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That's What She Said with Sarah Spain

342: Shermann Dilla Thomas

That's What She Said with Sarah Spain

ESPN Radio

Sports

3.93.1K Ratings

🗓️ 17 May 2022

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

Sarah talks to budding Chicago historian Shermann Dilla Thomas who has gained popularity for highlighting the history of Chicago places, events, inventions, and more on his TikTok page (@6figga_dilla). He explains how he originally pitched this idea to his daughter, how his day job at ComEd has gotten him into some places most can't go, where the basis for his deep knowledge about the history of Chicago comes from, and his Netflix pilot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

First take, her take, hosted by El Duncan, Kimberly A. Martin, and Charlie Arnold, gives you a peek into their lives,

0:05.7

as they navigate their careers and relationships while giving their unfiltered opinions on the sports world's hottest topics.

0:12.0

Listen to First Take, her take, wherever you find your podcasts.

0:20.8

Welcome to That's What She Said, with Sarah Spain, a podcast about,

0:24.3

well, whatever the hell I want, actors and musicians, athletes, comedians, neuroscientists, wine experts,

0:30.8

if I find somebody interesting, I'm bringing them to you. We'll talk about how they became who they are,

0:36.4

how they found success, battled failures, and how they ended up here, talking to me.

0:41.2

My name is Sherman Dillard Poundless, currently plaguing me as a fundraising to get my old bus for my school.

0:49.1

Oh, that's a good one. I actually love the idea of Chicagoans, and especially students going on your tours.

0:56.0

So I want to be helpful with this one. I just think it's so cool to learn about different neighborhoods in the city.

1:01.2

So I'm pumped that you're raising money to make this happen. Obviously, plenty of great ways to fundraise, for instance,

1:06.8

as listeners are going to hear later in the pod, you've got all these new friends that are heavy hitters in Hollywood,

1:11.3

Chicagoans that have made it big. So maybe every donation to your bus campaign earns an entry into a raffle,

1:17.6

to have like a phone call or a lunch date or some piece of memorabilia from one of those famous friends of yours.

1:23.0

You could get creative like that. Lots of that. But more simply, I'll just start by saying,

1:28.0

I know people who listen to this podcast today are going to want to get behind your work.

1:32.3

I'm going to send them straight to your donation page, ChicagoMahogany.com.

1:37.4

If you click donate, you can help them out. And even $5 is a huge help to help them get this bus and give these tours

1:44.4

and continue this like civic pride and education and disseminating all this great information.

1:49.0

So ChicagoMahogany.com is where you go. Click donate, five bucks, make your coffee at home or

1:57.0

make your lunch and bring it to work instead of buying it. Every little bit helps.

2:00.7

That's what she said. Hey, everybody, welcome to that's what she said.

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