Curious City
WBEZ Chicago
Radio: WBEZ 91.5 FM
Categories: Arts
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633 - Do people actually donate cars to public radio?Wed, 18 Jun 2025
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632 - There’s nature in Chicago. Go bathe in it.Thu, 12 Jun 2025
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631 - Are healthy Chicago trees getting the ax?Wed, 11 Jun 2025
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630 - ‘Have you checked on your ancestors?’ This woman brings dignity to deceased Black ChicagoansThu, 05 Jun 2025
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629 - Exploring the segregated past of Chicago cemeteriesWed, 04 Jun 2025
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628 - What happened to Chicago's Japanese community?Wed, 28 May 2025
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627 - Car towed? Listen to this on your way down to Chicago’s Central Auto PoundThu, 22 May 2025
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626 - Lower Wacker Drive: A uniquely Chicago streetWed, 21 May 2025
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625 - Schools, Water Plants and City Hall: We search for Chicago’s nuclear fallout sheltersThu, 15 May 2025
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624 - Why does Chicago have a law prohibiting nuclear weapons?Wed, 14 May 2025
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623 - Even when nothing goes wrong, moving is trashThu, 08 May 2025
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622 - ‘Pure chaos’: Why did Chicagoans once move on the same day?Wed, 07 May 2025
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621 - The complicated statue of labor leader Samuel GompersWed, 30 Apr 2025
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620 - Maria Rodriguez: From fashion designer to restaurateurThu, 24 Apr 2025
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619 - Like NYC and Paris, Chicago was a hub for fashion designersWed, 23 Apr 2025
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618 - How sweet the sound: The history of Evanston folk coffeehouse AmazingraceThu, 17 Apr 2025
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617 - ‘An underground subculture’: How Chicago coffeehouses shaped the folk revival movementWed, 16 Apr 2025
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616 - You May Also Like: Stories Without EndSun, 13 Apr 2025
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615 - Is extremist ideology still fringe?Thu, 10 Apr 2025
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614 - How much influence did white supremacist groups have on Chicago housing?Wed, 09 Apr 2025
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613 - What's up with the Chicago's feral cats?Wed, 02 Apr 2025
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612 - “Enemy Alien”: How Chicago photojournalist Jun Fujita avoided Japanese internment campsThu, 27 Mar 2025
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611 - Restriction and sanctuary: A look at Chicago mayors’ wildly different approaches to immigrantsWed, 26 Mar 2025
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610 - The Life and Legacy of Alice HamiltonWed, 19 Mar 2025
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609 - How does honoring the dead impact the environment?Thu, 13 Mar 2025
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608 - Why is there a cemetery at O’Hare Airport?Wed, 12 Mar 2025
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607 - How one Midwestern community avoids road salt all winterThu, 06 Mar 2025
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606 - Could Chicago ever ditch the road salt?Wed, 05 Mar 2025
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605 - The First Black-Owned And Operated Airport Was In RobbinsWed, 26 Feb 2025
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604 - “It’s too complicated”: The state of cannabis record expungement in IllinoisThu, 20 Feb 2025
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603 - Illinois has made a lot of money from recreational pot. How’s that money used?Wed, 19 Feb 2025
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602 - There’s a delicate alchemy to overturning a wrongful convictionThu, 13 Feb 2025
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601 - Why does it take so long to free an innocent person from prison?Wed, 12 Feb 2025
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600 - How Filipino food entrepreneurs’ “sense of community” help them thriveThu, 06 Feb 2025
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599 - Is there a Filipino neighborhood in Chicago?Wed, 05 Feb 2025
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598 - Drama, scandal or scores: What takes a sports team down?Thu, 30 Jan 2025
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597 - What happens when your team keeps losing?Wed, 29 Jan 2025
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596 - What does it take to put together a traffic report?Wed, 22 Jan 2025
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595 - Why telling “the proper stories” is vital to understanding the PiasaThu, 16 Jan 2025
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594 - Why is there a fire-breathing dragon in Illinois?Wed, 15 Jan 2025
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593 - Chicago history is full of consequential yearsThu, 09 Jan 2025
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592 - What was Chicago’s most consequential year? It may not be what you think.Wed, 08 Jan 2025
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591 - Winter Weather Tips: From Extra Gloves To Hot PotatoesWed, 01 Jan 2025
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590 - Who Are The Folks At The Christmas Tree Lot?Wed, 25 Dec 2024
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589 - Who’s Behind The CTA Holiday Train? Santa And The Elves!Wed, 18 Dec 2024
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588 - In Chicago, forget the cocktail; a beer and a shot will doThu, 12 Dec 2024
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587 - Where did the Tom & Jerry cocktail come from?Wed, 11 Dec 2024
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586 - Beer, architecture and Lincoln Square: The lasting impact of German culture in ChicagoThu, 05 Dec 2024
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585 - Christkindlmarket’s Forgotten YearWed, 04 Dec 2024
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584 - Why is there an aviary at O'Hare Airport?Thu, 28 Nov 2024
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