EPISODES
Episode 110—A Hull Lot of Smut
This episode is about the Jane Addams Hull House and all of the residents who passed through, and about hot, smutty, classical music…
Episode 109—Croc Rock & Turtle Lore (feat. Frank ‘Alligator’ Robb)
Maybe we should call this our first-ever episode of Shared Science, but once we got talkin' crocs with Frank 'Alligator' Robb we just couldn't help ourselves…
Episode 108—Get The Sensation
From pushing the boundaries of the United States with York, a man enslaved to William Clark. To pushing the boundaries of the film industry with Spoor & Anderson of Essanay Studios in Chicago…
Episode 106—Books, Brews, Aquatic Birds
Crack open a cold one and/or crack open a good book, Cass and Nat are here to tell you about the Lager Beer Riot (Chicago, 1855) and the history of Penguin Publishing...
Episode 104—Don’t Matter if You’re Black or White
What does hockey’s first organized league and a colony of creative rabbits have in common? One was black, one was white, but both buck expectations…
Episode 102—Jazz Goddess, Gypsy Queen
Today we're talking about two ladies who've got rhythm and music: black singer, composer and music critic, Nora Holt; and fierce beast of falmenco, Carmen Amaya.
Episode 100—In Da Club: A Shared History Musical Spectacular (feat. Then This Happened: Musical Stories)
Remember when every TV show had a musical episode? Ring in the 100th episode of Shared History with the history of house music and Chicago's Everleigh Club PLUS original and fully improvised songs…
Episode 098—This Little Horse Lord Hates Disco
Finally, more people are talking about Scythia and, of course, Chicago! And by more people, we mean us.
Episode 097—Balloon Poppin’ Daddies
We’re starting this season off with a bang…or at least Natalie is, as she traumatizes Cass with a harrowing…