TO HEAR THE SHOW, PRESS THE “PLAY” BUTTON AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS POST… (podcasting from the studios in the OTL Bunker, somewhere in Chicago) (broadcasting on the “poetry is powerful” radio station WLUW-FM (88.7) Chicago) Mike Stephen talks to Mick Dumke about his new show at The Hideout, chats with the poetry coach at Team Englewood about his team’s local popularity recently, and analyzes CNN’s “Chicagoland” with the Chicago Justice Project. Mick Dumke– Senior Writer at the Chicago Reader We all know Mick is a great reporter, but now he gets his chance to co-host a political roundtable called First Tuesdays at The Hideout (1354 W. Wabansia) every first Tuesday of the month starting April 1st. Dave Stieber– History teacher and poetry coach at Team Englewood Community Academy Last week we heard students from Englewood perform a group poem that talks directly to the mayor about their neighborhood vs. the other Chicago. This week we hear from the students’ poetry coach. Students from Englewood performing at Metro Tracy Siska– Executive Director of the Chicago Justice Project CNN is airing it’s series called Chicagoland. The CJP has taken issue with some of the information (or lack thereof) has been presented. We get the details. OTL #388 local music provided by Cousin Dud…
TO HEAR THE SHOW, PRESS THE “PLAY” BUTTON AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS POST… (podcasting from the studios in the OTL Bunker, somewhere in Chicago) (broadcasting on the “Louder Than a Bomb” radio station WLUW-FM (88.7) Chicago) Mike Stephen visits the Louder Than a Bomb 2014 Semi-Finals at The Metro, airs a pointed critique of Mayor Emanuel from high school students, and learns about Story Club Chicago. Louder Than a Bomb– An amazing teen poetry slam We go inside the LTAB poetry slam semi-finals that took place last weekend and hear the voices of the incredible youth that made it happen. A message for Mayor Emanuel – From some high school students in Englewood Students from Englewood perform a group poem that talks directly to the mayor about their neighborhood vs. the other Chicago. Students from Englewood performing at Metro Dana Norris– Founder of Story Club Story Club is a nonfiction storytelling show that aims to mix the spontaneity of an open mic with the experience of live theater. Also, check out the new Story Club Magazine. OTL #387 local music provided by Organ Wolf…
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TO HEAR THE SHOW, PRESS THE “PLAY” BUTTON AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS POST… (podcasting from the studios in the OTL Bunker, somewhere in Chicago) (broadcasting on the “homemade” radio station WLUW-FM (88.7) Chicago) Mike Stephen learns about the proposed ride-sharing ordinance, examines how the recent weather can get you a parking ticket, and talks to the host of the Homemade Stories podcast. Jacob Huebert– Senior attorney at The Liberty Justice Center Do you use ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft? Jacob authored a recent blog post about the 7 worst things in Chicago’s proposed ride-sharing ordinance. He joins us to discuss what he wrote. The Parking Ticket Geek – Blogger at The Expired Meter The crazy amount of snow we’ve been getting recently can lead to surprise parking tickets. The Geek joins us to explain. Photo courtesy of The Expired Meter Shannon Cason– Local writer, storyteller, and host of the Homemade Stories podcast We learn what makes a storyteller tick and find out about the Kickstarter page for Shannon’s locally-produced podcast. Shannon Cason OTL #384 local music provided by The Viaducts…
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TO HEAR THE SHOW, PRESS THE “PLAY” BUTTON AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS POST… (podcasting from the studios in the OTL Bunker, somewhere in Chicago) (broadcasting on the “hoedown” radio station WLUW-FM (88.7) Chicago) Mike Stephen talks indie media with Making Contact’s Lisa Rudman, looks at Open City Apps’ great work, and previews the Hideout Harmonica Hoedown this Sunday. Lisa Rudman– Executive Director of Making Contact Coming up February 27-March 2 The Media Consortium will have their annual meeting in Chicago. Lisa previews this event that’s open to the public and discusses the future of independent journalism. Juan-Pablo Velez– Collaborator at Open City Apps We learn about this group that creates apps with open data to improve transparency and understanding of our government. Bob Kessler– Harmonica stud and MC and Curator of the Hideout Harmonica Hoedown This awesome event takes place this Sunday at 7pm at The Hideout (1354 W. Wabansia). We get a preview of this great night of music. OTL #383 local music provided by The Black Willoughbys…
Posted 12 years ago Tagged Chicago blog Chicago media Chicago Music Chicago Podcast Chicago Radio harmonica Mike Stephen Outside the Loop Radio WLUW