – 00:15:26
  • This Episode Is Garbage
    Oct 17, 2024 – 00:11:41
  • The Legacy Of Margaret Burroughs
    Oct 3, 2024 – 00:07:01
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