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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" now airs on Chicago's Very Own 50,000-watt heritage powerhouse station WGN Radio 720-AM. Storyteller and urbanologist Mike Stephen hosts this weekly program featuring fun segments and interviews with local newsmakers, artists, musicians, and others doing cool stuff around the greater Chicago area. The show covers topics stories that don't always get mainstream media attention... and it's all presented with a strong and independent Chicago slant. http://outsidetheloopradio.com

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27 episodes

#Society #Albert James PROductions #Arts #Secret History

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OTL #966: Bonuses for City Council aides on the rise, Greenlight Family Services offering support, The Secret History of The Notations 39:33

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Mike Stephen talks to Illinois Answers Project investigative reporter Alex Nitkin about how Chicago City Council staffers are getting more and more bonuses, learns about the impact of Chicago’s Greenlight Family Services with CEO Dr. Maria Nanos, and discovers the Secret History of the Chicago-based soul band The Notations .…

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OTL #965: Funding cuts for Illinois Humanities, The future of journalism 39:40

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Mike Stephen discusses the potential impact of federal funding cuts for Illinois Humanities with executive director Gabrielle Lyon and Macomb-based singer-songwriter Chris Vallillo and then chats about the future of journalism with Prospect High School multimedia teacher Jason Block and seniors Claire Wynkoop and Kenny Munao while attending this year’s Northern Illinois Scholastic Press Association conference.…

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OTL #964: Chicago’s immigration court, I Am Flytism, The Secret History of Jim Brewer 42:40

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Mike Stephen talks to Injustice Watch reporter Kelly Garcia about how Chicago’s immigration court works, learns about I Am Flytism , an organization on the South Side of Chicago that helps those impacted by autism, from founder Stephanie Butts, and discovers the Secret History of 20th century local bluesman Jim Brewer .…

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OTL #963: Living as a profitable author, The Surabhi Ensemble unites through art, The West Side Book Fair 40:23

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Mike Stephen talks to Conspire Creative founder Sharon Woodhouse about her new book The Profitable Author: 1,001 Ways to Build a Business You Love Around Your Books , previews the Surabhi Ensemble’s live performance with guitarist Carlo Basile, and gets the lowdown on the upcoming West Side Book Fair from Bridgett McGill.…

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OTL #962: The immigrant experience in Chicagoland, New music from Steve Knight, The Secret History of Bobby McClure 42:41

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Mike Stephen talks to Sandra Diaz, co-founder of the Center for Immigrant Progress , about the efforts to help Chicagoland immigrants in the wake of a hostile federal government, learns about the new album from local jazz guitarist Steve Knight , and discovers the Secret History of Chicago soul singer Bobby McClure .…

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OTL #961: The importance of the Freedom of Information Act, Proposed legislation to regulate homeschooling in Illinois 41:07

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Mike Stephen talks to Pulitzer Prize-winning local journalists Sarah Conway of City Bureau and Trina Reynolds-Tyler of the Invisible Institute about the importance of the Freedom of Information Act and then gets an update on a proposed bill to regulate homeschooling in Illinois from Capitol News reporters Beth Hundsdorfer and Molly Parker.…

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OTL #960: The Illinois nuclear power controversy, The Flamenco Quartet Project returns, The Secret History of Donald Rafael Garrett 41:32

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Mike Stephen discusses the controversial push to increase nuclear power production in Illinois with David Kraft, director of the Nuclear Energy Information Service , previews the return of the Flamenco Quartet Project with Wendy Clinard, founder of Clinard Dance , and discovers the Secret History of local avant-garde bassist Donald Rafael Garrett .…

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OTL #959: Bridging the wealth gap in Chicago, Supporting local nonprofits 42:12

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Mike Stephen learns about efforts to bridge the wealth gap and to provide worker dignity at the local level from Julian Posada, President & CEO of LiftUp Chicago , and then discusses supporting the important work of local nonprofits with Jessica Nepomiachi, Director of Special Projects for the Real Estate Solutions Team at IFF .…

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OTL #958: Continuing the fight against homelessness, The Secret History of Ruffian, Chicago Women of Color Fest 43:28

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Mike Stephen discusses ongoing efforts to fight homelessness in Chicago despite the chaos in the federal government with Carolyn Ross, president and CEO of All Chicago: Making Homelessness History , learns the Secret History of 1980s rockers called Ruffian , and then chats about a new local festival highlighting marginalized voices with festival founder Jaqueline Wade.…

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OTL #957: The history and impact of Fitzgerald’s, New music from Falling Stars 42:57

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Mike Stephen sits down with Jess King and Will Duncan, the owners of Fitzgerald’s in Berwyn, to learn about the venue's history and impact on Chicago and then gets the lowdown on new music from the local band Falling Stars with guitarist and vocalist Mark Sheehy.

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OTL #956: The future of the Chicago Reader, The Secret History of The Monteras 37:58

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Mike Stephen talks to Amber Nettles the publisher of the Chicago Reader and Salem Collo-Julin, the paper's editor in chief, about the dire financial situation of the publication and its future and then discovers the Secret History of the local 1960s garage rock band The Monteras .

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OTL #955: The future of electric vehicles in Illinois, Restorative justice in North Lawndale 40:10

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Mike Stephen explores the potential impact of the Trump administration’s position on environmental funding with Brian Urbaszewski, director of environmental health programs at the Respiratory Health Association , and learns about the impact of restorative justice practices in the North Lawndale neighborhood from Cliff Nellis, president and CEO of the Lawndale Christian Legal Center .…

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OTL #954: The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, The Secret History of Yama & The Karma Dusters 38:59

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Mike Stephen learns about the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative renewal in Congress from Don Jodrey, director of federal relations at the Alliance for the Great Lakes, and then discovers the Secret History of the 1970s counterculture band Yama & The Karma Dusters .

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OTL #953: Chicago’s “Taping Guy,” The Surge Institute’s civil rights work 42:54

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Mike Stephen talks to Aadam Jacobs, a Chicagoan who has recorded thousands of local live music performances, about why he’s making his collection public and then discusses the ongoing civil rights work of The Surge Institute with executive director Ulric Shannon.

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OTL #952: Are we in dark civic times?, The impending “TIF Cliff,” HelloBaby expands 39:03

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