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 “Manuary” radio station WLUW-FM (88.7) Chicago) Mike Stephen discusses a local study that looks at the link between bike seats and erectile dysfunction, grows a ‘stache, and previews Toons’ Wing Fling on January 28th. Dr. Craig Niederberger— Head of the urology department and professor of engineering at the University of Illinois at Chicago Dr. Niderberger’s research team is in the process of determining whether or not a bike seat can lead to erectile dysfunction in men. He updates us on the data he’s collected. Also, check out his blog: maledoc.com. You can read about the study in THIS story from the Chicago Reader. Manuary– OTL Host Mike Stephen grows out his facial hair Mike grew out his facial hair over the Holidays and decided to see what variations of a mustache would look like. Kinda scary. A Manuary Mustache Danny Beck— Owner of Toons Bar and Grill and Chef The first-ever Wing Fling at Toons takes place on January 28th at 3 p.m. It’s a day of all-you-can eat wings, a hot wing eating contest, and live Blues music from The Joe Moss Band. We get a preview of the event that will be MC’d by Mike Stephen. Toons Bar and Grill at 3857 N. Southport OTL House Cleaning— Updates on a couple of past stories We […]
OTL: Episode #273- The Hitman from TV’s BOSS, NewCity’s Best of Chicago 2011, Duck N Roll Food Truck
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 “rock/duck ‘n roll” radio station WLUW-FM (88.7) Chicago) Mike Stephen talks to one of the actors from the new TV show BOSS, discusses NewCity’s Best of Chicago 2011 list, and climbs aboard the Duck ‘N Roll food truck. Doug James— Chicago-based actor who portrays “The Gray-Haired Man” in BOSS We catch up with Doug as he talks about his role as a “cleaner” in BOSS, a show starring Kelsey Grammer as the Mayor of Chicago. Doug James. Photo courtesy of imdb.com. Brian Hieggelke– Editor and publisher of NewCity NewCity is out with its “Best of Chicago 2011” list. Brian joins us to talk about how they put it all together. OTL made the list last year! Amy Le— Co-owner of The Duck ‘N Roll Food Truck We climb aboard one of the newest food trucks in Chicago and talk to Amy about what it’s like to operate a food truck in the city. Amy Le next to her food truck. Photo courtesy of ducknrolltruck.com. OTL #273 local music provided by Juniper Mays…
Posted 14 years ago Tagged Chicago blog Chicago Food Chicago media Chicago Podcast Mike Stephen New City 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 “great neighborhood” radio station WLUW-FM (88.7) Chicago) Mike Stephen discusses speeding cameras in Chicago, plays some audio from outside Wrigley Field during the 2003 Bartman Game, and chats with the co-owner of LTHForum.com about their Great Neighborhood Restaurant list. Celeste Meiffren— Filed Director for the IL Public Interest Research Group The IL PIRG released a report recently that examines the contracts between red light/speeding camera vendors and U.S. cities. This report is timely since Chicago could be seeing even more of these cameras soon. Photo courtesy of The Expired Meter Outside the Bartman Game in 2003– An audio time warp Mike dug up some audio gold from 2003. He was roaming the area outside of Wrigley Field the night of the infamous “Bartman Game” with a microphone in hand. He recently found his recordings from that evening and we hear some of that footage this week. Wrigley Field from across the street. Steve Zaransky— Co-Owner of LTHForum.com This Chicago-based culinary chat site announced its renewals for the Great Neighborhood Restaurant and Resource list. Steve joins us to discuss the results. OTL #267 local music provided by Velvetron…
Posted 15 years ago Tagged Chicago blog Chicago Food Chicago media Chicago Podcast Chicago Radio Chicago sports 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 “food truck freak” radio station WLUW-FM (88.7) Chicago) Mike Stephen talks to a local food truck freak, checks in with the founder of CitySwarm Chicago, and discusses domestic abuse in Chicagoland. Alex Levine— Founder of FoodTruckFreak.com and LetThemCook.com If you’re into food trucks, you need to check out FTF. We learn about the site and a new video project that lets YOU show your support for local food trucks. Lindsay Saewitz– Founder of CitySwarm Chicago Mike originally talked with Lindsay on OTL #226 back in January. We get an update on her business and what it’s like being a young entrepreneur in Chicago. Dawn Dalton— Executive Director of the Chicago Metropolitan Battered Women’s Network Domestic violence is a serious concern in Chicagoland. We discuss how the Network helps those affected by this kind of abuse. OTL #264 local music provided by They All Have Legs…
Posted 15 years ago Tagged Chicago blog Chicago Food Chicago media Chicago Podcast Chicago Radio Mike Stephen Outside the Loop Radio WLUW