ChicagoHamburg30 Podcast
1) Series Finale and Highlights
This is the final episode of the ChicagoHamburg30 podcast, which features highlights from many episodes. Many thanks to Douglas Cowie, the guest host, and all of the fantastic experts who taught us s...Show More
2) German Architects in Chicago: From Mies van der Rohe to Dirk Lohan
In our 30th and final episode celebrating the 30-year anniversary of the Chicago-Hamburg Sister-City partnership, we look at the German architects who literally built the buildings that Chicagoans liv...Show More
3) Chicago Sports: White Sox, Cubs, Bears, and Bulls plus FC St. Pauli
Both Chicago and Hamburg are great sports cities, so today we're discussing the history of Chicago sports with a detour through St. Pauli. Andrew Sola and his expert guests (Peter Alter from the Chic...Show More
4) From Hamburg to Chicago: A German Immigrant's Story
Happy German-American Heritage Month! In this episode, we explore the remarkable story of one German immigrant who left Hamburg for Chicago in 1923, Walter Heinsen, through the lens of his grandson J...Show More
5) Hispanic Chicago
We're celebrating Hispanic-American Heritage month with a deep dive into the rich history and diversity of the Hipanic/Latino/LatinX/Latine community in Chicago. Topics include the following: -the d...Show More
6) The 2024 Democratic Convention in Chicago
In this special episode, Andrew Sola and his guests discuss the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Topics include the similarities and differences between the 1968 DNC and the 2024 DNC; ...Show More
7) Literature of Chicago #8: Nelson Algren's The Man with the Golden Arm (1949)
In this episode, Dr. Douglas Cowie and his guest, documentary filmmaker Mark Blottner, discuss another great Chicago novel, The Man with the Golden Arm by Nelson Algren. Published in 1949, it tells th...Show More
Literature of Chicago #8: Nelson Algren's The Man with the Golden Arm (1949)
47:07 | Aug 23rd, 2024
8) The Democratic National Convention: Chicago 1968
The Democratic National Convention in Chicago 1968 was one of the most important political events in the twentieth century. It was preceded by a number of earth-shaking crises, including the devast...Show More
9) The Sound of Chicago #3: Exploring the Legacy of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians
In the third and final episode of this mini-series celebrating the unique sound of avant-garde music in Chicago, our hosts turn to the still-living legacy and influence of the AACM on global music. T...Show More
10) The Sound of Chicago #2: Anthony Braxton and Kahil El'Zabar
In our second episode about the avant-garde music scene in Chicago, we turn to two legends-Anthony Braxton and Kahil El'Zabar. Hosts Douglas Cowie and Kara Rusch discuss the concept of Braxton's musi...Show More