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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
Weather Underground: All Theatre
Alyssa tells Hugh about the Weather Underground. Support the show by subscribing, leaving a five-star review, telling all your friends and following on Twitter, BlueSky, Instagram. ...
The Parking Meter Deal: Chicago Math
Some people know exactly what the “parking meter deal” refers to but for others this might be a new idea. Alyssa breaks down the timeline of events which has been dubbed “a lesson in worse...
Summerdale Scandal: The Babbilng Burglar
In this episode, Alyssa is joined by John Zinn to discuss what some call the biggest scandal in Chicago Police Department history. We end fanaticizing about the story getting the Ryan Murphy...
Mr. Springer Goes to City Hall: Politcal Theatre
In 1999, under pressure from an activist priest, the City of Chicago Police and Fire Committee invited talk show host Jerry Springer to a hearing regarding violence on his show. Spoiler, it didn’t...
Van der Rohe V Farnsworth: Petty
Morgan joins Alyssa to talk about Van der Rohe V Fansworth which is case of contract law. Show Notes: Chicago Magazine: Remembering the Farnsworth House Feud WTTW: Mies van der Rohe...
What is happening at The Kennedy Center?
To celebrate NYE, Alyssa and John combined their knowledge of performing arts venue management and recorded an impromptu episode to discuss the dumpster fire that is the Kennedy Center. These...
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