Curious City

520 Episodes

1. Why Are The Cicadas So Loud And Chicago’s Livestock

   Published: 9/16/2021
2. The White Sox Logo And How The Chicago Bears Got Their Nickname

   Published: 9/9/2021
3. How Do Chicago’s Most Tenacious Weeds Grow?

   Published: 9/2/2021
4. A Chicago Historian Tackles Your Questions About The City

   Published: 8/26/2021
5. Chicago’s Fishing Industry And Some Stargazing Spots

   Published: 8/19/2021
6. Chicago’s Steak And Lemonade Combo And Those Structures On The Lake

   Published: 8/12/2021
7. The Union Workers Who Created Those Infamous Rat Balloons

   Published: 8/5/2021
8. Paletas and Paleteros: The Art of the Cart

   Published: 7/29/2021
9. Where Did Chicagoans Go To Drink During Prohibition?

   Published: 7/22/2021
10. Chicago’s Tornado-Proof Delusion

    Published: 7/15/2021
11. How Clean Is The Water At Chicago’s Beaches?

    Published: 7/8/2021
12. What’s The Deal With ‘Midwest Nice?’

    Published: 7/1/2021
13. What’s Happening With Chicago’s Toxic Lead Service Lines?

    Published: 6/24/2021
14. A Gardener Pushes For Legislation To Help Extend The Growing Season

    Published: 6/17/2021
15. “Living In Gotham City.” How Some Musicians Survived A Shuttered Industry

    Published: 6/10/2021
16. What’s The History Of Chicago-Style Giardiniera?

    Published: 6/3/2021
17. Why Chicago Suburb Names Lie About Their Elevation

    Published: 5/27/2021
18. Safe At Work: The Life Of Alice Hamilton

    Published: 5/20/2021
19. WBEZ’s Beginnings With The Board Of Education

    Published: 5/13/2021
20. Can Anyone Propose Legislation To City Council?

    Published: 5/6/2021