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Episode 522 - Chicago History Minis - Hoosier Slide, Clara Peller, and G.V. Black Sep 24, 2022

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Today I’ve got three Chicago History Mini episodes for you, including the Hoosier Slide, Clara Peller, and G.V. Black
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Episode 521 - Repurposed Buildings of Chicago Sep 17, 2022

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Structures get torn down in Chicago all the time, but what about the buildings that just... become something else?
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EXTRAS - Episode 513 - Chicago's Mass Transit Decoy Squad of the 1970s Sep 13, 2022

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Extras from episode 513 - Chicago's Mass Transit Decoy Squad of the 1970s. A little more on the 1960s TUF Squad, Jimmy Davern and the Decoy Squad, "Too Pretty To Be A Cop" Virginia Cronk, and two listener calls from relatives of Dr. Julius Spiro.
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Episode 520 - Goldblatt's and the South Chicago Bomber Sep 10, 2022

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In the second half of the 1960s, a series of explosive devices began showing up on the south side of Chicago, some of them with lethal outcomes. Were these from a series of unrelated pranks or were they the work of a serial bomber?
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Episode 519 - Hairtrigger Block - Debauchery and Murder in Chicago Sep 03, 2022

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Rough and tumble doesn't begin to describe Chicago in the 1850s and 1860s.
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Episode 518 - Renaming Streets, Places, and Other Things in Chicago Part 3 Aug 27, 2022

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Today we are circling back for another look at the renaming of Chicago!
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Episode 517 - R.I.S.E. - The Plot To Poison Chicago's Water Supply Aug 20, 2022

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To create a new paradise on Earth, all you have to do is eliminate everyone and start again. This is the story of R.I.S.E. - The Plot To Poison Chicago's Water Supply.
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Episode 516 - Chicago Zoo Stories: Binti Jua Saves A Child Aug 13, 2022

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1996 was a crazy year. Hurricanes, plane explosions, Olympic bombings - maybe that's why the story of a gorilla saving a child near Chicago was so popular.
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Episode 515 - Best of Chicago History Podcast Trivia Night Aug 06, 2022

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There was a LIVE Chicago History Podcast Trivia Night on August 2, 2022, and I have edited a handful of questions and answers from that event for your enjoyment. Keep track in your head how many questions you get right.
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Episode 514 - Chicago's Secret Mermaid & Urban Beachcombing with Christine Solorio Jul 30, 2022

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Today we’re talking about the Secret Mermaid of the Lakeshore, and later we’ll be talking to Christine Solorio, an urban beach comber based here in Chicago.
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