How does city council spend its work time? (Photo credit: Mike Stephen/WGN Radio)

Mike Stephen discusses an analysis about the substance of Chicago City Hall meetings with Better Government Association policy analyst Geoffrey Cubbage, talks to local musician Joe Rian about his new tunes, and discovers the Secret History of blues and soul singer G.L. Crockett. To subscribe to the OTL podcast, please visit our Apple Podcasts Page, Spotify, or our RSS feed.

This week we explore Chicago’s Guaranteed Income Pilot program (Photo credit: Mike Stephen/WGN Radio)

Mike Stephen discusses new research about Chicago’s guaranteed income pilot program with Misuzu Schexnider, program director at the Inclusive Economy Lab, learns about the community-building efforts of the MAAFA Redemption Project from co-founder and executive director Marshall Hatch Jr., and chats with Naperville’s Lia Caton about her new music. To subscribe to the OTL podcast, please visit our Apple Podcasts Page, Spotify, or our RSS feed.

Open data allows us to track public transit. (Photo credit: Mike Stephen/WGN Radio)

Mike Stephen learns about tracking local public transit with cyberanalyst Brandon McFadden, discusses the impact of gun violence in Chicago communities with Cliff Nellis of the Lawndale Christian Legal Center, and discovers the Secret History of blues guitarist Linsey Alexander. To subscribe to the OTL podcast, please visit our Apple Podcasts Page, Spotify, or our RSS feed.

We discuss expanding access to Chicago’s cultural spaces. (Photo credit: Mike Stephen/WGN Radio)

Mike Stephen learns about expanding access to cultural spaces for those with disabilities with Christena Gunther, president and founder of Cultural Access Collaborative, discusses a new funding opportunity for local cultural spaces with Illinois Humanities executive director Gabrielle Lyon, and gets the lowdown on Local Motive’s new music with band frontman Mike Vinopal. To subscribe to the OTL podcast, please visit our Apple Podcasts Page, Spotify, or our RSS feed.