OTL: Episode #81

(podcasting “from” in the parking lot of the abandoned Pizza Hut next to La Pasadita Mexican Restaurant on Division and Ashland) (broadcasting on the 100-watt civil union WLUW 88.7-FM Chicago) Mike Stephen and Andy Hermann talk infrastructure in Chicago, they learn about civil unions in Illinois, they discuss an upcoming record fair and award a cheesy FM DJ award, and then they visit an online newspaper covering the city. Chicago needs some help; Popular Mechanics names “The 10 Pieces of U.S. Infrastructure We Must Fix Now” Chris Jessup – organizer, Civil Unions Illinois; on House Bill 1826, legislation to extend basic legal protections to committed couples in Illinois OTL News and DJ Awards; this weekend is the CHIRP Record Fair and Other Delights, Mike awards (the legendary) Dick Biondi an “OTL Cheesy FM DJ Award” Geoff Dougherty – editor, Chi-Town Daily News; on citizen journalism in Chicago (segue music this week from the Blue Ribbon Glee Club)

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

Mike felt this would draw some new traffic to our website. Should we add more video? [flashvideo filename=http://s106.photobucket.com/albums/m249/count_2006/otl-wildoutdooradventures-01.flv /] (OTL’s Wild Outdoor Adventures)

OTL: Episode #77

(podcasting “from” in the middle of Dearborn Park in the South Loop) (broadcasting on the 100-watt lucky charm WLUW 88.7-FM Chicago) Mike Stephen and Andy Hermann revisit a show from last year, they learn about the South Loop neighborhood in Chicago, they discuss bars and technology, and then it’s the second edition of their Zell’s Bells series. Looking Way Back to OTL #25; we celebrate a year on the WLUW airwaves, and play a clip from Mike Butler of the Green Chicago River crew Dennis McClendon – long-term South Loop resident; about the changing face of this now-booming neighborhood (as featured in the March 13 Chicago Reader “South Loop Issue“) Mike Gets Emails from Bars; local drinking establishments take up activism ZELL’S BELLS (part 2) David Winner – President, The Lake View Citizens’ Council; on Sam Zell’s vague plans with Wrigley Field and the Cubs, and potential changes to the Lake View neighborhood (segue music this week from The Cocktail Preachers)