32 min

OOTA Ep. 5 Redux / "Play Ball: Sports and Recreation in Public Housing‪"‬ National Public Housing Museum (NPHM) Podcasts

    • Society & Culture

Join us as we delve into stories spanning from 1943 to 1993. Experience the thrill of late-night basketball games, memories from an Olympic-level boxer, and more about the power of sports.Storytellers for this episode include Lee Roy Murphy, Olympic boxer of the Robert Taylor Homes; James Purgatorio of the Jane Addams Homes; Gil Walker, the former director of programs of the Chicago Housing Authority; Tanisha Wright, former WNBA player of Mon View Heights; Tommy Woods of the Lathrop Homes; and Byron Dickens of the Jane Addams Homes.



Read the transcript.

Join us as we delve into stories spanning from 1943 to 1993. Experience the thrill of late-night basketball games, memories from an Olympic-level boxer, and more about the power of sports.Storytellers for this episode include Lee Roy Murphy, Olympic boxer of the Robert Taylor Homes; James Purgatorio of the Jane Addams Homes; Gil Walker, the former director of programs of the Chicago Housing Authority; Tanisha Wright, former WNBA player of Mon View Heights; Tommy Woods of the Lathrop Homes; and Byron Dickens of the Jane Addams Homes.



Read the transcript.

32 min

Top Podcasts In Society & Culture

Hysterical
Wondery | Pineapple Street Studios
Politickin' with Gavin Newsom, Marshawn Lynch, and Doug Hendrickson
iHeartPodcasts
The Ezra Klein Show
New York Times Opinion
The Viall Files
Nick Viall
Stuff You Should Know
iHeartPodcasts
Where Everybody Knows Your Name with Ted Danson and Woody Harrelson (sometimes)
Team Coco & Ted Danson, Woody Harrelson