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Curious City
Ask questions, vote and discover answers about Chicago, the region and its people. From WBEZ.
Drama, scandal or scores: What takes a sports team down?
15 mins; January 30, 2025
What happens when your team keeps losing?
6 mins; January 29, 2025
What does it take to put together a traffic report?
5 mins; January 22, 2025
Why telling “the proper stories” is vital to understanding the Piasa
15 mins; January 16, 2025
Why is there a fire-breathing dragon in Illinois?
6 mins; January 15, 2025
Chicago history is full of consequential years
16 mins; January 09, 2025
What was Chicago’s most consequential year? It may not be what you think.
7 mins; January 08, 2025
Winter Weather Tips: From Extra Gloves To Hot Potatoes
8 mins; January 01, 2025
Who Are The Folks At The Christmas Tree Lot?
7 mins; December 25, 2024
Who’s Behind The CTA Holiday Train? Santa And The Elves!
16 mins; December 18, 2024
In Chicago, forget the cocktail; a beer and a shot will do
20 mins; December 12, 2024
Where did the Tom & Jerry cocktail come from?
7 mins; December 11, 2024
Beer, architecture and Lincoln Square: The lasting impact of German culture in Chicago
16 mins; December 05, 2024
Christkindlmarket’s Forgotten Year
5 mins; December 04, 2024
Why is there an aviary at O'Hare Airport?
8 mins; November 28, 2024
What happens to birds stuck inside the airport?
7 mins; November 27, 2024
‘Indigenous Chicago’ project shows the city has always been a Native place
20 mins; November 21, 2024
Without Native Americans, Would We Have Chicago As We Know It?
12 mins; November 20, 2024
Bodegas, ‘The Bear’ and why family business is the ‘backbone of the economy’
20 mins; November 14, 2024
What’s The Oldest Family Business in Chicago?
7 mins; November 13, 2024
‘So many connections:’ Chicago indicator species are trying to tell us something
16 mins; November 07, 2024
“It’s Not Easy Being Green”: The Decline Of Frogs In Chicago
7 mins; November 06, 2024
“Spooky and salacious:” Do we need to rethink prison tourism?
19 mins; October 31, 2024
Who Or What Haunts The Old Joliet Prison?
6 mins; October 30, 2024
What Does "Chicagoland" Mean, And Where Did It Come From?
15 mins; October 24, 2024
This Episode Is Garbage
11 mins; October 17, 2024
The Legacy Of Margaret Burroughs
7 mins; October 03, 2024
Cardinal Club Was Polish Rock 'N' Roll Heaven In Chicago
7 mins; September 26, 2024
What Was Schwinn's Legacy In Chicago?
6 mins; September 19, 2024
Not Their First "Roadeo"
7 mins; September 12, 2024
The Case Of The Chicago Mothman
6 mins; September 05, 2024
How Does Sound Travel In The City?
7 mins; August 29, 2024
Chicago Once Had An “Ugly Law”
6 mins; August 22, 2024
"Radium Girls" Had A Tragic Glow
6 mins; August 15, 2024
How Did Malört Become Chicago's Drink?
5 mins; August 08, 2024
What Lessons Were Learned From The '68 DNC In Chicago?
6 mins; August 01, 2024
Did Soccer Have A Golden Age In Chicago?
5 mins; July 25, 2024
What's Up With All The Fake Lakes?
4 mins; July 18, 2024
Why Are There So Many Irish Pubs In Chicago?
7 mins; July 11, 2024
Why Is The Only North American Baháʼí Temple In Wilmette?
5 mins; June 27, 2024
Reflecting On More Than 10 Years Of Curious City
5 mins; June 20, 2024
What’s The Oldest Book In Circulation At The Chicago Public Library?
7 mins; June 13, 2024
The Underground Railroad Existed Throughout Illinois, Including In Chicago
5 mins; June 06, 2024
Did Dinosaurs Ever Live In Chicago?
16 mins; May 30, 2024
What Happened To Chicago’s Native American Neighborhood?
19 mins; May 23, 2024
Bachelor’s Grove Cemetery: History, Hauntings, and Preservation
17 mins; May 16, 2024
The Curious Case Of The Swami Vivekananda Way Street Sign
23 mins; May 09, 2024
Is This Your Card? A Brief History Of Chicago-style Magic
23 mins; May 02, 2024
The Mayor, The Prince, and the Gift That Invaded Japan’s Biggest Lake
15 mins; April 25, 2024
Who’s A Good Boy: A Look At Chicago’s Top Dog Breeds
17 mins; April 18, 2024
What's That Dead Zone In The 19th Ward?
13 mins; April 11, 2024
What Happened To The Crows?
16 mins; April 04, 2024
From Desegregation To Teen Angst: Inside CPS’s Selective Enrollment System
20 mins; March 28, 2024
Apple Slices: A Nostalgic Piece Of Chicago Pastry History
15 mins; March 21, 2024
Sign Stealing: A Petty Piece Of Chicago Political History
19 mins; March 14, 2024
Two For Women’s History Month
20 mins; March 07, 2024
The Windy Kitty: How Chicago Became A Haven For Feral Cats
17 mins; February 29, 2024
For Street Artist Joos, All The City's A Gallery
24 mins; February 22, 2024
Chicago's Key Role In The Creation Of Black History Month
15 mins; February 15, 2024
What Was The American Negro Exposition Of 1940?
16 mins; February 08, 2024
Chicago Is Where Black Cinema Took Root
20 mins; February 01, 2024
What’s The Impact Of Storefront Churches On A Community?
15 mins; January 25, 2024
Bumper-to-Bumper With Some Questions About Chicago Traffic
19 mins; January 18, 2024
What It’s Like To Drive A Snow Plow
18 mins; January 11, 2024
The Curious City Team Answers Five Wintery Questions
27 mins; January 04, 2024
The History Of The Walnut Room And Why It’s Not Nostalgic For Everyone
22 mins; December 28, 2023
Are News Boxes A Thing Of The Past?
16 mins; December 21, 2023
The First Black-Owned And Operated Airport Was In Robbins
20 mins; December 14, 2023
Who’s Behind The CTA Holiday Train? Santa And The Elves!
16 mins; December 07, 2023
How Did Indian Boundary Park Get Its Name?
23 mins; November 30, 2023
Two Tasty Treats For Thanksgiving Feasts
18 mins; November 23, 2023
Spare Rooms And Shared Spaces; Migrants Scramble To Find Housing Ahead Of Winter
23 mins; November 16, 2023
What Happened To Chicago’s Cuban Community?
20 mins; November 09, 2023
Bar Culture on the Big and Small Screen: Curious City Live from Goose Island Barrelhouse
26 mins; November 02, 2023
The Haunting Of East Pilsen
25 mins; October 26, 2023
How Can We Keep Chicago And Our Basements Above Water?
27 mins; October 19, 2023
What’s It Like To Be a Rail Operator?
15 mins; October 12, 2023
Putting on a Chicago race requires fees, permits and patience
18 mins; October 05, 2023
What’s the History of the Medinah Temple and Its Original Owners?
18 mins; September 28, 2023
Who Enforces the Rules at Dog Parks?
14 mins; September 21, 2023
The Fireside Bowl: An Unlikely Place For Punks Of All Ages
27 mins; September 14, 2023
This Episode Is Garbage
11 mins; September 07, 2023
Are the suburbs taking the “Little India” title away from Devon Avenue?
18 mins; August 31, 2023
Traveling Parties: A Queer Chicago Culture Of Partying As Resistance
21 mins; August 24, 2023
Soul Train: How Chicago birthed the “hippest trip in America”
18 mins; August 17, 2023
Is That A Lobster In The Chicago River?
15 mins; August 10, 2023
When And Why did The West Ridge Neighborhood Become Such An Orthodox Jewish Enclave?
19 mins; August 03, 2023
What Does "Chicagoland" Mean, And Where Did It Come From?
15 mins; July 27, 2023
Chicago’s Steak And Lemonade Combo, And Those Structures On The Lake
14 mins; July 19, 2023
The Whos And Whys Behind Chicago's So-Called Teen Takeovers
17 mins; July 13, 2023
Love It Or Hate It; Malört Is Chicago’s Drink
23 mins; July 06, 2023
Four Dances Invented in Chicago, Plus a Traditional One Chicagoans Keep Alive
16 mins; June 29, 2023
What Happens To Unidentified Or Unclaimed Bodies in Cook County?
24 mins; June 22, 2023
Chi-Town Is A Pie Town, But We Search Out The Best Single-Slice Pizza In The City
19 mins; June 15, 2023
Why Is The Only North American Baháʼí Temple In Wilmette?
21 mins; June 08, 2023
Chicago’s Infamous Dojo Wars Part 2: The Fall of Count Dante, the Deadliest Man Alive
29 mins; June 01, 2023
Chicago’s Infamous Dojo Wars, Part 1: The Rise of John Keehan, Karate Sensei
32 mins; May 25, 2023
Move Over Mayor. Adios Aldermen. Regular Citizens Can Propose Laws In Chicago And We’ll Tell You How
15 mins; May 18, 2023
From Venezuela to Chicago, One Migrant’s Story
23 mins; May 11, 2023
Beer and Bar Culture In Chicago: Curious City Live from Carol’s Pub
31 mins; May 04, 2023
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