10 Best Chicago History Podcasts

1. Backstory with Larry Potash

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Explore the BACKSTORY behind some of the most intriguing tales in history, culture, religion and science from Chicago and beyond.
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2. Culinary Historians of Chicago

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Culinary Historians of Chicago studies the history of food and drink in human cultures. Why we procure, prepare and serve the food we do has cultural, sociological, geographical, financial and political influences.MORE Producer/Network CulinaryHistory
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 1.2KTwitter 936 Avg Length 71 min Get Email Contact

3. The Chicago Civil War Round Table Monthly Meetings

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The Civil War Round Table of Chicago presents programming of interest to devotées of American Civil War history, supports the preservation of Civil War battle sites, and sponsors a very popular annual battlefield tour. Founded in 1940, The Civil War Round Table of Chicago was the very first of over 200 such Round Tables that now meet around the world.MORE Host Marc Kunis
Producer/Network Marc Kunis
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Apple Rating 4.5/5 Avg Length 72 min Get Email Contact

4. Windy City Historians Podcast

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The Windy City Historians Podcast lays the foundation of Chicago history. 'It is not Your Granddad's Podcast.' We tell the great Chicago stories of its beginnings as a swampy trading outpost to the most rapidly growing city of the 19th Century and host to two World's Fairs. This rich history populated by shifting Native American tribes, French explorers, traders, military men, scoundrels, and everyday people drawn to this place by the Chicago portages, canals, railroads, and reversal of the Chicago River. Windy City Historians is hosted by authors Christopher Lynch and Patrick McBriarty.MORE Hosts Patrick McBriarty, Christopher Lynch
Producer/Network Christopher Lynch & Patrick McBriarty
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Apple Rating 4.8/5 Avg Length 64 min Get Email Contact

5. Chicago Bound

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In the 1830s, Morris and Ellen Conley arrive in New York from Ireland. In 1846, they migrate to Chicago. Thus begins my family history in America, a succession of ancestors that are Chicago bound and bound to Chicago. This podcast allows for an exploration of these family stories within the greater context of history.MORE Producer/Network Theresa Murphy
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Apple Rating 5/5 Avg Length 35 min Get Email Contact

6. SoCHiology

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From Harold Washington to Harold's Chicken and everything in-between and beyond, SoCHiology is the exploration of the Chi-verse- Chicago culture, history, legends, and fiction, through a myriad of discussions with Chicagoans themselves.MORE Host Antwan Taylor
Producer/Network T.R.U.E Stories Media
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7. Chi Sports Weekly

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A weekly Chicago Sports podcast discussing events in history occurring each week, and discussing current Chicago sporting events.
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