Chicago History Podcast
History Podcasts
Stories from history of the Greatest City in the World - Chicago. The places, events, and the people behind it all.
Location:
United States
Genres:
History Podcasts
Description:
Stories from history of the Greatest City in the World - Chicago. The places, events, and the people behind it all.
Language:
English
Episodes
FROM THE ARCHIVES - Jane Addams and Hull House
3/23/2024
She grew up in a small town in Illinois in the late 1800s and became known worldwide as an activist, reformer, and winner of a Nobel Peace Prize. This is the story of Jane Addams and Hull House.
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Citizen: Jane Addams and The Struggle for Democracy by Louise W. Knight
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Jane Addams: Spirit in Action by Louise W. Knight
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American Heroine: The Life and Legend of Jane Addams by Allen F. Davis
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Twenty Years at Hull House by Jane Addams
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Duration:00:20:31
Episode 708 - Forgotten Sisters author Cynthia Pelayo
3/16/2024
Local author Cynthia Pelayo's new book masterfully blends dark Chicago history and fairy-tale horrors. Listen as the author and I discuss her life growing up in Chicago and her exciting new book about two sisters and a killer dumping men into the Chicago River.
cinapelayo.com
YouTube version: https://youtu.be/r32m2jwrxHc
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Forgotten Sisters: A Novel by Cynthia Pelayo
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Duration:00:28:39
FROM THE ARCHIVES - Chicago's Saint - Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini
3/9/2024
Her last name is well known around the city, but do you know the story behind Chicago's Saint, Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini? Listen and learn, Chicago history fans!
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Too Small A World: The Life of Mother Cabrini by Theodore Maynard
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Mother Cabrini's Mission To America by Joan Albarella
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Mother Cabrini and The Heart of Jesus (Docudrama - DVD)
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Duration:00:22:59
Episode 707 - Chicago History Minis: Chicago's First Murder, An Egyptian Museum Theft, and Spuds MacKenzie
3/2/2024
Three! Three! Three episodes in one! Enjoy.
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Chicago's Authentic Founder: Jean Baptiste Point Dusable or Haitian Secret Agent in the Old Northwest Outpost 1745-1818 by Marc O. Rossier
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Duration:00:33:59
FROM THE ARCHIVES - Jack Johnson and Café de Champion
2/17/2024
Jack Johnson not only became the first Black American heavyweight championship boxer but who also lived (and loved) in Chicago and opened the wildly popular Café de Champion before tragedy and the government forced its closure.
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Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson by Geoffrey C. Ward
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Papa Jack: Jack Johnson and the Era of White Hopes by Randy Roberts
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Black Man vs. The World: Jack Johnson's Trials, Tribulations, and Triumphs by Adam J. Pollack
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Chicago's New Negroes: Modernity, the Great Migration, and Black Urban Life by Davrian Baldwin
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What Comes Naturally: Miscegenation Law and the Making of Race in America by Peggy Pascoe
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My Life In The Ring and Out by Jack Johnson
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Duration:00:28:24
FROM THE ARCHIVES - Marshall "Major" Taylor - The Black Cyclone
2/10/2024
He has been called the first international African American sports superstar and in his time was the biggest star of any sport. Although he wasn’t born in Chicago, some of Marshall "Major" Taylor's most lasting accomplishments occurred here.
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The World's Fastest Man: The Extraordinary Life of Cyclist Major Taylor, America's First Black Sports Hero by Michael Kranish
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Major Taylor: The Inspiring Story of a Black Cyclist and the Men Who Helped Him Achieve Worldwide Fame by Conrad Kerber
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Major Taylor, Champion Cyclist by Lesa Cline-Ransome
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Parks of Chicago:
The City in a Garden: A History of Chicago's Parks, Second Edition by Julia Bachrach
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Duration:00:24:39
Episode 706 - Sergio Mayora and the Art of Weeds Tavern
2/3/2024
Bartender, poet, musician, artist, and more. Sergio Mayora and the art of Weeds Tavern.
In the Weeds: How Bartender, Poet, Musician and Artist Sergio Mayora Cultivated One of the Most Important Taverns in Chicago History by Dave Hoekstra (New City, November 2022)
https://www.newcity.com/2022/11/01/in-the-weeds-how-bartender-poet-musician-and-artist-sergio-mayora-cultivated-one-of-the-most-important-taverns-in-chicago-history/
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Weeds Tavern: Poster Art by Sergio Mayora by Dave Hoekstra and Sergio Mayora
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The Supper Club Book - A Celebration of a Midwest Tradition by Dave Hoekstra
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Historic Bars of Chicago by Sean Parnell
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Duration:00:21:16
FROM THE ARCHIVES - School By Radio: The 1937 Polio Outbreak in Chicago
1/20/2024
Enjoy this episode originally posted in January 2021.
In 1937, 87 years before the current pandemic forced kids to find ways to learn outside of the traditional classroom, Chicago school children took classes by radio while trying to stay safe from the threat of polio.
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A Paralyzing Fear: The Triumph Over Polio in America by Nina Seavey
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The Polio Pioneer: Dr. Jonas Salk and the Polio Vaccine by Linda Elovitz Marshall and Lisa Anchin
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Duration:00:21:29
FROM THE ARCHIVES - Sans Souci Amusement Park and Frank Lloyd Wright's Midway Gardens
1/13/2024
Enjoy this story from July 2020.
Six years after the closing of the World's Fair of 1893, on 10 acres near the University of Chicago, a new outdoor entertainment venue opened called Sans Souci. Sans Souci and Midway Gardens, although all but forgotten, paved the way for outdoor entertainment for generations to come.
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The Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright, Fourth Edition: A Complete Catalog by William Allin Storer
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Duration:00:19:46
Episode 705 - Tragedy on the Tracks: Connecting Winnetka to Chicago
1/6/2024
A series of tragedies prompted one Chicago suburb to change the way trains travel through their city. This is the story of Connecting Winnetka to Chicago.
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Duration:00:28:59
Episode 704 - Chicago's Deadly Stockyards Fire of 1910
12/23/2023
Just days before Christmas in 1910, a fire broke out at the stockyards in Chicago that resulted in the highest loss of life of firefighters due to a building collapse, a grim claim held for nearly 91 years before being surpassed on 9/11.
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Fire Strikes the Chicago Stock Yards : A History of Flame and Folly in the Jungle by John F. Hogan
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Duration:00:27:56
Episode 703 - Points North: Mayor Daley, a Japanese Prince, and 18 Bluegill
12/16/2023
In October 1960, Prince Akihito of Japan visited Chicago for 21 hours. Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley presented the prince with a diplomatic gift: 18 bluegill. What happened next would change the underwater world of Japan forever.
Today's episode is from Points North, part of Northern Michigan's Interlochen Public Radio.
https://www.interlochenpublicradio.org/podcast/points-north
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Historic Photos of Christmas in Chicago by Rosemary K. Adams
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Chicago's State Street Christmas Parade (Images of America) by Robert P. Ledermann
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Santa is Coming to Chicago by Steve Smallman
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Duration:00:15:41
FROM THE ARCHIVES - Captain Santa and the Christmas Tree Ship
12/2/2023
A holiday-themed episode from 2020.
In the late 1800s and early 1900s, a familiar sight near the river at Clark Street was the Rouse Simmons, also known as The Christmas Tree Ship, and its captain Herman Schuenemann, who became known to families in Chicago as Captain Santa.
During a trip from upper Michigan to Chicago in November of 1912, all of that changed.
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Historic Photos of Christmas in Chicago by Rosemary K. Adams
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Santa is Coming to Chicago by Steve Smallman
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Duration:00:24:17
Episode 702 - The Most Beautiful Places in Chicago 2 with Geoffrey Baer
11/25/2023
Geoffrey Baer is back on the podcast to discuss his latest program for WTTW - The Most Beautiful Places in Chicago 2.
https://interactive.wttw.com/most-beautiful-places-in-chicago
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Duration:00:33:59
FROM THE ARCHIVES - CTA Derailment of 1977, The
11/18/2023
With the recent crash of a Yellow Line L train into a snow removal machine (?), it seems like a good time to repost this episode.
In the 1970s, one of the most horrifying transportation accidents in Chicago happened downtown at the height of rush hour. This is the story of the CTA Derailment of 1977.
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Chicago Transit: An Illustrated History by David M. Young
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The "L": The Development of Chicago's Rapid Transit System, 1888-1932 by Bruce G. Moffat
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Duration:00:20:44
FROM THE ARCHIVES - The Teepee at Wrigley Field: Native American Protests in Chicago in the 1970s
11/11/2023
In May of 1970, those driving past Wrigley Field were greeted with an unusual sight – a Native American teepee, surrounded by smaller tents and groups of people. This was just the beginning of the Native American protests in Chicago in the 1970s .
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Indian Metropolis: Native Americans in Chicago, 1945-75 by James B, LaGrand
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City Indian: Native American Activism in Chicago, 1893-1934 by Rosalyn LaPier and David R.M. Beck
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Land Too Good For Indians: Northern Indian Removal by John P. Bowes
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Episode 701 - Chicago's Ghoulish Past, Part 3 - Women Who Poison
10/28/2023
Women and poison. Chicago's history is thick with these killers.
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Episode 525: Horror on the Northshore: The Murder of Valerie Percy
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Episode 524: Chicago's Ghoulish Past, Part 2
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Duration:00:28:56
Chicago Connections - Lincoln Perry aka Stepin Fetchin
10/14/2023
He was an African American performer who went from humble beginnings to become a huge movie star based on a single character, but soon his Hollywood standing, his personal fortunes, and his acceptance by fellow Blacks collapsed. Today we’re discussing Chicago Connections: Lincoln Perry, aka Stepin Fetchit.
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Episode 625 - Silas Jayne, The Killer Horseman with co-writer/co-host Anna Mason
9/30/2023
This story of sibling rivalries, suicides, arson, missing heiresses, and murder was originally presented at a members-only event at the Chicago History Museum.
Thanks to my co-writer and co-host for this episode, Anna Mason (@annadotmason).
Anna's piece on the Medinah Temple for WBEZ's Curious City can be found here.
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FROM THE ARCHIVES - Libby Prison War Museum, The
9/23/2023
It was a Civil War prison in Richmond, VA, housing thousands of Union soldiers captured during that war. After the war, someone thought the building would make a good tourist attraction in… Chicago. This is the story of the Libby Prison War Museum.
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Duration:00:20:44