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    Month: December 2023

    Episode 291: My Year-In-Review For 2023 For My Vanished Chicagoland Facebook Page And My Tributes To Tom Smothers And Joey Meyer.

    Episode 291: I will do my year-in-review for 2023 for my Vanished Chicagoland Facebook Page and my tributes to Tom Smothers and Joey Meyer. — Send in… Read more “Episode 291: My Year-In-Review For 2023 For My Vanished Chicagoland Facebook Page And My Tributes To Tom Smothers And Joey Meyer.”

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    30 Dec 2023 by Pete Kastanes

    Episode 290: A Tribute To Actor Mike Nussbaum And My Memories Of The Day After Christmas In Chicago.

    Episode 290: I will discuss my tribute to actor Mike Nussbaum and my memories of the day after Christmas in Chicago. — Send in a voice message:… Read more “Episode 290: A Tribute To Actor Mike Nussbaum And My Memories Of The Day After Christmas In Chicago.”

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    26 Dec 2023 by Pete Kastanes

    Episode 289: My Memories Of Christmas Fruit Cakes In Chicago, And The 50th Anniversary of The 1973 Movie The Exorcist.

    Episode 289: I will discuss my memories of Christmas fruit cakes in Chicago and the 50th anniversary of The 1973 movie The Exorcist. — Send in a… Read more “Episode 289: My Memories Of Christmas Fruit Cakes In Chicago, And The 50th Anniversary of The 1973 Movie The Exorcist.”

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    23 Dec 2023 by Pete Kastanes

    Episode 288: Vintage Eggnog Brand Names That No Longer Exist In Chicago And The Classic Christmas Cartoon Shorts I Like The Best. They Are Hardrock, Coco, Joe, Suzy Snowflake, And Frosty The Snowman.

    Episode 288: I will discuss the vintage eggnog brand names that no longer exist in Chicago and the classic Christmas cartoon shorts I like the best. They… Read more “Episode 288: Vintage Eggnog Brand Names That No Longer Exist In Chicago And The Classic Christmas Cartoon Shorts I Like The Best. They Are Hardrock, Coco, Joe, Suzy Snowflake, And Frosty The Snowman.”

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    17 Dec 2023 by Pete Kastanes

    Episode 287: My Memories Of Vintage Christmas Children’s Books And A Tribute To Actor Andre Braugher.

    Episode 287: I will discuss my memories of vintage Christmas children's books and a tribute to actor Andre Braugher. — Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pete-kastanes/message https://traffic.megaphone.fm/APO3832947280.mp3Podcast:… Read more “Episode 287: My Memories Of Vintage Christmas Children’s Books And A Tribute To Actor Andre Braugher.”

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    16 Dec 2023 by Pete Kastanes

    Episode 286: The 1990 Movie Home Alone And My Memories Of Fisher-Price Toys When I Was A Child In Chicago.

    Episode 286: I will discuss The 1990 movie Home Alone and my memories of Fisher-Price Toys when I was a child in Chicago. — Send in a… Read more “Episode 286: The 1990 Movie Home Alone And My Memories Of Fisher-Price Toys When I Was A Child In Chicago.”

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    12 Dec 2023 by Pete Kastanes

    Episode 285: My Earliest Christmas Memories As A Child And My Fourth Anniversary Of Being Diagnosed With Prostate Cancer.

    Episode 285: I will discuss my earliest Christmas memories as a child and my fourth anniversary of being diagnosed with prostate cancer. — Send in a voice… Read more “Episode 285: My Earliest Christmas Memories As A Child And My Fourth Anniversary Of Being Diagnosed With Prostate Cancer.”

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    10 Dec 2023 by Pete Kastanes

    Episode 284: My Tribute And Memories Of Watching The TV Shows Produced By Norman Lear In Chicago. Also, My Tribute To Actor Ryan O’Neal.

    Episode 284: I will discuss my tribute and memories of watching the TV shows produced by Norman Lear in Chicago. Also, my tribute to actor Ryan O'Neal.… Read more “Episode 284: My Tribute And Memories Of Watching The TV Shows Produced By Norman Lear In Chicago. Also, My Tribute To Actor Ryan O’Neal.”

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    9 Dec 2023 by Pete Kastanes

    Episode 283: The Max Headroom Broadcast Signal Intrusion That Happened In Chicago Television And The Cabbage Patch Kids Dolls Craze In The 1980s.

    Episode 283: I will discuss The Max Headroom Broadcast Signal Intrusion that happened in Chicago television and the Cabbage Patch Kids Dolls craze in the 1980s. —… Read more “Episode 283: The Max Headroom Broadcast Signal Intrusion That Happened In Chicago Television And The Cabbage Patch Kids Dolls Craze In The 1980s.”

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    6 Dec 2023 by Pete Kastanes

    Episode 282: My Memories Of Service Merchandise Stores In Chicago And Wrap Up Past Posts On My Vanished Chicagoland Facebook Page.

    Episode 282: I will discuss my memories of Service Merchandise Stores in Chicago and wrap up past posts on my Vanished Chicagoland Facebook Page. — Send in… Read more “Episode 282: My Memories Of Service Merchandise Stores In Chicago And Wrap Up Past Posts On My Vanished Chicagoland Facebook Page.”

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    5 Dec 2023 by Pete Kastanes

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    Episode 512: High-Low Foods Stores and NIck’s Fishmarket Restaurant In Chicago.
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    Episode 512: I will discuss The 50th Anniversary of the closing of The High-Low Foods Store, and read a menu from Nick's Fishmarket Restaurant in Chicago.

    Episode 512: High-Low Foods Stores and NIck’s Fishmarket Restaurant In Chicago.
    Episode 512: High-Low Foods Stores and NIck’s Fishmarket Restaurant In Chicago.
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    Episode 511: The 40th Anniversary Of The Chicago Bears Winning The Super Bowl, And Ditkia’s Restaurant In Chicago.
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    Episode 510: The 60th Anniversary of The TV Series Batman And The Stage Coach Restaurant In Chicago.
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    Episode 509: The Agar Meat Packing Company In Chicago, And The Golden West Pancake House In Evergreen Park, IL.
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    Episode 508: My Purchase Of My Cuddly Dudley Doll, And The 60th Anniversary Of The Debut OF WFLD-TV Channel 32 In Chicago.
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    Episode 507: Discontinued Brach’s Candies In Chicago, And Toppers Drive-In in Lincolnwood, IL.
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    Episode 506: The Southtown Theater, Carr’s Department Store In Chicago, And The Golden Age Restaurant In Oak Lawn.
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    Episode 505: Ronco Commercials From The 1970s, And La Strada Restaurant In Chicago.
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    Episode 504: The 80th Anniversary Of The 1945 Movie Christmas In Connecticut And The Great Godfrey Daniels In Skokie, IL.
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    Episode 503: The 35th Anniversary Of The 1990 Movie Home Alone, And Fritz That’s It Restaurant in Evanston, IL.
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