Alderman Burt Natarus: He Didn’t Go to Jail

Broadway In Chicago: Not Dead Yet!

Alyssa and John Zinn bust out their coconuts and gallop down memory lane while discussing the history of Broadway In Chicago.  SHOW NOTES: ⁠⁠BROADWAY IN CHICAGO? WELL, NOT EXACTLY⁠⁠⁠⁠`Whorehouse’ revival a shadow of its past glory⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Chicago Sun-Times:`Broadway...
Alderman Burt Natarus: He Didn’t Go to Jail

New Illinois: Everything Old

Alyssa tells Planko about Illinois Separation. Show Notes: ⁠New City: Postcard from Forgottonia: The land that time chose not to remember⁠ ⁠Chicago Tribune: Meet the people working to kick Chicago out of Illinois⁠ ⁠ABC 20: Group is looking to secede the state of...
Alderman Burt Natarus: He Didn’t Go to Jail

Rewind: History of Pride in Chicago

In this episode Alyssa is joined by ⁠David Baxter⁠  to discuss the history of Pride in Chicago.   Show Notes: ⁠Chicago Magazine: A Brief History of Chicago’s Pride Parade⁠ ⁠WTTW: How Chicago’s Pride Parade Grew from a Small March to a Big Event⁠ ⁠Out & Proud in...
Alderman Burt Natarus: He Didn’t Go to Jail

Mike Madigan Sentencing: He Lied

While John was busy saving democracy Alyssa recaps Madigan’s sentencing for ⁠Morgan⁠ with a few digressions including the writing styles of SCOTUS justices and is someone trying to kill R. Kelly.   Socials: ⁠Twitter⁠, ⁠BlueSky⁠, ⁠Instagram⁠ Show Notes: ⁠Chicago...
Alderman Burt Natarus: He Didn’t Go to Jail

The Slick Boys: The Good Guys

After talking about Larry Hoover, Alyssa decided to read the book written by rapper cops  ⁠⁠The Slick Boys⁠⁠ and tell Scoot all about it.  SHOW NOTES: ⁠⁠The Slick Boys: A Ten Point Plan To Rescue Your Community By Three Chicago Cops Who Are Making⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Medium: Hip Hop...