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What’s In A (Chicago) Nickname? Historian Dilla Tells Us
What’s In A (Chicago) Nickname? Historian Dilla Tells Us
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Length:
15 minutes
Released:
Dec 13, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
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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Released:
Dec 13, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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