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Episode 721 - The Black Sox Scandal of 1919 with WTTW's Eddie Griffin Sep 15, 2024

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WTTW's Eddie Griffin is back to discuss one of Chicago's darkest sports stories - the Black Sox Scandal of 1919.
The new season of Chicago Stories begins September 20th.
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Episode 720 - Malört: A Truly Chicago Booze with author Josh Noel Sep 08, 2024

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Anthony Bourdain tasted the wormwood-infused liquor Malört for his TV show “The Layover” and said, “its brash nature" created “a possibility that I could get all stabby and belligerent.” Today we're talking about Malört, the truly Chicago booze.
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Episode 719 - Mike Royko: The Toughest Man in Chicago with writer / actor Mitchell Bisschop Aug 31, 2024

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This episode's guest is Mitchell Bisschop, who wrote and stars in the play "Royko: The Toughest Man in Chicago," which runs Sept. 5-29, 2024, at the Chopin Theatre. Mitchell and I discuss celebrated newspaper columnist Mike Royko, Chicago newspapers, growing up in Barrington, IL as a theatre nerd, and how this one-man play came together. Don't worry if you don't know much about Mike Royko - I include a (somewhat) brief bio before the interview.
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Roseland, Chicago: 1972 (Cate Plys) - Mike Royko 50+/- Years Ago Today
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Episode 718 - Dr. Edward Holmes and the Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary with Connie Fairbanks Aug 24, 2024

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He arrived in Chicago from Boston in the mid-1800s and set up an Eye and Ear Infirmary to help those in need. Hear the story of Dr. Edward Lorenzo Holmes and his efforts to help the less fortunate in Chicago.
West Loop: Then and Now by Connie Fairbanks
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Chicago's West Loop: Then and Now by Connie Fairbanks
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Chicago's Parks: A Photographic History by John Graf
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FROM THE ARCHIVES - Mysterious Death of Montgomery Ward Thorne, The Aug 17, 2024

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He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, but when this Chicago-born department store heir died mysteriously at the age of 20, things really got weird.
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Episode 717 - Chicago's Little Saigon with author Erica Allen-Kim Aug 10, 2024

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Chinese entrepreneurs in the 1970s as well as refugees from Vietnam and Cambodia transformed an area on the city’s north side by opening restaurants, bakeries, pharmacies, and social service agencies. Today we’re discussing Chicago’s Little Saigon with author Erica Allen-Kim.
Building Little Saigon: Refugee Urbanism in American Cities and Suburbs by Erica Allen-Kim
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FROM THE ARCHIVES - Navy Pier Aug 02, 2024

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Planning to visit Navy Pier this summer? Here is the history of one of the most popular tourist destinations not only in Chicago but in all of Illinois.
* Written and recorded before FlyOver Chicago was installed
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FROM THE ARCHIVES - Earle T. Cook and the Airplane Bombing Jul 13, 2024

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For you fans of true crime stories, here's an episode from January 2021.
He was a manager at a Coca-Cola bottling plant, married, with two teenage sons living the good life in suburban Naperville, IL in 1967. When a bomb exploded aboard a plane on which his wife Jeanne was a passenger, Earle T. Cook quickly became the focus of the FBI investigation.
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Episode 716 - Chicago's Motor Speedways Jul 06, 2024

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Long before NASCAR came to Chicago, this town had races, racers, and racetracks. Today we're talking about Chicago's Motor Speedways.
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Episode 715 - The Outrage of Danny Sotomayor with WTTW's Dan Andries Jun 24, 2024

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Danny Sotomayor, a fiery, openly gay AIDS activist, was a man on a mission. Today we discuss Sotomayor with Dan Andries, the writer and producer of the WTTW documentary "The Outrage of Danny Sotomayor."
The Outrage of Danny Sotomayor (WTTW)
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