31 - Pet Sitter

Meet Samantha, pet sitter extraordinaire. In this episode, Samantha shares experiences and advice from the pet sitting industry, human shames lazy dog owners and CTA riders and reveals the magical powers of a sandalwood fan.

You can find Samantha on Twitter at @ToriFan13.

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30 - Windy City Roller All-Stars

Meet Yvette Your Maker, member of the Windy City Roller All-Stars. In this episode, Yvette laces up her skates and gives us a behind the scenes look at the world of roller derby, talks about the "stop for pedestrian" crossings and shares yet another Chicago first (you'll have to listen to find out what it is!).

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29 - Chicago Sun Times

Meet Marcus Gilmer, Digital Editor for the Chicago Sun Times. In this episode, Marcus talks about his role in the evolving world of journalism, directs us to Scooters for some of the best frozen custard in the city, and slams the CTA for increasing prices while decreasing service.

Follow Marcus on Twitter @MarcusGilmer and subscribe to the Evening Rush at http://blogs.suntimes.com/eveningrush/

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28 - Poutine Fest

Meet Melissa, co-organizer of Chicago's (the world's?) first Poutine Fest. In the episode, Melissa gets us up to speed on the world of poutine, talks about building a festival from scratch, shares her favorite Italian joint in the city, gripes about the less-than-immediate "immediately following" trains and learns a little bit about our old friends, the Chicago Seven.

Melissa (left) and co-organizer/laryngitis sufferer Becca (right)

The festival is already sold out but Stefania will be on the scene reporting on all the deliciousness, so be sure to stay tuned to the Your Chicago twitter.

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27 - Solo in the 2nd City

Meet Melinda, co-author and co-producer of Solo in the 2nd City, a bi-monthly reading series and blog on the wonderful world of dating in Chicago. In this episode, Melinda talks about starting Solo in the 2nd City, shares dating tips and trends (be bold, listeners!), encourages all of us to breakout of our neighborhood ruts and gives us the low down on story telling performances around the city.

Be sure to check out their one year anniversary party at the Beauty Bar on Wednesday, February 13.

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26 - Chicago Elevated

Meet Margaret Hicks, owner of Chicago Elevated, a Chicago walking tour company . In this episode, Margaret talks about her unique tours (including the Disaster! tour voted best new city tour of 2012 by Chicago magazine), shares some fun facts and stories about the city, divulges the delights of Little Vietnam, and rips on the city's outdated talk radio lineup.

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25 - Dynasty Podcasts

Meet Jaime Black, Founder of Dynasty Podcasts, Chicago's original music and nightlife podcast network. In this episode, Jaime talks about starting and producing a long running podcast, shares with us his start in radio here in Chicago, exhorts the city to expand its nightlife options, directs us to the creepiest church in town and gets schooled in Chicago blizzard history.

If you're dying to know where the church is - you can thank Gumshoe Stefania for her fine internet detecting. First Zion Evangelical Church on 19th and Peoria. Pictures can be found here.

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