(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…
(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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(podcasting from the studios in the OTL Bunker, somewhere in Chicago) (broadcasting on the “sizzling in bacon grease” radio station WLUW-FM (88.7) Chicago) Mike Stephen talks to the editor of the Daily Daley, discovers the possibilities of fishing in Chicago, and chats with the Baconfest Triumvirate about Baconfest Chicago 2009. Anna Tarkov – Editor of the Daily Daley blog @ WindyCitizen.com Anna talks about Mayor Daley and his love of privatization, his relationship with the local press, the 2016 Olympics and much more. Marc Horwitz – a Chi-Town Angler and creator of Chitown-angler.com Marc lets us know how easy it is to fish in Chicago and tells us about the local fishing community. Seth Zurer, Mike Griggs, and Andre Pluess – the Baconfest Triumvirate and CURE-ators behind Baconfest Chicago 2009 Imagine a festival dedicated to bacon. These guys did and they’re working to get it off the skillet and into reality. We get the latest from them. Also, check out the Baconfest Twitter page and Facebook group! OTL #136 local music provided by Joe Pug…
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(podcasting from the studios in the OTL Bunker, somewhere in Chicago) (broadcasting on the “feed my meter please” radio station WLUW 88.7-FM Chicago) Mike Stephen brings you another OTL Public Service Announcement, feeds parking meters with The Parking Ticket Geek, talks to a Chicagoan on his way to work for the Secretary of Education, and learns about a website where journalists can vent their frustration about working in media. OTL Public Service Announcement: The corkage fee is illegal! The Parking Ticket Geek– local renegade, founder of The Expired Meter Chicago parking blog: Goes on location with Mike to feed parking meters and recalls almost getting arrested for feeding other people’s meters. Tim Tuten – Co-owner of The Hideout and a new employee of the U.S. Department of Education: We catch up with him on his way to Washington, D.C. Kiyoshi Martinez – founder of AngryJournalist.com: Tells us about his website that lets journalists sound off about their professional frustrations. . OTL #133 local music provided by Jerome Holloway…
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