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Episode 614 - Carl Stieler, The Thrill-Seeking Thief Apr 29, 2023

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What do you do after you and some pals pull off a big robbery? Why, buy some planes, of course!
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EXTRAS - Episode 612 - Country and Midwestern with author Mark Guarino Apr 15, 2023

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Some EXTRAS from my conversation with Mark Guarino, author of "Country and Midwestern." If you haven't listened to the main episode yet, look for episode 612 from April 1, 2023 and give that a listen first.
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Country and Midwestern: Chicago in the History of Country and the Folk Revival by Mark Guarino
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Chicago Music Scene of the 60s and 70s (Images of America) by Dean Milano
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Hidden History of Uptown and Edgewater by Patrick Butler
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Daring to Struggle, Daring to Win: Five Decades of Resistance in Chicago's Uptown Community by Helen Schiller
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Episode 613 - One On Every Corner: Sidetrack with Mike McMains Apr 08, 2023

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One On Every Corner looks at the history of Chicago bars and the neighborhoods that surround them.
This episode was recorded at Sidetrack in Northalsted with Mike McMains.
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Last Call Chicago: A History of 1001 LGBTQ-Friendly Taverns, Haunts & Hangouts by Rick Karlin and St Sukie de la Croix
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Episode 612 - Country and Midwestern with author Mark Guarino Apr 01, 2023

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Author Mark Guarino's book "Country and Midwestern: Chicago in the History of Country and the Folk Revival" tells the untold story of the vital role Chicago played in the rise of prewar country music, the folk revival of the 1950s and 1960s, and the contemporary offspring of those scenes. Recorded at Carol's Pub in Chicago.
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Country and Midwestern: Chicago in the History of Country and the Folk Revival by Mark Guarino
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Chicago Music Scene of the 60s and 70s (Images of America) by Dean Milano
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Hidden History of Uptown and Edgewater by Patrick Butler
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Daring to Struggle, Daring to Win: Five Decades of Resistance in Chicago's Uptown Community by Helen Schiller
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Episode 611 - Frances Glessner Lee, The Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death, and Crime Scene Investigation Mar 18, 2023

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She was born in Chicago into a wealthy family in the late 1800s and would go on to change the way forensic investigators do their jobs. Today we’re discussing Frances Glessner Lee, The Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Deaths, and Crime Scene Investigation.
Glessner House - https://www.glessnerhouse.org/
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18 Tiny Deaths: The Untold Story of Frances Glessner Lee and the Invention of Modern Forensics by Bruce Goldfarb
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Savage Appetites: Four True Stories of Women, Crime, and Obsession by Rachel Monroe
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Chicago's Historic Prairie Avenue by William Tyre
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Episode 610 - The Most Beautiful Places in Chicago with Geoffrey Baer Mar 04, 2023

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Geoffrey Baer is back to discuss his latest WTTW special "The Most Beautiful Places in Chicago."
WTTW Special - https://video.wttw.com/video/the-most-beautiful-places-in-chicago-hkr5he/
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Episode 609 - Black Women's Worker Strikes of the 1930s with author Melissa A. Ford Feb 25, 2023

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In the late 1920s and early 1930s, the Communist Party in Chicago encouraged black women working in sweat shops to stand up for themselves and strike for better wages, better working conditions, and more. Today we’re talking about the Black Women’s Worker Strikes of the 1930s.
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Special thanks to the Black Metropolis Research Consortium (https://bmrc.lib.uchicago.edu/), essential to the work of Melissa A. Ford.

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Episode 608 - Sundown Towns of Chicago with Ernest Crim III Feb 18, 2023

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Many towns in the Chicago area were established to be all-white, keeping out Blacks, Asians, Jews, Native Americans, and others, allowing minorities to work in those towns but not live there. Those individuals also needed to be gone by sundown.
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Sundown Towns: A Hidden Dimension of American Racism by James W. Loewen
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Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your History Textbook Got Wrong by James W. Loewen
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Lies Across America: What Our Historic Sites Get Wrong by James W. Loewen
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Episode 607 - Bizarre Singles - The Super Bowl Shuffle Feb 11, 2023

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Today's episode comes courtesy of Tony Thaxton, host of "Bizarre Albums," a podcast devoted to exploring music's weirder side. And let's be honest - the Chicago Bears dancing and rapping? Pretty weird.
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Amazing Tales from the Chicago Bears Sideline: A Collection of the Greatest Bears Stories Ever Told by Various
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Episode 606 - One On Every Corner: Simon's Tavern with Robert Loerzel Feb 04, 2023

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One On Every Corner looks at the history of Chicago bars and the neighborhoods that surround them.
This episode was recorded at Simon's on Clark Street in Andersonville with Robert Loerzel.
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