Outside the Loop RADIO

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Outside the Loop RADIO is Chicago's Almost Above-Ground Audio Magazine. Founded as a podcast in September 2006 and picked up for broadcast by Chicago Sound Alliance WLUW 88.7-FM in March 2007, "OTL" n... more

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June 18, 2022 OTL #818: Chicago’s broken housing promises, Al Rose’s new music, The Secret History of Barbara Livsey
Mike Stephen discusses Chicago’s affordable housing issues with ProPublica reporter Mick Dumke, talks to local musician Al Rose about his new album, and discovers the mysterious Secret History of R&B singer Barbara Livsey.
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40min
June 11, 2022 OTL #817: Organizing for economic and social justice, The Legacy Project educates about LGBTQ history
Mike Stephen gets an update on organizing for a more fair Chicago, especially with regard to TIF districts, with civic educator and co-founder of The CivicLab Tom Tresser and discusses the important educational work of The Legacy Project with its founder and executive director Victor Salvo.
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38min
June 04, 2022 OTL #816: The Old Town School of Folk Music teachers organize, The Secret History of Denny Zeitlin
Mike Stephen talks to local musician and music teacher Bill Brickey about why the Old Town School of Folk Music teachers have unionized and discovers the Secret History of cosmic jazz prodigy Denny Zeitlin.
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36min
May 28, 2022 OTL #815: Art rejuvenates neighborhoods, Police reform recommendations, Mark Lofgren’s new music
Rejuvenation Project, discusses recommendations for local police reform with Tracy Siska of the Chicago Justice Project, and talks with local musician Mark Lofgren about his new music.
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40min
May 21, 2022 OTL #814: Living conditions in Illinois prisons, The Secret History of The Devil Bell Hippies
Mike Stephen discusses a plan to address inhumane living conditions in Illinois correctional facilities with Jennifer Vollen-Katz, the executive director of the John Howard Association of Illinois, and learns the story of the Chicago avant-garde band The Devil Bell Hippies.
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35min
May 14, 2022 OTL #813: The original Chicago canned water, Chicago Bird Collision Monitors
Mike Stephen learns about the first company to produce canned water in Chicago called Open Water from CEO and co-founder Nicole Doucet and then discusses the rise in local bird migration this week and the dangers for those birds with Annette Prince, the director of the Chicago Bird Collision Monitors. Also, check out Mike on the latest edition of the Album Rebrews podcast!
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36min
May 07, 2022 OTL #812: Neighborhood rail issues, Girls on the Run empowers, The Secret History of The Three Souls
Mike Stephen learns about local neighborhood rail issues from Streetsblog Chicago reporter Igor Studenkov, discusses empowering young girls with Girls on the Run executive director Jill Eid, and discovers the Secret History of the local tavern jazz group the Three Souls.
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38min
April 30, 2022 OTL #811: Education legislation update, Black history in the North Shore community
Mike Stephen gets an update on education legislation in Springfield from Chalkbeat Chicago state education reporter Samantha Smylie and learns about Shorefront, an organization working to tell the story of Black history in the North Shore community, from its founder and executive director Dino Robinson. Also, it's pothole season in Chicago!
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36min
April 23, 2022 OTL #810: Chicago Covenants Project, Local power pop jams, The Secret History of Apocalypse
Mike Stephen learns about the history of racial covenants in Chicago from Virginia Tech history professor LaDale Winling, talks power pop with William Giricz, the vocalist of the Bishop’s Daredevil Stunt Club, and discovers the Secret History of local prog-rockers Apocalypse.
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43min
April 16, 2022 OTL #809: Chicago In Maps, The El Milagro workers organize
Mike Stephen learns about the importance of current, historical, and thematic maps of Chicago from local historian and geographer Dennis McClendon and then discusses the effects of the El Milagro Tortilla factory workers' organizing efforts with Jose Uribe, the Workplace Justice Campaigns Organizer for Arise Chicago.
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37min

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