City Cast Chicago
Chicago’s daily news podcast, fresh every weekday morning. Host Jacoby Cochran brings you timely conversations with news and culture makers; activists and artists; bus drivers and students; those who love and hate this place. City Cast Chicago iss a smart and delightful new way to connect with the city we share. Learn more and subscribe to our newsletter at chicago.citycast.fm..
Named Best Podcast by Chicago Reader 2022
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Chicago’s Famous Comedy Scene Can Also be Toxic
Chicago’s comedy scene is legendary. But it’s not always welcoming.
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An End to ‘Quiet Rooms’ in Illinois?
New regulations come 18 months after a joint investigation by the Chicago Tribune and ProPublica Illinois showed that school staff were secluding and restraining students at astonishingly high rates.
10 min
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Nerding Out at the ‘Marvel’ Exhibit
Since City Cast Chicago started, host Jacoby Cochran has wanted to go to the "Marvel: Universe of Super Heroes" exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry.
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The Maps That Will Change Illinois Politics
This week, we got a peek at proposed legislative district maps. Plus, a look at other issues being debated in Springfield.
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Chicago Photographer Captures ‘Joyful Revolution’
Photographer Vashon Jordan, Jr. has collected images from last summer in his book “Chicago Protests: A Joyful Revolution.”
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The Restaurant’s Short-Staffed (So Be Nice)
Restaurants in Chicago are operating again at full capacity, and after losing hundreds of thousands of hospitality workers during the pandemic, they need workers back.
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‘Racial Battle Fatigue,” A Year After George Floyd
It’s been a year since George Floyd died at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer, yet some activists are understandably hesitant about calling today an “anniversary.”
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The TikTok Couple Getting ‘Black People Outside’
Chevon Linear and Kameron Stanton are the couple behind the popular TikTok @black.people.outside.
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Meet the Raptivist Shaking Up Chicago
When Bella BAHHS speaks, host Jacoby Cochran listens.
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How to Clear Old Pot Convictions
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Chi Festivals Are Back. Is That a Good Thing?
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Little Museums That Show Off Chicago’s Many Cul...
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A Cautious Return to Normal on 53rd Street
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The Fight to Stay A Two-Newspaper Town
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Why Kids Can’t Just “Shake Off” Depression
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Giving Birth While Black in Chicago
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A Love Letter to Our Pandemic Refuge: The Parks
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The Legacy of Helmut Jahn's Thompson Center
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A Tour of Pill Hill and a Teacher Surprise
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First Year, Worst Year? Becoming a Teacher in a...
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A First for Asian American History in Illinois
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Another CPS Chief Resigns. Why?
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How Should Journalists Cover Police Shootings?
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Indoor Dining is Back: How’s That Going?
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Why Our Political Maps Matter
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