Second City: The Origins of Chicago’s One-way Rivalry with New York

Curious City

WBEZ Chicago

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4.8 • 642 Ratings

🗓️ 30 October 2016

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

There was a time Chicago gave New York a run for its money. How did we end up the Second City?

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0:00.0	Planet Money helps you understand the economy.
0:02.7	We find the people at the center of the story.
0:05.1	Garbage in New York, that was like a controlled substance.
0:08.6	We show you how money influences everything.
0:11.6	Tell me what you like by telling me how you spend your money.
0:15.5	And we dig until we get answers.
0:17.5	I had a bad feeling you're going to bring that up.
0:19.4	Planet Money finds out.
0:20.7	All you have to do is listen.
0:22.4	The Planet Money podcast from NPR.
0:26.6	When were the...
0:27.7	Westcold...
0:29.6	Where's that story.
0:32.1	It's Curious City.
0:33.0	Where WBEZ answers your questions...
0:35.7	About Chicago, the region, and its people.
0:38.5	Hey, I'm Jesse Dukes, and since I moved to Chicago almost two years ago, I've noticed something about the place, something that's made its way into nearly every story I've reported.
0:49.1	Our questioner, Anthony, has noticed the same thing. Here he is.
0:54.9	Um, Anthony? Jesse, this thing. Here he is. Um, Anthony?
0:56.8	Jesse, this is Sean in the control room.
0:59.2	Um, Anthony never actually responded to our emails.
1:01.9	So new plan here.
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