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Alyssa
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Writer, smart-ass, BFA in dramaturgy/dramatic criticism lover of Chicago. Podcaster at Oh Malort!
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In this episode of @ohmalortpod.bsky.social I update my friend @pwesty.bsky.social about the current state of affairs regarding Soldier Field.

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November 11, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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In light of all the conversation about the "Miracle Mile" take a listen about a time when they had a really bad solution to a failing State Street.

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November 11, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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In very Chicago online discourse I have fun of Bovino for fact checking SubX and then this happened.
November 8, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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In this episode of @ohmalortpod.bsky.social we talk about the "State Street Mall" which was a disaster. My cohost was befuddled by Chicago's approach to development.

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November 3, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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In this episode of @ohmalortpod.bsky.social I tell @carriagereturn.bsky.social about Mies van der Rohe AKA the father of modern architecture.

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October 27, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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After I commented that the RNC will not put any money in Chicago elections I got this response.

I imagine Monica also thought her president adored he.
October 27, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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Since public bathrooms are in the local news here is some background on paid bathroom as well as current trends in other cities.

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October 24, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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In this episode of @ohmalortpod.bsky.social I tell @vanderpumprobs.com about Chicago's No-Nothing Mayor Levi Boone.

History sure does rhyme.

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October 20, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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Operation Greylord???
October 7, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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Today I made my Netflix debut in a cameo role. Some might say it is speaking extra but the director calls in a cameo and who am I to argue . My lines were off screen but eat eat your heart out because I am in a Ryan Murphey show.
October 4, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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I made a Cameo in Monster: The Ed Gein Story. In this clip you can learn how it happened.

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October 4, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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Max Winkler, director of Monster: The Ed Gein Story, fell in love with Chicago as stated in this clip.

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October 2, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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In the most recent of Oh Malort! I tell Max Winkler, director of Monster: The Ed Gein Story, about the cold case that resulted MANY cars being discovered in the Chicago River earlier this month. Find out more in this clip.

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September 30, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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In this week's episode I am joined by Max Winkler, director of Monster: The Ed Gein Story. We talk about his time filming in Chicago as well as a cold case.

He loves food. In this clip we talk about Johnnie's Beef and
Super Dawg
.

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September 29, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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Alyssa is joined by Max Winkler director of The Ed Gein Story to discuss Alyssa's Cameo in said upcoming Netflix series, Max's love of Chicago as well as a riveting cold case that led to divers finding cars in the Chicago River.

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September 29, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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I did a cameo. Learn more about it on Monday's episode of @ohmalortpod.bsky.social.
September 28, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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In this episode of @ohmalortpod.bsky.social, I tell @mostring.bsky.social about Fast Eddie's legal troubles.

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September 22, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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In this episode of @ohmalortpod.bsky.social I tell @mostring.bsky.social about former Chicago Alderman Ed Vrdolyak AKA Fast Eddie.

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September 15, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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In this episode of @ohmalortpod.bsky.social we talk about @wgntv.com's Bozo.

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September 8, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Totally normal. I also suspect most of the focus will be near the Navy base which is NOT Chicago.
September 6, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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Happy Labor Day. In this episode Alyssa tells @molls.bsky.social about the Haymarket Affair and the origin of the 8-hour work day.

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September 1, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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In this episode of @ohmalortpod.bsky.social we talk about the first night game at Wrigley Field.

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August 6, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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After enlisting the assistance of Chat GPT to attempt to write a script--which was a fail-- Alyssa is joined by @carriagereturn.bsky.social to talk about Mayor Carter Henry Harrison III.

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July 28, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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Tomorrow marks 120 years since the Eastland Disaster.

In this episode, I tell @carriagereturn.bsky.social all about this tragedy. Listen on the app of your choice.

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July 23, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Last week Trump commuted the sentence of Larry Hoover. In this episode Alyssa tells Jack Gill from @hardlyfocused.com about the man and what happens now.

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June 4, 2025 at 1:59 AM