OTL: Episode #305- Doug James of BOSS, El Stories on stage, Forgotten Chicago’s Corporate Kings tour

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 “indie king’s” radio station WLUW-FM (88.7) Chicago) Mike Stephen talks to one of the cast members of BOSS, gets the lowdown on the play El Stories, and previews a cool tour led by Forgotten Chicago.   Doug James– Chicago-based actor who portrays “The Gray-Haired Man/The Cleaner” in BOSS BOSS, a show starring Kelsey Grammer as the Mayor of Chicago, begins its second season this Friday.  We get a preview of the season and go behind the scenes of this great drama.   Kelsey Grammer and Doug James on the set. Thomas Murray – Creator of El Stories This weekly stage show at the Greenhouse Theater (2257 N. Lincoln) takes your unique El-riding stories and turns them into a play.  We find out the details.   A scene from El Stories.  Photo courtesy of Waltzing Mechanics via gridchicago.com. Patrick Steffes– Contributor to ForgottenChicago.com On August 26th you can be a part of “The Corporate Kings of the Suburbs and Stern Pinball Tour.”  We learn about this fun and historic tour. Motorola’s Old-School HQ. OTL #305 local music provided by Uh Bones…  

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OTL: Episode #303- New food truck legislation, Chicago Rants, Future of the Portage Theater

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 “cook on the truck” radio station WLUW-FM (88.7) Chicago) Mike Stephen learns the fallout from the new food truck legislation, talks to the founder of ChicagoRants.com, and discusses the future of the Portage Theater.   Amy Le— Co-owner of The Duck ‘N Roll Food Truck Amy discusses how the new Chicago food truck legislation will affect food truck operators across the city.   Amy Le next to her food truck.  Photo courtesy of ducknrolltruck.com. Andrew Bach – Founder of ChicagoRants.com We get the lowdown on this site that features “rants and raves about the Windy City.”     Mike Edwards– Founder of the Save the Portage Theater Facebook page The future of the Portage Theater in Portage Park is once again uncertain.  We hear from a concerned resident of the neighborhood who is trying to save the theater.   OTL #303 local music provided by The Soil and the Sun…  

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OTL: Episode #299- Getting around with Uber Chicago, Mike’s first Phish experience, Bucktown Tree & Garden Walk Preview

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 “Phishy” radio station WLUW-FM (88.7) Chicago) Mike Stephen learns about a new transportation service in Chicago, recaps his first Phish experience, and previews the Bucktown Tree and Garden Walk.   Max Crowley— Community Manager of Uber Chicago Uber is your new on-demand private driver that can take you around the city.  We learn how this service works. Mike’s First Phish Concert – Last week Mike attended his first Phish concert.  He brought along his audio recorder and talked to some of the Phish phaithful before the show.   The Phish crowd at Alpine Valley   Sam Marts– Bucktown Tree & Garden Walk co-chair This fun event is happening July 14-15.  We get a preview this week. OTL #299 local music provided by Taught Abroad…  

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OTL: Episode #297- Mick Dumke on new pot law, Near North Side, The Second Rate City?

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 “smoke ’em if ya’ got ’em” radio station WLUW-FM (88.7) Chicago) Mike Stephen talks new Chicago pot laws, learns about the Near North Unity Program, and explores whether or not Chicago is in decline.   Mick Dumke— Senior writer at the Chicago Reader Recently, Mayor Emanuel announced his support for a plan that would lessen the consequences of getting caught with small amounts of marijuana.  We get the latest on this from Mick. Photo courtesy of ChicagoReader.com Abu Ansari – Content manager of connectnearnorth.org Randall Blakey- Facilitator of the Near North Unity Program The Near North neighborhood has gone through many changes over the years.  We learn about efforts to bring that community closer together through local social programs and technology.     Aaron Renn– Urban analyst and publisher of The Urbanophile Aaron wrote an article called “The Second Rate City?” where he argues that our city could be in decline.  He discusses his thoughts on this topic this week. OTL #297 local music provided by Soft Jolts…  

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