(podcasting “from” out in back of Holy Name Cathedral) (broadcasting on the 100-watt marathon-walking-tour-of-Chicago radio station WLUW 88.7-FM Chicago) Mike Stephen and Andy Hermann discuss religion and politics, they chat with someone running the Chicago Marathon this weekend, and then they go out on location for a walking tour of the city. Robert Gillian – executive director, Catholic Conference of Illinois; on religion and politics, and a panel discussion next week at DePaul University (Holy Name Cathedral) Kathleen Weber – Evanston Township High School coach/teacher; on running the Chicago Marathon this weekend (Chicago Marathon 2007) Ryan Ver Berkmoes – author and travel expert; on his book Walking Chicago: 31 Tours of the Windy City’s Classic Bars, Scandalous Sites, Historic Architecture, Dynamic Neighborhoods, and Famous Lakeshore (Walking Chicago by Ryan Ver Berkmoes) (segue music this week from The Lawrence Arms)
A couple weeks ago (09/03/08), Mike took the OTL roving microphone out to the near west side of Chicago to talk with Johnnie Lee Savory. (Mike Stephen with Johnnie Lee Savory) Johnnie was wrongfully convicted of murder at age 14, and served 30 years in prison. John Maki at the Windy Citizen has been following Johnnie’s story at his “Justice for Savory” blog. We aired an edited version of Johnnie’s interview in OTL: Episode #102, and feel it is important to present his segment in its entirety…
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(podcasting “from” in the basement of the Richard J. Daley Center) (broadcasting on the 100-watt halls of justice radio station WLUW 88.7-FM Chicago) Mike Stephen offers Andy Hermann peaches, they learn about a man falsely convicted for murder, they revisit the ongoing car towing saga, and then they discuss deploying Chicago police with automatic weapons. OTL’s justice-themed radio program; but first Mike offers Andy peaches Johnnie Lee Savory*; wrongfully convicted for murder at age 14, is now a free man… but is fighting to clear his name (Johnnie Lee Savory with Mike Stephen) Mike still seeking justice; attempting to contact Ald. Vi Daley about his towed car Tracy Siska – president, Chicago Justice Project; on Chicago police with assault rifles (segue music this week from The Dials) * OTL web exclusive: the full conversation with Johnnie Lee Savory
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(podcasting “from” out in back of Nuevo Leon Mexican Restaurant in Pilsen) (broadcasting on the 100-watt struggling-through-the-mass-media-tough-times radio station WLUW 88.7-FM Chicago) Mike Stephen and Andy Hermann exchange gifts for their 100th episode together, they discuss gentrification in Pilsen, and then they learn about recent Tribune Company layoffs. OTL #100; our anti-climactic 100th episode celebration Winifred Curran – Assistant Professor of Geography at DePaul University; on her new book Contested Chicago: Pilsen and Gentrification (Pilsen) Richard Prince – Journal-isms columnist at The Maynard Institute online; on recent local developments detailed in “Journalists of Color Hit in Tribune Layoffs” (Tribune Tower) (segue music this week from Kill Hannah)
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