Windy City Historians Podcast

Recent Episodes

Episode 28 – WWI & Chicago Transformed

Posted July 6, 2022 • 01:24:45

We are still living with many of the changes brought about by the Great War. The war to end all wars as World War I was called and the war’s impacts...

Episode 27 – The Great Migration

Posted March 30, 2022 • 00:58:10

In American history, we were taught that pioneers and homesteaders moved from east to west settling the continent in the greater pursuit of “Manifest...

Episode 26 – 1909

Posted January 28, 2022 • 01:29:00

In 1909 Chicago changed dramatically both physically and intellectually. Having grown through fits and starts via annexation and experiencing the most...

Episode 25 – A Book and A Beer: George Ade and the Old-Time Saloon

Posted October 28, 2021 • 00:56:07

The path to riches is not often associated with journalism, but in the case of George Ade, writing for Chicago newspapers was his road to wealth and...

Episode 24 – Bonus: Working on the Railroad

Posted October 14, 2021 • 00:43:27

October is Railroad history month in Chicago. Although we already released Episode 24 – The Railroads on the history of railroads in Chicago there...