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 “best intersection” radio station WLUW-FM (88.7) Chicago) Mike Stephen talks to a local teacher who uses music to educate his students, re-examines the question, “Would Chicago Be Better Off Without IL?,” and discusses the best and worst intersections in the city. Matt Baron— Local musician, teacher, and founder of Coach House Sounds We learn about Matt’s approach to teaching children English- music. He’s planning on making an album full of educational music for kids. Check out his Kickstarter page too! Matt Baron Chicago Without IL?– Revisiting a question we looked at on OTL #185 A listener weighed in on the above question, so we re-examine this topic. Steven Vance— Co-founder of GridChicago.com In a recent post, Steven looked at some of the best and worst intersections in the city. We chat about what he wrote. Photo courtesy of GridChicago.com OTL #271 local music provided by Baron von Something…
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 “loot drop” radio station WLUW-FM (88.7) Chicago) Mike Stephen re-airs his conversation with a local cabbie/author, previews the YMTE podcast holiday recording party, and learns about the Chicago Loot Drop charity event. Dmitry Samarov— Chicago cabbie, artist, and author of Hack: Stories from a Chicago Cab We hear about the observations and stories from Dmitry’s extensive cabbie career as he chats with us in his cab. Dmitry Samarov Brandon Wetherbee– Host of the You, Me, Them, Everybody podcast We check in with Brandon to see what’s up with his show and to preview a holiday recording party he’s throwing at the Hungry Brain in Roscoe Village. Mike Chuck— Chairman of the Chicago Loot Drop You have a chance to perform in a Rock Band 3 competition on stage at Reggie’s this weekend. And it’s for a good cause! We get the details. OTL #269 local music provided by Paver…
Posted 15 years ago Tagged Brandon Wetherbee Chicago blog Chicago media Chicago Podcast Chicago Radio Mike Stephen Outside the Loop Radio WLUW You Me Them Everybody Podcast
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 “great neighborhood” radio station WLUW-FM (88.7) Chicago) Mike Stephen discusses speeding cameras in Chicago, plays some audio from outside Wrigley Field during the 2003 Bartman Game, and chats with the co-owner of LTHForum.com about their Great Neighborhood Restaurant list. Celeste Meiffren— Filed Director for the IL Public Interest Research Group The IL PIRG released a report recently that examines the contracts between red light/speeding camera vendors and U.S. cities. This report is timely since Chicago could be seeing even more of these cameras soon. Photo courtesy of The Expired Meter Outside the Bartman Game in 2003– An audio time warp Mike dug up some audio gold from 2003. He was roaming the area outside of Wrigley Field the night of the infamous “Bartman Game” with a microphone in hand. He recently found his recordings from that evening and we hear some of that footage this week. Wrigley Field from across the street. Steve Zaransky— Co-Owner of LTHForum.com This Chicago-based culinary chat site announced its renewals for the Great Neighborhood Restaurant and Resource list. Steve joins us to discuss the results. OTL #267 local music provided by Velvetron…
Posted 15 years ago Tagged Chicago blog Chicago Food Chicago media Chicago Podcast Chicago Radio Chicago sports Mike Stephen Outside the Loop Radio WLUW
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 “hoptacular” radio station WLUW-FM (88.7) Chicago) Mike Stephen learns about a new way to reserve parking in Chicago, previews the Beer Hoptacular, and talks to the director of the Reeling Film Fest about it’s 30th anniversary in the city. Mark Lawrence— Co-Founder of SpotHero.com This site allows you to reserve a parking space in Chicago before you even leave your house! We get the details from Mark this week. (NOTE: this segment originally aired on OTL #257, but since a guest bailed on Mike at the last minute we’re re-airing this interview.) T.J. Annerino– Organizer of the Beer Hoptacular We get a preview of this must-attend event for every local beer lover that’s taking place on November 5th at the Aragon Ballroom. Brenda Webb— Director of Reeling: The Chicago Lesbian and Gay International Film Festival It’s one of the most successful and long-running events around and it turns 30 this year. We get the lowdown on another exciting year of this film fest. OTL #266 local music provided by Suns…
Posted 15 years ago Tagged Chicago Beer Chicago blog Chicago media Chicago Music Chicago parking Chicago Podcast Chicago Radio Mike Stephen Outside the Loop Radio WLUW