Mike Stephen talks with: South Side Weekly contributor/photographer Juliet Eldred about her “Outside That System and Hence Unspeakable” project that looks at the relationship between the University of Chicago and the Hyde Park neighborhood; Chicago International Map Fair founder Sammy Berk about the upcoming (Oct 23-25) festivities at the Loyola University Museum of Art; and Hot Dog University PHD (Professor of Hot Dogs!) Mark Reitman about how you can learn to run your own hot dog cart or stand. Meanwhile, we congratulate the Chicago Transit Authority for winning a national award for its courtesy campaign! This week’s local music is provided by Cannonball. OTL host Mike Stephen is excited to bite into his post-show hot dog. This week’s comes from Mickey’s in Oak Park. To subscribe to the OTL podcast, please visit our iTunes page or RSS feed.
Mike Stephen talks with: Chicago Justice Project executive director Tracy Siska about the new Chicago Police Board Information Center website; Run Chicago creator Darcy Phillips about running each and every block of the city and his 25-mile bike commute; and Plastic Crimewave (aka Steve Krakow) about a 1980s far-out jazz trio consisting of Rich Corpolongo, Doug Lofstrom, and Paul Wertico for this week’s edition of The Secret History of Chicago Music. Meanwhile, we celebrate OTL’s first anniversary on WGN Radio! This week’s local music is provided by Royal Outsiders. Delicious cupcakes mark OTL’s first anniversary on WGN Radio! To subscribe to the OTL podcast, please visit our iTunes page or RSS feed. OTL producer Andy Hermann and host Mike Stephen celebrate one year of shows at WGN Radio!
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Mike Stephen talks with: Voorhees Center economic development planner Lauren Nolan about affordable housing issues along The 606 elevated park; Chicago Baseball editor/publisher Matt Smerge about his magazine’s fight against the city to stay alive; and Reade Wildman, a 16-year-old guitarist and Chicago Academy for the Arts student, who hung out to play live for the hour! Check out his new record Syzygy. Reade Widman poses with Mike Stephen at the halfway point of rocking the soundtrack for OTL #463. To subscribe to the OTL podcast, please visit our iTunes page or RSS feed. Reade Widman jams a tune from his new Syzygy record on a rainy Chicago Saturday morning.
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Mike Stephen talks with: Culture Bore freelance journalist Jason Prechtel about his FOIA lawsuit against the CTA to find out how and why we have the Ventra fare system; Plastic Crimewave (aka Steve Krakow) about early-’80s all-synth techno-pop band Scarlet Architect for this week’s edition of The Secret History of Chicago Music; and IIT College of Architecture student Rocco Buttliere about his to-scale LEGO model of downtown Chicago. Meanwhile, we have some fun with Chicago Architecture Info’s “A Field Guide To Chicago NIMBYs.” This week’s local music is provided by Local Motive. OTL host Mike Stephen realizes a life-long dream by visiting Rocco Buttliere’s to-scale LEGO model of downtown Chicago. To subscribe to the OTL podcast, please visit our iTunes page or RSS feed.
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