Podcasts Culture Nancy The Case of the Cutoffs

The Case of the Cutoffs

Published: Feb. 11, 2019, 5 p.m.

b'Eight years ago, Ben found a pair of cutoff jean shorts mounted in a shadowbox. Now, he\'s on a search for the truth.\\n\\u2014 Ben Riskin quit his law firm four years ago and embarked on a career in podcasting. Ben recently joined Endeavor Audio to lead their business development and content acquisition efforts. When he\'s not working, he\'s listening to everything and talking to everyone.\\xa0\\nSpecial thanks this week to\\xa0Tracey Baim of the Windy City Times,\\xa0the team at Curious City,\\xa0Ben Rose and Tracey Panek at Levi\\u2019s, St. Sukie de la Croix (author of Chicago Whispers: a History of LGBT Chicago before Stonewall), Gnat Carpenter, the team at Third Coast International Audio Festival, and everyone who shared pictures of the shorts on social media.\\nMusic in this episode by Jeremy Bloom,\\xa0Little Glass Men ("Procreation"),\\xa0Broke for Free ("Calm the Fuck Down"), and\\xa0Nctrnm ("Tethered").\\xa0Theme by Alexander Overington.'