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 “experimental vegan” radio station WLUW-FM (88.7) Chicago) Mike Stephen talks to a Chicagoan experimenting with being vegan, learns about a website that analyzes every aldermanic candidate’s site, and discusses the work of Project Onward in the Chicago arts community. Danielle Basci— WLUW General Manger, experimenting with being vegan during the month of January Since May of last year, Danielle has been a vegetarian (or the occasional “flexitarian”). Now she’s trying out the vegan approach to life and is chronicling her experience on her personal blog. We find out how it’s going and why she’s doing what she’s doing. Dan O’Neil— Creator of Aldermanicwebsites.com There’s a one-stop shop for everything you’d ever want to know about Chicago political candidates websites. Dan tells us how he created his site and why he finds this topic fascinating. Rob Lentz — Program Director for Project Onward Rob gives us the background of his local organization that supports the creative growth of visual artists with mental or developmental disabilities. OTL #224 local music provided by Soft Targets…
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 “happy new year!” radio station WLUW-FM (88.7) Chicago) Mike Stephen takes a look back at some of the stories covered on the show in 2010. An OTL 2010 Flashback- Sit back, relax, and listen to a few clips that aired in 2010! Thanks so much for listening to and supporting Outside the Loop Radio. 2010 was a great year and I’m excited to make 2011 even better! Have a Happy New Year! –Mike Stephen Here’s to the New Year! OTL #223 local music provided by Cottonseed…
Posted 15 years ago Tagged Chicago blog Chicago media Chicago Radio Mike Stephen New Year's Eve 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 “local holiday tunes” radio station WLUW-FM (88.7) Chicago) Mike Stephen relaxes in his velvet robe with a glass of eggnog, talks to one of Santa’s lieutenants, and spins some seasonal songs that were recorded by local musicians in the OTL Bunker! This Year’s Christmas Show Features… Ronald Q. McGee — Santa’s United States Midwestern Regional Manager at the North Pole Santa Claus is way too busy to give an interview, so Ronald talks to us exclusively from Santa’s North Pole Command Center about the final preparations for the evening of December 24th. CHICAGO CHRISTMAS MUSIC! Special thanks to the following bands for dropping by the OTL Bunker studios to record some great Holiday songs with Mike Stephen: Go Time– “Baby, Please Come Home” and “Stockings Hung Low” Mick from Gidgets Ga Ga -“Christmas Wish” Joe Dickinson– “Someone Saw Santa” Magic Milk– “Mele Kalikimaka” PJ Anderson and John Pacini from Jackson Bailey– “The First Noel” Merry Christmas From Outside the Loop Radio! OTL Host Mike Stephen Enjoys A Charlie Brown Christmas.
Posted 15 years ago Tagged Chicago blog Chicago media Chicago Music Chicago Radio 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 “OTL is #1” radio station WLUW-FM (88.7) Chicago) Mike Stephen celebrates the show being selected best podcast in Chicago, discusses the “malling” of the city with Jonathan Fine, plays some audio from a recent Bears tailgate, and reviews NewCity’s Best of Chicago 2010 list with the magazine’s publisher. Outside the Loop and #1 in Chicago!— NewCity selected OTL as the “best local podcast” in Chicago for 2010! We’re all pretty excited! Thanks for checking out Chicago’s almost above-ground audio magazine! Jonathan Fine— Executive Director of Preservation Chicago Recently, Jonathan was part of a debate over the “malling” of Chicago. He explains his view of why bringing large malls into Chicago isn’t a good idea. The Proposed Wrigleyville Development Inside a Bears Tailgate — Host Mike Stephen was at a Chicago Bears tailgate before the game last week…with an audio recorder. We get a brief recap from the sounds of Bears fanatics Kevin, Joe, and Matt. A View of Last Week’s Bears Tailgate Brian Hieggelke— Editor and Publisher of NewCity Brian returns to discuss the annual best of Chicago edition of NewCity. NOTE: Since Brian is an occasional guest on OTL, he recused himself from the “best local podcast” category and gave that assignment to another writer. We’re legit, baby! OTL #221 local music provided by The Rails…
Posted 15 years ago Tagged Chicago blog Chicago media Chicago Podcast Chicago Radio Jonathan Fine Mike Stephen New City Outside the Loop Radio WLUW