Oct 24, 202615 minS5
Some artists spend years trying to figure out exactly who they are. Others get comfortable enough to let that answer keep changing. For Portugal-born singer-songwriter MARO, the new album So Much Has Changed feels like...
About this Podcast:
Historically, Chicago is made up of 77 neighborhoods with their own stories to tell. Only separated by blocks, woven in the microcosm that gives Chicago its unique taste, its people are the epitome of true grit. Each neighborhood, held together with blood, sweat, and tears that are now traditions, giving us this amazing collection of stories from each neighborhood. That is true Chicago.Chicago's newest neighborhood is being developed right now. It's called 78. Chicago, as in the 78th Chicago neighborhood. There you have it, this site is dedicated to all the stories in the 78 neighborhoods.
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What is The 78 about?
Historically, Chicago is made up of 77 neighborhoods with their own stories to tell. Only separated by blocks, woven in the microcosm that gives Chicago its unique taste, its people are the epitome of true grit. Each neighborhood, held together with blood, sweat, and tears that are now traditions, giving us this amazing collection of stories from each neighborhood.
Who hosts The 78?
The 78 is hosted by Tom Barnas. The show has published 114 episodes to date.
What has The 78 covered recently?
Recent episodes include "MARO Has Changed. Her Music Tells the Story" (24 October 2026, 15 minutes), "Grandstand: Bridgeport’s Family-Owned Home for White Sox Fans" (17 October 2026, 8 minutes), and "Jon Lampley’s Next Act: From Stephen Colbert’s Final Show to a Soulful Solo Spotlight" (10 October 2026, 16 minutes).
How often does The 78 publish?
The 78 publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 27 minutes across 114 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on The 78?
Booking probability for The 78 is 35%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The 78 requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The 78's contact route on record: verified email.
About the host
Tom Barnas hosts The 78, a society podcast with 114 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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- Oct 17, 20268 minS4
In Bridgeport, where the Chicago White Sox have been woven into the neighborhood for generations, there’s a family-owned shop that has become part of the game-day tradition. Grandstand. Since 1989, the family-run...
- Oct 10, 202616 minS4
There are moments in music that nobody plans. No rehearsals, no carefully arranged publicity campaign, no second takes. Just a musician , an instrument, and the instinct to share something special. For Jon Lampley, one...
- Oct 3, 202611 minS4
What happens when a roller coaster, whitewater adventure, flying experience and immersive dark ride collide? You get NightFlight Expedition at Dollywood. We went down to Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, for...
- Sep 26, 202626 minS4
Tahaa Kahn has lived in four countries—Pakistan, Turkey, Germany and the United States—and somewhere along the way, he discovered that moving between cultures can provide an almost endless supply of material. Book...
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- Sep 19, 202622 minS4
For more than three decades, Warren Haynes has lived where rock ’n’ roll, blues, improvisation and American roots music collide . As the guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and longtime leader of Gov’t Mule , Haynes has...
- Sep 12, 20262 minS4
What happens when a Midwest kid obsessed with magic and ventriloquism becomes a professional racquetball player, comedy club performer, touring entertainer—and eventually a viral magician with more than 1 BILLION online...
- Sep 5, 202610 minS4
There are big pizzas, and then there’s The Sheet Show . Paulie Gee’s Logan Square, fresh off its 10-year anniversary lap, is going full spectacle mode with what might be the largest pizza currently coming out of an...
- Aug 29, 20261h 35mS4
There’s a quiet moment that happens between seasons. It’s not marked on a calendar, and you won’t find it on a weather app. It’s that subtle shift when something in your life feels ready to turn, evolve, or reset. For...
- Aug 15, 202624 minS4
There’s a certain Chicago rhythm to reinvention. It hums beneath the L tracks, flickers in glass towers along Wabash, and lives in the quiet second acts of people who’ve lost everything and decided that wasn’t the end...
- Aug 8, 202639 minS4
Most entrepreneurs don’t fail because they lack great ideas—they fail because they move too fast. Rob Miller built a legacy by doing the opposite. As the founder of Bloodshot Records, the iconic Chicago-based indie...
- Aug 2, 202610 minS4
There are big pizzas, and then there’s The Sheet Show . Paulie Gee’s Logan Square, fresh off its 10-year anniversary lap, is going full spectacle mode with what might be the largest pizza currently coming out of an...
Episode #21
Inside America’s Ballparks: The Hidden History of Class, Race, and Power in Major League Baseball
Jul 25, 202649 minS4There’s a long-standing myth stitched into the seams of baseball: that the ballpark is a great American commons, a place where the country exhales together under summer skies. It’s a comforting image, one painted in hot...
- Jul 18, 20268 minS4
At Hyde Park Art Center, the gallery floor becomes a shoreline after the tide has already claimed everything. In The Paradox of Inaction , interdisciplinary artist Alison Ruttan constructs a haunting, slow-motion...
- Jul 11, 202622 minS4
In a city that measures resilience the way it measures winters, long and unforgiving, Grant DePorter’s story lands with weight. The CEO of Harry Caray’s Restaurant Group has spent a lifetime building institutions rooted...
Episode #18
Ike Reilly and Shane Reilly Carve a Bruised, Beautiful Family Anthem on Blind and Surrounded
Jul 4, 202634 minS4There’s always been a voltage running through the songs of Ike Reilly, a current made of busted streetlight poetry, half-healed bruises, and characters who keep moving even when the map gives up. On his tenth studio...
- Jun 27, 202614 minS4
<p>There are origin stories, and then there are Chicago origin stories—the kind that begin with smoke so thick you can’t see the counter and end with a line out the door that never really stops. At Pop’s Italian Beef...
- Jun 20, 202633 minS4
<p>Here’s a story you don’t embellish—you just light a cigar, pour a whiskey, and let it ride.</p><p>In 1968, Al Krockey was 18 years old, coming of age at the exact moment America seemed to crack open—politically...
- Jun 20, 202633 minS4
Here’s a story you don’t embellish—you just light a cigar, pour a whiskey, and let it ride. In 1968, Al Krockey was 18 years old, coming of age at the exact moment America seemed to crack open—politically, culturally...
- Jun 13, 20261h 13mS4
<p>he kind that starts under the dim lights of Chicago Stadium—where a kid tagging along with his father realizes the perks of photography aren’t just free parking and great seats… they’re front-row access to history...
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