(podcasting from the studios in the OTL Bunker, somewhere in Chicago) (broadcasting on the “street corner taco stand” radio station WLUW-FM (88.7) Chicago) Mike Stephen talks about a lovely local latrine, discusses the plight of the pushcart vendor in the city, chats about the possibility of The Real Housewives of Chicago, and learns about a local literary aggregator. OTL’s Bathroom Break – Check out bestrestroom.com to vote for Chicago’s very own Drake Hotel Palm Court Ladies Room as the best restroom in America. Claire Bushey – Freelance journalist and author of last week’s Chicago Reader cover story called “Legalize It” Claire discusses the hardships faced by pushcart vendors in the Little Village neighborhood. Jenny, The Future Mrs. Stephen – Mike Stephen’s fiancee and expert on The Real Housewives TV show Jenny got Mike hooked on TRH and lucky for him now there’s talk of The Real Housewives of Chicago coming soon. Jenny and Mike analyze how this might happen in the Windy City. Connor Coyne – Contributor to bookish.us If you’re into the local literary scene, this is the blog to check out. Everything from ‘zines to books to what is the appropriate number of spaces between sentences is fair game on the site. Connor joins us to give us the lowdown. OTL #141 local music provided by Coltrane Motion…
(podcasting from the studios in the OTL Bunker, somewhere in Chicago) (broadcasting on the “I’m very much interested in replacing Obama” radio station WLUW-FM (88.7) Chicago) Mike Stephen talks to the co-organizer of the upcoming Chicago Media Future Conference, discusses a recent ruling about off-duty Chicago cops, and dives into some hot local political issues with Mick Dumke of the Chicago Reader. Scott Smith – Co-organizer of the Chicago Media Future Conference Scott discusses some of the challenges facing local media and how the upcoming conference will address these challenges. Tracy Siska – Executive Director of the Chicago Justice Project Recently CPD officers were found not guilty in the Jefferson Tap brawl case. Tracy blogged about this verdict and what it means for Chicago. Mick Dumke – Writer and Editor at the Chicago Reader and blogger at Clout City. Mick joins us once again to discuss some of the latest and hottest Chicago political news. OTL #140 local music provided by Powerspace…
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(podcasting from the studios in the OTL Bunker, somewhere in Chicago) (broadcasting on the “cooking crawfish that are speared by a long sword while squirrels look on” radio station WLUW-FM (88.7) Chicago) Mike Stephen goes on-location to play with swords, checks out the Chicago wildlife with Project Squirrel, and learns about the art of cooking crawfish here in the city. Greg Mele – Co-founder of the Chicago Swordplay Guild Greg tells us about preserving the art of European swordplay and shows Mike a few moves. Steve Sullivan – Principal Investigator for Project Squirrel. Steve tells us what we can learn from our local squirrel population and how we can be citizen scientists. Danny Beck – Owner of Toons Bar and Grill in Lakeview The 10th Annual Toons Crawfish Boil is happening this weekend. We get a preview of the Boil and learn about the art of cooking crawfish. OTL #139 local music provided by Charlie Love…
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(podcasting from the studios in the OTL Bunker, somewhere in Chicago) (broadcasting on the “one quarter gets you 15 minutes” radio station WLUW-FM (88.7) Chicago) Mike Stephen talks to a Chicago alderman about examining the city’s parking meter lease deal, warns you to be careful when playing flip cup, and chats with the CTA Tattler about the latest local transit issues. Ald. Joe Moore – Alderman of the 49th Ward The Alderman explains why he voted for the parking meter lease deal, why he regrets that vote, and what he’s doing to shed some light on how this deal was passed in the City Council. Above: Ald. Joe Moore OTL Party Advice – Lottie’s Pub (as featured in OTL #120) celebrates its 75th anniversary this weekend. They’re having a flip cup party. Oh my. Above: A Flip Cup Arena Kevin O’Neil – Founder of ctatattler.com Kevin gives us the lowdown on the Blue Line repairs redux, CTA stimulus funding, and the bus tracker FINALLY tracking all bus routes. Above: The Blue Line Train Approaches OTL #138 local music provided by Chin Up Chin Up…
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