Curious City

569 Episodes

1. The Cha-Cha Slide And More: Which Dances Were Invented In Chicago?

   Published: 9/1/2019
2. Having ‘The Talk’: Expert Guidance On Preparing Kids For Police Interactions

   Published: 8/25/2019
3. Rats! The Science And Stories Behind Chicago’s Most Unwanted Pests

   Published: 8/18/2019
4. Why Chicago’s Depression-Era School Murals Sparked Debates About Art And Politics For 80 Years

   Published: 8/11/2019
5. Nicky’s And The Big Baby Mystery Part II: We Found Nicky V.!

   Published: 8/4/2019
6. Chicago’s Race Riots Of 1919 Contributed To The Segregation We See Today

   Published: 7/28/2019
7. Why Chicago Had Race Riots During The ‘Red Summer’ Of 1919

   Published: 7/21/2019
8. The Heart Of The City: Finding Chicago’s Geographic Center

   Published: 7/14/2019
9. Did A WWII Nuclear Experiment Make The U Of C Radioactive?

   Published: 7/6/2019
10. The Scoop On Poop At Chicago’s Beaches

    Published: 6/30/2019
11. Nicky’s And The Big Baby: A South Side Burger Mystery

    Published: 6/23/2019
12. Did City Officials Know About The Manhattan Project’s Work In Chicago?

    Published: 6/16/2019
13. Here's Harold! (The Robot Edition)

    Published: 6/9/2019
14. How Is Chicago Doing On Its Ambitious 2020 Climate Goals?

    Published: 6/2/2019
15. Caps On Or Off? Pizza Boxes OK? Answers To 10 Common Chicago Recycling Questions

    Published: 5/26/2019
16. From Vienna Beef To PBR: Five Food And Drink Legacies Of The 1893 World's Fair

    Published: 5/19/2019
17. How Chicago Women Created The World’s First Juvenile Justice System

    Published: 5/12/2019
18. Chicago’s Tornado-Proof Delusion

    Published: 5/5/2019
19. How My Grandparents Helped Shape Chicago’s Blues Industry

    Published: 4/28/2019
20. It’s Complicated: The University Of Chicago’s Relationship With Its Neighbors

    Published: 4/21/2019