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 “noshing-away” radio station WLUW-FM (88.7) Chicago) Mike Stephen talks to the director of the movie Wisconsin Supper Clubs, learns about a new Wicker Park food festival, and checks in with the guy who’s jogging every block in Chicago. Ron Faiola– Director of Wisconsin Supper Clubs: An Old-Fashioned Experience Supper Clubs in Wisconsin are a great tradition. Ron literally wrote the book and made the movie on these delicious experiences. Alan Kannof – Founder and Chief Nosher of The Nosh There’s a new diverse weekly food festival coming to Wicker Park starting July 13th at the A.N. Pritzker School. We get the lowdown. Darcy Phillips – Creator of Run Chicago Darcy is attempting to run on every block in Chicago and his progress is documented on his Facebook page. We get an update on how he’s doing. Darcy keeps track of blocks he already ran. OTL #351 local music provided by The Right Now…
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 “Chicagoside” radio station WLUW-FM (88.7) Chicago) Mike Stephen visits a great after school program called 826CHI, previews the Chicago Zine Fest, and learns about a new local sports journalism website: ChicagosideSports.com. Patrick Schaffner– Director of Communications and Outreach for 826CHI We go inside this non-profit that supports students with their creative writing skills. Neil Brideau— Co–organizer of the Chicago Zine Fest We get a preview of this festival of DIY publishing in Chicago and beyond taking place March 9th and 10th. Sol Lieberman– Creative director and co-founder of ChicagosideSports.com This new website claims to have the best sports journalism in town. We find out what makes this site tick and the cool features you’ll find once you log on. OTL #284 local music provided by Switchback…
Posted 13 years ago Tagged Chicago blog 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 “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 14 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 “you can bike in the winter” radio station WLUW-FM (88.7) Chicago) Mike Stephen learns about Chicago’s Bike Winter group, recaps last weekend’s Iron Man race with a local runner, and hears the story of a non-artist who markets art on the Internet. Julie Hochstadter— Last year’s co-chair of Bike Winter, Director and Owner of The Chainlink Even though our weather is cooling down you don’t have to put away that bicycle of yours! Julie talks to us about biking in Chicago winters and much more. Erik Nybo– Official OTL Running Correspondent and participant in the last week’s Iron Man in Madison, WI It’s the granddaddy of all races and Erik ran it last weekend. We find out how he did and get a recap of his experience. Iron Man Nybo Whitney Zeldow— Founder of HoneyMoonLetters.com We find out how this Chinatown resident and “non-artist” ended up promoting art online. OTL #260 local music provided by The Damn Choir…
Posted 14 years ago Tagged Chicago blog Chicago media Chicago Podcast Chicago Radio Erik Nybo Mike Stephen Outside the Loop Radio WLUW