Mike Stephen talks with: Illinois Retail Merchants Association vice president Tanya Triche about how changes in Chicago’s tobacco-selling laws impact local businesses; Historic Chicago Bungalow Association deputy director Gillian Wiescher about protecting and preserving an important part of the city’s architecture and character; and Plastic Crimewave (aka Steve Krakow) about influential gospel funk musician Pastor T.L. Barrett for this week’s edition of The Secret History of Chicago Music. Meanwhile, we aspire to build a better future by simply listening to each other. This week’s local music is provided music provided by the ions. OTL host Mike Stephen shows off an Outside the Loop Radio postcard made by our friends at BookClub Chicago. To subscribe to the OTL podcast, please visit our iTunes page or RSS feed.
Mike Stephen talks with: BookClub Chicago co-owners Amanda Love and Kyra Termini at their Wicker Park studio to learn about loving literature and the art of making books; Urban Sketchers Chicago co-administrator Wes Douglas to get a preview of the Chicago Sketch Seminar 2016 next weekend; and DNAinfo Chicago reporter/producer Patty Wetli about which fireworks are legal in the city of Chicago. Meanwhile, we discuss the recent police stings in Chicago to catch drivers who don’t yield to pedestrians. This week’s local music is provided music provided by CrashDive. OTL host Mike Stephen visits with BookClub Chicago co-owner Amanda Love at her Wicker Park studio. To subscribe to the OTL podcast, please visit our iTunes page or RSS feed.
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Mike Stephen talks with: former Chicago Legislative Inspector General Faisal Khan about Project Six, a new independent organization created to provide City Council oversight; Future Firm architects and partners Ann Lui and Craig Reschke about their “Rebel Garages” plan to remake our city alleys into places of commerce and meeting spaces; and Plastic Crimewave (aka Steve Krakow) power poppers Off Broadway for this week’s edition of The Secret History of Chicago Music. Meanwhile, we celebrate the new “towing bill of rights” recently passed by the Chicago City Council. This week’s local music is provided music provided by James Rawson. OTL producer Andy Hermann and host Mike Stephen re-imagine Mike’s East Village rebel garage for a special show taping in 2014. To subscribe to the OTL podcast, please visit our iTunes page or RSS feed.
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Mike Stephen talks with: local renaissance man and raconteur Jack Zimmerman about his deep Chicago roots and his latest show FAMILY PHOTOS — six stories of fathers, sons, barkeeps, and philosophers; and Bike a Bee creator and head beekeeper Jana Kinsman at the apiary at Plant Chicago about starting a business and keeping honeybees in the city. Meanwhile, we discuss inequities in the dress code at an upscale pizza joint in Chicago. This week’s local music is provided music by Jackie Islands. Chicago raconteur Jack Zimmerman shares a story from his show “FAMILY PHOTOS — six stories of fathers, sons, barkeeps, and philosophers” with OTL host Mike Stephen. To subscribe to the OTL podcast, please visit our iTunes page or RSS feed. OTL host Mike Stephen visits the Bike a Bee apiary on the roof of Plant Chicago in the Back of the Yards neighborhood.
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