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551 - Is This Your Card? A Brief History Of Chicago-style Magic

551 - Is This Your Card? A Brief History Of Chicago-style Magic

Ask questions, vote and discover answers about Chicago, the region and its people. From WBEZ.

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551 - Is This Your Card? A Brief History Of Chicago-style Magic

Thu, 02 May 2024
550 - The Mayor, The Prince, and the Gift That Invaded Japan’s Biggest Lake

Thu, 25 Apr 2024
549 - Who’s A Good Boy: A Look At Chicago’s Top Dog Breeds

Thu, 18 Apr 2024
548 - What's That Dead Zone In The 19th Ward?

Thu, 11 Apr 2024
547 - What Happened To The Crows?

Thu, 04 Apr 2024
546 - From Desegregation To Teen Angst: Inside CPS’s Selective Enrollment System

Thu, 28 Mar 2024
545 - Apple Slices: A Nostalgic Piece Of Chicago Pastry History

Thu, 21 Mar 2024
544 - Sign Stealing: A Petty Piece Of Chicago Political History

Thu, 14 Mar 2024
543 - Two For Women’s History Month

Thu, 07 Mar 2024
542 - The Windy Kitty: How Chicago Became A Haven For Feral Cats

Thu, 29 Feb 2024
541 - For Street Artist Joos, All The City's A Gallery

Thu, 22 Feb 2024
540 - Chicago's Key Role In The Creation Of Black History Month

Thu, 15 Feb 2024
539 - What Was The American Negro Exposition Of 1940?

Thu, 08 Feb 2024
538 - Chicago Is Where Black Cinema Took Root

Thu, 01 Feb 2024
537 - What’s The Impact Of Storefront Churches On A Community?

Thu, 25 Jan 2024
536 - Bumper-to-Bumper With Some Questions About Chicago Traffic

Thu, 18 Jan 2024
535 - What It’s Like To Drive A Snow Plow

Thu, 11 Jan 2024
534 - The Curious City Team Answers Five Wintery Questions

Thu, 04 Jan 2024
533 - The History Of The Walnut Room And Why It’s Not Nostalgic For Everyone

Thu, 28 Dec 2023
532 - Are News Boxes A Thing Of The Past?

Thu, 21 Dec 2023
531 - The First Black-Owned And Operated Airport Was In Robbins

Thu, 14 Dec 2023
530 - Who’s Behind The CTA Holiday Train? Santa And The Elves!

Thu, 07 Dec 2023
529 - How Did Indian Boundary Park Get Its Name?

Thu, 30 Nov 2023
528 - Two Tasty Treats For Thanksgiving Feasts

Thu, 23 Nov 2023
527 - Spare Rooms And Shared Spaces; Migrants Scramble To Find Housing Ahead Of Winter

Thu, 16 Nov 2023
526 - What Happened To Chicago’s Cuban Community?

Thu, 09 Nov 2023
525 - Bar Culture on the Big and Small Screen: Curious City Live from Goose Island Barrelhouse

Thu, 02 Nov 2023
524 - The Haunting Of East Pilsen

Thu, 26 Oct 2023
523 - How Can We Keep Chicago And Our Basements Above Water?

Thu, 19 Oct 2023
522 - What’s It Like To Be a Rail Operator?

Thu, 12 Oct 2023
521 - Putting on a Chicago race requires fees, permits and patience

Thu, 05 Oct 2023
520 - What’s the History of the Medinah Temple and Its Original Owners?

Thu, 28 Sep 2023
519 - Who Enforces the Rules at Dog Parks?

Thu, 21 Sep 2023
518 - The Fireside Bowl: An Unlikely Place For Punks Of All Ages

Thu, 14 Sep 2023
517 - This Episode Is Garbage

Thu, 07 Sep 2023
516 - Are the suburbs taking the “Little India” title away from Devon Avenue?

Thu, 31 Aug 2023
515 - Traveling Parties: A Queer Chicago Culture Of Partying As Resistance

Thu, 24 Aug 2023
514 - Soul Train: How Chicago birthed the “hippest trip in America”

Thu, 17 Aug 2023
513 - Is That A Lobster In The Chicago River?

Thu, 10 Aug 2023
512 - When And Why did The West Ridge Neighborhood Become Such An Orthodox Jewish Enclave?

Thu, 03 Aug 2023
511 - What Does "Chicagoland" Mean, And Where Did It Come From?

Thu, 27 Jul 2023
510 - Chicago’s Steak And Lemonade Combo, And Those Structures On The Lake

Wed, 19 Jul 2023
509 - The Whos And Whys Behind Chicago's So-Called Teen Takeovers

Thu, 13 Jul 2023
508 - Love It Or Hate It; Malört Is Chicago’s Drink

Thu, 06 Jul 2023
507 - Four Dances Invented in Chicago, Plus a Traditional One Chicagoans Keep Alive

Thu, 29 Jun 2023
506 - What Happens To Unidentified Or Unclaimed Bodies in Cook County?

Thu, 22 Jun 2023
505 - Chi-Town Is A Pie Town, But We Search Out The Best Single-Slice Pizza In The City

Thu, 15 Jun 2023
504 - Why Is The Only North American Baháʼí Temple In Wilmette?

Thu, 08 Jun 2023
503 - Chicago’s Infamous Dojo Wars Part 2: The Fall of Count Dante, the Deadliest Man Alive

Thu, 01 Jun 2023
502 - Chicago’s Infamous Dojo Wars, Part 1: The Rise of John Keehan, Karate Sensei

Thu, 25 May 2023

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