Curious City

567 Episodes

1. Putting on a Chicago race requires fees, permits and patience

   Published: 10/5/2023
2. What’s the History of the Medinah Temple and Its Original Owners?

   Published: 9/28/2023
3. Who Enforces the Rules at Dog Parks?

   Published: 9/21/2023
4. The Fireside Bowl: An Unlikely Place For Punks Of All Ages

   Published: 9/14/2023
5. This Episode Is Garbage

   Published: 9/7/2023
6. Are the suburbs taking the “Little India” title away from Devon Avenue?

   Published: 8/31/2023
7. Traveling Parties: A Queer Chicago Culture Of Partying As Resistance

   Published: 8/24/2023
8. Soul Train: How Chicago birthed the “hippest trip in America”

   Published: 8/17/2023
9. Is That A Lobster In The Chicago River?

   Published: 8/10/2023
10. When And Why did The West Ridge Neighborhood Become Such An Orthodox Jewish Enclave?

    Published: 8/3/2023
11. What Does "Chicagoland" Mean, And Where Did It Come From?

    Published: 7/27/2023
12. Chicago’s Steak And Lemonade Combo, And Those Structures On The Lake

    Published: 7/19/2023
13. The Whos And Whys Behind Chicago's So-Called Teen Takeovers

    Published: 7/13/2023
14. Love It Or Hate It; Malört Is Chicago’s Drink

    Published: 7/6/2023
15. Four Dances Invented in Chicago, Plus a Traditional One Chicagoans Keep Alive

    Published: 6/29/2023
16. What Happens To Unidentified Or Unclaimed Bodies in Cook County?

    Published: 6/22/2023
17. Chi-Town Is A Pie Town, But We Search Out The Best Single-Slice Pizza In The City

    Published: 6/15/2023
18. Why Is The Only North American Baháʼí Temple In Wilmette?

    Published: 6/8/2023
19. Chicago’s Infamous Dojo Wars Part 2: The Fall of Count Dante, the Deadliest Man Alive

    Published: 6/1/2023
20. Chicago’s Infamous Dojo Wars, Part 1: The Rise of John Keehan, Karate Sensei

    Published: 5/25/2023