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Alyssa

@alyssad.bsky.social
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Writer, smart-ass, BFA in dramaturgy/dramatic criticism lover of Chicago. Podcaster at Oh Malort!

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Alyssa @alyssad.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
In this episode we discuss TimeLine Theatre's production "The Birth of the Pill." Listen on the app of your choice. pod.link/1684738593/e...
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"The Birth of the Pill" at Timeline Theatre
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Alyssa @alyssad.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Here is the history of the Chicago River Swim which got canceled today. Listen on the app of your choice. pod.link/1684738593/e...
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Chicago River Swim: Lake Michigan is a Better Option; OR Think of the Drowning Children
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Alyssa @alyssad.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
My wish is that in 2028 a Hope College graduate running for office says, "Beat Calvin" and the Christian Nationalists lose their mind.
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Alyssa @alyssad.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
In the 1990's I saw a maze and blue sign in a bathroom that said, "Flush twice it is a long way to Ohio."
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Reader of Banned Books @readerofbannedbook.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
New acronym to remember the lake names. And it fits: Superior Huron America Michigan Erie
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Edmund Fitzgerald Lake Freighter
ALT: Edmund Fitzgerald Lake Freighter
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Alyssa @alyssad.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
I tell @mostring.bsky.social about a disreputable Illinois politician. Come for the corruption and the Legionnaires' disease stay for the shocking reveal. Listen on the app of your choice. pod.link/1684738593/e...
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Tom Cullerton: Pensions, Pensions, Pensions
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Alyssa @alyssad.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
So, when Trump brought up corruption in Muskegon was he refering to the county or the city?
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Alyssa @alyssad.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
In this episode we talk about the history of the "Chicago River Swim." Listen on the app of your choice. pod.link/1684738593/e...
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Chicago River Swim: Lake Michigan is a Better Option; OR Think of the Drowning Children
Listen to Chicago River Swim: Lake Michigan is a Better Option; OR Think of the Drowning Children from Oh, Malort! wherever you get your podcasts!
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Block Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Trump Tower has landed its 1st riverfront retail tenant after 17 years of vacancy. blockclubchi.co/49xlNc7
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Alyssa @alyssad.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
In this episode of @ohmalortpod.bsky.social I tell @mostring.bsky.social about the time @chicago.suntimes.com opened a bar to expose corruption. It is so Chicago it hurts. Listen on the app of your choice. pod.link/1684738593/e...
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Alyssa @alyssad.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
In this episode of @ohmalortpod.bsky.social we talk about 1972 Election Fraud. Listen on the app of your choice. pod.link/1684738593/e...
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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 27/04/2026
The federal appeals court in Chicago on Monday upheld the historic conviction of former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan, finding no error in the four-month trial that ultimately led to his lengthy prison sentence.
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Federal appeals court upholds conviction of ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan
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Alyssa @alyssad.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
@carriagereturn.bsky.social and I muster all our theatre kid energy to talk about The Merle Reskin Theatre which was a hot topic in the news a few weeks ago and inspired silly outrage. Listen on the app of your choice. pod.link/1684738593/e...
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Alyssa @alyssad.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Oprah never lived here.
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Block Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
At Migos Fine Foods’ new Bronzeville spot, a lamb cheesesteak torta is among the halal highlights. blockclubchi.co/4tXZEeE
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Alyssa @alyssad.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Interesting he didn't read the Sermon on the Mount or anything from the Gospels.
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Alyssa @alyssad.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
In this episode Alyssa and @vanderpumprobs.com finish their conversation about the absolutely fascinating life of heiress,suffragette, and politician Ruth Hanna McCormick. Listen on @ApplePodcasts, @Spotify, or the app of your choice. pod.link/1684738593/e...
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Alyssa @alyssad.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
I had a plumbling leak followed by a minor flood this week. My mom, "Aren't you glad you don't own?"
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Alyssa @alyssad.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
In this episode I tell @vanderpumprobs.com about the absolutely fascinating life of heiress,suffragette, and politician.Ruth Hanna McCormick. Listen on the app of your choice. pod.link/1684738593/e...
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Alyssa @alyssad.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
My parents planned to move to Florida in 2004 but things didn't work out. Today my dad said, "I am glad we don't live there because we couldn't afford insurance."
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Alyssa @alyssad.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Once upon a time Chicago got a little more than fascist curious. Listen to the latest episode of @ohmalortpod.bsky.social on the app of your choice. pod.link/1684738593/e...
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Alyssa @alyssad.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Lois Weisberg was one of the most impactful Chicagoaens you never heard of. Learn about her in this episode. Listen on the app of your choice. pod.link/1684738593/e...
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Alyssa @alyssad.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Here is part two of the @ohmalortpod.bsky.social episode about George Ryan with @mostring.bsky.social. Listen on the app of your choice. pod.link/1684738593/e...
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Alyssa @alyssad.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Hate to see it.
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Star:Line Chicago @starlinechicago.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Is this good
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Alyssa @alyssad.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
I like the way no one is paying attention to Republican returns.
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Alyssa @alyssad.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
I see a bar fight in the future.
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Alyssa @alyssad.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Somebody made the joke that Ilinois Election coverage should talk about Chicago wards as if they were counties. "We are still waiting to see what happens in the 47th which includes the Lakeshore Liberals."
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Alyssa @alyssad.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
As we wait for the election results and mock the Illinois GOP, take a moment and download this episode of @ohmalortpod.bsky.social where I tell @mostring.bsky.social the complicated history of George Ryan. pod.link/1684738593/e...
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Jeremy Glover @jgrantglover.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
It’s kinda pathetic that the best the IL GOP can muster is to rerun the guy who lost to Pritzker by 12 points. Trump killed the party of Thompson and Edgar, and with it any chance of Republicans holding statewide office in Illinois.
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Stephanie Kollmann @slkollmann.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
If you wonder whether a $13 Coke Zero tastes different, you know where to go
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Alyssa @alyssad.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
In this episode of @ohmalortpod.bsky.social I tell @mostring.bsky.social about the complicated history of former IL Governor George Ryan. It is a wild ride. Listen on the app of your choice. pod.link/1684738593/e...
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Alyssa @alyssad.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
In this episode of @ohmalortpod.bsky.social I tell @ihatemattdrufke.bsky.social about the band Chicago. Listen on the app of your choice. pod.link/1684738593/e...
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Jeff Tischauser @jtischauser.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Chicago Magazine named Nick Fuentes #7 in its list of Top 50 powerful Chicagoans of 2025.
7, Nick Fuentes White Nationalist Streamer. Loathe him or loathe him, the 27 year old shock artist and Berwyn resident has an unnervingly large following. An antisemite who praised Hitler (“really fucking cool”) and a misogynist who says women shouldn’t have the right to vote, Fuentes is on the fringe of the fringe — but his influence has grown massively in the past year. The Lyons Township High School graduate loosely leads an army of far-tight fans known as the Groypers who aim to take over the Republican Party. However far-fetched that sounds, it became likelier after an October interview with Tucker Carlson in which Fuentes rallied against “organized Jewry in America” and caused a firestorm that split the MAGA coalition. Yet despite denunciations of Fuentes from mainstream Republicans, conservative cultural critic Rob Dreher says he’s been told 30-40% of  young Republicans staffers in D.C. are groypers. With millions of followers turning into his racist screeds that would make Father Coughlin blush, we ignore Fuentes at our own peril.
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Alyssa @alyssad.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
In this episode of @ohmalortpod.bsky.social we talk about the Chicago tradition of "Dibs" which involves cut breaklines and a Federal Court Case. Listen on the app of your choice. pod.link/1684738593/e...
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Alyssa @alyssad.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
In this episode @ohmalortpod.bsky.social, we talk about what some call the biggest police scandal in Chicago history which says a lot. Listen on the app of your choice. pod.link/1684738593/e...
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Alyssa @alyssad.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Folks, on this episode of @ohmalortpod.bsky.social we talk about Indiana Blogger John Kass. Listen on the app of your choice and share far and wide. pod.link/1684738593/e...
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Alyssa @alyssad.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
In this epsiode of @ohmalortpod.bsky.social we discuss fact and fiction surrounding the Weather Underground. Listen on the app of your choice. pod.link/1684738593/e...
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Alyssa @alyssad.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Some people know exactly what the “parking meter deal” Alyssa breaks down the timeline of events which has been dubbed “a lesson in worse practices.” A must listen! Enjoy on the app of your choice. pod.link/1684738593/e...
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Alyssa @alyssad.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
In this episode of @ohmalortpod.bsky.social I am joined by John Zinn to discuss what some call the biggest scandal in Chicago Police Department history. We end fanaticizing about the story getting the Ryan Murphy treatment. Listen on the app of your choice. pod.link/1684738593/e...
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Morgan L. Stringer @mostring.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Come for the architecture law, stay for the pettiness
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Alyssa @alyssad.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
In 1999 Jerry Springer appeared before the Chicago City Council. Spoiler, it didn’t go well for Burke and the gang. Come for the government inefficacy stay for the schadenfreude. Listen on the app of your choice. pod.link/1684738593/e...
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Alyssa @alyssad.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
In this episode of @ohmalortpod.bsky.social I tell @mostring.bsky.social about Van der Rohe V. Fansworth. Listen on the app of your choice. pod.link/1684738593/e...
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Alyssa @alyssad.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
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Alyssa @alyssad.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
Here is an episode of @ohmalortpod.bsky.social where we talk about what is happening at the Kennedy Center. Listen on the app of your choice. pod.link/1684738593/e...
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Alyssa @alyssad.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
As NYE approaches, I decided @ohmalortpod.bsky.social should revisit Y2K. It is a whacky ride. Listen on the app of your choice. pod.link/1684738593/e...
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Alyssa @alyssad.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
Chuds in Chicago keep clamoring for Operation Greylord 2.0 but I don't think they realize it was about corruption in the Cook County Courts. @mostring.bsky.social and I did an episode about it in early 2024. To learn more listen on the app of your choice. pod.link/1684738593/e...
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Alyssa @alyssad.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
In this episode of @ohmalortpod.bsky.social @molls.bsky.social and I talk about bigomist and murderer Johann Hoch. Old timey crimes are crazy. Listen on the app of your choice and tell all your friends. pod.link/1684738593/e...
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Alyssa @alyssad.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
In this episode of @ohmalortpod.bsky.social @molls.bsky.social and I talk about bigomist and murderer Johann Hoch. Old timey crimes are crazy. Listen on the app of your choice and tell all your friends. pod.link/1684738593/e...
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Alyssa @alyssad.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
In this epsiode of @ohmalortpod.bsky.social we discuss the first "horseless carriage" race which is shockingly similar to the 2023 NASCAR race. Listen on the app of your choice. pod.link/1684738593/e...
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