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FROM THE ARCHIVES - Chicago's Old Main Post Office
May 31, 2026
21m 54s
Episode 823 - Ground Beneath the Diamonds: A History of Chicago's White Sox Ballparks, The
May 10, 2026
1h 03m 02s
FROM THE ARCHIVES - Bizarre Story of the Missing Wheaton Bible College Couple, The
Apr 26, 2026
19m 42s
Episode 822 - B'Ginnings: Where Schaumburg Rocked The Suburbs
Apr 5, 2026
50m 09s
SPECIAL EPISODE - The Women Who Built Chicago with genealogist Nicka Sewell-Smith
Mar 19, 2026
27m 39s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/31/26 | FROM THE ARCHIVES - Chicago's Old Main Post Office✨ | Chicago historyOld Main Post Office+3 | — | Chicago History Podcast | ChicagoVan Buren | ChicagoOld Main Post Office+4 | Buy Me A Coffee | 21m 54s | |
| 5/10/26 |  Episode 823 - Ground Beneath the Diamonds: A History of Chicago's White Sox Ballparks, The✨ | Chicago White Soxbaseball history+3 | — | Chicago White Sox | — | Chicago White Soxballparks+3 | Buy Me A Coffee | 1h 03m 02s | |
| 4/26/26 |  FROM THE ARCHIVES - Bizarre Story of the Missing Wheaton Bible College Couple, The✨ | disappearanceChicago+4 | — | Wheaton Bible College | — | Wheaton Bible Collegedisappearance+5 | Buzzsprout968401 | 19m 42s | |
| 4/5/26 |  Episode 822 - B'Ginnings: Where Schaumburg Rocked The Suburbs✨ | rock musicChicago history+3 | — | B'Ginnings | SchaumburgChicago | B'GinningsSchaumburg+3 | Buy Me A Coffee | 50m 09s | |
| 3/19/26 |  SPECIAL EPISODE - The Women Who Built Chicago with genealogist Nicka Sewell-Smith✨ | women's historygenealogy+3 | Nicka Sewell-Smith | Ancestry | — | Chicagowomen+5 | — | 27m 39s | |
| 3/7/26 |  Episode 821 - Behind the Camera: Jun Fujita's Chicago with author Graham Harrison Lee✨ | photographyJapanese American history+3 | Graham Harrison Lee | Hat & BeardJun Fujita: Behind the Camera | — | Jun Fujitaphotographer+5 | — | 50m 34s | |
| 2/22/26 |  Episode 820 - People Wasn't Made To Burn: The James Hickman Story✨ | murderloss+3 | — | Chicago History Podcast | — | James Hickmanmurder+3 | Portland craft syrups | 51m 52s | |
| 2/15/26 |  FROM THE ARCHIVES - Sundown Towns of Chicago with Ernest Crim III✨ | sundown townsracial segregation+3 | Ernest Crim III | The ABC’s of Affirming Black Children | Chicago | sundown townsChicago+4 | — | 31m 47s | |
| 1/25/26 |  Episode 819 - Frozen in Time: Chicago's Ten Coldest Days✨ | cold weatherChicago history+3 | — | — | Chicago | coldest daysChicago+3 | Audiio | 44m 26s | |
| 12/20/25 | FROM THE ARCHIVES - Chicago's Skid Row Flophouse Fires✨ | firesChicago history+4 | — | Chicago History Podcast | — | ChicagoSkid Row+5 | — | 23m 58s | |
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| 12/7/25 |  Episode 818 - Chicago's Deadly December: The Crash and Conspiracies of United Flight 553 | Send us Fan Mail On a cold and snowy day in December 1972, United Airlines flight 553 crashed into a neighborhood near Midway Airport, resulting in 45 deaths. The tragedy was soon followed by conspiracies. Was the plane brought down to silence those who might jeopardize powerful people in the government? 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... | 48m 07s | ||||||
| 11/22/25 |  Episode 817 - Chicago's Bloodshot Records with author Rob Miller | Send us Fan Mail Author Rob Miller (one of the founders of Chicago's Bloodshot Records) joins me to discuss his new book, “The Hours Are Long But The Pay Is Low: A Curious Life in Independent Music.” www.robmillerwriting.com Get Rob's book here: https://www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=p088964 Save 30% with the following code: F25UIP Get your Brick of Chicago 2026 Calendar! Purchasing items through the links below helps support our efforts at no additional cost to you: The Hours Are Lon... | 56m 50s | ||||||
| 11/8/25 | FROM THE ARCHIVES - Chicago's Mass Transit Decoy Squad of the 1970s plus EXTRAS | Send us Fan Mail Please enjoy this FROM THE ARCHIVES + EXTRAS episode from the summer of 2022. One man was robbed more than 190 times, knocked unconscious at least four times, and had an eardrum burst aboard Chicago’s L, each time with Chicago cops nearby watching, all in the name of public transportation safety. This is the story of Chicago’s Mass Transit Decoy Squad of the 1970’s. Show some love for the podcast for a one-time cost of a cup of coffee and help offset production costs: https:... | 39m 38s | ||||||
| 10/26/25 |  Episode 816 - Ghosts of the City: Chicago's Unsolved Murders | Send us Fan Mail The Spyglass Murder of Margaret Gallagher, the killing and dismemberment of Judith Mae Andersen, the execution-style murder of Chicago Alderman Ben Lewis, and the roadside disappearance of Tammy Jo Zywicki are all part of this episode on Chicago's unsolved murders. Want to help support the show? Buy me 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... | 1h 00m 05s | ||||||
| 10/11/25 |  Episode 815 - Chicago's Ghoulish Past - Expanded and Re-Recorded | Send us Fan Mail Halloween is coming! Enjoy this episode about Chicago's ghoulish past, including tales of forgotten cemeteries, grave robbers, mob graveyards, and more. Expanded and re-recorded from the original, released Oct. 2020.. Pamela Bannos / Hidden Truths: https://hiddentruths.northwestern.edu/ Want to help support the podcast? Buy me a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/chicagohistory Anything purchased through the links below may generate a small commission for this podcast at ... | 28m 59s | ||||||
| 9/28/25 |  Episode 814 - Pain Fireworks Company Explosion of 1914, The | Send us Fan Mail Chicago has had its share of bizarre incidents resulting in death, including the Pain Fireworks Company Explosion of 1914. 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 Want better sleep? Try the most delicious alternative to melatonin and sleeping pills that helps you fall asleep, stay asleep, and wa... | 34m 24s | ||||||
| 9/13/25 | FROM THE ARCHIVES - Mysterious Death of Marshall Field Jr., The | Send us Fan Mail Here's one originally released in August 2021 that you may not have heard. Enjoy. He was the son of one of the wealthiest men in Chicago, and on one fateful night he was shot under mysterious circumstances. Was Marshall Field Jr.'s death an accident or something much darker that was covered up by powerful forces? Want to help support the show? Buy me a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/chicagohistory Need music for YOUR projects? Audiio has got you covered. Try a free tr... | 22m 51s | ||||||
| 8/30/25 |  Episode 813 - Lincoln Park's Statues, Sculptures, and Oddities | Send us Fan Mail If you're planning on walking through Lincoln Park anytime soon, you may be curious about all the statues you'll find. With the help of contributor Connie Fairbanks, we discuss the story behind many of the creations you'll see, and tell you about the ones that were once there but are no longer. You can purchase Chicago's West Loop: Then and Now by Connie Fairbanks from the author at: https://www.conniefairbanks.com/ or through this Amazon link: https://amzn.to/3BzEPxt Want ... | 1h 01m 57s | ||||||
| 8/16/25 |  Episode 812 - Chicago's Uptown Theater with author Robert Loerzel | Send us Fan Mail In August of 1925, an opulent cinema opened on Broadway just north of Lawrence Avenue. Joining me today to discuss the history of that theater is Robert Loerzel, one of the authors of the recently released book The Uptown: Chicago's Endangered Movie Palace. https://www.robertloerzel.com/blog/ Show your love of this podcast for the cost of a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/chicagohistory Uptown, The: Chicago's Endangered Movie Palace by Robert Loerzel & James Pierce ... | 50m 53s | ||||||
| 8/9/25 |  Episode 811 - One on Every Corner: Four Moon Tavern, Roscoe Village, and the Pencil Factory Strike with writer Leigh Giangreco | Send us Fan Mail The return of One on Every Corner, where we discuss a neighborhood drinking establishment, the neighborhood around it, and more. Joining me for this episode is writer Leigh Giangreco and Four Moon Tavern owners Matt Kozlowski and Robbie Lane. @leighgiangreco.bsky.social Four Moon Tavern - @fourmoontavern on Insta Show your love of this podcast for the cost of a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/chicagohistory Want better sleep? Try the most delicious alternative to melat... | 34m 06s | ||||||
| 7/26/25 |  Episode 810 - Chicago: The Loop & Beyond with photographer Nenad Spasojevic | Send us Fan Mail There is more to Chicago than the Bean, The Loop, and Navy Pier. Joining me in this episode to discuss his photography, what he loves most about Chicago, and the recently-released book "Chicago: The Loop & Beyond" is Nenad Spasojevic. Nenad Spasojevic - https://www.nenadspasojevic.com/ Insta: nenad.spasojevic Show your love of this podcast for the cost of a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/chicagohistory Items Related to This Episode (purchasing these items through th... | 26m 30s | ||||||
| 7/5/25 | FROM THE ARCHIVES - Baby Face Nelson and The Battle of Barrington | Send us Fan Mail In what was then primarily farmlands 39 miles outside of Chicago, a gun battle erupted between federal law enforcement agents and an outlaw on the run, resulting in chaos and death. This is the story of Baby Face Nelson and The Battle of Barrington. Show some love for the podcast for the cost of a cup of coffee and help offset production costs: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/chicagohistory Amazon Affiliate Links (anything you buy - not just this stuff - through these links he... | 28m 04s | ||||||
| 6/21/25 | FROM THE ARCHIVES - Herrin Coal Massacre, The | Send us Fan Mail The 103th anniversary of one of the most violent labor battles in the U.S. is June 21-22, 2025. This is the story of the Herrin Coal Massacre of 1922. *Originally released as episode 508 in June 2022. Show some love for the podcast for the cost of a cup of coffee and help offset production costs: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/chicagohistory Looking for gift ideas for the history nerd in your life AND a way to help the show? https://www.podpage.com/chicago-history-podcast/sup... | 26m 19s | ||||||
| 6/7/25 |  Episode 809 - Chicago's Fine Arts Building with author Keir Graff | Send us Fan Mail It is a Chicago Landmark called an “exemplification of the cultural, economic, social, and historical heritage of the City of Chicago.” With the help of author Keir Graff, today we’re discussing Chicago’s Fine Arts Building. Chicago's Fine Arts Building: Music, Magic, and Murder by Keir Graff https://amzn.to/4kNSjud Order a SIGNED COPY from Exile in Bookville (based in the Fine Arts Building). Show your love of this podcast for the cost of a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.c... | 48m 54s | ||||||
| 5/24/25 |  Episode 808 - The Rise and Fall of Chicago’s Brickyards | Send us Fan Mail Chicago is known for industry – stockyards, steel mills, and more, but this city had another that thrived for nearly 150 years. Today we’re discussing the Rise and Fall of Chicago’s Brickyards. Get out and see the city with Will Quam on a Brick of Chicago tour! Show your love of this podcast for the cost of a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/chicagohistory Items related to this episode (purchasing anything through these links helps support our efforts at no additional co... | 1h 05m 06s | ||||||
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