Chicago Humanities Tapes
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Being human is hard. Luckily we've got the biggest names and brightest minds of today's society to help us out. Join us as we sneak you into can't-miss special events and once in a lifetime conversations direct from the live Chicago Humanities experience. You'll hear fresh interviews along with previously unreleased audio from our 30+ year archive on entertainment, politics, literature, and technology. New episodes drop every other Tuesday. Listen on your favorite podcast platform.
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Margaret Atwood Opens Her Book of Lives
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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Ron Chernow on the Humorous Life of Mark Twain
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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Ed Helms on the World's Biggest SNAFUs
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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Ocean Vuong Uses the Sentence as a Tool to Understand Deep Mystery
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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Leslie Odom, Jr. on Learning that Love is Being Kind to Yourself
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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Philosopher Agnes Callard Has Some Questions About Questions
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May 20, 2025 |
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Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson Wonder What You Will Build for the Future
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May 06, 2025 |
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How Classic Painted Signs Help Us Time Travel with Heavy Pages Press
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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Mini Tapes: The Journey is the Destination for the Jewish Museum of Chicago
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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Hebru Brantley on His Chicago Murals, Fine Art, and Everything in Between
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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Paul Reiser's Comedy Evolution
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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Joy Reid Shares and Makes History
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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Mini Tapes: Last Week Tonight's Ali Barthwell on Chicago, Comedy, and Playing to the Top of the Audience's Intelligence
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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The Forces Shaping Immigration with Geraldo Cadava
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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Adrianne Black: A Journey from White Nationalism to Antiracism
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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A Funner Guide to Words with Anne Curzan
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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Before the Civil Rights Movement with Dylan C. Penningroth
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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Edward Burns Shares a Pint with Chicago
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Learns, Inspires, and Goes to Work
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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R.L. Stine is Still Giving Kids Goosebumps
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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From Rumi to The Simpsons, Kaveh Akbar Contains Multitudes
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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How to Bloom a Building with Jeanne Gang
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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The Sweetly Sly Art of Alberto Aguilar / El gentilmente travieso arte de Alberto Aguilar
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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Greta Johnsen's Love Letter to Podcasting, Public Radio, and Finding Your People
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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Frank Bruni Invites You to His Buffet of Grievances
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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Adam Gopnik Delights in Investigating a New Skill
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Aug 06, 2024 |
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Roxane Gay Totally Called It
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Jul 23, 2024 |
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From "Do the Right Thing" to "Black Panther," Costuming Black History with Ruth E. Carter
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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Bobby Berk on Queer Eye, Home Decorating, and Gay T-Rexes
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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Inside Cartoons: The New Yorker, DIY Black Punk Zines, and More
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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Mini Tapes: The Subversive Act of Math
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May 28, 2024 |
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Martin Luther King Jr. by Chicago's 2024 Pulitzer Prize Winner Jonathan Eig
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May 14, 2024 |
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Mini Tapes: Guidance from the Afterlife
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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Mini Tapes: What We Can Learn About Social Media From Foxes
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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Getting Schooled in Hip Hop with the Notorious Ph.D.
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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Lin-Manuel Miranda Shares the Secrets to Making Great Art
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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Rachel Maddow on History, Now, and What's Next
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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Throwing Poems into Lake Michigan with Sandra Cisneros
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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Henry Winkler: Lessons from a Real Sweetheart
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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Dream Dinner Party: Andrés, Bayless, Bittman, Voloshyna
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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Life Advice from Your Film Dads: Harold Ramis (2009) and John Waters (2022)
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Nov 07, 2023 |
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Halloween Special: Morticians, Witches, and Ghost Stories
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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Ed Begley Jr. Steps into the Energy Efficient Spotlight
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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Patti Smith Reflects and Lives in the Moment
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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Stacey Abrams on Writing, Ruth E. Carter on Costume Design
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Sep 12, 2023 |
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Joan Baez on Music, Art, and Lifelong Activism
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Jul 11, 2023 |
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Gigi Gorgeous and Gottmik on Transgender Expression
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Jun 27, 2023 |
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Selma Blair: MS, Writing, and Parmesan Cheese
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Jun 13, 2023 |
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Top Chef's Kwame Onwuachi on Authentic Cooking
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May 30, 2023 |
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Jessica Lange Captures Truth in Photos
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May 16, 2023 |
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Marvel's Simu Liu on Acting, Abercrombie, and Family
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May 02, 2023 |
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Is the Public Still Persuadable? with Anand Giridharadas
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Apr 18, 2023 |
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Bob Odenkirk with Tim Meadows on Finding Your Comedy Voice
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Apr 04, 2023 |
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Chicago Humanities Tapes Season 1 Trailer
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Mar 23, 2023 |