Backstory with Larry Potash

In 1629, the Salem witch trials led to the execution of 20 people as witch hunt frenzy reached the U.S. That might sound... Read more

Brothers Michael and Jeffrey Gentile say their childhood was a cross between The Wonder Years and The Sopranos. While he... Read more

How two sisters' stories of speaking to ghosts in the 19th century sparked a move towards mysticism in the U.S. — and pr... Read more

NASA's revolutionary sales pitch worked to enlist the American public in the space race in the '60s, but that race also ... Read more

In 1978, Bill German turned 16 years old, and like many kids his age was a major Rolling Stones fan.He didn’t want to be... Read more

Mickey Mouse may be the biggest paradox in pop culture: people love him, but know nothing about him.You may have heard M... Read more

Legendary G-Man Eliot Ness is remembered for taking down Al Capone in Chicago, but as pop culture grew the legend around... Read more

For decades, Phil Cresta was the best thief on the East Coast. He stole millions and nobody knew who did it. After fleei... Read more

Secret societies are a common concern of conspiracy theories and Hollywood blockbusters, and at Ivy League schools, secr... Read more

When pinball was illegal, he was called upon to prove it's more than a game of chance. That's when one shot changed it a... Read more

During Northern Ireland's "Troubles," a gang of masked people dragged Gene McConville away from her 10 kids."Watch the c... Read more

The Chicago American Gears were the city's first basketball champions — until their trophy was taken away, and a team wi... Read more

You've probably heard of how legendary mobster Al Capone's criminal empire was disrupted by investigator Eliot Ness and ... Read more

Jack Hersch said it was a tradition every Passover for his father, David, to tell his sons about how he escaped the Nazi... Read more

How does a black detective go undercover to investigate the Ku Klux Klan? Ron Stallworth shares the amazing true story o... Read more

While many remember the DeLorean thanks to its appearance in “Back to the Future,” but the story of its iconic creator J... Read more

Meet the man who accomplished the impossible: capturing a German sub at sea, helping to turn the tide of WWII.See Privac... Read more

Lipizzans are some of the most beautiful horses in the world, but how did they become ensconced on Chicago’s North Shore... Read more

The first-ever successful lawsuit brought by a slave was filed by Henrietta Wood. Her ordeal would take her from Kentuck... Read more

Advertisements painted on old brick buildings still linger in Chicago, but they're slowly disappearing. That's why Joe M... Read more