Chicago History Podcast

Chicago History Podcast
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Stories from history of the Greatest City in the World - Chicago. The places, events, and the people behind it all.

  1. Episode 823 - Ground Beneath the Diamonds: A History of Chicago's White Sox Ballparks, The

    MAY 10

    Episode 823 - Ground Beneath the Diamonds: A History of Chicago's White Sox Ballparks, The

    Send us Fan Mail The Chicago White Sox have called three primary sites home since the team’s founding in 1900, and each plot of earth carries layers of history older than the game of baseball.  Show your love of this podcast for the cost of a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/chicagohistory Need music for YOUR projects? Audiio has got you covered. Try a free trial here: https://audiio.com/pricing?oid=1&affid=481 Check out author / baseball historian Jacob Pomrenke's webpage: https://jacobpomrenke.com/  Items related to this episode (purchasing anything through these links helps support our efforts at no additional cost to you): Chicago Tribune Book of the Chicago White Sox: A Decade-by-Decade History https://amzn.to/4trMKF5 Old Comiskey Park: Essays and Memories of the Historic Home of the Chicago White Sox, 1910-1991 by Floyd Sullivan (Editor), David Cicotello (Editor), Angelo J Louisa (Editor)  https://amzn.to/4njlU0p Tales from the Chicago White Sox Dugout: A Collection of the Greatest White Sox Stories Ever Told by Ron Kittle, Bob Logan https://amzn.to/3R18tWX Lost Ballparks A Celebration of Baseball's Legendary Fields by author Lawrence Ritter https://amzn.to/4eDj3gy Black Baseball and Chicago: Essays on the Players, Teams, and Games of the Negro Leagues' Most Important City by Leslie Heaphy https://amzn.to/4ttcX6m Join Kindle Unlimited here: https://amzn.to/2WsP1GH Want better sleep? Try the most delicious alternative to melatonin and sleeping pills that helps you fall asleep, stay asleep, and wake up feeling refreshed. MoonBrew. Use the code below for 15% off. https://moonbrew.co/TOMMYHENRY Chicago History Podcast (chicagohistorypod AT gmail.com): Chicago History Podcast Art by John K. Schneider (angeleyesartjks AT gmail.com)  Support the show

    1h 3m
  2. FROM THE ARCHIVES - Bizarre Story of the Missing Wheaton Bible College Couple, The

    APR 26

    FROM THE ARCHIVES - Bizarre Story of the Missing Wheaton Bible College Couple, The

    Send us Fan Mail Originally released January 15, 2022.  In 1988, two attractive young students attending a prominent suburban Chicago religious school disappeared, setting off a frenzied search that lasted months before the truth about what happened to them was revealed. Want to start a podcast of your own? Do it through Buzzsprout like I did and you can get a $20 gift card! https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=968401 Show some love for the podcast for the cost of a cup of coffee and help offset production costs: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/chicagohistory Up your cocktail game with Portland craft syrups! https://portlandsyrups.com/collections/all?sca_ref=1270971.MO4APpJH1k Need music for YOUR projects? Audiio has got you covered. Try a free trial here: https://audiio.com/pricing?oid=1&affid=481 Amazon Affiliate Links (anything you buy - not just this stuff - through these links helps benefit the show at no additional cost to you): Chicago History: City of the Century: The Epic of Chicago and the Making of America by Donald L. Miller https://amzn.to/33CKbtr History Lover's Guide To Chicago, A by Greg Borzo https://amzn.to/3K6weFb Chicago Flashback: The People and Events That Shaped A City's History by Chicago Tribune https://amzn.to/31ZZTP7 History of Chicago: A Captivating Guide To The People and Events that Shaped the Windy City's History https://amzn.to/3HJdERo (or FREE with Kindle Unlimited) Join Kindle Unlimited here: https://amzn.to/2WsP1GH So many Chicago-related movies and documentaries can been found here: https://amzn.to/38F6heh Looking to get out and explore Chicago? Here are a few ideas: Chicago Movie Tours chicagomovietours.com Chicago History Podcast Clothing, Mugs, Totes, & More (your purchase helps support the podcast): https://www.teepublic.com/user/chicago-history-podcast https://teespring.com/stores/chicago-history-pod  Support the show

    20 min
  3. Episode 822 - B'Ginnings: Where Schaumburg Rocked The Suburbs

    APR 5

    Episode 822 - B'Ginnings: Where Schaumburg Rocked The Suburbs

    Send us Fan Mail Some of histories biggest rock acts first performed in the Chicago area at music venue in a suburban strip mall in Schaumburg. This is the story of B'Ginnings. Show your love of this podcast for the cost of a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/chicagohistory Need music for YOUR projects? Audiio has got you covered. Try a free trial here: https://audiio.com/pricing?oid=1&affid=481 Items related to this episode (purchasing anything through these links helps support our efforts at no additional cost to you): Street Player: My Chicago Story by Danny Seraphine https://amzn.to/4tO4DyH 70s Chicagoland Rock Concerts by Mark Plotnick and Jim Summaria https://amzn.to/3Ojmv5e 101 Facts About Chicago: The Legendary Rock Band That Became a Cultural Phenomenon by Farrah Williams https://amzn.to/4sWwo82 (Paperback) Join Kindle Unlimited here: https://amzn.to/2WsP1GH Want better sleep? Try the most delicious alternative to melatonin and sleeping pills that helps you fall asleep, stay asleep, and wake up feeling refreshed. MoonBrew. Use the code below for 15% off. https://moonbrew.co/TOMMYHENRY Chicago History Podcast (chicagohistorypod AT gmail.com): Chicago History Podcast Art by John K. Schneider (angeleyesartjks AT gmail.com)  Support the show

    50 min
  4. SPECIAL EPISODE - The Women Who Built Chicago with genealogist Nicka Sewell-Smith

    MAR 19

    SPECIAL EPISODE - The Women Who Built Chicago with genealogist Nicka Sewell-Smith

    Send us Fan Mail Genealogist Nicka Sewell-Smith joins me to discuss her connections to Chicago and "The Women Who Built Chicago" bus tour, launched for Women's History Month in partnership with Ancestry, which highlights overlooked women's contributions. Tickets for the bus tour: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dilla-and-ancestry-present-the-women-who-built-chicago-bus-tour-tickets-1983596857598 Want to help support the show? Buy me a coffee! Buy more than one and get a personalized video thank you. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/chicagohistory Leave me a voice message - just click on the microphone in the lower right corner here: https://www.chicagohistorypod.com Up your cocktail or Sodastream game with Portland craft syrups! https://portlandsyrups.com/collections/all?sca_ref=1270971.MO4APpJH1k Anything purchased through the links below may generate a small commission for this podcast at no cost to you and help offset production costs. Women Building Chicago 1790-1990: A Biographical Dictionary by Rima Lunin Schultz https://amzn.to/479TaAB Queen: The Life and Music of Dinah Washington by Nadine Cohodas https://amzn.to/4bNKzGh Get access to millions of books  with Kindle Unlimited. Not an Unlimited subscriber? Get a free 30-day trial here:  https://amzn.to/2WsP1GH Want better sleep? Try the most delicious alternative to melatonin and sleeping pills that helps you fall asleep, stay asleep, and wake up feeling refreshed. MoonBrew. Use the code below for 15% off. https://moonbrew.co/TOMMYHENRY Need music for YOUR projects? Audiio has got you covered. Try a free trial here: https://audiio.com/pricing?oid=1&affid=481 Send me an email - Chicago History Podcast (chicagohistorypod AT gmail.com) Chicago History Podcast Art by John K. Schneider (angeleyesartjks AT gmail.com) Support the show

    28 min
  5. Episode 821 - Behind the Camera: Jun Fujita's Chicago with author Graham Harrison Lee

    MAR 7

    Episode 821 - Behind the Camera: Jun Fujita's Chicago with author Graham Harrison Lee

    Send us Fan Mail Jun Fujita was a pioneering Japanese-born photographer who made his way to Chicago to become widely regarded as the first Japanese American photojournalist. Hear more about Fujita's life in Chicago from Graham Harrison Lee, Fujita's great-nephew and author of the book Jun Fujita: Behind the Camera. Preorder a copy of the second printing of the book from the publisher (and save $10): https://hatandbeard.com/products/jun-fujita-behind-the-camera-by-graham-harrison-lee-002 Follow author Graham Lee on Instagram. Want to help support the show? Buy me a coffee! Buy more than one and get a personalized video thank you. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/chicagohistory Leave me a voice message - just click on the microphone in the lower right corner here: https://www.chicagohistorypod.com Up your cocktail or Sodastream game with Portland craft syrups! https://portlandsyrups.com/collections/all?sca_ref=1270971.MO4APpJH1k Anything purchased through the links below may generate a small commission for this podcast at no cost to you and help offset production costs. Jun Fujita: Tanka and Other Verse by Jun Fujita https://amzn.to/4ujXgA4 (Paperback) https://amzn.to/4cyqaWK (Kindle Edition) You can read this book FREE with Kindle Unlimited. Not an Unlimited subscriber? Get a free 30-day trial here:  https://amzn.to/2WsP1GH Want better sleep? Try the most delicious alternative to melatonin and sleeping pills that helps you fall asleep, stay asleep, and wake up feeling refreshed. MoonBrew. Use the code below for 15% off. https://moonbrew.co/TOMMYHENRY Need music for YOUR projects? Audiio has got you covered. Try a free trial here: https://audiio.com/pricing?oid=1&affid=481 Send me an email - Chicago History Podcast (chicagohistorypod AT gmail.com) Chicago History Podcast Art by John K. Schneider (angeleyesartjks AT gmail.com) Support the show

    51 min
  6. Episode 820 - People Wasn't Made To Burn: The James Hickman Story

    FEB 22

    Episode 820 - People Wasn't Made To Burn: The James Hickman Story

    Send us Fan Mail An unbearable loss pushes one man past the breaking point, ending in murder. Listener discretion is advised. Want to help support the show? Buy me a coffee! Buy more than one and get a personalized video thank you. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/chicagohistory Leave me a voice message - just click on the microphone in the lower right corner here: https://www.chicagohistorypod.com Up your cocktail or Sodastream game with Portland craft syrups! https://portlandsyrups.com/collections/all?sca_ref=1270971.MO4APpJH1k Anything purchased through the links below may generate a small commission for this podcast at no cost to you and help offset production costs. People Wasn't Made To Burn: A True Story of Housing, Race, and Murder in Chicago by Joe Allen https://amzn.to/4avJK2V (Paperback) https://amzn.to/4sbaIEz (Kindle Edition) You can read this book FREE with Kindle Unlimited. Not an Unlimited subscriber? Get a free 30-day trial here:  https://amzn.to/2WsP1GH Want better sleep? Try the most delicious alternative to melatonin and sleeping pills that helps you fall asleep, stay asleep, and wake up feeling refreshed. MoonBrew. Use the code below for 15% off. https://moonbrew.co/TOMMYHENRY Send me an email - Chicago History Podcast (chicagohistorypod AT gmail.com) Chicago History Podcast Art by John K. Schneider (angeleyesartjks AT gmail.com) Support the show

    52 min
  7. FROM THE ARCHIVES - Sundown Towns of Chicago with Ernest Crim III

    FEB 15

    FROM THE ARCHIVES - Sundown Towns of Chicago with Ernest Crim III

    Send us Fan Mail Here's a FROM THE ARCHIVES episode originally released on Feb 18, 2023. Many towns in the Chicago area were established to be all-white, keeping out Blacks, Asians, Jews, Native Americans, and others, allowing minorities to work in those towns but not live there. Those individuals also needed to be gone by sundown. Find all things Ernest Crim III at ernestcrim.com. Signed copies of Mr. Crim's book “The ABC’s of Affirming Black Children" can be found at https://www.ernestcrim.com/shop. Show your support of the show for the cost of a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/chicagohistory Leave me a voice message - just click on the microphone in the lower right corner here: https://www.chicagohistorypod.com Up your cocktail or Sodastream game with Portland craft syrups! https://portlandsyrups.com/collections/all?sca_ref=1270971.MO4APpJH1k Need music for YOUR projects? Audiio has got you covered. Try a free trial here: https://audiio.com/pricing?oid=1&affid=481 Anything purchased through the links below may generate a small commission for this podcast at no cost to you and help offset production costs. BOOKS: Sundown Towns: A Hidden Dimension of American Racism by James W. Loewen https://amzn.to/3xBW8va (Hardcover) https://amzn.to/3KihHZj (Kindle) Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your History Textbook Got Wrong  by James W. Loewen https://amzn.to/3xAsXJb Lies Across America: What Our Historic Sites Get Wrong by James W. Loewen https://amzn.to/3I4SLBY Black History Saved My Life: How My Viral Hate Crime Led to an Awakening by Ernest Crim III https://amzn.to/3S8xtrG ABCs of Affirming Black Children, The by Ernest Crim III https://amzn.to/3KjN3im Try Amazon Kindle Unlimited for FREE here: https://amzn.to/2WsP1GH Chicago History Podcast Clothing, Mugs, Totes, & More (your purchase helps support the podcast): https://www.teepublic.com/user/chicago-history-podcast https://chicago-history-podcast.creator-spring.com/ Chicago History Podcast (chicagohistorypod AT gmail.com): https://www.chicagohistorypod.com Chicago History Podcast Art by John K. Schneider (angeleyesartjks AT gmail.com) Support the show

    32 min
  8. Episode 819 - Frozen in Time: Chicago's Ten Coldest Days

    JAN 25

    Episode 819 - Frozen in Time: Chicago's Ten Coldest Days

    Send us Fan Mail Chicago’s cold weather can be brutal, and it has been for more than 150 years since it started being tracked. Here are ten of Chicago's coldest days. Show your love of this podcast for the cost of a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/chicagohistory Need music for YOUR projects? Audiio has got you covered. Try a free trial here: https://audiio.com/pricing?oid=1&affid=481 Items related to this episode (purchasing anything through these links helps support our efforts at no additional cost to you): Chicago's Erratic 5-Day Weather Forecast T-Shirt https://amzn.to/4jYrDXH Chicago Flashback: The People and Events That Shaped a City by Chicago Tribune  https://amzn.to/4qF93Xa (Hardcover) https://amzn.to/4pYcuXY (Kindle - FREE with Kindle Unlimited) Join Kindle Unlimited here: https://amzn.to/2WsP1GH Want better sleep? Try the most delicious alternative to melatonin and sleeping pills that helps you fall asleep, stay asleep, and wake up feeling refreshed. MoonBrew. Use the code below for 15% off. https://moonbrew.co/TOMMYHENRY Chicago History Podcast (chicagohistorypod AT gmail.com): Chicago History Podcast Art by John K. Schneider (angeleyesartjks AT gmail.com)  Support the show

    44 min
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Stories from history of the Greatest City in the World - Chicago. The places, events, and the people behind it all.

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  • Creator
    Chicago History Podcast
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    253
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2026 Chicago History Podcast
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    Chicago History Podcast

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