Curious City

By WBEZ Chicago

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

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Curious City episodes:

April 30, 2013 The Story Of Dunning, A 'Tomb For The Living'
In both life and death, the people who ended up at the notorious asylum and poor farm were some of Chicago’s least fortunate residents.
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11min
April 17, 2013 Did a WWII nuclear experiment make the U of C radioactive?
Our Geiger counter couldn’t detect any radiation footprint from the site of the first sustained nuclear chain reaction. (Whew!) But, was safety first and foremost when scientists ran their WWII nuclear experiment in Chicago?
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April 17, 2013 Did a WWII nuclear experiment make the U of C radioactive?
Our Geiger counter couldn’t detect any radiation footprint from the site of the first sustained nuclear chain reaction. (Whew!) But, was safety first and foremost when scientists ran their WWII nuclear experiment in Chicago?
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March 01, 2013 Why Does Chicago Tap Water Taste Like That?
When Curious Citizen Jaemey Bush turns on her tap, she notices a distinct smell and taste. She wanted to know: what makes Chicago tap water taste like that?
Jennifer Brandel dove into this investigation.
In this episode, Jennifer brings us her findings as well as the results of a tap water taste test.
WBEZ employees sipped water from different neighborhoods in Chicago and surrounding suburbs, and unanimously deemed one water the victor. Tune in to find out where it came from.
Also, hey you guys: this episode wraps up season one of this here Curious City Podcast. We hope you've enjoyed our experimentation in making this. And, we'd love to know what you think about it all. What did you like? What did you dislike? What do you want more or less of? We've made a short survey for you to take over at wbez.org/curiouscity. If you can spare just like 5 minutes to lend us your brain, please do.
Thank you for being a friend.
The music in this episode came from: Christian Bjoerklund, .Tape. and Tiavannagh.
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12min
February 22, 2013 Nike Missiles: Chicago's Cold-War Era Supersonic Rockets
Ian Larkin has a lot of questions about the missile defenses that peppered Chicago and the suburbs in the 1950s and 1960s.
It might surprise most current residents, but the Chicago area once had twenty-two supersonic steel missiles guarding us from enemy planes. Almost all physical evidence of this missile program is gone. Almost.
Jennifer Brandel set out to bring the fascinating legacy of Chicago's Cold War history to light.
This podcast was mixed with music by Lauki and Broke for Free.
For more on this story including maps and more, visit: http://www.wbez.org/series/curious-city/what-happened-nike-missile-sites-around-chicago-105087
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14min
February 19, 2013 Laugh Your Troubles Away
A Curious Citizen’s question becomes your ticket to our multimedia playground, where you can relive the sometimes joyful, sometimes disturbing, and often unnerving stories of a Chicago amusement park.
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10min
February 19, 2013 Laugh Your Troubles Away
A Curious Citizen’s question becomes your ticket to our multimedia playground, where you can relive the sometimes joyful, sometimes disturbing, and often unnerving stories of a Chicago amusement park.
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10min
February 16, 2013 What's unique to Chicago: in song
Brenda Guzman asked us, "What can you get in Chicago you can't get anywhere else?" That question led us on a goose chase to find answers, many of which came from you. And rather than stick those in some spreadsheet, we opted to make something out of them: a song.
Local musician Nick Gage wrapped up your suggestions into a song ... or as we like to think, Chicago's new anthem.
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24min
February 13, 2013 Hmmm ... If Only Our Curiosity Had An Anthem
A Chicago transplant asked what — if anything — is unique to Chicago. Answers were slippery, but our songster grabbed the best and wrote a song.
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24min
February 13, 2013 Hmmm ... If Only Our Curiosity Had An Anthem
A Chicago transplant asked what — if anything — is unique to Chicago. Answers were slippery, but our songster grabbed the best and wrote a song.
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24min

FAQs about Curious City:

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The podcast currently has 761 episodes available.