Meet Jan Bartozek, Founder and Artistic Director of Hedwig Dances, a contemporary dance theater ensemble. In this episode, Jan talks about starting a dance company, the creative process of putting together a performance from start to finish and Hedwig’s exciting new Cuban collaboration project as well as the football huddle, the Rookery and dedicated dance venues in the city.

Meet Christopher Piatt, Executive Producer and Editor in Chief of The Paper Machete, a free, weekly, live magazine. In this episode, Chris celebrate’s YC’s 21st birthday by explaining what a live magazine is and what it takes to put one together each week, venting about the indignities of the CTA, sharing the naked bliss that is Paradise Sauna and learning about some of Chicago’s natural disaster history.

Meet Matt Mentele, agent for Atomic Music Group. In this episode, sit back, close your eyes and enjoy Matt’s soothing radio voice as he talks about the (sometimes) rock and roll life of an agent, the city with the greatest music community (hint: we live in it), the very serious problem of douchebaggery over running your favorite bars and dance parties in Chicago.

Meet Stefania and Arden, your favorite podcast hosts! In this episode, we have no guest so we hang out and talk Fall (Autumn?) in Chicago and share a laundry list of fun things happening around the city during this fantastic season. And don’t worry – Listen Up Chicago, Chicago Secrets and This Day In Chicago still make an appearance.

Meet Kelsie Huff, stand up comedian, storyteller and all around swell gal . In this episode, Kelsie makes us laugh ’til our sides hurt while talking about teaching, producing and performing stand up in the city of Chicago and how she is helping to shape the Chicago comedy scene.

We also discuss the grocery store gem, Harvestime, calling the cops on your neighbors, the Chicago Seven and yes…Arden’s teenage appearance on This American Life. We’re waiting for you to return the favor, Ira Glass, and come on our show.

Meet Justine Rowland, Festival and Special Events Manager with Criterion Productions. In this episode, Justine takes us behind the scenes of Chicago’s street fests and also chats with us about Hot Doug’s (we bow to you), the Lake Shore Drive song, Saki and why bike helmets rule.

Non-creepy people can follow Justine at @justiner

And special thanks to Andrew Ferris for creating our fantastic Your Chicago theme song.

For your great service to our podcast, we, the fair ladies of Your Chicago, do hereby dub thee an honorary Chicagoan.

Meet Mary Peterson, instructor at the Old Town School of Folk Music. In this episode, Mary shows up right on time to talk about the nation’s largest independent community arts school, the Chicago Municiple Device

Check your grammar! On that one.

All non-weirdos can reach Mary at [email protected]

Meet Jesse Valenciana, Founder and President of ManBQue. In this episode, Stefania returns to Your Chicago as the new co-host and Jesse talks about building the grilling lifestyle brand, road etiquette, ghost hunting in Marshall Field’s son’s house, Atotonilco, pizza, Taste of Chicago and sideboob.

Meet Stefania, Manager of Leadership and Training Initiatives for the Alpha Phi headquarters in Evanston. What does a sorority headquarters do, you ask? Well in this episode Stefania braves an hour in the heatwave without AC to tell us all about the business of Greek Letter Organizations. She also lays in to the recent change to the Chicago Library museum passes, calls out lame Chicago tourists that won’t leave the Goldcoast and shares The Drawing Room and Watershed – two downtown bars that actually don’t suck.

Check out Alpha Phi at www.alphaphi.org and befriend Stefania on Twitter at @stefaniarudd.

Meet Dan Kroszner, Chicago Street Team Coordinator for Invisible Children, an organization dedicated to bringing a permanent end to LRA atrocities. Not sure what that means? Well, in this episode Dan talks about the situation in Central Africa, explains what Invisible Children is doing to help and addresses their popular/controversial YouTube video Kony 2012. He also let’s us in on Kuma’s Corner and gives Chicago a talking to about our recycling program.

visible Children Chicago at invisiblechildren.com, on Twitter at @Kony2012Chicago or by e-mail at [email protected]