Oh, Malort!

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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.

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Rewind: The DMB Inicident

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

1h 31m
MAY 18

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

40 min
MAY 11

The Riverwalk: Twists and Turns

Alyssa tells Hugh about visions for the Riverwalk. Socials: BlueSky, Instagram Show Notes: Chicago Sun-Times: Gondolas to give city a touch of Venice Chicago Reader: Do we really need the Great Chicago Fire Festival? HuffPo: Chicago Riverwalk Expansion: Rahm Emanuel Has Big Plans For River Walk (PHOTOS) Ross Barney Architects: Chicago Riverwalk Loop North News: Building the Chicago Riverwalk – photos and key dates Choose Chicago: Chicago Riverwalk Chicago Tribune: DALEY ENVISIONS RIVERWALK PROJECT Chicago Sun-Times: New riverfront era charted - Daley guidelines call for trees, cafes, night life - even waterfall Chicago Sun-Times: City, suburbs go for the green - Landscaping back in vogue, thanks to laws, sales pressure Chicago Sun-Times: Greening of the city - a vision in bloom - Series: - LOST HORIZONS Chicago Sun-Times: Catch-and-Release Derby Coming Soon Chicago Sun-Times: Council Panel Endorses Water Taxi Proposal Chicago Sun-Times: City floats riverwalk plan - Path would link Loop area, Chinatown Chicago Sun-Times: Riverwalk could lead to new stadium Chicago Sun-Times: Daley unveils plan for riverwalk cafes Chicago Sun-Times: City's cafe experiment a commuter bellyache Chicago Sun-Times: River `jewel' planned - Kennedys seek huge complex Chicago Sun-Times: Trump making no small plans here - World's tallest building may stand by river Chicago Sun-Times: Daley lauds Trump plan - Other reviews less positive, and some question viability Chicago Sun-Times: Revised Trump tower picks up civic support Chicago Sun-Times: Chicago riverbank walkway remains just an idea // City Hall unable to find right developer, will re-launch search Chicago Sun-Times: WHAT EVER'S GOING TO HAPPEN WITH Chicago Sun-Times: Riverwalk moving at a crawl: Temporary cafes, farmers market to open this summer Chicago Sun-Times: First step for city riverwalk: City hopes to open no-frills path in June, with plans for improvements Chicago Sun-Times: Why San Francisco looks to Chicago: The City by the Bay finds inspiration in our beauty and vitality Chicago Sun-Times: Riverwalk is reborn - City touts new restaurants, floats hopes for future Chicago Sun-Times: Bridging riverwalk gaps - City to spend $10 Mil. on walkways beneath Michigan and Wabash, connect path for 'second lakefront' Chicago Sun-Times: $100 million loan for riverfront Chicago Sun-Times: The Rahmwalk? Emanuel strengthens case to have Riverwalk named after him City of Chicago: Site History My San Antonio: Chicago official calls San Antonio River Walk 'cheap and crappy-looking' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1h 11m
MAY 4

Jean Crones: Souper Anarchist

Alyssa tells Jack Gill from Hardy Focused about Jean Crones an anarchist who tried to kill then ArchBishop Mundelein. Socials:Twitter, BlueSky, Instagram Show Notes: Mundelein High School:Musical Works Premiered at MHS Chosen for Publication Chicago Tribune: Chum of cook soup suspect, held by police Catholic New Archive: Issue Article CRONES INDICTED New Year Times: CHICAGO ANARCHISTS HELD IN POISON PLOT; Two Friends of Missing Cook Seized as Arsenic Is Found in Soup. TRAIL LEADS TO NEW YORK Report That Crones Was Once a German Spy--Priests Return, Tell of Being Stricken. Hoosier State Chronicles: Banker Who Ate Poisoned Soup Died Monday in Chicago. Rocky Mountain News: POISON SOUP SUSPECT HELD IN NEBRASKA JAIL Chicago Tribune: A century ago today, an anarchist tried to kill Chicago’s archbishop with soup New York Times: CRONES NOW GIVES 2 DAYS TO GET HIM; In Third Letter to The Times He Says He Will Leave New York in 48 Hours. STAMP "HUDSON TERMINAL" Poisoner' Favors Correspondence School for Police, "Espechely Officiells." GUARD HEADQUARTERS HERE Detectives on Fire Escapes at Ball of Knights of Columbus -- Churches Also Watched. CRONES NOW GIVES 2 DAYS TO GET HIM Chicago Tribune: Does this taste funny to you? Chicago’s long, gross history of food poisoning The Daily Gate City: New York City: THIRD LETTER VERIFIED.; Club Manager Corroborates New Statements by Crones. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1h 22m
MAY 1

Rewind: Haymarket: Things Ryhme

In honor of of May Day being the 3rd Aniversary of Oh Malort I am rereleasing this episode about the Haymarket Affair where Molly McAleer and I talk about the origin of the 8-hour work day. Socials:Twitter, BlueSky, Instagram Show Notes:Illinois Labor History Society: The Haymarket AffairEncyclopedia of Chicago History: Haymarket and May DayWTTW: HAYMARKET AFFAIR HANGINGSBritannica: Haymarket AffairWCCO: Good Question: How did we get the 8-hour work day?Chicago Cop: HAYMARKET SQUARE RIOTChicago Sun-Times: Haymarket blast shook the world - 100 years later, Chicago rememberedChicago Reader: Haymarket RevisitedChicago Tribune: HAYMARKET RIOT REMEMBEREDPBS: The Anarchists and the Haymarket Square IncidentSecond City SinnersChicago Tribune: STILL-HEARD VOICES: HAYMARKET MONUMENT GETS LANDMARK STATUSCPD: Haymarket Statue Rededication Ceremony at Police HeadquartersThe Haymarket MemorialChicago Tribune: SITE OF HAYMARKET RIOT PROPOSED FOR LABOR PARK Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2h 8m
APR 27

The Merle Reskin Theatre: Much Ado About Nothing

Alyssa and David muster all their theatre kid energy to talk about The Merle Reskin Theatre which was a hot topic in the news a few weeks ago and inspired silly outrage. Support the show by subscribing, leaving a five-star review, telling all your friends and following on Twitter, BlueSky, Instagram. Show Notes: WBEZ: Cash-strapped DePaul closes the curtain on Downtown’s historic Reskin Theatre DePaul University Facility Living New Deal: Merle Reskin (former Blackstone) Theater Renovation – Chicago IL Block Club Chicago: DePaul Unveils $72 Million Theater School Building WTTW: Cultural Connections DePaul Theatre School TimeOut Chicago: Merle Reskin Theatre Broadway World: Merle Reskin Theatre Alyssa's review of "God of Hell" Caryl Churhill Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1h 2m
APR 20

Ruth Hanna McCormick Part Two: History Rhymes

In this episode Alyssa and VanderRob finish their conversation about the absolutely fascinating life of heiress, suffragette, and politician. Ruth Hanna McCormick. Support the show by subscribing, leaving a five-star review, telling all your friends and following on Twitter, BlueSky, Instagram. Show Notes: Time: WOMEN: Widow Time: THE CONGRESS: Bucking Female Ruth Hanna McCormick: A Life in Politics, 1880-1944 US House History: MCCORMICK, Ruth Hanna National Women's History Museum:Ruth Hanna McCormick Theodore Roosevelt Center:Ruth Hanna McCormick Simms Rockford Register Star: Women’s History Month: Who was Ruth Hanna McCormick? Politico: Ruth Hanna McCormick Simms born in Cleveland, March 27, 1880 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1h 13m
APR 13

Ruth Hanna McCorkmick Part One: A Suffragette

In this episode Alyssa tells VanderRob about the absolutely fascinating life of heiress, suffragette, and politician. Ruth Hanna McCormick. Please note this is a two parter. Support the show by subscribing, leaving a five-star review, telling all your friends and following on Twitter, BlueSky, Instagram. Show Notes: Time: WOMEN: Widow Time: THE CONGRESS: Bucking Female Ruth Hanna McCormick: A Life in Politics, 1880-1944 US House History: MCCORMICK, Ruth Hanna National Women's History Museum:Ruth Hanna McCormick Theodore Roosevelt Center:Ruth Hanna McCormick Simms Rockford Register Star: Women’s History Month: Who was Ruth Hanna McCormick? Politico: Ruth Hanna McCormick Simms born in Cleveland, March 27, 1880 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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Mother, May I Sleep With Podcast? is the only podcast that breaks down Lifetime Original Movies, one movie per week. New episodes each Sunday. Hosted by Molly McAleer, writer and co-founder of Hello Giggles. Access bonus episodes on Patreon.com/SolidListen.

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Two hosts, two topics, one split-down-the-middle show. On Halfsies, Molly McAleer and Rob Schulte each bring something to the table. A double feature podcast for whatever they’re obsessed with this week. Edited by Jean Marie Gibson. Halfsies is a part of the Solid Listen Network. Visit at Patreon.com/SolidListen for more.

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Writer and HelloGiggles.com co-founder Molly McAleer and her diverse roster of guests tear into listener voicemails, giving advice and exploring the underlying issues while laughing all the way. If you would like Molls to answer your question, call (323) 450-7408 and leave a message.

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Molly & Jenn can’t shut the F up about documentaries. New episodes every other Monday exclusively on Solid Listen+. Hit up massivedocs.com for more info.

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Since 2009, the hosts of Hardly Focused have relentlessly made fun of pop culture, current events, and each other. Join them every Thursday as they pick apart the news and struggle to stay on-topic.

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The Downtown Writers Jam is a one-hour conversation between host Brad King and some of your favorite authors. We have the kind of discussions writers have when our readers aren't around. We're talking life, current events, what shaped who we are, and why we write what we write. So, pull up a chair and pour yourself a drink. The Downtown Writers Jam is a part of the Solid Listen Network. Visit at Patreon.com/SolidListen for more.

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Great listen. Needs a little clean up

12/15/2023

lizalace89

Loving these stories. The production needs a little clean up - there’s a little cutting in and out but still worth listening to!
So not good

Mar 13

Southsidewhitesoxfan

This just proves anyone with a pulse can have a podcast. Please stop, you’re making Chicagoans look dumb.
One of my new favorite podcasts!

06/10/2024

Elizabeth's Health

Funny, informative and full of Chicago pride without sugar coating the truth. Would you consider doing an episode about Resurrection Mary?
A Chicago Treasure Dives Deep

03/20/2024

Pistodog

Alyssa should get a key to the city for this very informative hilarious podcast. She lays out a story with the flair of a trial attorney and reputable journalistic backup. All the while letting us laugh at the absurdity of her subjects flying too close to the sun. Thanks to Ronnie Karam for introducing me to a wonderful podcast in my own back yard.

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.