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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.

8 sa. önce

Chicago River Swim: Lake Michigan is a Better Option; OR Think of the Drowning Children

Alyssa tells John the history of swimming the Chicago River. Support the show by subscribing, leaving a five-star review, telling all your friends and following on Twitter, BlueSky, Instagram. Show Notes:Chicago Magazine: EPA Wants the Chicago River Clean Enough to Swim InWTTW: Chicago River CleanupNBC5: EPA Orders Chicago, Calumet Rivers Cleaned2011 EPA Order CBS: Feds: Make Chicago River Clean Enough To Swim InChicago Tribune: U.S. demands Chicago River cleanupWTTW: Preckwinkle, Other Officials to Jump In Chicago RiverWTTW: An ‘Open Swim’ in the Chicago River is in the Works for SeptemberWTTW:City Denies Permit for Chicago River Swim, Citing ‘Significant Safety Concerns’WTTW: Chicago River Swim Will Move to Lake Michigan as Organizers Aim to Build Momentum for 2025 River EventInside Climate News: ‘A Really Monumental Day’ for Chicago River: Clean Enough for Hundreds to Swim InInside Climate News: In the Once Heavily Polluted Chicago River, More Fish, a Giant Snapping Turtle and an Upcoming SwimOutside Magazine: The Rise of Urban Swimming in the US Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1 sa. 5 dk.
29 Haz

Janes: An Autonomous Name

We talk about an underground abortion community. Show Notes: The Story of Jane: The Legendary Underground Feminist Abortion Service HBO Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1 sa. 24 dk.
22 Haz

Rewind: Obama Presidential Center

Given the Obama Presidential Center is now open I thought it would be fun to revisit the history. Subscribe, leave a five-star review, and tell all your friends. Socials:Twitter, BlueSky, Instagram SHOW NOTES: Politico: ‘It’s Been Hard Opposing Barack Obama’ WTTW: Are Appeals Court Judges Kicking the Can on Obama Center Lawsuit? WTTW: South Side Coalition Tells Obama Center Obstructionists: Enough Is Enough WTTW: Work Begins in Jackson Park to Pave the Way for Obama Presidential Center WTTW: After Delays, Construction on Obama Center Begins in Chicago Chicago Tribune: Park advocates make another legal argument against Obama Presidential Center even as construction continues Chicago Reader: The Obama Center: opening in 2025 DNA INFO: Obama Library Land Swap Approved by City Council 32 Fox: Chicago labor union spars over Trump’s claims about Obama Presidential Center Chicago Tribune: Unspoken issue at heart of Obama center opposition: Race Friends of the Parks statement regarding the Supreme Court rejection of Protect Our Parks’ petition to stop construction of Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park Newsweek: Obama Library: Behind Schedule, Over Budget and Mired in LawsuitsBlack Enterprise: Obama Presidential Library Contractor Alleges Racial Discrimination In LawsuitTrump Quote Chicago Reader: A lawsuit to prevent the Obama Presidential Center’s ‘illegal land grab’ in Jackson Park is moving forward Chicago Reader: The Obama Center: opening in 2025 The Brian Kilmeade Show: Obama Presidential Center rocked by $40M racial bias lawsuit Benny Johnson: YIKES: Obama Presidential Library In RUINS! Crumbling, Cracking, Hit With Lawsuits and Forever Delay Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1 sa. 2 dk.
15 Haz

Rewind: The Time The Chicago Tribune Created a Gay Moral Panic

In this episode I tell Jeff Tischauser from Southern Poverty Law Center about the time the Chicago Tribune created a LGBTQA Moral Panic in the 1970's and how it is alive and well in 2024. Senate HearingNYT: Chicago Jury to Probe Pornography and Prostitution Involving BoysChicago Sun-Times: A Gay Rates PoliceChicago Sun-Times: Council Panel Announces Porno-Zones OrdinanceChicago Sun-Times: Burke Goes to ConferenceChicago Sun-Times: Runaway WitnessChicago Sun-Times: Results of the ProbeCST: Pillars of the CommunitySexual Exploitation of children: a report to the Illinois General AssemblyChicago Reader: On June 14, 1977 Chicago had its first big gay-rights protestWindy City Times: HISTORY Every kick is a boostNYT: Dr. Judianne Densen-Gerber Is Dead at 68; Founded Odyssey House Group Drug ProgramChicago Tribune: Reagan used her, the country hated her. Decades later, the Welfare Queen of Chicago refuses to go away Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1 sa. 39 dk.
8 Haz

Rewind: History of Gay 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 Chicago Windy City Times: From a March to a Parade: Chicago's Pride History NPR: Gloria Gaynor: 'I Will Survive' Is 'The Core Of My Purpose' Pink Triangles Rising 10 Historic LGBTQ Moments in Chicago Curbed: 10 Historic LGBTQ Sites to Vistit National Park Service: Chicago: Queer Histories at the Crossroads of America Business Insider: I toured LGBTQ-friendly neighborhoods in 3 cities during Pride Month and found they all honor LGBTQ people in unique ways NBC Chicago: 9 Things to Know About Pride Parade NBC Chicago: New route, timing and more: What to know about the 2024 Chicago Pride Parade David Baxter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1 sa. 2 dk.
1 Haz

Mirage Tavern: The Sun-Times did a Journalism

Morgan and I discuss the Mirage Tavane. Show notes: Time: Barroom Sting Chicago Sun-Times : Part 1 Chicago Sun-Times: 40 years later, reporters remember how they bought a bar to expose corruption The Newspaper that bought a Bar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1 sa. 44 dk.
25 May

Rewind: The DMB Incident

Happy Memorial Day which marks the beginning of boating season. So we decided to revisit this infamous event. Show Notes: Chicago Tribune: Band’s driver denies drenching boat Chicago Sun-Times: Tour boat hit with raw sewage // 2 large buses on bridge blamed for discharge that sent 5 to hospital Chicago Sun-Times: Complaint links rock band to dumped sewage // Dave Matthews Band denies involvement in tour boat defilement Chicago Sun-Times: Daley: Go tough on Dave Matthews driver // Mayor still likes group despite alleged sewage dumping Chicago Sun-Times: Band's attitude reeks Chicago Sun-Times: Bus' waste dumping leads alderman to call for crackdown Chicago Sun-Times: Matthews Band in harmony with clean-river efforts // $100,000 gift to begin 'healing process' after bus dumps sewage Chicago Sun-Times: Boat tour guest sues Matthews band Chicago Sun-Times: Dave Matthews driver to face criminal charges Chicago Sun-Times: Matthews band driver charged in river dumping // Band faces $70,000 suit for summer's Kinzie bridge incident Chicago Sun-Times: Tour boat owners sue Dave Matthews Band Chicago Sun-Times: Bus driver pleads guilty to dumping raw sewage // Dave Matthews Band cuts ties to employee who sloshed boaters Chicago Sun-Times: Matthews band dumps cash into settlement Chicago Sun-Times: $200,000 apology ends waste-dumping suit // Dave Matthews Band also donated to Park District, river group Chicago Sun-Times: Dave Matthews 'couldn't be more sorry' for bus-dumping Chicago Sun-Times: Nevada family, Matthews Band settle suit over dumped waste Chicago Sun-Times: City's surveillance cameras are making Chicago safer Case Text: Mercury Skyline Yacht Charters v. the Dave Matthews Band Block Club Chicago: Dave Matthews Tour Bus Dumped 800 Pounds Of Poop On People Taking A Chicago River Cruise 19 Years Ago TodayMercury Lawsuit Fox 32 Chicago: Dave Matthews Band tour bus feces incident remembered 19 years later with plaque dedication Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1 sa. 31 dk.
18 May

1972 Election Fraud: Signifying Nothing

Alyssa tells John about voter fraud in the 1972 Chicago Primary. Which you never heard about because it didn't matter but it does involve a Pulitzer. Also, Alyssa got a cat and sprained her wrist this week so the show notes are only the articles referenced in the episode. Show Notes: Chicago Tribune: Tribune expose wins a Pulitzer: Chicago vote fraud disclosures earn top local reporting award Pulitzer Prize won by Tribune Time: The Inside Man Time: The Hanrahan Indictment New York Times: Defeat of Hanrahan for Prosecutor Is a Stunning Blow to Daley's Organization Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Welcome to Oh, Malort!

Oh Malort! is a new podcast about Chicago history brought to you by Solid Listen Network. Every Monday, Alyssa will bring a friend (and you!) through a story about her favorite city with humor and facts. From the deep cuts to the cult classics, Alyssa Dyksterhouse uses her experience as a celebrated Chicago tour guide, history fanatic and researcher extraordinaire to inform her listeners about the rich history of the Windy City. New episodes come out every Monday, or Sunday if you subscribe to SolidListen+ on Apple Podcasts or the Solid Listen Patreon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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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.