Wild Chicago, no. 407
Wild Chicago Episode #407. Ben Hollis visits Disco bowling, the Connecticut School of Broadcasting formerly in Lombard, IL, the “Terra Cotta Kingdom,” the Cascade Drive-In, and the Old Town Aquarium.
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Wild Chicago, no. 406
Episode 406 of Wild Chicago. Smelt Dancing by the lake, a center for UFO studies, Rock ‘N Roll Tupperware party, the graveyard shift at Kinko’s Copies, and a visit to the CTA “love train.”
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Wild Chicago, no. 405
Episode 405 of Wild Chicago. Host Ben Hollis visits the studio session of a young rapper, a free speech society, sunbathers in Lincoln park (including a cameo of Stephen Colbert), a woman who has turned her house into an art museum, and Chicago’s own drag queen wrestling.
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Wild Chicago, no. 404
Episode 404 of Wild Chicago. Host Ben Hollis visits Magic Don Juan, a former pimp turned preacher, a mother-daughter duo of inventors, and an avant-garde dance theater troupe. One memorable segment of a sawmill on the south side of Chicago includes an aesthetic and stylistic nod to Twin Peaks.
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Best of Wild Chicago, no. 312: Nightlife
Episode 312 of Wild Chicago explores various scenes of Chicago’s nightlife. Host Ben Hollis visits a number of culturally diverse nightlife hangouts, in addition to a poetry open mic night and live piano karaoke.
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Best of Wild Chicago, no. 309: Sports
Episode 309 of Wild Chicago features a Sports theme. Eclectic sports like turtle racing, Jello wrestling, and an art exhibit turned into a mini-golf course are seen alongside an Italian-American sports museum and some pugilist philosophy.
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Ben Loves Chicago, no. 9809
Ben Loves Chicago ran for three years on Chicago’s WPWR. In episode no. 9809, host Ben Hollis visits an eclectic toy store on Broadway, the Family Fun Christian Center in Wicker Park, and a Snake Lady in Rogers Park. The episode includes an “instant talk show” set up in a Lincolnwood gas station and a segment about fatherhood.