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Stories about the Greatest City in the World. Listen wherever you enjoy podcasts.
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Major media hate to say Trump “lied.” Here's a thread on what they say instead.
Trump is “inverting the facts” (NYT) …
Because he has a “complicated relationship with the truth” (NBC) …
With a “mix of bullish optimism and hyperbole” (Reuters) …
And is “a master of the art of exaggeration” (AP) …
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December 3, 2025 at 4:36 PM
If there is one email I look forward to reading each day, it's Today in Chicago History from @chicagorumormill.bsky.social and the @chicagotribune.com. Outstanding.

www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/03/c...
Today in Chicago History: Pizzeria Uno opened in Old Town
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Dec. 3, according to the Tribune’s archives.
www.chicagotribune.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Wow - I received a Cyber Monday email from the City of Chicago. Oh wait - it's just a parking ticket reminder. Grrrr.
December 1, 2025 at 3:30 PM
"Rob Miller paints a glorious, detailed landscape of how it feels to be transformed and elevated by music." - Neko Case

Ep. 817 - Chicago's Bloodshot Records with author Rob Miller
Listen here - bit.ly/4ruVuL0 or wherever you enjoy podcasts.

@illinoispress.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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A spirited Mavis Staples cover of Tom Waits‘s “Chicago” gives @robertloerzel.bsky.social reason to muse on music, migration, and our city.
Maybe Things Will Be Better in Chicago
A spirited Mavis Staples cover of Tom Waits‘s “Chicago” gives us reason to muse on music, migration, and our city.
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November 24, 2025 at 8:39 PM
In 1995, The Old 97's signed with Bloodshot Records, which released their album Wreck Your Life. This partnership helped launch the band into the burgeoning alt-country scene.

Ep. 817 - Chicago's Bloodshot Records with author Rob Miller

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November 24, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I still say "record store" but even WXRT's Johnny Mars just called it a "vinyl shop." Now I feel out of touch with the hip lingo.
November 23, 2025 at 5:15 PM
"That Robbie Fulks is not in the top tier of the pantheon of great American songwriters is a crime." - Rob Miller, co-founder of Bloodshot Records.

Ep. 817 - Chicago's Bloodshot Records with author Rob Miller

Clipping - Chicago Tribune July 17, 1998

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November 23, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Author Rob Miller and I discuss his new book "The Hours Are Long, But the Pay Is Low: A Curious Life in Independent Music" on the latest episode.

Listen here - bit.ly/4ruVuL0 or wherever you enjoy podcasts.

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November 22, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Who is this friendly looking chap and what does he have to do with tomorrow's new Chicago History Podcast episode?
November 21, 2025 at 3:51 PM
The Devil Said Jump is a queer independent band based in Logan Square that plays folksy songs with a splash of country. Brighten your day by checking out their latest single:

open.spotify.com/album/5ASHFS...
Make Me Buy A Gun
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November 19, 2025 at 7:55 PM
I've gotten numerous stock market notices about companies hitting their 52-week low today. Thanks, Biden.
November 17, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Some pix from today's Brick of Chicago tour of Old Town. Brick Guy Will (unsurprisingly) shared a ton of area history about which I knew little.
November 15, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Love this.
November 15, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Then-Deputy Chief of Patrol Thomas J. Lyons pondered how to discourage muggers.

"We finally got a simple idea. Make the criminal fear that the lamb he's tackling can turn out to be a tiger.”

FROM THE ARCHIVES - Chicago's Mass Transit Decoy Squad of the 1970s plus EXTRAS
bit.ly/4nMysft
November 13, 2025 at 5:44 PM
With Ron Grossman retiring from the @chicagotribune.com, it seems fitting that I came across this book he published in 1981. His work has been instrumental in my research.
November 12, 2025 at 7:12 PM
The Mass Transit Decoy Squad, circa 1973.

FROM THE ARCHIVES - Chicago's Mass Transit Decoy Squad of the 1970s plus EXTRAS
bit.ly/4nMysft
November 12, 2025 at 5:09 PM
While officer Arthur Novit often disguised himself as a country bumpkin or a vagrant to attract robbers, it was when he donned a Superman costume that Novit earned the nickname "Superman of the Subway."

FROM THE ARCHIVES - Chicago's Mass Transit Decoy Squad of the 1970s plus EXTRAS
bit.ly/4nMysft
November 11, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Local reporters, including WLS-TV's John Drury, covered the efforts of the Decoy Squad.

FROM THE ARCHIVES - Chicago's Mass Transit Decoy Squad of the 1970s plus EXTRAS
bit.ly/4nMysft
November 10, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Wait, what?
November 10, 2025 at 3:32 AM