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Oh, Malort!

Alyssa Dyksterhouse, Chicago tour guide, history lover and research extraordinaire, walks her friends through her favorite well-known and lesser-known moments in Chicago’s quirky past while exploring each story"s parallels to current affairs.

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All Episodes

118:41

Van der Rohe V Farnsworth: Petty

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2026/01/06

Morgan joins Alyssa to talk about Van der Rohe V Fansworth which is case of contract law. Show Notes: Chicago Magazine: Remembering the Farnsworth House Feud WTTW: Mies van der Rohe Architectural Record: A Second Look at Edith Farnsworth and Her Mies van der Rohe–Designed Retreat Architect Magazine: The Farnsworth House on Trial New York Times: When Mies van der Rohe Went on Trial WBEZ: Who was the mystery woman behind one of the Chicago area’s modernist marvels?

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59:18

What is happening at The Kennedy Center?

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2026/01/01

To celebrate NYE, Alyssa and John combined their knowledge of performing arts venue management and recorded an impromptu episode to discuss the dumpster fire that is the Kennedy Center. These people are incompetent and seemingly hate the arts. GrenellLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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68:04

Y2K: Fear and Grifting in Chicago

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2025/12/29

In this episode Alyssa tells Risen about Y2K Chicago Style. This episode takes some surprising twists and turns and 2025 makes more sense. Support the show by subscribing, leaving a five-star review, telling all your friends and following on Twitter, BlueSky, Instagram. Show Notes: Chicago Tribune: PRACTICAL ADVICE ON Y2K PREPAREDNESS CNN: Chicago, retailers pushing for Y2K readiness NPR: Y2K seems like a joke now, but in 1999 people were really freaking out AP: Nearly 20

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113:14

Johann Hoch: Bigamist and Murderer

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2025/12/22

Alyssa and Molly McAleer from Mother May I Sleep with Podcast travel back to the late 1890's/ early 1900's to discuss Chicago's Bluebeard Johann Hoch, a bigamist and murder whose crimes would be too much for a Lifetime Movie plot. Show Notes: Second City Sinners New York Times: JOHANN HOCH HANGED, PROTESTING INNOCENCE; Wife Murderer's Lawyers to Test Denial of Stay in Last Hour. PRISONER FORCED DELAY Refused to Leave Death Cell Until Full Time Allowed by Sentence Was Run.

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80:34

Sixteen Inch Softball: The Malort of Sports

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2025/12/15

Alyssa and Matt Drufke from the comedy show Still Not Friday talk about 16 inch softball. Show Notes:ABC-7: 'Chicago's game': 16-inch softball, created on Near South Side, celebrates 135th anniversaryEncyclopedia of Chicago:Softball, 16-InchLoop North News: The Home FrontChicago History Museum: Indoor Baseball in Chicago:Block Club Chicago: The Mangled History Of 16-Inch Softball Hands: Mallets, Swan Necks And Jersey FingersChicago Tribune: Five facts about 16-inch softballChicago Reader:

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73:18

The First Street Race: NASCAR was the Sequel.

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2025/12/08

I am joined by Vanessa from Reel Relationships to talk about the first Motocycle (automobile) race in America which took place in Chicago. Show Notes:Smithsonian: Six Cars Raced to the Finish Line of the U.S.’s First Automobile Race—at Speeds of Seven Miles Per HourSI: Days of Blunder: The First U.S. Car Race Was Won 125 Years Ago ... at 7 mphWGN: Second City FirstsNBC Chicago: From the first auto race to NASCAR street racing: Chicago's racing historyNBC: Chicago hosted America's first auto

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86:45

REWIND - The Christmas Tree Ship: A Forest on the Water

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2025/12/01

Alyssa and Captain Scoot from the maritime podcast ⁠ShipWrekt⁠ go back to the early 1900’s when schooners lined the main branch of the Chicago River selling Christmas trees and boating fatalities were the norm. Show Notes: ⁠National Archives: The Christmas Tree Ship⁠ ⁠ABC 7: US Coast Guard 'Christmas Ship' makes annual tree delivery at Chicago's Navy Pier⁠ ⁠Block Club Chicago: Chicago’s Christmas Ship Docks At Navy Pier With Over 1,200 Trees For Chicago Families⁠ ⁠Christmas Tree Ship

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79:28

Brown's Chicken Massacre: DNA for the Win

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2025/11/24

I am joined by Steven Ray Morris to talk about the Brown's Chicken Massacre. Show Notes: Seattle Times: Browns Chicken Murders Changed Business Forever Chicago Tribune: Judge tosses bid for new hearing in Brown’s Chicken massacre Chicago Sun-Times: ‘Divine intervention’ helped solve Brown’s Chicken Massacre, investigator says NBC Chicago: Former Girlfriend of Murder Suspect Testifies New York Times: Illinois Mass Murderer Is Spared Execution How to Catch a Criminal:

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24:45

Midway Blitz Updates: The Lie

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2025/11/21

A lot happened today including two important written findings. Show Notes: U.S. Magistrate Judge Gabriel A. Fuentes Judge Sarah Ellis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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19:24

An Update on Chicago Courts and Operation Midway Blitz

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2025/11/18

The title pretty much explains it all. Show Notes: Chicago Sun-Times: Judge says he’ll order release of hundreds of people arrested under feds’ deportation blitz Chicago Tribune: Only 2.6% on list of 614 ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ arrestees had criminal histories, DOJ records show Chicago Tribune: Immigration agents have reportedly left Naval Station Great Lakes: ‘A sigh of relief’ Cummings Order Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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66:14

Jenny Jones: She is Tenacious

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2025/11/17

Alyssa tells her new friend Jess about 90's Daytime Talk Show Host Jenny Jones. Subscribe, leave a five-star review, tell your friends and follow on Twitter, BlueSky, InstagramShow Notes:Newsweek: ‘Trial by Media’ on Netflix: Where Is Jenny Jones Now and What Has She Said About the Murder of Scott Amedure?People: Body of EvidencePeople: True ConfessionChicago Tribune: DAZE OF TALKWashington Post: THE MILD-MANNERED TALK SHOWNewsweek: Making A Killing On Talk TvWashington Post: JENNY, ON THE

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44:20

Soldier Field Update: Go

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2025/11/10

In this episode, Alyssa updates Pat about the Bear quest to get a new stadium. Subscribe, leave a five-star review, tell your friends and follow on Twitter, BlueSky, Instagram Show Notes: Chicago Tribune: Lawmakers’ lack of action on new Bears lakefront stadium raises hopes in Arlington Heights Chicago Tribune: Kevin Warren presses ahead on Bears stadium pitch as Johnson, Pritzker stay quiet on the subject Chicago Tribune: Gov. J.B. Pritzker says it would be ‘near impossible’ to

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69:14

State Street Mall: It Wasn't Great

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2025/11/03

In this episode Alyssa tells Hugh about the "State Street Mall." He spends a lot of time, rightfully baffled.Subscribe, leave a five-star review, tell your friends and follow on Twitter, BlueSky, Instagram Show Notes: Chicago Tribune: Flashback: The State Street Mall, billed as a car-free shopping mecca, started with high hopes but ended in failure and bus fumes Chicago Tribune: The failure of the State Street Mall Chicago Tribune: Stiltwalkers, a high-diving mule and other

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97:26

Mies van der Rohe: It was ALL about the Architecture

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2025/10/27

Alyssa tells David Baxter about the personal life of acclaimed architect Mies van der Rohe.Subscribe, leave a five-star review, tell your friends and follow on Twitter, BlueSky, InstagramShow Notes:CNN: A famous architect’s iconic furniture line gets its first update in decadesFox News: TuckerMies van der Rohe: A Critical Biography, New and Revised EditionThe New Criterion: Is Modernism the Enemy of Mies Van Der Rohe?The Guardian: This article is more than 1 year old The Bauhaus Nazis: the

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91:54

Levi Boone: A No-Nothing

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2025/10/20

Alyssa tells VanderpumpRobs about Chicago's No-Nothing mayor Levi Boone. Socials:Twitter, BlueSky, Instagram Show Notes Illinois State Register: Election Results Rock Island Argus: No Money Then Inter Ocean: Obit Daily Illinois State Journal: Treason Smithsonian: How the 19th-Century Know Nothing Party Reshaped American Politics Abraham Lincoln Papers: Boone, Levi D. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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14:40

Dirksenverse: Judges Judge

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2025/10/19

A quick update on Illinois V Trump and other cases. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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58:51

Rewind: 1855 Lager Beer Riots

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2025/10/13

We are revisiting one of the earliest episodes exploring Chicago's first incidence of civil unrest. Immigrants have been getting in done here. Chicago is known for what some call "rough and tumble politics". Alyssa talks with friend from college and former coworker John Zinn about Chicago's first incident of civil unrest. Socials:Twitter, BlueSky, Instagram Show Notes: Encyclopedia of Chicago: Lager Beer Riot Chicago Tribune: Chicago’s Lager Beer Riot proved immigrants’ power

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30:53

The Dirksenverse: Who's Reliable?

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2025/10/11

In this episode, Alyssa gives updates on the rulings from the various cases in the Northern District of Illinois. It's cathartic. Socials:Twitter, BlueSky, Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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21:07

The Dirksenverse: What is Happening in Chicago Courts?

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2025/10/07

A lot of stuff is happening in the Federal Courts regarding DHS/ICE/CBP so Alyssa decided to do an emergency update to give an overview of what is happening. If you have any questions please let her know. Today is a big day for weirdos like myself who obsess over the Northern District of Illinois. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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68:14

Wingfoot Air Express: Why Chicago is not Blimpoplis

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2025/10/06

Alyssa is joined by Risen. We talk about the first blimp which fell out of the sky. Socials:Twitter, BlueSky, Instagram Show Notes: Society For American Baseball Research:July 21, 1919: Horrified White Sox fans witness Wingfoot Express blimp disaster in Chicago NYT: 11 KILLED, 27 HURT IN BLAZING BLIMP'S FALL IN CHICAGO Chicago Sun-Times: This week in history: Goodyear blimp catches fire in Loop Wingfoot Air Express Chicagology: The Red July of 1919 Learn more about your

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