Episode 604 - "Chicago" - The History Behind The Musical

Send us Fan MailEach accused of unrelated murders, two real-life Chicago women in the 1920s use the media to garner support for themselves in order to avoid prison. Their stories inspired one of the longest-running musicals of all time.Want to help support the show? Buy me a coffee!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/chicagohistoryLeave me a voice message - just click on the microphone in the lower right corner here:https://www.chicagohistorypod.comUp your cocktail or Sodastream game with Portland craft syrups!https://portlandsyrups.com/collections/all?sca_ref=1270971.MO4APpJH1kNeed music for YOUR projects? Audiio has got you covered. Try a free trial here:https://audiio.com/pricing?oid=1&affid=481Anything purchased through the links below may generate a small commission for this podcast at no cost to you and help offset production costs.BOOKS:He Had It Coming: Four Murderous Women and the Reporter Who Immortalized Their Stories by Kori Rumore and Marianne Mather https://amzn.to/3CrCS6qGirls of Murder City: Fame, Lust, and the Beautiful Killers Who Inspired Chicago by Douglas Perryhttps://amzn.to/3GH1IlyChicago by Fred Ebb, John Kander, and Bob Fossehttps://amzn.to/3WTmMuSFosse by Sam Wassonhttps://amzn.to/3Qni3iCDeadline Artists - Scandals, Tragedies, and Triumphs : More of America's Greatest Newspaper Columns by John P. Avlonhttps://amzn.to/3VSZRhCSecond City Sinners: True Crime From Historic Chicago's Deadly Streets  by Jon Seidelhttps://amzn.to/3g5n1jsUnknown Chicago Tales by John R. Schmidthttps://amzn.to/3x6GgPhMOVIES:Chicago (2002)https://amzn.to/3jVsmOHFosse/Verdon(2019 FX Limited Series) https://amzn.to/3GFegZBChicago (1927 Silent film version) FREE on YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Js5lYNIZ87ETry Amazon Kindle Unlimited for FREE here: https://amzn.to/2WsP1GHChicago History Podcast Clothing, Mugs, Totes, & More (your purchase helps support the podcast):https://www.teepublic.com/user/chicago-history-podcasthttps://teespring.com/stores/chicago-history-podcastChicago History Podcast (chicagohistorypod AT gmail.com):https://www.chicagohistorypod.comChicago History Podcast Art by John K. Schneider (angeleyesartjks AT gmail.com) and on https://www.instagram.com/angeleyesartjksSupport the show