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Urban development and ethnic migration in Chicago
Author: Zetian Yu Program of Study: Quantum Engineering track, Molecular Engineering, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering Description This podcast focuses on ethnic migration in Chicago’s neighborhoods, trying to dicover the underlying factors of the racial population flow while at the same time explore its relationship between urban development. Listen Here: Transcript: (provided by the author) Welcome to the ELI’s...
The Reveler Experience: plurality, identity, and community.
Author: Enrique Zepeda Herrera Program of Study: MPCS, Physical Sciences Division Description: This podcast takes you inside a sports bar in Chicago's North Side and explores what a Thursday night football game taught me about Chicago's plurality and football's role in American Culture. Transcription (provided by the author): Welcome, everybody, to the ELI’s Finding Chicago Global Perspectives Podcast...
The Reveler Experience: plurality, identity, and community.
Author: Enrique Zepeda Herrera Program of Study: MPCS, Physical Sciences Division Description: This podcast takes you inside a sports bar in Chicago's North Side and explores what a Thursday night football game taught me about Chicago's plurality and football's role in American Culture. Transcription (provided by the author): Welcome, everybody, to the ELI’s Finding Chicago Global Perspectives Podcast...
Let’s Jazz up!
Author: Te-Jung Chen Program of Study: Masters Program in Computer Science, Physical Sciences Division Description: A Taiwanese girl’s first time in Chicago, a city merged with blues and jazz. With her love for music, the audience can follow Ellie with her first jazz club experience in Green Mill and see what she felt. Transcript: Welcome to the...
Christmas Impression in Chicago
Author: Jin Wang Program of Study: Molecular Engineering PhD, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (PME) Christmas tree in the Museum of Science and Industry Description: Close your eyes and imagine walking through a snowy park in Chicago at night — the air is cold, but in front of you stands a giant Christmas tree, glowing with thousands of...
Threads of Belonging: Vintage Stories in Chicago
Author: Wanling Yang Program of Study: PhD in Molecular Engineering, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (PME) Description: This podcast explores Chicago’s vintage culture through Milwaukee Avenue and pop-ups. From colorful murals to hidden treasures, I share how vintage connects history, creativity, and community, making the city feel alive and full of stories. Transcription (provided by author): Welcome to...
Chicago Nights in Jazz Rhythm
Author: Yujin Li Program of Study: PhD in Molecular Engineering, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering Description: This podcast explores how jazz shapes Chicago’s nights. From my first experience at the Chicago Jazz Festival to the history of the “Chicago style,” I reflect on how music connects communities, carries stories of migration, and reveals the rhythm of the city. ...
A City of Many Homes
Author: Tengyang Ruan Program of study: Quantum Science and Engineering Program PHD, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering Description: Are you interested in immigration history? This podcast explores the immigration history of Swedish people in Chicago and how their journey shaped the city by focusing on the Swedish American Museum. At the same time, other immigrant groups also left...
The Global Tacos: A Delicious Story
Author: Yujia Sun Program of Study: Molecular Engineering PhD, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering Description: When you think of Chicago's food scene, do deep-dish pizza and hot dogs come to mind? But there's a newer, more dynamic story being told on the city's streets, wrapped in a tortilla. Transcription (provided by the author): Welcome to the ELI’s Finding Chicago...
Chicago’s Unique Outdoor Leisure Culture
Author: Siyu Zhang Program of Study: Master of Applied Data Science (ADS), Physical Sciences Division Description: Explore how leisure in Chicago gained its own style with me. From shopping streets and lakefront parks to neighborhood cafés and seasonal outdoor life, I’ll share what makes Chicago’s leisure culture unique and how geography, retail, and lifestyle shape the city’s rhythms. ...