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…
TO HEAR THE SHOW, PRESS THE “PLAY” BUTTON AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS POST… (podcasting from the Creativity and Business class at IIT) (broadcasting on the “roundtable” radio station WLUW-FM (88.7) Chicago) Mike Stephen hosts another in a series of occasional discussions, taking place in the community and covering different local topics/themes. The topic of this roundtable is how to make Chicago a creative hub. Mike welcomes: Nik Rokop— Director of the IIT Knapp Entrepreneurship Center Erika Pfleger— Asst. Director of the Institute for Justice Clinic on Entrepreneurship at the University of Chicago Law School John Bosher— Producer, Beverly Ridge Pictures L to R: John Bosher, Erika Pfleger, and Nik Rokop The Roundtable is portable! If you have an idea where we should record the next one or what we should talk about, let the OTL Staff know! ALSO, e-mail Creativity and Business instructor Tom Tresser what you think Chicago needs to be a creativity hub. His class will compile the submissions and give them to Mayor-Elect Rahm Emanuel! OTL #237 local music provided by Jackson Bailey…
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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 “vegan for a week” radio station WLUW-FM (88.7) Chicago) Mike Stephen learns where Chicago’s TIF money has been going, recaps his week as a vegan, and learns about the Story Week Festival of Writers. Ellyn Fortino— Columbia College Senior and Reporter for ChicagoTalks.org Ellyn was part of an investigative team that tracked where exactly Chicago’s TIF money ended up. We hear what her team discovered. The Vegan Stephen Recap— Mike and his wife decided to go vegan for one week. We hear an audio recap of the Vegan Stephen Experiment. A Lovely Vegan Meal Randy Albers— Chair of Columbia College’s Fiction Writing Department and Founding Producer of the Story Week Festival of Writers This local week-long series of events celebrates the written word. We get the lowdown from its founder. OTL #233 local music provided by yourfeetstoobig…
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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 “Snowbama” radio station WLUW-FM (88.7) Chicago) Mike Stephen recalls his recent push poll experience, talks to IL Secretary of State Jesse White about the new Cubs license plates, gets the scoop on the local recording of a song about Mayor Daley, and discusses the rise of online funding platforms in the arts community. Jesse White— IL Secretary of State Recently Secretary White and the Chicago Cubs unveiled a brand new Cubs license plate. He gives us the lowdown on how the proceeds benefit IL public schools. You can purchase the new plates at cyberdriveillinios.com. Abraham Levitan— Member of the local band, Baby Teeth Baby Teeth recently completed a new EP called BOSS. Last week, Mike spun a track off the record that’s all about Mayor Daley. This week we find out how the song evolved. Jessica Herman — Associate Editor of Shopping and Style for Time Out Chicago Jessica joins us to talk about an article she wrote about how online funding platforms are helping fuel the local creative scene. Check it out here. OTL #228 local music provided by Otter Petter…
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