OTL #981: The compact disc isn't going quietly, Chicago before the Fire

Update: 2025-08-02

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Mike Stephen talks with Chicago Reader staff writer Leor Galil about the resurgence of the compact disc, then delves into the history of Chicago before the Great Fire of 1871 with Northwestern University economics professor Louis P. Cain, author of the new book Chicago Before the Fire: An Economic History.

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OTL #981: The compact disc isn't going quietly, Chicago before the Fire

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OTL #981: The compact disc isn't going quietly, Chicago before the Fire

Mike Stephen

OTL #981: The compact disc isn't going quietly, Chicago before the Fire