About this episode

Nick discusses various topics with Monica Eng and celebrates historic moments with Esmeralda Leon.

Nick welcomes Monica Eng from Axios Chicago to talk about some of the stories she’s been covering lately, including problems with Cook County electronic monitoring, an update on how kids are doing in CPS, the best spots around town to see and smell lilacs, the history of her great-grandfather’s jazz club, the PopUp Bagels versus New York-style bagel debate, and more. Later, Esmeralda Leon joins Nick to celebrate a few historic moments tied to May 15th, including the founding of Las Vegas, the debut of Mickey Mouse, and the birth of McDonald’s, along with its original mascot, Speedee. [Ep 455]

People in this episode

Host: Nick Digilio

Guests: Monica Eng, Esmeralda Leon

Topics covered

• Cook County electronic monitoring
• CPS updates
• local flora
• jazz history
• bagel debate
• historic events

Keywords

• Cook County
• CPS
• lilacs
• jazz club
• bagels
• Las Vegas
• Mickey Mouse
• McDonald's
• Speedee

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Axios Chicago, CPS, McDonald’s

Books & works: PopUp Bagels

Places: Cook County, Las Vegas

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