(podcasting from the studios in the OTL Bunker, somewhere in Chicago) (broadcasting on the “sharing is caring” radio station WLUW-FM (88.7) Chicago) Mike Stephen wants YOUR local Holiday tunes, discusses a review of the Chicago Police Board, learns about local pinups that help women, and profiles a Humboldt Park charity. Reminder to Submit Your Local Holiday Music — We’re looking for Chicago musicians to submit versions of classic Christmas songs or original Holiday tunes. Those songs will be featured on the Christmas show on December 24th! Tracy Siska — Executive Director of the Chicago Justice Project The CJP recently completed a review of the Chicago Police Board. Tracy joins us to give us the results of this is study. Alexis Finch — Founder of TyK- Thought You Knew Us The folks at TyK have come up with a great way to fight stereotypes of women while helping a good cause: Pinup calendars! We get the lowdown on this story. Dawn Hancock – Executive Director of the Firebelly Foundation This week we learn about a great charity that’s part of the Firebelly Foundation called Reason to Give. OTL #169 local music provided by Picture Books…
(podcasting from the studios in the OTL Bunker, somewhere in Chicago) (broadcasting on the “science cafe” radio station WLUW-FM (88.7) Chicago) Mike Stephen announces the OTL Third Anniversary Bash, discusses local youth violence, gets yarny while he learns about YarnCon, and talks to his sis about science cafes. IT’S A PARTY! — OTL Turns 3! We’re headed back to Toons Bar and Grill in Lakeview on Friday, November 20th to record an hour-long edition of the show! Come on out to be a part of the live audience! Stay tuned for more updates on the guest lineup and giveaways! Mike and Some OTL Fans at Toons Tracy Siska — Executive Director of the Chicago Justice Project Youth violence is a problem in our city. Tracy joins us to discuss his views on how sometimes the city makes this problem worse. Sara Ware – Co-organizer of YarnCon Coming up this weekend you can get your yarny arts fix at this yarn-centric exhibition at the Pulaski Park Fieldhouse. Mia Stephen — Second Year Grad Student in Biological Sciences at Notre Dame and Co-organizer of the South Bend, IN Science Cafe Mia, Mike’s sister, knows a thing or two about science. She’s helped to organize a Science Cafe- an informal get-together that teaches us how science applies to our daily lives. She gives us the lowdown and where we can go in Chicago for our own Science Cafe. Mikey and Mia a Few Years Back OTL #160 local music provided by Speck Mountain…
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(podcasting from the studios in the OTL Bunker, somewhere in Chicago) (broadcasting on the “self-published” radio station WLUW-FM (88.7) Chicago) Mike Stephen talks to local activist and writer Anne Elizabeth Moore about her efforts to help Cambodian girls self-publish, learns about the Mobile Garden project on the El, and Jessica Herman talks to a Chicagoan involved in mentoring youth to run the Chicago Marathon. Anne Elizabeth Moore – Writer and Activist Anne traveled to Cambodia to help young women in that country create self-published works. She tells us this amazing story and lets us know if she plans to go back in the future. Anne blogs about her work in Cambodia at Camb(l)o(g)dia. Joe Baldwin – Local Artist and Creator of the Mobile Garden Would you ever think of seeing a garden on the El? You might see just that very thing come this April! Joe gives us the latest in his effort to bring more greenery to our public transporation. Vesna Stelcer — Executive Director of the MGR Foundation OTL Correspondent Jessica Herman talks to Vesna about the M3 program that connects mentors with Chicago area youth in order to help train them for the Chicago Marathon. OTL #159 local music provided by Go Time…
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(podcasting from the studios in the OTL Bunker, somewhere in Chicago) (broadcasting on the “O-gasm” radio station WLUW-FM (88.7) Chicago) Mike Stephen introduces the new OTL correspondent, talks about privatization in Chicago and beyond, gets an important Baconfest Chicago update, and learns about the Share Your Soles local charity. Jessica Herman – “The Get” Writer at Time Out Chicago and new OTL Correspondent Everyone meet Jessica. Jessica meet Everyone. Our new correspondent drops by the OTL Bunker to say hi. Look for her stories on the show in the coming weeks! In case you were wondering Jessica isn’t related to Andrew “The Count” Hermann, former OTL Executive Producer. However, their glasses might be related. Mick Dumke – Writer and Editor at the Chicago Reader Privatization of local public assets is all the rage these days. Mick joins us to explain why this is. He also discusses how other cities are looking into privatization and how they’re doing it a bit differently than Chicago. You can read his blog post on this topic here. Seth Zurer — Co-organizer and co-founder of Baconfest Chicago There is an important update about the launch of Baconfest. Seth gives us the fatty details. Mona Purdy – Founder of Share Your Soles This locally-based charity provides shoes around the globe for those who don’t have any. We get the story of the organization from its founder. OTL #155 local music provided by Soft Targets…
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