Curious City

569 Episodes

1. DEH-vin Or Deh-VOHN? Why The CTA Pronounces Chicago Street Names A Certain Way

   Published: 11/25/2018
2. Displaced: When The Eisenhower Expressway Moved In, Who Was Forced Out?

   Published: 11/18/2018
3. Steak And Lemonade: What Are The Origins Of This Chicago Food Combo?

   Published: 11/11/2018
4. Did All Chicagoans Support The Civil War?

   Published: 11/4/2018
5. From Stockyards To Speakeasies: A Chicago Historian Tackles 5 Questions About The City’s History

   Published: 10/28/2018
6. How Vacant Chicago Storefronts Rise From The Dead As Halloween Costume Stores

   Published: 10/21/2018
7. Why Doesn’t Chicago Have More Co-Op Grocery Stores?

   Published: 10/14/2018
8. Gone Fishin’: What Happened To Chicago’s Booming Commercial Fishing Industry?

   Published: 10/7/2018
9. Who Is Billy Sunday In The Popular Sinatra Song, ‘Chicago?’

   Published: 9/30/2018
10. How Political Clout And Union Power Created Chicago’s Lead Water Problem

    Published: 9/16/2018
11. Daley vs. Little Italy: Did The Mayor Drop UIC On The Neighborhood Out Of Spite?

    Published: 9/9/2018
12. Hidden in Plain Sight: Inside Downtown Chicago's Windowless, Doorless Buildings

    Published: 9/2/2018
13. This Synagogue’s Story Mirrors The History Of Jewish Migration Across Chicago

    Published: 8/26/2018
14. What Happened To The East Chicago Residents Forced Out By Pollution?

    Published: 8/19/2018
15. What Are The Costs Of Chicago’s Air And Water Show?

    Published: 8/12/2018
16. Skyscraper Central: Why Are So Many of Chicago's Tallest Buildings Located Downtown?

    Published: 8/5/2018
17. An Extended Interview With Actor And Improviser T.J. Jagodowski

    Published: 7/29/2018
18. What Officials Are(n't) Doing About Chicago’s Lead Pipes

    Published: 7/22/2018
19. How The 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition Played Into Chicago’s Rivalry With New York

    Published: 7/15/2018
20. Why Do Chicago Beaches Ban Flotation Devices?

    Published: 7/8/2018