Chicago Stories
- Author: Vários
- Narrator: Vários
- Publisher: Podcast
- Duration: 47:33:16
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Synopsis
The stories of everyday Chicagoans as told to Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
Episodes
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Ep. 15: "Yes, And"
22/09/2017 Duration: 26minComedy legend and lifelong Chicagoan Charna Halpern shares her stories about spotting stars, saving the world from black holes, and unlocking the secrets of the universe with the scientists at CERN. Pretty much what you'd expect from the Mother of Modern Comedy.
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Ep. 14: Dear Mr. Mayor
08/09/2017 Duration: 24minAir Force veteran Claude Lamb shares his story about overcoming “physical and mental” homelessness, rebuilding his life, and going to community college in his 70's.
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Ep. 13: Second Chances
25/08/2017 Duration: 23min"Let me add life to my years and years to my life." Alphonso Johnson talks being a husband, father, and building a new life after prison with help from the CTA Second Chance Program.
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Ep. 12: The Gift Theatre
19/08/2017 Duration: 26minMayor Emanuel interviews the inspiring Michael Patrick Thornton about how he founded Chicago's Gift Theatre, a quintessential storefront theater, and about his acting and directing career as a person with disabilities, including on ABC's "Private Practice" and major plays, films and television productions.
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Ep. 11: Diversity in Tech
11/08/2017 Duration: 23minMayor Emanuel visits 1871 to meet Shaniqua Davis, who used to apply to jobs using the name "Shawn" to get more response from employers. Then she founded Noirefy, a startup focused on diversity in hiring across all industries. Hear her Chicago story.
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Ep. 10: Chicago Picasso's 50th Anniversary
04/08/2017 Duration: 18minAs the iconic Chicago Picasso sculpture in Daley Plaza celebrates its 50th anniversary, hear what its original unveiling was like back in 1967 according to Tim Samuelson, the City's official historian who was there, and Eric Keune, SOM Design Director.
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Ep. 9: Manny's Deli Turns 75
28/07/2017 Duration: 15minMayor Emanuel meets with Ken, Patti and Dan Raskin, whose family has run Manny's, a Jewish deli and beloved cultural institution on Chicago's Near South Side, for 75 years. (Bonus: Find out what the Mayor's favorite sandwich is.)
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Ep. 8: STAR Scholars
21/07/2017 Duration: 16minMayor Rahm Emanuel personally meets with Arturo and Daniela, two students who graduated this year debt-free from City Colleges of Chicago thanks to the STAR Scholarship, to discuss their hopes and ambitions.
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Ep. 7: Tiny Tapp and Craft Cocktails
14/07/2017 Duration: 21minTiny Tapp owner Mark William Johnson discusses Chicago's craft cocktail scene and the revitalization of the Riverwalk with Mayor Emanuel at City Hall on this week's episode.
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Ep. 6: Parachute, Robinson's Ribs and a Taste of Chicago
07/07/2017 Duration: 31minIt's Korean fine dining vs. Southern BBQ. With the Taste of Chicago in full swing, Mayor Emanuel invites Charlie Robinson, founder of Robinson's Ribs, and Chef Beverly Kim of Michelin-starred Parachute restaurant to City Hall.
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Ep. 5: A Wounded Warrior Competes in the Games
01/07/2017 Duration: 25minWhat if you were given a second chance at life? Listen as Mayor Rahm Emanuel reunites with AJ Mohammed, a wounded warrior competing in the 2017 Warrior Games in Chicago whom he met years ago at Walter Reed Medical Center.
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Ep. 4: Harold Green, Spoken Word Artist
23/06/2017 Duration: 32minMayor Emanuel talks about spoken word's home in Chicago, the creative process and the joys and lessons of fatherhood with poet and artist Harold Green.
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Ep. 3: Curie High School's Principal
16/06/2017 Duration: 26minMayor Emanuel chats with Allison Tingwall, Principal of Curie High School, about how she came to teach and lead a Chicago Public School and her views on education.
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Ep. 2: Chicago Shakespeare and the Yard
09/06/2017 Duration: 29minMayor Emanuel sits down with Barbara Gaines, Artistic Director of Chicago Shakespeare Theater, on the eve of the opening of "The Yard."
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Ep. 1: Mayor Emanuel Meets Haymarket Brewery
02/06/2017 Duration: 23minMayor Emanuel kicks off the inaugural Chicago Stories podcast by sitting down with Haymarket Brewery on the eve of the launch of the first Friday Night Flights, a summer series of craft beer festivals around the city.