A Chicago teacher returns from the Arctic, The Secret History of VCSR's Music, Visiting the Sugar Beet Co-Op

Mike Stephen talks with:

Urban Prep Academy math and science teacher Alex Kmicikewycz about visiting the Arctic Circle after being named a 2015 Lindblad Expeditions and National Geographic Grosvenor Teacher Fellow;

Plastic Crimewave (aka Steve Krakow) about 1980s synth collective VCSR for this week’s edition of The Secret History of Chicago Music; and

Sugar Beet Co-Op general manager Chris Roland about the new local and sustainable cooperative grocery store in Oak Park.

Meanwhile, we spin a tune from an actual tortilla record.

This week’s local music is provided by Adam Fitz.

Dressed-for-success OTL host Mike Stephen visits the brand new Sugar Beet Co-Op in Oak Park.

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