Chicago History Podcast Episode 604 - "Chicago" - The History Behind The Musical
Each accused of unrelated murders, two real-life Chicago women in the 1920s use the media to garner support for themselves in order to avoid prison. Their stories inspired one of the longest-running musicals of all time.
Want to help support the show? Buy me a coffee!
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/chicagohistory
Leave me a voice message - just click on the microphone in the lower right corner here:
https://www.chicagohistorypod.com
Up your cocktail or Sodastream game with Portland craft syrups!
https://portlandsyrups.com/collections/all?sca_ref=1270971.MO4APpJH1k
Need music for YOUR projects? Audiio has got you covered. Try a free trial here:
https://audiio.com/pricing?oid=1&affid=481
Anything purchased through the links below may generate a small commission for this podcast at no cost to you and help offset production costs.
BOOKS:
He Had It Coming: Four Murderous Women and the Reporter Who Immortalized Their Stories by Kori Rumore and Marianne Mather
https://amzn.to/3CrCS6q
Girls of Murder City: Fame, Lust, and the Beautiful Killers Who Inspired Chicago by Douglas Perry
https://amzn.to/3GH1Ily
Chicago by Fred Ebb, John Kander, and Bob Fosse
https://amzn.to/3WTmMuS
Fosse by Sam Wasson
https://amzn.to/3Qni3iC
Deadline Artists - Scandals, Tragedies, and Triumphs : More of America's Greatest Newspaper Columns by John P. Avlon
https://amzn.to/3VSZRhC
Second City Sinners: True Crime From Historic Chicago's Deadly Streets by Jon Seidel
https://amzn.to/3g5n1js
Unknown Chicago Tales by John R. Schmidt
https://amzn.to/3x6GgPh
MOVIES:
Chicago (2002)
https://amzn.to/3jVsmOH
Fosse/Verdon(2019 FX Limited Series)
https://amzn.to/3GFegZB
Chicago (1927 Silent film version) FREE on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Js5lYNIZ87E
Try Amazon Kindle Unlimited for FREE here: https://amzn.to/2WsP1GH
Chicago History Podcast Clothing, Mugs, Totes, & More (your purchase helps support the podcast):
https://www.teepublic.com/user/chicago-history-podcast
https://teespring.com/stores/chicago-history-podcast
Chicago History Podcast (chicagohistorypod AT gmail.com):
https://www.chicagohistorypod.com
Chicago History Podcast Art by John K. Schneider (angeleyesartjks AT gmail.com) and on https://www.instagram.com/angeleyesartjks