OTL: Episode #79

(podcasting “from” on the corner of Fullerton, Damen, and Elston) (broadcasting on the 100-watt caught-you-in-the-act radio station WLUW 88.7-FM Chicago) Mike Stephen and Andy Hermann learn about more red light cameras coming to Chicago, they discuss beards and scruff, they present another edition of Zell’s Bells, and then they get the scoop on Indiana messing up Chicago’s environment. Dr. John Large – Assistant Professor, College of Public Health at the University of South Florida; on the “Red Light Running Cameras: Would Crashes, Injuries and Automobile Insurance Rates Increase If They Are Used in Florida?” study (PDF file) OTL Housekeeping; Mike misses Andy’s beard, and counters with his old-man cardigan and scruff ZELL’S BELLS (part 3) selections from “There Once Was a Man Named Zell“; by The Beachwood Reporter‘s Limericks Affairs Desk Alan Mammoser – Executive Director, Southeast Environmental Task Force; on mercury emissions in Indiana, and its effects on Chicago (segue music this week from Devil in a Woodpile)

OTL: Outdoor Adventures

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OTL: Episode #74

(podcasting “from” Fishhook Pier near Montrose Beach) (broadcasting on the 100-watt clear water radio station WLUW 88.7-FM Chicago) Mike Stephen and Andy Hermann discuss last week’s Wilco shows at the Riviera and Wincentennial at the Old Town School, they learn about the Great Lakes Compact, and then it’s an OTL first — a segment on the state of shopping in Chicago. OTL’s Week in Music; Andy and every music geek in Chicago saw Wilco this week, Mike celebrated the Wincentennial at the Old Town School of Folk Music Joel Brammeier – Vice President for Policy, Alliance for the Great Lakes; on the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact Heather Kenny – freelance fashion/shopping writer and stylist; on the state of shopping and independent boutiques in Chicago (segue music this week from Wilco)

OTL: Episode #43

(podcasting “from” a houseboat on the Chicago River) (broadcasting on the 100-watt love boat WLUW 88.7-FM Chicago) Mike Stephen clarifies his bicyclist stance to Andy Hermann, they talk about recent beach closings in the city, they learn about a new area code coming to the region, and then they support local business. Mike and Andy’s transportation report; Mike takes time to love bicycling activists Ann Alexander – senior attorney, National Resources Defense Council; on recent city beach closings, and Chicago’s waterways Beth Bosch – spokesperson, Illinois Commerce Commission; on yet another new area code coming to the Chicago region Lauren Beznos – executive director, Local First Chicago; on the importance of local business in Chicago (segue music this week from Duvall)