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 “you don’t have to buy it” radio station WLUW-FM (88.7) Chicago) Mike Stephen visits The Salsa Truck, previews Wing Fling at Toons Bar, and talks to the co-owner of a Portage Park thrift store who isn’t buying anything for the entire year (kind of). Dan Salls– Owner of The Salsa Truck and The Garage We learn about a new food truck in Chicago that specializes in salsa and go inside a new shared food truck kitchen in the West Loop. Danny Beck – Owner of Toons Bar and Grill If you love chicken wings, then get to Toons for the 2nd annual Wing Fling this Saturday! Danny gives us a preview. Joe Basilone– Co-owner of Thrift & Thrive resale shop Could you go a whole year without buying anything? That’s what Joe and his family are attempting in 2013. We find out why. OTL #328 local music provided by the BS Brass Band…
OTL: Episode #318- New CTA record, Nate Silver’s Burrito Bracket, President Obama and Chicago sports
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 “I’ll take a burrito, please” radio station WLUW-FM (88.7) Chicago) Mike Stephen talks to the guys who now hold the record for riding the entire El the fastest, airs a conversation with Nate Silver about his Burrito Bracket from 5 years ago, and discusses President Obama’s relationship to Chicago sports. Chris Aubin and Garrett Sorrels– CTA record holders These two co-workers rode the entire El in 9 hours, 12 minutes and 39 seconds and set a new record. We hear about their adventure and you can read about it on Grid Chicago. Prep work for the El riding adventure. Photo courtesy of gridchicago.com. Nate Silver – Blogger at FiveThirtyEight and creator of The Burrito Bracket Before Nate Silver was famous for accurately predicting elections he was busy rating Chicago Mexican restaurants. We hear a conversation between Mike and Nate from 2007 on OTL #59. Ben Strauss– Senior Editor at Chicago Side and contributor to the New York Times Ben recently wrote an article called The Audacity of a White Sox Fan: Why Chicago Sports Matter to President Obama. We discuss this topic. OTL #318 local music provided by Outer Minds…
Posted 13 years ago Tagged Chicago blog Chicago Food Chicago media Chicago Podcast Chicago Radio Chicago Transit Authority Mike Stephen Outside the Loop Radio President Obama WLUW
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 “serious eats” radio station WLUW-FM (88.7) Chicago) Mike Stephen talks to the editor of Serious Eats Chicago, discusses Goose Island Brewery going national, and learns about the great work of Chicago Votes. Nick Kindelsperger– Editor of Serious Eats Chicago We learn about this great website that celebrates local food. From sandwiches to ethnic meals, this blog covers it all. Photo courtesy of Serious Eats Chicago. Josh Noel – Staff writer for the Chicago Tribune Goose Island Brewery will be going nation-wide later this year. Josh has the details. You can check out his article on this topic HERE. Photo courtesy of Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune. TJ Crawford– Executive Director of Chicago Votes Getting youth involved in the political process is important to the future of our democracy. We learn about this local non-profit that aims to just that. OTL #307 local music provided by Minor Characters…
Posted 14 years ago Tagged Chicago Beer Chicago blog Chicago Food Chicago media Chicago Podcast Chicago politics Chicago Radio Mike Stephen Outside the Loop Radio WLUW
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 “global city” radio station WLUW-FM (88.7) Chicago) Mike Stephen discusses Chicago Police Department staffing levels and explores the topic of Chicago as “a global city.” Tracy Siska– Executive Director of the Chicago Justice Project The CJP examined available data to see how Chicago compared to other cities when it comes to police staffing and homicides. Tracy discusses the results and what they mean this week. Photo courtesy of Chicago Justice Project Aaron Renn– Urban analyst and publisher of The Urbanophile Aaron wrote an article called “What is a Global City?” where he examines the state of Chicago in relation to a global city. He discusses his thoughts on this topic this week. OTL #306 local music provided by The Golden Horse Ranch Band…
Posted 14 years ago Tagged Chicago blog Chicago Justice Project Chicago Podcast Chicago Radio Mike Stephen Outside the Loop Radio WLUW