Mike Stephen talks with: Midwest High Speed Rail Association executive director Richard Harnish about a potential express train to O’Hare and beyond; Plastic Crimewave (aka Steve Krakow) about The Wolfgang saxophonist Eddie Shaw for this week’s “Winter Blues” edition of The Secret History of Chicago Music; and Hampshire High School industrial technology teacher Mike Jakubowski about preparing students for real world. Meanwhile, we try to figure out if we still have a MySpace page while also discussing Pizza Pizzazz, frozen pizzas, and questionable Rogers Park establishments. This week’s local music is provided by the Poison Boys. OTL host Mike Stephen III encourages his son Mike Stephen IV to consider a career in industrial technology with a toy hammer. To subscribe to the OTL podcast, please visit our iTunes page or RSS feed.
Mike Stephen talks with: Fair Allocation in Runways (FAiR) Coalition leadership team member Helen Rosenberg about the ongoing fight with Mayor Rahm Emanuel over O’Hare noise pollution; Chicago History Museum senior curator Libby Mahoney about the background of Chicago’s water intake cribs in Lake Michigan; and Newcity editor/publisher Brian Hieggelke about how to keep Chicago a two-newspaper town with his plan to save the Sun-Times. Meanwhile, we get fired up about a RedEye columnist defending the fact that she’s never voted. This week’s local music is provided by Badwater Sound. OTL host Mike Stephen takes great pleasure in contributing to the O’Hare noise pollution over OTL producer Andy Hermann’s neighborhood. To subscribe to the OTL podcast, please visit our iTunes page or RSS feed.
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Mike Stephen talks with: Shake Rattle & Read owner Ric Addy about closing shop after 50 years in Uptown; artist/author Dmitry Samarov about quitting social media cold turkey; and Beardsgaard Barbers co-owners Natalie and Tyler Anderson about cutting hair in Batavia (from OTL #416, our first show on WGN Radio). Meanwhile, HAPPY NEW YEAR! This week’s local music is provided by City Mouth. OTL host Mike Stephen in the Shake Rattle & Read basement To subscribe to the OTL podcast, please visit our iTunes page or RSS feed.
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Mike Stephen talks with: In These Times associate editor and Strike for America: Chicago Teachers Against Austerity author Micah Utrecht about the importance of the Chicago Teachers Union strike; Jefferson Park Forward founder Ryan Richter about the future of Chicago’s northwest side; and Plastic Crimewave (aka Steve Krakow) about folk hero Bob Gibson for this week’s edition of The Secret History of Chicago Music. Meanwhile, we discuss Chicago the band entering the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame via a controversial fan vote. This week’s local music is provided by Vamplifier. OTL host Mike Stephen always dresses a little nicer around the holidays. Nice shirt! To subscribe to the OTL podcast, please visit our iTunes page or RSS feed.
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