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WBEZ Chicago 712 - Is that a lobster in the Chicago River?

Ask questions, vote and discover answers about Chicago, the region and its people. From WBEZ.

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Objavljeno 22 jul. 2026

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Epizode

712-

Is that a lobster in the Chicago River?

Poslušano

22 jul. 2026

711-

‘Give while you live’: Who is Museum of Science and Industry founder Julius Rosenwald?

Poslušano

15 jul. 2026

710-

A good lake, not a Great Lake

Poslušano

08 jul. 2026

709-

Why does Chicago have so little love for the ‘Watchdog’ of the lakefront?

Poslušano

01 jul. 2026

708-

Is This Your Card? A Brief History Of Chicago-style Magic

Poslušano

24 jun. 2026

707-

Where did the term 'Chicagoland' come from?

Poslušano

17 jun. 2026

706-

How did Hollywood Beach become Chicago’s ‘gay beach’?

Poslušano

10 jun. 2026

705-

Why does Chicago use Comic Sans on some elevator inspection certificates?

Poslušano

03 jun. 2026

704-

Does Chicago have a Filipino neighborhood?

Poslušano

27 maj 2026

703-

Why are there helicopters flying over my neighborhood every night?

Poslušano

20 maj 2026

702-

Why does Chicago have a monument named for fascist leader Italo Balbo?

Poslušano

13 maj 2026

701-

Standing on history: Who built Chicago’s WPA sidewalks?

Poslušano

06 maj 2026

700-

‘This is how I speak’: The influence of the Black Chicago accent

Poslušano

23 apr. 2026

699-

How has the Black Chicago accent retained its Southern roots?

Poslušano

22 apr. 2026

698-

The story of the Lady Elgin, the deadliest shipwreck in Great Lakes history

Poslušano

09 apr. 2026

697-

What are Chicago area lighthouses used for?

Poslušano

08 apr. 2026

696-

How early Black Chicagoans used photography to redefine their image

Poslušano

26 mar. 2026

695-

What was Chicago's first art gallery?

Poslušano

25 mar. 2026

694-

Chicago came under martial law after the Great Fire. Did it help?

Poslušano

18 mar. 2026

693-

The ‘windmill capital of the world’ used to be down the road from Chicago

Poslušano

12 mar. 2026

692-

Why aren’t there wind turbines in Lake Michigan?

Poslušano

11 mar. 2026

691-

No cars, no road salt: How one Midwestern community avoids salt all winter

Poslušano

26 feb. 2026

690-

How does a mild winter affect Chicago’s economy?

Poslušano

25 feb. 2026

689-

What was it like for women working in Hoover’s FBI?

Poslušano

19 feb. 2026

688-

Why did the FBI recruit girls from Catholic high schools?

Poslušano

18 feb. 2026

687-

How Ella Jenkins’ Chicago childhood shaped her iconic children’s music

Poslušano

12 feb. 2026

686-

What's the first Chicago public school named in honor of a Black person?

Poslušano

11 feb. 2026

685-

Why did Chicago widen Ashland Avenue?

Poslušano

05 feb. 2026

684-

Why is Ashland Avenue sometimes Ashland Boulevard?

Poslušano

04 feb. 2026

683-

We can’t name ‘em all, but here are some of Chicago’s greatest films

Poslušano

22 jan. 2026

682-

From ‘The Fugitive’ to ‘The Dark Knight,’ what’s the best movie filmed in Chicago?

Poslušano

21 jan. 2026

681-

‘Weather is cool’: Weird Chicago weather, from northern lights to water spouts

Poslušano

15 jan. 2026

680-

When is it no longer ‘cooler by the lake’?

Poslušano

14 jan. 2026

679-

‘It felt like a secret’: Remembering Chicago’s Berlin nightclub

Poslušano

08 jan. 2026

678-

What’s the story behind Berlin nightclub’s huge mural?

Poslušano

07 jan. 2026

677-

Krampus is coming: The Christmas demon’s Chicago connection

Poslušano

18 dec. 2025

676-

“A Christmas Carol”: An amateur actor’s journey into a Chicago holiday tradition

Poslušano

17 dec. 2025

675-

The first Black-owned airport in the U.S. was in Robbins, Illinois

Poslušano

11 dec. 2025

674-

A museum, a mayor and a road: How Lake Shore Drive became a runway ... intentionally

Poslušano

10 dec. 2025

673-

How one organization is transforming Englewood’s vacant lots

Poslušano

04 dec. 2025

672-

Want to buy the vacant lot next door? It might take awhile

Poslušano

03 dec. 2025

671-

Does your iguana need x-rays? A local exotic animal hospital can help

Poslušano

20 nov. 2025

670-

A monkey on the loose: Odd animal sightings in Chicago

Poslušano

19 nov. 2025

669-

Beyond the settlement: Helping Chicago’s many survivors of police torture

Poslušano

13 nov. 2025

668-

What impact do big payouts have on survivors of police torture and misconduct?

Poslušano

12 nov. 2025

667-

Two-and-a-half minutes: Pilot John Ginley’s dance with disaster

Poslušano

06 nov. 2025

666-

‘Mayday, mayday, mayday’: How many planes have landed on Lake Shore Drive?

Poslušano

05 nov. 2025

665-

A Curious City Halloween: Scary stories from spooked Chicagoans

Poslušano

30 okt. 2025

664-

Gone and nearly forgotten: Lincoln Park’s High Bridge

Poslušano

29 okt. 2025

663-

The unsung legacy of Margaret Burroughs: ‘We called her mama’

Poslušano

23 okt. 2025

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