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:
We look back at the origins of roller skating and how it continues to hold on to relevancy.
The role donuts played in the allies' World War I effort.
Hidden in plain sight: a forgotten cemetery leads a man on a quest to find long-lost relatives.
One family's 160-year old barbecue recipe is about more than just food.
How WGN-TV's Bozo the Clown came to be.
The dark, hidden history of a Civil War prison camp in Chicago.
How the Newton Gang pulled off one of the greatest train robberies in American history.
How and why race continues to be a tool of oppression all over the world.
How hundreds of thousands of U.S. service members were unwittingly subjected to radiation testing in the wake of World War II.
They call it Hero Street because it's been the home of more heroes than any other street in America.
How early barnstorming teams opened doors and forever changed the way women play basketball.
When his years in the military came to an end, another battle began.
The history of the bicycle is as rich as the freedom we feel when we ride.
Before Capone, there was Michael Cassius Mcdonald: a Chicago crime boss whose legacy lives on.
Chicago Sun Times Cartoonist Bill Mauldin spoke truth to power in a way hardly seen before or since.
