Windy City Historians Podcast

Recent Episodes

Episode 31 – Muddy Ground

Posted August 1, 2025 • 00:59:05

In the Twentieth Century, Chicago’s Midway Airport had a sign that read “Crossroads of the World,” and during its heyday Midway literally was...

Special Episode – Champlain’s Dream

Posted September 15, 2024 •

In this special episode of the Windy City Historians we revisit our discussion of 17th Century French explorer Jean Nicolet with the late historian...

Special Episode – Buzzing Through Time

Posted September 9, 2024 • 00:50:22

In this Special Episode we take a view of Chicago History — Cicada style. For in the world of entomology, 2024 was a big year. As two cicada broods...

Episode 30 – The Front Page

Posted January 1, 2024 • 01:28:23

Chicago is blessed to still have two daily newspapers, while many other U.S. cities are lucky to have one. And too many these days...

Episode 29 – The 1919 Race Riots

Posted May 28, 2023 • 01:00:07

All too often history repeats itself — with tragic results. During the last 100-years, the killing of one person becomes symbolic and spawns a larger...