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(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 home care in Illinois, chats about urban gardening with local blogger Mr. Brown Thumb, and listens to reflections on this year’s Taste of Chicago.
He doesn’t have a grill to BBQ on this weekend…but he DOES have a slow cooker. Even though, it’s summer he plans on using it tomorrow!
Jeff Kelly Lowenstein - Staff Reporter at The Chicago Reporter
Illinois is the worst state when it comes to African-American senior citizens looking for quality nursing home care. Jeff tells us why this is.
Mr. Brown Thumb – Blogger on Chicago Garden at ChicagoNow.com
Mike meets up with Mr. Brown Thumb at Garfield Park to discuss urban gardening in our city.
Photo: Courtesy of Mr. Brown Thumb
John Kristoff – Editorial Intern at WindyCitizen.com
John recently wrote a blog entry reflecting on how we might be able to look to the Taste of Chicago to see how the city would handle the 2016 Olympics. You can find John’s post here.
Photo: Courtesy of the Windy Citizen
OTL #145 local music provided by The Del Moroccos…
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(broadcasting on the “loud and proud” radio station WLUW-FM (88.7) Chicago)
Mike Stephen learns about tomorrow’s special programming on CAN-TV, gets up to speed on the new rules in place for the Pride Parade this year, and talks to the co-chair of the reform caucus of the Chicago Teacher’s Union about CPS job cuts.
Is it possible for our intrepid host to hit up the Taste of Chicago, Pride Parade, AND tend to his new Earth Box garden on his deck? We shall see!
Above: Mike’s Amazing Pepper and Basil Garden
Omari Nyamweya - Programming Coordinator for CAN-TV
Tomorrow, June 27, CAN-TV features a special day of programming produced by residents whose communities have been affected by violence. We learn more about this programming on the show this week.
Michael Lehet – Blogger at What’s a Boy to Do? at ChicagoNow.com
Michael fills us in on some new rules for Pride Parade ‘09 participants and attendees.
Karen Lewis – Co-chair of CORE, a reform caucus of the Chicago Teachers Union
Karen tells us of CORE’s mission to reform the Chicago Public Schools.
OTL #144 local music provided by The Hoyle Brothers…
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(broadcasting on the “Chicago Sound Alliance” radio station WLUW-FM (88.7) Chicago)
Mike Stephen gets a call from a former OTL employee, chats with Anne Elizabeth Moore about a retrospective exhibit of her work, finds out about MoveSmart.org, and learns why there is a need for a local blogger round table discussion.
The OTL Customer Service Line -
Mike gets a call from a former OTL employee wondering about last week’s technical difficulties.
Anne Elizabeth Moore - Media and Consumerism Critic, Artist, Author
Anne talks about an exhibit that is a retrospective of her work over the past 16 years. It’s called Dismantling the Corporate State and Other Amusements and it’s at Columbia College.
Justin Massa – Co-Founder and Executive Director of MoveSmart.org
Justin heads up a project to connect people with information about Chicago neighborhoods that otherwise wouldn’t be readily available. He gives us the lowdown on this effort.
Mike Doyle – Blogger at chicagocarless.com and Chicagosphere
There is quite the blogging community in Chicago and Mike Doyle would like to sit down with some local bloggers to discuss the future of this online news and information medium. He tells us why this week.
OTL #143 local music provided by Black Jack Rover…
Outside the Loop RADIO: Chicago's Almost Above-Ground Audio Magazine [:31:17m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (36)Editor’s Note: OTL was recently named as one of Chicago’s most influential news sites by the Community Media Workshop! Thanks so much for your continued support of the program and its mission!
Now on with the show!
(podcasting from the studios in the OTL Bunker, somewhere in Chicago)
(broadcasting on the “get on your bikes and ride…naked” radio station WLUW-FM (88.7) Chicago)
Mike Stephen wonders about MANicures, dicusses the parking problems in the West Loop, learns an important Bacon Fest Chicago update, and gets the skinny on the World Naked Bike Ride Chicago.
To MANicure Or Not to MANicure -
Mike reads a blog entry from the CTA Tattler and wonders if maybe it’s time to get a manicure…but not while on the El.
Micah Maidenberg - Editor, Chicago Journal
Micah discusses his article about the problems residents of the West Loop face when trying to park their cars. You can read the article here.
Seth Zurer – Co-organizer and Co-Founder of Baconfest Chicago ‘09
Seth joins us once again from Baconfest HQ to tell us when and where this event will take place! He also gives us new details on this festival of everyone’s favorite pork product.
Steven Lane – Co-organizer of the World Naked Bike Ride Chicago
This Saturday, June 13th, people will be getting together to ride their bikes in Chicago…naked. Why? How can YOU be nude on a bike too? Steven answers these questions and more!
OTL #142 local music provided by Lurrie Bell…
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(broadcasting on the “street corner taco stand” radio station WLUW-FM (88.7) Chicago)
Mike Stephen talks about a lovely local latrine, discusses the plight of the pushcart vendor in the city, chats about the possibility of The Real Housewives of Chicago, and learns about a local literary aggregator.
Check out bestrestroom.com to vote for Chicago’s very own Drake Hotel Palm Court Ladies Room as the best restroom in America.
Claire Bushey - Freelance journalist and author of last week’s Chicago Reader cover story called “Legalize It”
Claire discusses the hardships faced by pushcart vendors in the Little Village neighborhood.
Jenny, The Future Mrs. Stephen – Mike Stephen’s fiancee and expert on The Real Housewives TV show
Jenny got Mike hooked on TRH and lucky for him now there’s talk of The Real Housewives of Chicago coming soon. Jenny and Mike analyze how this might happen in the Windy City.
Connor Coyne – Contributor to bookish.us
If you’re into the local literary scene, this is the blog to check out. Everything from ‘zines to books to what is the appropriate number of spaces between sentences is fair game on the site. Connor joins us to give us the lowdown.
OTL #141 local music provided by Coltrane Motion…
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(broadcasting on the “I’m very much interested in replacing Obama” radio station WLUW-FM (88.7) Chicago)
Mike Stephen talks to the co-organizer of the upcoming Chicago Media Future Conference, discusses a recent ruling about off-duty Chicago cops, and dives into some hot local political issues with Mick Dumke of the Chicago Reader.
Scott Smith - Co-organizer of the Chicago Media Future Conference
Scott discusses some of the challenges facing local media and how the upcoming conference will address these challenges.
Tracy Siska – Executive Director of the Chicago Justice Project
Recently CPD officers were found not guilty in the Jefferson Tap brawl case. Tracy blogged about this verdict and what it means for Chicago.
Mick Dumke – Writer and Editor at the Chicago Reader and blogger at Clout City.
Mick joins us once again to discuss some of the latest and hottest Chicago political news.
OTL #140 local music provided by Powerspace…
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(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 crawfish here in the city.
Greg Mele - Co-founder of the Chicago Swordplay Guild
Greg tells us about preserving the art of European swordplay and shows Mike a few moves.
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Steve Sullivan – Principal Investigator for Project Squirrel.
Steve tells us what we can learn from our local squirrel population and how we can be citizen scientists.
Danny Beck – Owner of Toons Bar and Grill in Lakeview
The 10th Annual Toons Crawfish Boil is happening this weekend. We get a preview of the Boil and learn about the art of cooking crawfish.
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OTL #139 local music provided by Charlie Love…
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(broadcasting on the “one quarter gets you 15 minutes” radio station WLUW-FM (88.7) Chicago)
Mike Stephen talks to a Chicago alderman about examining the city’s parking meter lease deal, warns you to be careful when playing flip cup, and chats with the CTA Tattler about the latest local transit issues.
Ald. Joe Moore - Alderman of the 49th Ward
The Alderman explains why he voted for the parking meter lease deal, why he regrets that vote, and what he’s doing to shed some light on how this deal was passed in the City Council.
Above: Ald. Joe Moore
OTL Party Advice – Lottie’s Pub (as featured in OTL #120) celebrates its 75th anniversary this weekend. They’re having a flip cup party. Oh my.
Above: A Flip Cup Arena
Kevin O’Neil – Founder of ctatattler.com
Kevin gives us the lowdown on the Blue Line repairs redux, CTA stimulus funding, and the bus tracker FINALLY tracking all bus routes.
Above: The Blue Line Train Approaches
OTL #138 local music provided by Chin Up Chin Up…
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(broadcasting on the “deep dish” radio station WLUW-FM (88.7) Chicago)
Mike Stephen gives you a tip for dealing with broken parking meters, brings us the story of a wrongful conviction, and goes on-location with the president of the Chicago Pizza Club and one of its members to chat about the local pizza scene.
A Parking Meter Tip - courtesy of The Parking Ticket Geek, official parking correspondent of OTL, at The Expired Meter.
It’s not illegal to park at a broken parking meter in Chicago! The Geek has a way to help you out!
John Maki – soon-to-be adjunct professor at Loyola University’s School of Law and a media organizer for the Center on Wrongful Convictions
John tells us the story of Thaddeus Jimenez who, at age 13, was wrongly convicted of murder. He was released last week.
***BONUS: Click on the link below for John’s YouTube video of Thaddeus’ release from prison.***
The Exoneration of Thaddeus Jimenez VIDEO
Francisco Quinteros and Jen Stander – members of the Chicago Pizza Club
Mike met up with Francisco and Jen at Coalfire Pizza recently to learn all about the Chicago Pizza Club and the art of enjoying local pizza.
Above: Part of a Scrumptious Prosciutto Pizza At Coalfire
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