Editor’s Note: OTL was recently named as one of Chicago’s most influential news sites by the Community Media Workshop! Thanks so much for your continued support of the program and its mission! Now on with the show! (podcasting from the studios in the OTL Bunker, somewhere in Chicago) (broadcasting on the “get on your bikes and ride…naked” radio station WLUW-FM (88.7) Chicago) Mike Stephen wonders about MANicures, dicusses the parking problems in the West Loop, learns an important Bacon Fest Chicago update, and gets the skinny on the World Naked Bike Ride Chicago. To MANicure Or Not to MANicure – Mike reads a blog entry from the CTA Tattler and wonders if maybe it’s time to get a manicure…but not while on the El. Micah Maidenberg – Editor, Chicago Journal Micah discusses his article about the problems residents of the West Loop face when trying to park their cars. You can read the article here. Seth Zurer – Co-organizer and Co-Founder of Baconfest Chicago ’09 Seth joins us once again from Baconfest HQ to tell us when and where this event will take place! He also gives us new details on this festival of everyone’s favorite pork product. Steven Lane – Co-organizer of the World Naked Bike Ride Chicago This Saturday, June 13th, people will be getting together to ride their bikes in Chicago…naked. Why? How can YOU be nude on a bike too? Steven answers these questions and more! OTL #142 local music provided by Lurrie Bell…
(podcasting from the studios in the OTL Bunker, somewhere in Chicago) (broadcasting on the “street corner taco stand” radio station WLUW-FM (88.7) Chicago) Mike Stephen talks about a lovely local latrine, discusses the plight of the pushcart vendor in the city, chats about the possibility of The Real Housewives of Chicago, and learns about a local literary aggregator. OTL’s Bathroom Break – Check out bestrestroom.com to vote for Chicago’s very own Drake Hotel Palm Court Ladies Room as the best restroom in America. Claire Bushey – Freelance journalist and author of last week’s Chicago Reader cover story called “Legalize It” Claire discusses the hardships faced by pushcart vendors in the Little Village neighborhood. Jenny, The Future Mrs. Stephen – Mike Stephen’s fiancee and expert on The Real Housewives TV show Jenny got Mike hooked on TRH and lucky for him now there’s talk of The Real Housewives of Chicago coming soon. Jenny and Mike analyze how this might happen in the Windy City. Connor Coyne – Contributor to bookish.us If you’re into the local literary scene, this is the blog to check out. Everything from ‘zines to books to what is the appropriate number of spaces between sentences is fair game on the site. Connor joins us to give us the lowdown. OTL #141 local music provided by Coltrane Motion…
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(podcasting from the studios in the OTL Bunker, somewhere in Chicago) (broadcasting on the “cooking crawfish that are speared by a long sword while squirrels look on” radio station WLUW-FM (88.7) Chicago) Mike Stephen goes on-location to play with swords, checks out the Chicago wildlife with Project Squirrel, and learns about the art of cooking crawfish here in the city. Greg Mele – Co-founder of the Chicago Swordplay Guild Greg tells us about preserving the art of European swordplay and shows Mike a few moves. Steve Sullivan – Principal Investigator for Project Squirrel. Steve tells us what we can learn from our local squirrel population and how we can be citizen scientists. Danny Beck – Owner of Toons Bar and Grill in Lakeview The 10th Annual Toons Crawfish Boil is happening this weekend. We get a preview of the Boil and learn about the art of cooking crawfish. OTL #139 local music provided by Charlie Love…
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(podcasting from the studios in the OTL Bunker, somewhere in Chicago) (broadcasting on the “deep dish” radio station WLUW-FM (88.7) Chicago) Mike Stephen gives you a tip for dealing with broken parking meters, brings us the story of a wrongful conviction, and goes on-location with the president of the Chicago Pizza Club and one of its members to chat about the local pizza scene. A Parking Meter Tip – courtesy of The Parking Ticket Geek, official parking correspondent of OTL, at The Expired Meter. It’s not illegal to park at a broken parking meter in Chicago! The Geek has a way to help you out! John Maki – soon-to-be adjunct professor at Loyola University’s School of Law and a media organizer for the Center on Wrongful Convictions John tells us the story of Thaddeus Jimenez who, at age 13, was wrongly convicted of murder. He was released last week. ***BONUS: Click on the link below for John’s YouTube video of Thaddeus’ release from prison.*** The Exoneration of Thaddeus Jimenez VIDEO Francisco Quinteros and Jen Stander – members of the Chicago Pizza Club Mike met up with Francisco and Jen at Coalfire Pizza recently to learn all about the Chicago Pizza Club and the art of enjoying local pizza. Above: Part of a Scrumptious Prosciutto Pizza At Coalfire OTL #137 local music provided by Cyclesomething…
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