Outside the Loop RADIO

(podcasting “from” in an alley in Andersonville)

broadcasting on the 100-watt file-sharing program WLUW 88.7-FM Chicago)

Mike Stephen and Andy Hermann kick around corporate sponsor ideas for Chicago, they talk about file sharing on college campuses, they hear about a statewide parking sting, and then they learn about retrofitting the city’s alleys.

“Chicago Might Sell Naming Rights“;
reading and soliciting feedback from our listeners

Emily Glazer - Assistant Campus Editor and Administration Beat Reporter, The Daily Northwestern;
on the “College Opportunity and Affordability Act“, and penalizing entire campuses for illegal file sharing

Bill Bogdan - Disability Liaison, Illinois Secretary of State’s Office;
on a statewide parking sting over the holidays and year-round

Brian Steele - spokesperson, Chicago Department of Transportation;
on the city’s ambitious Green Alley Initiative

(segue music this week from Moist Guitars)

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GOBBLE GOBBLE !!

(podcasting “from” in the middle of Welles Park in Lincoln Square)

(broadcasting on the 100-watt pile of mashed potatoes WLUW 88.7-FM Chicago)

Mike Stephen and Andy Hermann talk turkey (and booze), they learn about how the Writers Guild strike might affect Chicago, they compete in a thankfulness battle, and then they celebrate the 50th anniversary of a local music institution.

OTL Thanksgiving re-caps;
drinking and eating and sleeping, and eating and sleeping

Rich Moskal - director, Chicago Film Office;
on how the Writers Guild strike could affect the local television/film industry

Mike & Andy Give Thanks;
we test our knowledge of each other’s thankfulness

Bau Graves - executive director, Old Town School of Folk Music;
on the community arts school celebrating 50 years in Chicago

(segue music this week from Bakelite 78)

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(podcasting “from” in front of Eckhart Park, across the street from Ruben’s Unisex)

(broadcasting on the 100-watt ingrown hair WLUW 88.7-FM Chicago)

Mike Stephen and Andy Hermann talk barbershops, they learn about the ongoing saga of the FCC and big media, they get the scoop a unique charity, and then they discuss toxins in Illinois residents’ bodies.

Mike and Andy love barbershops;
props to The Mercury (RIP) and Ruben’s Unisex

Craig Aaron - communications director, FreePress;
on the ongoing saga of the FCC and Big Media

“Stache Gordon” - grower, Mustaches for Kids;
on a unique charity drive for Chicago’s Off the Street Club

Max Muller - environmental advocate, Environment Illinois;
on the Is It In Us? study on toxins in our bodies

(segue music this week from Soft Targets)

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We had a great time hanging out at Vocalo.org (WBEW 89.5-FM) with host Dan Weissmann this past Tuesday. We played some of our own segments, and picked some favorites submitted to their site. Mike even got to show off his amazing interviewing skills when Kwame Steve Cobb stopped by to talk about his music and Kwanzaa.

We managed to get some photos, and we were happy to learn the official OTL camera has video capabilities too — a whole 13 seconds at a time!

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We’d like to thank Dan and the entire Vocalo.org crew — it was great to meet a few of you on Tuesday. And just in case you missed the live segment or the subsequent rebroadcasts… by kind permission, we’re able to bring you our entire 3-5p segment below!!

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(podcasting “from” right out in front of a Comcast building on North Avenue)

(broadcasting on the 100-watt cable TV box WLUW 88.7-FM Chicago)

Mike Stephen and Andy Hermann talk about their appearance on Vocalo.org, they discuss Net Neutrality, they learn about burritos in the city, and then they hear about the Illinois Students Against Required Silence.

OTL updates;
email from Inside Publications publisher Ron Roenigk on the Commercial Handbill Distribution Law,
Outside the Loop RADIO’s triumphant appearance on Vocalo.org,
and Mrs. Stephen checks in…

Amina Fazlullah - staff attorney, Illinois PIRG;
on Comcast and Net Neutrality

Nate Silver - creator, The Burrito Bracket;
on the best Mexican food in Wicker Park

Josh [last name withheld] - official media representative, Illinois Students Against Required Silence (at Facebook);
on the Silent Reflection and Student Prayer Act in Illinois

(segue music this week from Istvan & His Imaginary Band)

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Vocalo.org host Dan Weissmann recently contacted us after he listened to a couple of our shows, and after chatting for a bit we talked him into letting us hang out with him on the WBEW 89.5-FM frequency and on their web stream! We set up a playlist (featuring acclaimed Outside the Loop RADIO segments available at Vocalo.org as well as some great stuff submitted for their station), we drew up and signed the contracts, and now we’re drinking tea and are not verbally communicating until we settle in from 3-5p CT on Tuesday 11/6. We even put together a clip that we’re debuting on their airwaves! We’re really excited to contribute to this cool radio experiment from Chicago Public Radio. It’s going to be a blast — so please tune in!!

(podcasting “from” right outside of the Leo Burnett Building)

(broadcasting on the 100-watt DIY radio facility WLUW 88.7-FM Chicago)

Mike Stephen and Andy Hermann discuss Daylight Saving Time, they learn about a movement to recall Governor Blagojevich, they get the scoop on the ever-gentrifying Wicker Park, and then they talk about marketing and the DIY movement.

Daylight Saving Time;
confusion over which way we turn the clocks, and drinking

Jack Smith - Loyola U. prof and former D.C. CBS News Bureau Chief;
on the possibility of recalling Governor Blagojevich

Tim Inklebarger - editor, Chicago Journal;
following up on gentrification in the Wicker Park neighborhood

Anne Elizabeth Moore - author, Unmarketable;
on marketing and the co-opting of DIY punk culture

(segue music this week from Twilight Revival)

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