OTL: Episode #93

HAPPY 4th OF JULY !! (podcasting “from” on top of the parking garage near the Guitar Center in Lincoln Park) (broadcasting on the 100-watt interview show radio station WLUW 88.7-FM Chicago) Mike Stephen and Andy Hermann call out for show contributors, they learn about a new community arts space in Evanston, they discuss a couple new video links on the OTL website, and then they talk with the host of The Interview Show. CASTING: OTL Show Contributors; Outside the Loop RADIO is seeking people with an interest in radio and/or journalism to cover issues important around their own Chicago communities. Contact us with your ideas and for more info! Jake Samuels – general manager, Evanston SPACE; on a new artists’ venue just north of the Chicago border OTL finds cool local video links; wasting time controlling the Block 37 cam, Mike just missed the Cubs/White Sox brawl at US Cellular Field Mark Bazer – RedEye columnist and host of The Interview Show; on bringing old-school unscripted talk shows to local taverns (segue music this week from The Eternals)

OTL: Episode #92

(podcasting “from” the middle of the Bloomingdale Trail) (broadcasting on the 100-watt cougarfest radio station WLUW 88.7-FM Chicago) Mike Stephen and Andy Hermann celebrate Pride Weekend with an OTL flashback, they discuss the latest wave of local urban wildlife, they talk with a man who traded his car for a bike, and then they learn about the Chicago Justice Project. OTL Flashback; revisiting the ROTC segment from OTL: Episode #39 for Pride Weekend Joel Brown – Professor of Biological Sciences, UIC; on recent wildlife sightings and trends in the city Joe Marinaro – recently vehicle free citizen; on why he traded his Jeep for a bike at the Tour de Fat Tracy Siska – president, Chicago Justice Project; on increasing public access to justice related information (segue music this week from Brad Peterson)

OTL: Episode #90

(podcasting “from” right out in front of Rock Bottom Brewery, in the construction site, with our hardhats on) (broadcasting on the 100-watt full-of-clout radio station WLUW 88.7-FM Chicago) Mike Stephen and Andy Hermann talk about the Olympics and Block 37 in Chicago, they learn about the connection between drinking and writing, and then they discuss the political fallout after the Tony Rezko verdict. Ben Joravsky – staff writer, Chicago Reader; on his Clout City blog entries on Block 37 and the 2016 Olympics Steve Mosqueda – co-host, Drinking & Writing Brewery; on the 4th Annual Drinking and Writing Festival: Write Until You Puke Jay Stewart – executive director, Better Government Association; on Governor Rod Blagojevich in the wake of the Tony Rezko verdict (segue music this week from The Steepwater Band)

OTL: Episode #89

(podcasting “from” right out in front of Yellow Taxi Co on Elston and Augusta) (broadcasting on the 100-watt back-of-the-taxicab radio station WLUW 88.7-FM Chicago) Mike Stephen and Andy Hermann receive feedback and read personal ads, they discuss the murder rate in Chicago, they hear about an online stolen bike registry, and then they learn about taxicab culture. OTL reads feedback and missed connections; Pat is upset about the Theresa Amato interview in OTL #88, checking in on Subway Crush – Chicago Erin Halasz – reporter, Medill News Service; on the murder rate in and around Chicago Howard Kaplan – creator, Chicago Stolen Bike Registry; on protecting bikes from thieves, and reporting stolen bikes Natasha Julius – weekend desk editor, Beachwood Reporter; on cabbie culture as documented in the Taxicab Journals (segue music this week from the Joanna Connor Band)