OTL: Take THAT, Chicago Reader !!

It’s been a few weeks now — it’s time to finally address the major mistake in the Chicago Reader‘s “Best of 2008” issue. You can only imagine our disappointment in not being named Best Podcast. We held back our rage on the show… until now. Listen to this urgent message from our new friend Rap Master Maurice, and tune in to OTL: Episode #99 this Friday! (Rap Master Maurice)

OTL: Episode #98

(podcasting “from” out in back of the Uptown Theatre) (broadcasting on the 100-watt sold theater of the mind radio station WLUW 88.7-FM Chicago) Mike Stephen and Andy Hermann discuss 08-08-08, they welcome The Parking Ticket Geek to the SoundProofBooth, they chat a bit about the Grateful Dead, and then they learn about the Uptown Theatre sale. 08-08-08; apparently today is a big day for weddings The Parking Ticket Geek – publisher, TheExpiredMeter; on parking and traffic issues in Chicago (The Parking Ticket Geek) OTL on jam bands; celebrating Jerry Garcia, and following The Dead James Cappleman – board president, Uptown Chicago Commission; on the sale of the landmark Uptown Theatre to Jam Productions (Uptown Theatre by Robert Murphy) (segue music this week from The Soup)

OTL: Episode #97

(podcasting “from” in the alley behind Harry Caray’s in Wrigleyville) (broadcasting on the 100-watt friendly confines radio station WLUW 88.7-FM Chicago) Mike Stephen and Andy Hermann discuss an old cheesy bar in Wrigleyville, they take a look at sex trafficking in the city, they run through some gay bars around town, and then they talk about a book highlighting Cubs fans. OTL Bar Report (part 1); Mike’s experiences at the now-closed Hi-Tops in Wrigleyville Rachel Durchslag – director, The Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation (CAASE); on sex trafficking in Chicago OTL Bar Report (part 2); Chicago makes Logo’s list of The 50 Best Gay Bars in America? Will Byington – photographer; on his book We Are Cubs Fans (segue music this week from Rock Star Club)

OTL: Episode #96

(podcasting “from” right outside of Carol’s Pub, on Clark and Leland) (broadcasting on the 100-watt diverse radio station WLUW 88.7-FM Chicago) Mike Stephen and Andy Hermann learn about the diversity of neighborhoods in Chicago, and then they talk with a prominent local poet. Lauren Fischer – research associate, Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development at DePaul University; on “A Keleidoscope of Culture: Measuring the Diversity of Chicago’s Neighborhoods” (PDF) Kevin Coval – poet; on poetry in Chicago, his new book Everyday People, and his release party next week (segue music this week from Bound Stems)