Mike Stephen gets an update on the Clean Energy Jobs Act, checks in with a garage-based community radio station, WIDE-LP, in Madison, WI, and learns the Secret History of 70s local country-rockers The Moondogs. This week’s local Holiday music is brought to you by El Gato Roboto. To subscribe to the OTL podcast, please visit our iTunes page or RSS feed.
Mike Stephen gets the story of the 1919 Chicago Race Riots, learns about Openlands’ strategic plan for conservation, and discusses how WVMO-LP serves the community of Monona, WI. The local music on this week’s show comes from Purple Mountains. To subscribe to the OTL podcast, please visit our iTunes page or RSS feed.
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Mike Stephen declares his love of Wisconsin and supper clubs, learns about having at-risk youth experience the outdoors through the Chicago Voyagers program, checks in with Steve Krakow (aka Plastic Crimewave) to discover the Secret History of Matt “Guitar” Murphy, and connects to the studios of WRWO-LP in Ottawa, IL to find out how that station serves the community. Local music this week courtesy of All the Wine. To subscribe to the OTL podcast, please visit our iTunes page or RSS feed.
Posted 5 years ago Tagged Chicago Voyagers community radio Mike Stephen Outside the Loop Radio Radio Secret History of Chicago Music Steve Krakow WGN WRWO
Mike Stephen talks with: Tom DePauw and Darryl Roberts, co-station managers at WTND-LP in Macomb, to talk community radio for another installment of Low Power to the People; Plastic Crimewave (aka Steve Krakow) about Chicago blues guitarist Johnny B. Moore for this week’s edition of The Secret History of Chicago Music, and Jeff Sampson, president of Windy City Curling Club. This week’s local music is provided by The Bama Lamas. Mike rides the hog line with Jeff Sampson and Windy City Curling. To subscribe to the OTL podcast, please visit our iTunes page or RSS feed.
Posted 6 years ago Tagged Chicago media Chicago Music Chicago Podcast Chicago Radio community radio curling Low Power to the People Mike Stephen Outside the Loop Radio Secret History of Chicago Music Steve Krakow WGN WTND