Friday 1/20/23 - Chicago Historian Shermann Dilla Thomas

The Dog Walk

Barstool Sports

Society & Culture

4.8 • 3.8K Ratings

🗓️ 20 January 2023

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

(00:00) - Intro (02:05) - How Tik Tok career began (07:15) - Mayor Race (09:20) - South & west side of Chicago (14:18) - O Block (18:15) - Aftermath of World's Fair (20:20) - High and low points of Chicago History (23:45) - Al Capone & underground economy (27:48) - Why so many corrupt politicians? (30:05) - The machine + Aldermen (33:55) - Most underrated neighborhood in Chicago

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0:00.0	Hey dog walk listeners, you can find every episode on Apple podcasts, Spotify or YouTube.
0:06.4	Prime members can listen ad-free on Amazon music.
0:09.4	Alright, babe, make it.
0:10.6	It is Friday.
0:11.6	It is January 20th.
0:12.6	Welcome to the dog walk presented by Barstool Sports.
0:15.2	I'm joined by Chicago historian.
0:17.8	You've seen him all over your tics out.
0:19.4	Instagram, Twitter.
0:21.0	I know you have because I have.
0:22.6	So his name is Sherman Dilla Thomas.
0:24.9	Dilla, welcome to the show, man.
0:26.7	Excited to be here.
0:27.7	Really geek.
0:28.7	Thanks for having me.
0:29.7	I mean, honestly, you're all over the place.
0:31.5	I had a, so the founder of the company, Dave Porto, his dad hit me up.
0:36.2	He's like, Hey, have you heard of this guy?
0:38.6	I heard of my NPR and this guy, he's like 85.
0:41.8	And I'm like, yeah, like I have.
0:44.3	And he's like, you got to get this guy in the positive course.
0:46.4	I know I do.
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