Lise.FM - Amanda Scotese, Chicago Detours

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EPISODE 31: Founder & Executive Director of Chicago Detours Amanda Scotese joins me on the show this week to talk about the winding path that lead her to give amazing, story-rich tours of Chicago, of course noting her influences along the way. She brings us back to her first "solo" trip to Cancun her senior year of high school and then flies us over to the South of Italy to talk about working with Rick Steves and his tour company for 10 years. She also attributes certain writers and Chicago reporters with teaching her how to find stories in an urban geography. In the end, she talks about what sets her tours apart from others and why it's so important and special to spread hundreds of Chicago stories to her tour groups.