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Mike Stephen discusses the impact of cannabis on the teen brain with Dr. Patricia Jones Blessman, gets the lowdown on new local music from Paige Kizer, and explores the positive impact of restorative justice practices with Dr. Shaniqua Jones, founder of Purple Path. To subscribe to the OTL podcast, please visit our Apple Podcasts Page, Spotify, or our RSS feed.
Mike Stephen dives into a new report on housing displacement pressure in Chicago with Geoff Smith, executive director of the Institute for Housing Studies at DePaul University, and revisits what went wrong with the Bring Chicago Home initiative. To subscribe to the OTL podcast, please visit our Apple Podcasts Page, Spotify, or our RSS feed.
Mike Stephen discusses the rise and fall of Old Style beer in Chicago with journalist Nick Kindelsperger, then learns about the important work of supporting people with disabilities from Debra Vines, founder and CEO of The Answer Inc. To subscribe to the OTL podcast, please visit our Apple Podcasts Page, Spotify, or our RSS feed.
Mike Stephen discusses disparities in tree planting in Chicago with Alex Nitkin of the Illinois Answers Project, learns about the Chicago Journalism Mental Health Fund from International Women’s Media Foundation executive director Nadine Hoffman, and gets the lowdown on new local music from Jules Klee. To subscribe to the OTL podcast, please visit our Apple Podcasts Page, Spotify, or our RSS feed.