Windy City Historians Podcast
This is not your Grandad's podcast - WCH Podcast is on and about Chicago history for anyone curious about the Windy City!
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Recent Episodes
Episode 31 – Muddy Ground
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
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
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
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
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...
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