Curious City

<p>History suggests a Victorian-era prejudice against commercial traffic in Chicago parkways lurks behind a ban against pickup trucks on Lake Shore Drive. Should truck owners worry? And, where can they park, anyway?</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CuriousCityPodcast/~4/70ca_IXf9cU" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

<p>Curious citizen Miriam Reuter wondered how Chicago's coastline has changed over the decades. We learn that from nature to industry and back again (sorta), the lakefront’s changed so much that city founders wouldn’t recognize it.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CuriousCityPodcast/~4/-pNA43ToCbU" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

<p>The city's home to more wildlife than the usual suspects. (We're talking 'bout you, Mr. Squirrel.) Lace up your boots, folks. To find lizards, osprey and cactus, we’ll be heading far off the Mag Mile.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CuriousCityPodcast/~4/fGShyrywvNw" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

<p>What is a Chicago accent and what do Chicagoans really sound like? Sound off with your phone and become part of the linguistic record.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CuriousCityPodcast/~4/QTpULOPcx7I" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>