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Curious City

Curious City

WBEZ’s Curious City series is an ongoing news experiment at WBEZ, online at wbez.org and on the radio dial around Chicago at 91.5 FM. Its mission is to include the public in editorial decision-making, make journalism more transparent and strengthen multimedia coverage about Chicago, the surrounding region and its people (past or present).

Airs on Thursdays on All Things Considered on WBEZ

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Saturday, January 12th, 2019

What Was It Like To Dance At The Warehouse Club?

Saturday, January 5th, 2019

Unlocking The Closet: Coming Out Later In Life

Saturday, December 29th, 2018

VPR’s ‘But Why’: Why Do We Poop And Fart?

Saturday, December 22nd, 2018

Tips For Hunting Chicago’s Long-lost Recipes

Saturday, December 15th, 2018

Where Six Chicago Streets Got Their Names (And Pronunciations!)

Saturday, December 8th, 2018

Petition Signatures Are Key To Getting On Chicago Ballots, But Is That Fair?

Saturday, December 1st, 2018

What Do Aldermen Really Do?

Saturday, November 24th, 2018

Do You Pronounce Chicago Street Names Like The CTA Does?

Saturday, November 17th, 2018

When The Eisenhower Expressway Moved In, Who Was Forced Out?

Saturday, November 10th, 2018

Steak And Lemonade: What Are The Origins Of This Chicago Food Combo?

Saturday, November 3rd, 2018

Did All Chicagoans Support The Civil War?

Saturday, October 27th, 2018

A Chicago Historian Tackles 5 Questions About The City

Saturday, October 20th, 2018

How Vacant Storefronts Rise From The Dead As Halloween Costume Stores

Saturday, October 13th, 2018

Why Doesn’t Chicago Have More Co-Op Grocery Stores?

Saturday, October 6th, 2018

What Happened To Chicago’s Commercial Fishing Industry?

Saturday, September 29th, 2018

Who Is Billy Sunday In The Popular Sinatra Song, ‘Chicago?’

Saturday, September 15th, 2018

How Politics Created Chicago’s Lead Water Problem

Saturday, September 8th, 2018

Daley vs. Little Italy: Why UIC Displaced A Neighborhood

Saturday, September 1st, 2018

Inside Downtown Chicago's Windowless, Doorless Buildings

Saturday, August 25th, 2018

A Guide To Historic Synagogues, By The Dean Of Jewish Chicago

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