What’s In A (Chicago) Nickname? Historian Dilla Tells Us
Shermann "Dilla" Thomas stops by to drop some Chicago nickname history.
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Show Notes
The Second City. Windy City. The City of Big Shoulders. Chicago is known by many names. “We matter so much to the country, people always talking about us,” says Shermann “Dilla” Thomas, aka The TikTok Historian. Dilla talks about the history of some of these nicknames with host Jacoby Cochran, and they discuss what these monikers say about the city. Plus, Dilla just can’t help but drop a few other Chicago history facts.
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