Mike Stephen talks with: Chicago Chapter of Veterans for Peace coordinator Arnold Stieber about his organization’s mission to demilitarize the Chicago Public Schools; Howard Brown Health Center site medical director Maya Green about opening its first LGBTQ clinic on the South Side; and Illinois Policy Institute managing editor Hilary Gowins about the latest on the business of food carts in Chicago. Meanwhile, we discuss today’s march against rising rents in Logan Square and the wonders of Brussels sprouts. This week’s local music is provided music provided by Jagged Jaw. OTL host Mike Stephen III passes his love of vegetables along to his son Mike Stephen IV. To subscribe to the OTL podcast, please visit our iTunes page or RSS feed.
Mike Stephen talks with: Shake Rattle & Read owner Ric Addy about closing shop after 50 years in Uptown; artist/author Dmitry Samarov about quitting social media cold turkey; and Beardsgaard Barbers co-owners Natalie and Tyler Anderson about cutting hair in Batavia (from OTL #416, our first show on WGN Radio). Meanwhile, HAPPY NEW YEAR! This week’s local music is provided by City Mouth. OTL host Mike Stephen in the Shake Rattle & Read basement To subscribe to the OTL podcast, please visit our iTunes page or RSS feed.
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Mike Stephen talks with: Taste Talks festival director Will Levitt about the future of food and the future of taste in the Chicago food scene; Working For Beer creator Matt Tanaka about the stories of the men and women who make the local craft beer industry what it is; and Activate! founder and Latent Design owner Katherine Darnstadt about the movement to create pop-up retail spaces across the city. Meanwhile, we announce that OTL no longer crashes the WGN Radio app! This week’s local music is provided by Clip Art. Sniffly OTL host Mike Stephen doesn’t mess around with mere pocket tissue packs. To subscribe to the OTL podcast, please visit our iTunes page or RSS feed.
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Mike Stephen talks with: Roosevelt Institute fellow and ReFund America Project director Saqib Bhatti about his In these Times piece “Why Chicago Won’t Go Bankrupt—And Detroit Didn’t Have To;” Urban Sketchers Chicago co-administrator Wes Douglas for a preview of his organization’s seminar next weekend; and The Expired Meter blogger The Parking Ticket Geek about “How To Avoid & Beat Residential Permit Parking Tickets.” This week’s local music is provided by Armitage. Outside the Loop host Mike Stephen shows off one of his many City of Chicago parking tickets. [circa September 2013] To subscribe to the OTL podcast, please visit our iTunes page or RSS feed.
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