Use our handy guide to determine which Chicago beaches are safe for swimming, and when to proceed with caution.
Curious City - The Scoop On Poop At Chicago’s Beaches
Use our handy guide to determine which Chicago beaches are safe for swimming, and when to proceed with caution.
50 Things That Made the Modern Economy - Factory
Tim Harford charts the history of the factory, from "dark, Satanic mills" to the sprawling industrial parks where today's consumer goods are assembled. Have factories made workers' lives better - and what does their future look like?
Read Me a Poem - “Little Girl, My Stringbean, My Lovely Woman” by Anne Sexton
Amanda Holmes reads Anne Sexton’s poem “Little Girl, My Stringbean, My Lovely Woman.” Have a suggestion for a poem? Email us: podcast@theamericanscholar.org. If we select your entry, you’ll win a copy of a poetry collection edited by David Lehman.
This episode was produced by Stephanie Bastek and features the song “Canvasback” by Chad Crouch.
See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The Anthropocene Reviewed - Gray Aliens and Rock Paper Scissors
John Green reviews Rock, Paper, Scissors and the little gray aliens that humans began imagining—or possibly seeing—in the early 20th century.
Crimetown - S2 E10: Right Here, Right Now
When Mayor Coleman Young dies after twenty years in office, he leaves a yawning vacuum in Detroit’s power structure. But a successor quickly arises: a young, ambitious state legislator named Kwame Kilpatrick. He’s charismatic, larger than life, and has an impeccable political pedigree. There’s only one person who can stop Kwame Kilpatrick: himself.
For bonus content from this episode, visit crimetownshow.com.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
White Lies - A Dangerous Kind Of Self-Delusion
In our final episode, we examine the legacy of the Rev. James Reeb's death. We speak both to his descendants and to those of one of his attackers, exploring how the trauma and the lies that followed it affected both families.
The Nod - The Last Black Man in San Francisco
Brittany talks to Jimmie Fails, star and co-creator of the award-winning film, “The Last Black Man in San Francisco”, about about the meaning of home, starring in his first movie, and what it was like to grow up in “the Harlem of the West”.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
City of the Future - BONUS: Dan Doctoroff unpacks our Toronto plan
Today, Sidewalk Labs’ proposal for Toronto, the Master Innovation and Development Plan (MIDP), will be released to the public. And because a lot of the innovations in the MIDP are episode topics that we’ll be exploring in Season 2, we figured we’d drop a bonus episode with a special guest: Sidewalk Labs CEO Dan Doctoroff.
50 Things That Made the Modern Economy - Blockchain
Billions are being poured into startups working on blockchain, the technology behind Bitcoin. Supporters say it could become as disruptive as the internet. But how can we tell if they're right?