Night At The Mirage
Snap Judgment
Snap Judgment and PRX
4.7 • 11.6K Ratings
🗓️ 12 July 2018
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
The story of The Mirage, the famous undercover Chicago Sun bar, as told by two reporters posing as bartenders. Pam Zekman currently works as an investigative reporter for CBS 2 Chicago. You can find Zay Smith’s book about The Mirage, his humor column and a his novel, at zaysmith.com.
Season 9 Episode 21
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