It’s the 1,000th episode of Outside the Loop! (Photo credit: Collin Seaman)

Mike Stephen hosts his 1,000th episode of Outside the Loop at Fitzgerald’s Nightclub! Guests include: –Will Duncan and Jess King, owners of Fitzgerald’s –Dominic Pacyga, professor emeritus of history at Columbia College Chicago and author of Clout City –Steve Krakow (aka: Plastic Crimewave), local musician and author of The Secret History of Chicago Music –Holley Brandchaft-White and Genia Yovankin, founders of SHFT Behavioral Health -Surprise guest: Andy “The Count” Hermann, co-founder and former producer of Outside the Loop and current producer at Nebraska Public Media Plus, live music from AJ Rosales! To subscribe to the OTL podcast, please visit our Apple Podcasts Page, Spotify, or our RSS feed.

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How can we rethink housing in Chicago and beyond? (Photo credit: Mike Stephen/WGN Radio)

Mike Stephen learns about a new exhibit at the National Public Housing Museum from UIC architecture professor Alexander Eisenschmidt, chats with actor and director Robert Townsend about his upcoming Chicago pop-up film fest, and re-visits a segment on local public transit reliability. To subscribe to the OTL podcast, please visit our Apple Podcasts Page, Spotify, or our RSS feed.

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Mike Stephen gets an update on the latest Chicago TIF numbers from Tom Tresser of the TIF Illumination Project, chats with local musician Carlo Basile about his local music with a worldwide influence, and previews the Back Fine Art Faire with Patricia Andrews-Keenan, founder of Pigment International. To subscribe to the OTL podcast, please visit our Apple Podcasts Page, Spotify, or our RSS feed.

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Mike Stephen discusses the importance of a healthy local nonprofit arts community with Vickie Lakes-Battle of IFF and Vanessa Sanchez of Villapalooza and then chats with Danita Patterson, founder of Destiny Outreach, about a new program aimed at guiding Chicago’s youth towards careers in the entertainment industry. To subscribe to the OTL podcast, please visit our Apple Podcasts Page, Spotify, or our RSS feed.

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