OTL: Episode #335- Ald. Joe Moreno, Dying the Chicago river green, Mike Houlihan’s “Our Irish Cousins”

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 “Irish cousin” radio station WLUW-FM (88.7) Chicago) Mike Stephen talks Chicago issues with Ald. Joe Moreno, learns about dying the Chicago River green, and chats with Mike Houlihan about his new film, “Our Irish Cousins.”   Happy St. Paddy’s Day! Proco “Joe” Moreno– Alderman, 1st Ward Ald. Moreno joins us to discuss various local issues such as liquor moratoriums, LED billboards in neighborhoods, and Chicago school closings. Ald. Joe Moreno   OTL Rewind– Mike Butler, Head of the Green Chicago River Crew With this being St. Patrick’s Day week, we thought it’d be cool to dig into the OTL audio archives to hear a clip from OTL #25 that includes learning about the history of turning the Chicago River green.   Dying the Chicago River Mike Houlihan– Local author, comedian, filmmaker, Irishman Mike’s latest film, Our Irish Cousins, is an exploration of the Irish-American experience.  We discuss the film and the lessons he learned from visiting his homeland. Our Irish Cousins OTL #335 local music provided by Safe Haven..  

OTL: Episode #334- School closings and the local economy, LED billboards, Hank Frisco: Galaxy Defender

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 “galaxy defender” radio station WLUW-FM (88.7) Chicago) Mike Stephen discusses how school closings could impact the neighborhood economy, learns about frustrations over local LED billboards, and goes behind the scenes of a locally-produced web series called Hank Frisco: Galaxy Defender.   Mick Dumke– Senior writer at the Chicago Reader Mick discusses his article covering the possible economic impact of school closings in Chicago neighborhoods.       Steve Jensen –President of the Bucktown Community Organization New (and very bright) LED billboards are popping up around Chicago.  Steve explains the affect they have on his community.     Matt Kelley– Writer and producer of Hank Frisco: Galaxy Defender This locally-produced sci-fi comedy web series is getting some attention.  We go behind the scenes in the year 3842.   OTL #334 local music provided by The Mediocre Fight…  

OTL: Episode #333- Goose & Fox pop-up supper club, Participatory budgeting in Chicago

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 “supper club” radio station WLUW-FM (88.7) Chicago) Mike Stephen learns about a local pop-up supper club and discusses how participatory budgeting allows for citizens to decide how their local government money is spent.   Greg Combs– Chef and proprietor of Goose & Fox We hear about this local pop-up supper club that prides itself on excellent food as well as a down-to-earth atmosphere.         Maria Hadden – Project coordinator, Participatory Budgeting Chicago Participatory budgeting is a democratic process in which community members directly decide how to spend part of a public budget.  We get the lowdown of how this is happening in some Chicago neighborhoods.     OTL #333 local music provided by Pet Lions…  

OTL: Episode #332- Storytelling at “Here’s the Story,” Sexual exploitation prevention, A harmonica documentary

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 “here’s the story” radio station WLUW-FM (88.7) Chicago) Mike Stephen previews Here’s the Story- a live show featuring real people telling stories, discusses sexual exploitation prevention, and previews a documentary about the harmonica that’s coming to Chicago.   Janna Sobel– Co-founder and artistic director of Here’s the Story We learn about this show featuring real stories from real people that takes place on the first Sunday of the month at Stage 773 (1225 W. Belmont).       Rachel Durchslag –Executive Director of the Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation Sexual exploitation is still prevalent in our society, sadly.  Rachel gives us an overview of how CAASE works to address this problem at its core.     Marc Lempert– Director of Pocket Full of Soul: The Harmonica Documentary The harmonica gets some love in this documentary that’s playing at the AMC Showplace Village Crossing at 7000 Carpenter Rd. in Skokie on February 28th at 7:30pm.  Buy tickets HERE.   OTL #332 local music provided by Software Giant…