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…
Happy St. Paddy’s Day! 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 “beer-distributed” radio station WLUW-FM (88.7) Chicago) Mike Stephen learns about the movement to change the IL beer distribution laws, plays a clip from his chat with the crew leader of Green Chicago River, and gets an update from the year-old CenterSquareJournal.com. Ryan Hermes— Co-Founder of GuysDrinkingBeer.com We explore how beer distribution in IL works and why some craft brewers are advocating for a change. OTL Rewind— Mike Butler, Head of the Green Chicago River Crew With this being St. Patrick’s Day we thought it’d be cool to dig into the OTL audio archives to hear a clip from OTL #25 that includes learning about the history of turning the Chicago River green. Mike Fourcher— Founder/Publisher of CenterSquareJournal.com This great local news site that serves the neighborhoods of Northcenter, Lincoln Square, and Ravenswood Manor turns 1 this week. We hear what Mike has learned over the past year and where the site is headed in the future. OTL #234 local music provided by The Shams…
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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 “beautifully tanned” radio station WLUW-FM (88.7) Chicago) Mike Stephen, having just returned from a trip to Mexico, plays some great conversations from past shows. Everyone needs a vacation, right? Right! OTL host Mike Stephen just got back into town from a lovely trip to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. So, on this week’s show we hear some interesting discussions from previous editions of the program. Tune in to hear about how shrinking the size of the City Council would save the city money, how the “malling” of Chicago threatens the character of the city, and the local underground food scene that’s catching fire! OTL Host Mike Stephen Takes Off in Mexico! Tune in next week for a brand new edition of the show! OTL #231 local music provided by the Velcro Lewis Group…
Posted 15 years ago Tagged Chicago blog Chicago media Chicago politics Chicago Radio David Tamarkin Mike Stephen Outside the Loop Radio WLUW