OTL: Episode #431- Previewing a celebration of the chicken wing, The Chicago Reader’s Mick Dumke on local politics

TO HEAR THE SHOW, PRESS THE “PLAY” BUTTON AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS POST… (broadcasting on the “ain’t no thing but a chicken wing” radio station WGN-AM 720) Mike Stephen stops by Toons Bar and Grill in Lakeview to preview the 4th annual Wing Fling and chats about local politics with the Chicago Reader’s Mick Dumke.   Danny Beck – Owner of Toons Bar & Grill at 3857 N. Southport in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood We get a preview of the Fourth Annual Wing Fling happening on Saturday, January 24th at 3pm!  OTL host Mike Stephen will be on hand as the event’s MC.  Come on out, say hi, and enjoy all-you-can-eat wings!    Mike Stephen emcee’s the hot wing eating contest at last year’s Toons Wing Fling   Mick Dumke–  Senior Writer at the Chicago Reader Mick stops by to chat about the latest in the Chicago mayoral race and what it means to actually be an independent vote in the city council.     Mick Dumke and Mike Stephen in the WGN Allstate Showcase Studio   A piece of OTL history– Mike recently dug up a bar napkin that helped to serve as the launching pad for Outside the Loop Radio.  He surprises Andy Hermann and Steve Bertrand with this piece of OTL history.      The bar napkin that started it all in 2006     OTL #431 local music provided by Twin Peaks…

OTL: Episode #379- Begyle Brewing, Toons Wing Fling, Free Range Office

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 “fling the wing” radio station WLUW-FM (88.7) Chicago) Mike Stephen visits Begyle Brewing, previews the Toons Wing Fling, and tours the Free Range Office space in Wicker Park.   Kevin Cary, Brendan Blume, and Matt Ritchy– Co-owners of Begyle Brewing We drop in this Chicago brewery and learn about their community supported brewing approach. Kevin, Matt, and Brendan at Begyle Brewing at 1800 W. Cuyler       Danny Beck – Owner of Toons Bar & Grill at 3857 N. Southport We get a preview of the Third Annual Wing Fling happening on Saturday, January 25th at 3pm!         Liane Jackson– Owner of the Free Range Office in Wicker Park If you’re an entrepreneur, startup, or small business and in need of a workspace, check out Free Range Office at 2141 W. North Ave.  We drop by to take a tour. A look inside Free Range Office     OTL #379 local music provided by Brontosaurus…  

OTL: Episode #328- The Salsa Truck, Wing Fling at Toons, A year without buying anything

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 “you don’t have to buy it” radio station WLUW-FM (88.7) Chicago) Mike Stephen visits The Salsa Truck, previews Wing Fling at Toons Bar, and talks to the co-owner of a Portage Park thrift store who isn’t buying anything for the entire year (kind of). Dan Salls– Owner of The Salsa Truck and The Garage We learn about a new food truck in Chicago that specializes in salsa and go inside a new shared food truck kitchen in the West Loop.       Danny Beck – Owner of Toons Bar and Grill If you love chicken wings, then get to Toons for the 2nd annual Wing Fling this Saturday!  Danny gives us a preview.     Joe Basilone– Co-owner of Thrift & Thrive resale shop Could you go a whole year without buying anything?  That’s what Joe and his family are attempting in 2013.  We find out why.   OTL #328 local music provided by the BS Brass Band…  

OTL: Episode #278- Bike seats and erectile dysfunction, Manuary in the OTL Bunker, Wing Fling preview

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 “Manuary” radio station WLUW-FM (88.7) Chicago) Mike Stephen discusses a local study that looks at the link between bike seats and erectile dysfunction, grows a ‘stache, and previews Toons’ Wing Fling on January 28th.   Dr. Craig Niederberger— Head of the urology department and professor of engineering at the University of Illinois at Chicago Dr. Niderberger’s research team is in the process of determining whether or not a bike seat can lead to erectile dysfunction in men.  He updates us on the data he’s collected.  Also, check out his blog: maledoc.com.  You can read about the study in THIS story from the Chicago Reader.   Manuary– OTL Host Mike Stephen grows out his facial hair Mike grew out his facial hair over the Holidays and decided to see what variations of a mustache would look like.  Kinda scary.   A Manuary Mustache   Danny Beck— Owner of Toons Bar and Grill and Chef The first-ever Wing Fling at Toons takes place on January 28th at 3 p.m. It’s a day of all-you-can eat wings, a hot wing eating contest, and live Blues music from The Joe Moss Band.  We get a preview of the event that will be MC’d by Mike Stephen.   Toons Bar and Grill at 3857 N. Southport OTL House Cleaning— Updates on a couple of past stories We […]