WE’RE PLAYING DJ SOON — SEND US YOUR LOCAL HOLIDAY MUSIC !! (podcasting “from” out in back of the Museum of Science and Industry) (broadcasting on the 100-watt inter-stellar radio station WLUW 88.7-FM Chicago) Mike Stephen and Andy Hermann geek out, they learn about a controversial parking meter deal in Chicago, Mike gets back at Andy for making fun of him last week, and then they talk with a local writer about Battlestar Galactica. OTL Geeks Out; Mike loves all-things sci-fi The Parking Ticket Geek – founder, TheExpiredMeter.com; on selling the city’s parking meters, and the latest boot issues Mike Strikes Back; regarding Andy’s sketchy math from OTL #115 Joe Steiff – Associate Chair, Film and Video Department @ Columbia College; co-editor, Battlestar Galactica and Philosophy: Mission Accomplished or Mission Frakked Up? (segue music this week from Veterans)
(podcasting “from” on the site of Mike Stephen’s great-grandparents’ beauty salon / bootlegging operation on Division Street) (broadcasting on the 100-watt thank-God-for-the-21st-Amendment radio station WLUW 88.7-FM Chicago) Mike Stephen and Andy Hermann yet again visit the OTL NewsDesk, they learn about the Cook County budget, Andy makes fun of Mike, and then they discuss local education and the upcoming Obama presidency. OTL NewsDesk; no response from Ald. Helen Shiller (46th Ward) regarding Fix Wilson Yard, Chicago Coalition for the Homeless tracking CTA crackdown on homeless riders Forrest Claypool – Cook County Commissioner, 12th District; on county budget issues and the local economic situation the show Segue featuring talk about Segways; WE’RE PLAYING DJ SOON — SEND US YOUR LOCAL HOLIDAY MUSIC, and Andy enjoys a comment Mike made in last week’s program Paul Bowker – education reporter, Chi-Town Daily News; on “Officials hope education on Obama’s priority list” article (segue music this week from Icy Demons)
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HAPPY THANKSGIVING !! (podcasting “from” out in the Staples, just off Ashland / north of Milwaukee) (broadcasting on the 100-watt oh-so-thankful radio station WLUW 88.7-FM Chicago) Mike Stephen and Andy Hermann pay another visit to the OTL NewsDesk, they learn about a controversy involving the CTA, they spread some holiday cheer, and then they talk about an organization dedicated to alternative transit in Chicago. OTL NewsDesk; OTL continues its Mike Quigley Watch, with exclusives galore Mike Doyle – scribe/poobah, Chicago Carless; on the “CTA’s Holiday Homeless Harrassment” OTL spreading Holiday Cheer; with “Brand New Day” by the Sacred Heart Schools Justice Day Choir Rob Sadowsky – executive director, Active Transportation Alliance; on expanding the mission of the Chicagoland Bicycle Federation (segue music this week from Morry Sochat & the Special 20s)
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(podcasting “from” out in back of the Congress Theatre) (broadcasting on the 100-watt elevating-to-new-heights radio station WLUW 88.7-FM Chicago) Mike Stephen asks Andy Hermann about another radio show, they learn about the Bloomingdale Trail, they talk with a local resident driving Barack Obama’s old car, and then they hear about the vibe at the Proposition 8 protest in Chicago. there’s OTL… and then there’s other radio shows; Andy “cheats” on Mike and the show, but manages to get a plug on Luke Burbank’s Seattle radio program Ben Helphand – president, Friends of the Bloomingdale Trail; on building a public park on an abandoned elevated railway Natasha Brown – owner, Obama Mobile; on how she ended up with Present-elect Obama’s old car Ben Gonzales – photographer, gopho.com; on the vibes and scenes at the Proposition 8 protest in Chicago (segue music this week from Tangleweed)
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