Chicago History Podcast

I'll add that Clarke"s character's name on "Chicago Code" was Jarek Wysocki. Solid Chicago name.

YouTube video by moon2u2006 The Chicago Code Trailer [correct-worlds-info.blogspot.com]

I finally started watching "The Last Frontier" on Apple TV, and I like to think Jason Clarke's character from the canceled-too-soon "Chicago Code" just moved to Alaska and started over. Delroy Lindo? Jennifer Beals? Christian Stolte? "Chicago Code" had it all.

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Left.

Opinion | Pete Hegseth always told us exactly who he was Michael A. Cohen: The only thing surprising about this latest black eye for Hegseth’s tenure is that it took this long for such atrocities to happen.

"In Trump’s first term, Hegseth lobbied the president to grant clemency to Eddie Gallagher, a Navy SEAL who had stabbed and killed an injured 17-year-old Iraqi." What are we even doing here?

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Cally me nutty, but it doesn't feel like we're making progress as a society. The word "progress" is likely a trigger word as well.

Bowie was here: Remembering the icon’s time in Chicago In 1980, David Bowie spent a month in Chicago playing the lead role in a production of “The Elephant Man” at the Blackstone Theatre (now the Loop’s Merle Reskin Theatre). Metro ow…

Hey Mike - try this one. Not a lot of pictures, but...

The problem with @robertloerzel.bsky.social doing this for Waits is I now want him to do this same for other notables like David Bowie, who in addition to performing as a musician here many times also spent a month playing the lead role in “The Elephant Man” at the Blackstone Theatre in 1980.

Hearing these guys talking about how they’re protecting women, worries the hell out of me…

Straight up, 47 could not find Somalia on a map.

Who doesn't realize it - the bombers or those killed by the bomb? Vague.

Major media hate to say Trump “lied.” Here's a thread on what they say instead.
Trump is “inverting the facts” (NYT) …
Because he has a “complicated relationship with the truth” (NBC) …
With a “mix of bullish optimism and hyperbole” (Reuters) …
And is “a master of the art of exaggeration” (AP) …
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Good golly. Seeing this all spelled out like this makes news "coverage" of 47 even more frustrating / disappointing. Thanks for compiling these.

Today in Chicago History: Pizzeria Uno opened in Old Town Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Dec. 3, according to the Tribune’s archives.

If there is one email I look forward to reading each day, it's Today in Chicago History from @chicagorumormill.bsky.social and the @chicagotribune.com. Outstanding.

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Sleepy Don.

Da’Vine Joy Randolph Says She And Zoë Kravitz Talk About Continuing ‘High Fidelity’ “All The Time” Da'Vine Joy Randolph says she and Zoë Kravitz discuss re-upping Hulu's 'High Fidelity' "all the time" despite the streamer's cancellation.

Make it so! Make it so! Make it so!

#davinejoyrandolph
#zoekravitz
#hulu
@deadline.com

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Wow - I received a Cyber Monday email from the City of Chicago. Oh wait - it's just a parking ticket reminder. Grrrr.

Love this observation. @chimovietours.bsky.social

"Rob Miller paints a glorious, detailed landscape of how it feels to be transformed and elevated by music." - Neko Case

Ep. 817 - Chicago's Bloodshot Records with author Rob Miller
Listen here - bit.ly/4ruVuL0 or wherever you enjoy podcasts.

@illinoispress.bsky.social

Maybe Things Will Be Better in Chicago A spirited Mavis Staples cover of Tom Waits‘s “Chicago” gives us reason to muse on music, migration, and our city.

A spirited Mavis Staples cover of Tom Waits‘s “Chicago” gives @robertloerzel.bsky.social reason to muse on music, migration, and our city.

In 1995, The Old 97's signed with Bloodshot Records, which released their album Wreck Your Life. This partnership helped launch the band into the burgeoning alt-country scene.

Ep. 817 - Chicago's Bloodshot Records with author Rob Miller

@millerscave.bsky.social
@officialold97s.bsky.social

I still say "record store" but even WXRT's Johnny Mars just called it a "vinyl shop." Now I feel out of touch with the hip lingo.

"That Robbie Fulks is not in the top tier of the pantheon of great American songwriters is a crime." - Rob Miller, co-founder of Bloodshot Records.

Ep. 817 - Chicago's Bloodshot Records with author Rob Miller

Clipping - Chicago Tribune July 17, 1998

@millerscave.bsky.social

Author Rob Miller and I discuss his new book "The Hours Are Long, But the Pay Is Low: A Curious Life in Independent Music" on the latest episode.

Listen here - bit.ly/4ruVuL0 or wherever you enjoy podcasts.

@millerscave.bsky.social
@illinoispress.bsky.social

Who is this friendly looking chap and what does he have to do with tomorrow's new Chicago History Podcast episode?

U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”

"Potentially divisive"? Hew boy.

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Count me in for $20 of that.

Make Me Buy A Gun

The Devil Said Jump is a queer independent band based in Logan Square that plays folksy songs with a splash of country. Brighten your day by checking out their latest single:

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Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: 'Quiet Piggy' Donald Trump Says 'Quiet Piggy' to Female Reporter Asking About Epstein Files

He said what now?

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I've gotten numerous stock market notices about companies hitting their 52-week low today. Thanks, Biden.

Trump Administration Live Updates: President, in Reversal, Urges House to Approve Releasing Epstein Files

Hmmm...

www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...