Backstory with Larry Potash
Summary: Explore the BACKSTORY behind some of the most intriguing tales in history, culture, religion and science from Chicago and beyond.
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Podcasts:
There are several stories hidden within the making of the holiday classic, "It's a Wonderful Life."
A man finds out his ancestor was a passenger on the Sultana steamboat and survives when the boat explodes.
How the silent movie industry grew in Chicago before heading west to Hollywood.
A man with unathletic habits achieves what many thought was impossible.
How former Cubs owner Charlie Murphy bought the team, achieved success, and had his legacy ruined.
A man shares how his grandfather took on Al Capone as a member of The Secret Six
A priest and a scientist from rural Illinois take on the Nazis in two separate missions.
A look at the history of comic books.
Some people have played wiffle ball as kids for years, but some people never stopped as adults.
A religious movement is split into a major force on one side, while the other side disappears from history.
A con man promises miracle cures at the historic Crescent Hotel in Arkansas
The backstory on the revival of collecting records.
A look back at the controversial decisions during a basketball game at the Munich Olympics.
We look at the history of coffee, and how one company tries to do it right.
An archivist uses the old photographs of strangers to link the present to the past