(podcasting “from” the Uptown Theatre) Mike Stephen and Andy Hermann officially launch Outside the Loop RADIO… with a look into the current state of the US mass media, an unscientific investigation to see who’s still using payphones, and a report on the 2006 “bests” of Chicago. Robert McChesney – U of Illinois professor and Free Press founder; on the state of big and alternative media in the United States “The Payphone Experiment“; which seemed like a good idea at the time Brian Hieggelke – Newcity publisher; on the 2006 “Best of” Chicago