Your Chicago

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yourchicagopodcast@gmail.com (Arden and Stefania) — Mon, 13 May 2013 11:00:01 +0000

It’s time for another seasonal episode at Your Chicago! In this episode, Arden and Stefania talk summer in the city and share a smattering of fun things happening in Chicago over the next few months. Get out your notepads (real or digital) and be ready to write down a long list of must-dos for your summer!

We had some technical difficulties with this episode so the audio skips a few times. Apologies to your ears!

Want to share your favorite summertime activities? Write to us at yourchicagopodcast@gmail.com or call 773-234-5573

32 - Jane Addams Hull-House

yourchicagopodcast@gmail.com (Arden and Stefania) — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:00:30 +0000

Meet Rachel Shrock, Exhibition Assistant and Museum Educator, of the Jane Addams Hull-House. In this episode, Rachel gets us up to speed on some Chicago history, shares the phenomenal impact of the Hull-House both then and now, scolds drivers for some selfish (and dangerous) driving and tips us off to the Logan Theater Oscar movie viewings.

For more information about the Hull House visit www.hullhousemuseum.org

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31- Pet Sitter

yourchicagopodcast@gmail.com (Arden and Stefania) — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:00:57 +0000

Meet Samantha, pet sitter extraordinaire. In this episode, Samantha shares experiences and advice from the pet sitting industry, human shames lazy dog owners and CTA riders and reveals the magical powers of a sandalwood fan.

You can find Samantha on Twitter at @ToriFan13.

30 - Windy City Roller All-Stars

yourchicagopodcast@gmail.com (Arden and Stefania) — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 11:00:28 +0000

Meet Yvette Your Maker, member of the Windy City Roller All-Stars. In this episode, Yvette laces up her skates and gives us a behind the scenes look at the world of roller derby, talks about the “stop for pedestrian” crossings and shares yet another Chicago first (you’ll have to listen to find out what it is!).

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29 - Chicago Sun Times

yourchicagopodcast@gmail.com (Arden and Stefania) — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 11:00:09 +0000

Meet Marcus Gilmer, Digital Editor for the Chicago Sun Times. In this episode, Marcus talks about his role in the evolving world of journalism, directs us to Scooters for some of the best frozen custard in the city and slams the CTA for increasing prices while decreasing service.

Follow Marcus on Twitter @MarcusGilmer and subscribe to the Evening Rush at http://blogs.suntimes.com/eveningrush/

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28 - Poutine Fest

yourchicagopodcast@gmail.com (Arden and Stefania) — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 11:00:29 +0000

Meet Melissa, co-organizer of Chicago’s (the world’s?) first Poutine Fest. In the episode, Melissa gets us up to speed on the world of poutine, talks about building a festival from scratch, shares her favorite Italian joint in the city, gripes about the less-than-immediate “immediately following” trains and learns a little bit about our old friends, the Chicago Seven.

The festival is already sold out but Stefania will be on the scene reporting on all the deliciousness, so be sure to stay tuned to the Your Chicago twitter.

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27 - Solo in the 2nd City

yourchicagopodcast@gmail.com (Arden and Stefania) — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 11:00:29 +0000

Meet Melinda, co-author and co-producer of Solo in the 2nd City, a bi-monthly reading series and blog on the wonderful world of dating in Chicago. In this episode, Melinda talks about starting Solo in the 2nd City, shares dating tips and trends (be bold, listeners!), encourages all of us to breakout of our neighborhood ruts and gives us the low down on story telling performances around the city.

Be sure to check out their one year anniversary party at the Beauty Bar on Wednesday, February 13.

26 - Chicago Elevated

yourchicagopodcast@gmail.com (Arden and Stefania) — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 11:00:18 +0000

Meet Margaret Hicks, owner of Chicago Elevated, a Chicago walking tour company . In this episode, Margaret talks about her unique tours (including the Disaster! tour voted best new city tour of 2012 by Chicago magazine), shares some fun facts and stories about the city, divulges the delights of Little Vietnam, and rips on the city’s outdated talk radio lineup.

Want to share a Chicago secret? Want to lodge a complaint on Listen Up Chicago? Write to us at yourchicagopodcast@gmail.com or call our Google voicemail 773-234-5573.

25 - Dynasty Podcasts

yourchicagopodcast@gmail.com (Arden and Stefania) — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 11:00:15 +0000

Meet Jaime Black, Founder of Dynasty Podcasts, Chicago’s original music and nightlife podcast network. In this episode, Jaime talks about starting and producing a long running podcast, shares with us his start in radio here in Chicago, exhorts the city to expand its nightlife options, directs us to the creepiest church in town and gets schooled in Chicago blizzard history.

If you’re dying to know where the church is - you can thank Gumshoe Stefania for her fine internet detecting. First Zion Evangelical Church on 19th and Peoria. Pictures can be found here.

Want to share a Chicago secret? Want to lodge a complaint on Listen Up Chicago? Write to us at yourchicagopodcast@gmail.com or call our Google voicemail 773-234-5573

24 - 1 Year Anniversary and 2012 Look Back

yourchicagopodcast@gmail.com (Arden and Stefania) — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 11:00:09 +0000

Welcome to a very special episode - our one year anniversary and our final episode of 2012. If you’re reading this, it means that we’ve made past the end of the world, congratulations! In this episode, Stefania and Arden fly solo (duo?) and cover some of the highs and lows in Chicago over the last year. We also hear from ghosts of guests past (they’re not really ghosts)- including Victoria (Chicago Organizing), Martha (IMPACT Chicago), Sheetom (Comedy Sportz) and Bacon (Shit Chicagoans Say…and also his awesome new Chicago Coasters store) - and play a rousing game of This Day in Chicago.

And yes, more giveaways! To celebrate this momentous occasion, we’re giving away a fine copy of Chicago In A Box (Chicago Monopoly).

To be entered to win, write to us at yourchicagopodcast@gmail.com with the subject line Chicagopoly and tell us your favorite Chicago landmark and why. We’ll ship this bad boy off to the 13th person to write in.

And if that wasn’t enough, we close off the show with a personalized version of the Lake Shore Drive song, sent to us by the one and only Skip Haynes! Yeah, that’s right, he’s a fan of the show.

Basically it’s the most epic anniversary episode ever.

If you want your own personalized version of the Lake Shore Drive song, check out Skip’s website at http://lakeshoredrivemusic.com/

See you in 2013!

Want to share a Chicago secret? Want to lodge a complaint on Listen Up Chicago? Write to us at yourchicagopodcast@gmail.com or call our Google voicemail 773-234-5573

23 - Audrey Niffenegger

yourchicagopodcast@gmail.com (Arden and Stefania) — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 11:00:47 +0000

Meet Audrey Niffenegger professor at Columbia College and author of New York Times best selling novels Time Travelers Wife and Her Fearful Symmetry. In this episode, Audrey talks about starting an MFA program, the art of inspiration, the importance of shopping local and the meditative Ando Room in the Art Institute.

To learn more about Audrey, you can visit her website at http://www.audreyniffenegger.com. And be sure to stop by ZolaBooks.com and support them as they prepare to give Amazon a run for it’s money!

This week, we’re giving away a signed copy of Audrey’s latest book, Her Fearful Symmetry! To be entered to win, just be the 10th person to e-mail yourchicagopodcast@gmail.com with the subject line “Mouse.”

Want to share a Chicago secret? Want to lodge a complaint on Listen Up Chicago? Write to us at yourchicagopodcast@gmail.com or call 773-234-5573

22 - Hedwig Dances

yourchicagopodcast@gmail.com (Arden and Stefania) — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 11:00:59 +0000

Meet Jan Bartozek, Founder and Artistic Director of Hedwig Dances, a contemporary dance theater ensamble. In this episode, Jan talks about starting a dance company, the creative process of putting together a performance from start to finish and Hedwig’s exciting new Cuban collaboration project as well as the football huddle, the Rookery and dedicated dance venues in the city.

And we have a giveaway this week! Hedwig is offering two Touch Cuba t-shirts to you, our fair listeners. Just write in to yourchicagopodcast@gmail.com with your favorite dance performance to be entered. Stay tuned for lots of other great giveaways in the coming episodes.

21 - The Paper Machete

yourchicagopodcast@gmail.com (Arden and Stefania) — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 11:00:56 +0000

Meet Christopher Piatt, Executive Producer and Editor in Chief of The Paper Machete (www.thepapermachete.com), a free, weekly, live magazine. In this episode, Chris celebrate’s YC’s 21st birthday by explaining what a live magazine is and what it takes to put one together each week, venting about the indignities of the CTA, sharing the naked bliss that is Paradise Sauna and learning some of Chicago’s natural disaster history.

E-mail yourchicagopodcast@gmail.com or call our Google voicemail at 773-234-5573.

Think you’d be a great guest on the show? Let us know!

20 - Atomic Music Group

yourchicagopodcast@gmail.com (Arden and Stefania) — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 11:00:05 +0000

Meet Matt Mentele, agent for Atomic Music Group. In this episode, sit back, close your eyes and enjoy Matt’s soothing radio voice as he talks about the (sometimes) rock and roll lifestyle of an agent, the city with the greatest music community (hint: we live in it), the very serious problem of douchebaggery over running your favorite bars and dance parties in Chicago.

Check out some of Matt’s upcoming shows:

Nov. 2-My Gold Mask-Metro Nov. 3-Rosie Flores-Old Town School of Folk Music Nov. 13-Tim Easton and The Spring Standards-Schubas Nov. 24-Ha Ha Tonka and Lydia Loveless-Subterranean Dec. 28-Ezra Furman-Hideout

Want to get to know Matt or hire him for a voiceover project? Find him on twitter at @mentele

Want to get to know us? E-mail yourchicagopodcast@gmail.com or call our Google voicemail at 773-234-5573.

Think you’d be a great guest on the show? Let us know!

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yourchicagopodcast@gmail.com (Arden and Stefania) — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 11:00:53 +0000

Meet Stefania and Arden, your favorite podcast hosts! In this episode, we have no guest so we hang out and talk Fall (Autumn?) in Chicago and share a laundry list of fun things happening around the city during this fantastic season. And don’t worry - Listen Up Chicago, Chicago Secrets and This Day In Chicago still make an appearance.

Send us your pumpkin pictures and the things you think make Fall…Fall. Write to us at yourchicagopodcast@gmail.com or call our Google voicemail 773-234-5573

18 - Kelsie Huff

yourchicagopodcast@gmail.com (Arden and Stefania) — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 11:00:49 +0000

Meet Kelsie Huff, stand up comedian, storyteller and all around swell gal . In this episode, Kelsie makes us laugh ’til our sides hurt while talking about teaching, producing and performing stand up in the city of Chicago and how she is helping to shape the Chicago comedy scene.

Find everything that Kelsie is up to at www.kelsiehuff.com

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17 - Street Festivals

yourchicagopodcast@gmail.com (Arden and Stefania) — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 11:00:56 +0000

Meet Justine Rowland, Festival and Special Events Manager with Criterion Productions. In this episode, Justine takes us behind the scenes of Chicago’s street fests and also chats with us about Hot Doug’s (we bow to you), the Lake Shore Drive song, Saki and why bike helmets rule. Non-creepy people can follow Justine at @justiner

And special thanks to Andrew Ferris (andrewferris.com) for creating our fantastic Your Chicago theme song. For your great service to our podcast, we, the fair ladies of Your Chicago, do hereby dub thee an honorary Chicagoan.

Creepy and non-creepy alike are invited to contact us at yourchicagopodcast@gmail.com or call our Google voicemail at 773-234-5573. Follow us on Facebook (facebook.com/yourchicago) or Twitter (@your_chicago).

16 - Old Town School of Folk Music

yourchicagopodcast@gmail.com (Arden and Stefania) — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 12:00:33 +0000

Meet Mary Peterson, instructor at the Old Town School of Folk Music (oldtownschool.org). In this episode, Mary shows up right on time to talk about the nation’s largest independent community arts school, the Chicago Municipal Device and “No lights! In Wrigley Field!”

All non-weirdos can reach Mary at mpeterson@oldtownschool.org

Share your comments, questions, ideas, complaints with Your Chicago! 773-234-5573 or yourchicagopodcast@gmail.com

15 - ManBQue

yourchicagopodcast@gmail.com (Arden and Stefania) — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 11:00:25 +0000

Meet Jesse Valenciana, Founder and President of ManBQue. In this episode, Stefania returns to Your Chicago as the new co-host and Jesse talks about building the grilling lifestyle brand, road etiquette, ghost hunting in Marshall Field’s son’s house, Atotonilco, pizza, Taste of Chicago and sideboob.

Do you like Taste of Chicago? E-mail us at yourchicagopodcast@gmail.com and explain yourself.

14 - Alpha Phi International

yourchicagopodcast@gmail.com (Arden and Stefania) — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 11:00:16 +0000

Meet Stefania, Manager of Leadership and Training Initiatives for the Alpha Phi headquarters in Evanston. What does a sorority headquarters do, you ask? Well in this episode Stefania braves an hour in the heatwave without AC to tell us all about the business of Greek Letter Organizations. She also lays in to the recent change to the Chicago Library museum passes, calls out lame Chicago tourists that won’t leave the Goldcoast and shares The Drawing Room and Watershed - two downtown bars that actually don’t suck.

Check out Alpha Phi at www.alphaphi.org and befriend Stefania on Twitter at @stefaniarudd.

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