Notes from Chicago
Claim This Podcastby Ashley Phillips
Podcast Overview
<p>Notes from Chicago is a love letter to the greatest city on the planet. Every week join host and longtime Chicago resident Ashley Phillips as she talks with artists, entrepreneurs, scientists, tastemakers and more about their relationship with the city on the make.</p>
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Recent Episodes
July 7, 2026
121 Years of the Chicago Defender with Publisher Dyanna Knight Lewis
<p>Dyanna Knight Lewis is the publisher of the Chicago Defender and regional VP of Real Times Media. Her connection to the paper started long before her career did.</p><p>In this episode, Dyanna joins Notes from Chicago to talk about stewarding one of the most storied Black institutions in American media, 121 years old and counting. </p><p><strong>Follow the Chicago Defender:</strong></p><p>* Website: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://chicagodefender.com">https://chicagodefender.com</a></p><p>* Instagram: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/chicagodefender">https://www.instagram.com/chicagodefender</a></p><p><strong>Follow Notes from Chicago:</strong></p><p>* Spotify: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://open.spotify.com/show/0qkYwUroGt4hMZQlhTg32z">https://open.spotify.com/show/0qkYwUroGt4hMZQlhTg32z</a></p><p>* Apple: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/notes-from-chicago/id1838675173">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/notes-from-chicago/id1838675173</a></p><p>* YouTube: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/@NotesfromChicago">https://www.youtube.com/@NotesfromChicago</a></p><p>* TikTok: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@notesfromchi">https://www.tiktok.com/@notesfromchi</a></p><p>* Instagram: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/notesfromchicago">https://www.instagram.com/notesfromchicago</a> </p>
June 30, 2026
35+ Years of Chosen Few DJs & Chicago House Music with Tony Hatchett
<p>Before it was a 40,000-person festival, it was a Fourth of July picnic outside the Museum of Science and Industry. This week, Tony Hatchett of the Chosen Few DJs joins Notes from Chicago to trace house music's roots from The Warehouse and disco-era South Side parties to becoming a founding member of the crew behind the world's longest-running house music festival. </p><p><strong>Follow Chosen Few DJs:</strong></p><p>* Website: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://chosenfewdjs.com/">https://chosenfewdjs.com/</a></p><p>* Instagram: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/djtonyhatchett">https://www.instagram.com/djtonyhatchett</a> | <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/chosenfewdjs/">https://www.instagram.com/chosenfewdjs/</a></p><p><strong>Follow Notes from Chicago:</strong></p><p>* Spotify: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://open.spotify.com/show/0qkYwUroGt4hMZQlhTg32z">https://open.spotify.com/show/0qkYwUroGt4hMZQlhTg32z</a></p><p>* Apple: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/notes-from-chicago/id1838675173">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/notes-from-chicago/id1838675173</a></p><p>* YouTube: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/@NotesfromChicago">https://www.youtube.com/@NotesfromChicago</a></p><p>* TikTok: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@notesfromchi">https://www.tiktok.com/@notesfromchi</a></p><p>* Instagram: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/notesfromchicago">https://www.instagram.com/notesfromchicago</a> </p>
June 23, 2026
Queer Spaces, Bud Billiken, and Chicago Home Movies with Isis Ferguson and Alyssa Gregory
<p>In this episode of Notes from Chicago, host Ashley Phillips talks with Isis Ferguson (Senior Director of Engagement & Partnerships) and Alyssa Gregory (Marketing Manager) of Arts + Public Life, a University of Chicago initiative rooted in Washington Park that connects, supports, and amplifies South Side artists and culture.</p><p>Isis and Alyssa break down the four venues that make up Arts + Public Life and the layered history of jazz clubs, theaters, and creative life that once lived on that same block. They dig into Never So Free, a queer Black art and assembly project built around space-making and community history; the Southside Home Movie Project, a striking archive of donated home movies stretching back decades; and the Choreographic Arts Program, which connects young dancers to Chicago's footwork and majorette history.</p><p><strong>Follow Arts + Public Life:</strong></p><p>* Website: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://artsandpubliclife.org">https://artsandpubliclife.org</a></p><p>* Instagram: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/artspubliclife">https://www.instagram.com/artspubliclife</a> | Isis Ferguson: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/meetmein1944">https://www.instagram.com/meetmein1944</a></p><p><strong>Follow Notes from Chicago:</strong></p><p>* Spotify: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://open.spotify.com/show/0qkYwUroGt4hMZQlhTg32z">https://open.spotify.com/show/0qkYwUroGt4hMZQlhTg32z</a></p><p>* Apple: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/notes-from-chicago/id1838675173">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/notes-from-chicago/id1838675173</a></p><p>* YouTube: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/@NotesfromChicago">https://www.youtube.com/@NotesfromChicago</a></p><p>* TikTok: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@notesfromchi">https://www.tiktok.com/@notesfromchi</a></p><p>* Instagram: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/notesfromchicago">https://www.instagram.com/notesfromchicago</a> </p>
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- What is Notes from Chicago?
<p>Notes from Chicago is a love letter to the greatest city on the planet. Every week join host and longtime Chicago resident Ashley Phillips as she talks with artists, entrepreneurs, scientists, tastemakers and more about their relationship with the city on the make.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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