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Alyssa Dyksterhouse, Chicago tour guide, history lover and research extraordinaire, walks her friends through her favorite well-known and lesser-known moments in Chicago’s quirky past while exploring each story’s parallels to current affairs.
SHOW NOTES & EPISODES
Obama Presidential Center: Fact from Fiction
Earlier in the week, before the hot debate was does the Pope prefer the Cubs or the Sox, Trump took time in the Oval Office to talk about the Obama Presidential Center. After months of seeing...
Abraham Bolden: The Conspiracy Continues
Alyssa finishes telling Morgan Stringer about the plight of Abraham Bolden. Related topics include: the JFK assassination, possible weaponization of the government, people being sent to...
Abraham Bolden Part One: They are Going to Kill us All
Alyssa tells Morgan Stringer about Abraham the first Black Secret Service Agent to serve in the White House. Related topics include: the JFK assassination, possible weaponization of the...
Beer in Chicago: We are a Drinking City
Alyssa tells Ken Guy the history of breweries in Chicago. Subscribe, leave a five-star review, and tell all your friends. Socials: Twitter, BlueSky, Instagram Episodes...
James Caesar Petrillo: An Idiot
In this episode Alyssa tells Pat about James Caesar Petrillo. He has a bandshell named after him in Grant Park but what do we really know about the man? Answer, he is an idiot. Listen to learn all...
The Musical Chicago: We have lost the plot
Alyssa tells David Baxter the real life story behind the musical Chicago. Subscribe, leave a five-star review, and tell all your friends. Socials: Twitter, BlueSky, Instagram ...
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