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OTL: Episode #176- Possible Wal-Mart Compromise, CTA Mobile Garden Update, Pecha Kucha Chicago

(podcasting from the studios in the OTL Bunker, somewhere in Chicago) (broadcasting on the “mobile gardening” radio station WLUW-FM (88.7) Chicago) Mike Stephen loves pens, gets the latest about the Wal-Mart saga in Chicago, discusses the news regarding the CTA Mobile Garden Project, and learns about an arts event that will benefit the victims of [...]

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OTL: Episode #163- Reeling Fest 2009 Preview, OTL News Desk Update, Bird Collision Monitors

(podcasting from the studios in the OTL Bunker, somewhere in Chicago) (broadcasting on the “for the birds” radio station WLUW-FM (88.7) Chicago) Mike Stephen gets a preview of the 28th Annual Chicago Lesbian and Gay International Film Festival, jumps behind the OTL News Desk for a local news update, and learns about the problem of [...]

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OTL: Episode #145- Poorly Rated Local Nursing Homes, Gardening With Mr. Brown Thumb, and Taste of Chicago Reflections

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!! (podcasting from the studios in the OTL Bunker, somewhere in Chicago) (broadcasting on the “proud to be an American where at least I know I’m free” radio station WLUW-FM (88.7) Chicago) Mike Stephen extols the magic of the slow cooker, talks to a reporter who wrote about the rampant sub-par nursing [...]

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OTL: Episode #139- Chicago Swordplay, Project Squirrel, and Cooking Crawfish at Toons

(podcasting from the studios in the OTL Bunker, somewhere in Chicago) (broadcasting on the “cooking crawfish that are speared by a long sword while squirrels look on” radio station WLUW-FM (88.7) Chicago) Mike Stephen goes on-location to play with swords, checks out the Chicago wildlife with Project Squirrel, and learns about the art of cooking [...]

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OTL: Episode #136- Daily Daley, Chi-Town Angler, and Baconfest Chicago 2009

(podcasting from the studios in the OTL Bunker, somewhere in Chicago) (broadcasting on the “sizzling in bacon grease” radio station WLUW-FM (88.7) Chicago) Mike Stephen talks to the editor of the Daily Daley, discovers the possibilities of fishing in Chicago, and chats with the Baconfest Triumvirate about Baconfest Chicago 2009. Anna Tarkov – Editor of [...]

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OTL: Episode #135- Chicago Pen Show, OTL News Desk Update, and Environment Illinois

(podcasting from the studios in the OTL Bunker, somewhere in Chicago) (broadcasting on the “Hey, can I borrow a pen?”  radio station WLUW 88.7-FM Chicago) Mike Stephen works around the OTL Bunker renovations, talks to the organizers of the upcoming Chicago Pen Show, hops into the OTL News Desk anchor chair to bring us up [...]

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OTL: Episode #131

(podcasting from the studios in the OTL Bunker, somewhere in Chicago) (broadcasting on the goodbye-Andy-Hermann radio station WLUW 88.7-FM Chicago) Mike Stephen says goodbye to Andy Hermann, they talk about some proposed cuts at the University of Chicago Medical Center, they catch up on a couple past show topics, and then they follow up on [...]

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OTL: Episode #128

(podcasting from the studios in the OTL Bunker, somewhere in Chicago) (broadcasting on the yummy-yummy-yummy-I’ve-got-food-in-my-tummy radio station WLUW 88.7-FM Chicago) THE FIRST OTL LOCAL FOOD SHOW… OTL #128 on-location: Jay’s Beef Mike Stephen and Andy Hermann present a special food-themed show — featuring topics including Italian beef sandwiches, a new local website advocating sustainable, and [...]

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OTL: Episode #122

(podcasting from the OTL Bunker, somewhere in Chicago) (broadcasting on the 100-watt unlympic radio station WLUW 88.7-FM Chicago) Mike Stephen and Andy Hermann hate dibs, they hear about the Unlympics movement in Chicago, they discuss the passion that Uptown residents have for their neighborhood, and then they learn about an environmental event in a local [...]

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OTL: Episode #113

(podcasting “from” out in back of the Congress Theatre) (broadcasting on the 100-watt elevating-to-new-heights radio station WLUW 88.7-FM Chicago) Mike Stephen asks Andy Hermann about another radio show, they learn about the Bloomingdale Trail, they talk with a local resident driving Barack Obama’s old car, and then they hear about the vibe at the Proposition [...]

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