Jack of All Graves

Ep. 191: when chicago caught fire

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It's fire season in the U.S. of A. so Corrigan tells Marko about one of the most famous fires in U.S. history: The Great Chicago Fire of 1871.

Highlights:

[0:00] Corrigan tells Marko about the Great Chicago Fire
[37:08] Mark broke his face
[46:00] We're definitely getting tattoos and you should get on our Discord if you'd like to come visit us in September!
[51:25] Corrigan convinces Marko he'll like a sport
[62:08] What we watched! (Ghoulies, Ghoulies 2, Starship Troopers, The Passing (Yr Ymadawiad), Monster Mash, The Running Man, Hackers, Deadpool and Wolverine)
[90:00] Mark has questions about Project 2025

Stuff we referenced:

  • What (or Who) Caused the Great Chicago Fire? | Smithsonian
  • The Chicago Fire of 1871 and the 'Great Rebuilding'
  • What Really Started the Great Chicago Fire? | The New Yorker
  • Chicago's Great Fire, 150 Years Later | Smithsonian
  • Chicago on Fire | American Experience | Official Site | PBS
  • The Great Chicago Fire | The Great Chicago Fire & The Web of Memory
  • The Great Chicago Fire, As Told By Those Who Lived Through It – Chicago Magazine
  • The Great Chicago Fire | Chicago Stories | WTTW Chicago
  • Featured Document Display: 150 Years Ago: The Great Chicago Fire | National Archives Museum
  • An eyewitness account of the Great Chicago Fire, 1871 | Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

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