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Outside the Loop RADIO

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

info_outline OTL #997: Local journalism ethics in a time of ICE occupation, New music from These Peaches, The Haitian American Museum of Chicago 11/22/2025
info_outline OTL #996: Home for the Holidays helps those in need, Indiscipline: The music of King Crimson, The Secret History of Charles E. Gerber 11/15/2025
info_outline OTL #995: Helping local veterans in need, New music from The Gunshy, Chicago is a little less ratty 11/08/2025
info_outline OTL #994: The state of local news, The Secret History of Aura 11/01/2025
info_outline OTL #993: Curbside compassion with Yo Soy Ella, Takeout 25’s new cookbook, New local music from Terry White 10/25/2025
info_outline OTL #992: Revisiting Media Burn and the Center For Immigrant Progress, The Secret History of Panicsville 10/19/2025
info_outline OTL #991: Ending political maps in Illinois?, Fewer wrongful convictions overturned, Share Our Spare helps families 10/11/2025
info_outline OTL #990: Accessory dwelling units are legal (mostly), Federal government funding cuts for CPS, TaskForce celebrates inclusion in the West Side and beyond 10/04/2025
info_outline OTL #989: A Chicago TIF update, New local music with a worldwide influence, Previewing the Black Fine Art Faire 09/27/2025
info_outline OTL #988: How the Chicago area gets its news, Exploring the brain science locally, The Secret History of Lani Hall 09/20/2025
info_outline OTL #987: Trying to avoid an Illinois transit fiscal cliff, New “emergency” rules for prison communication 09/13/2025
info_outline OTL #986: A look into Illinois’ finances, The 100K Project wants you to run for office, The Secret History of Henry Threadgill 09/06/2025
info_outline OTL #985: Chicago’s new public housing museum, The Chicago Immigrant Orchestra’s new music, The Secret History of Nancy Faust 08/30/2025
info_outline OTL #984: Faulty DUI science, The push to pay student teachers in Illinois 08/23/2025
info_outline OTL #983: The future of rent stabilization in Illinois, XL Fest brings Chicago creatives together 08/16/2025
info_outline OTL #982: Joy Tea wants to wow Chicagoland, An Illinois civil rights history update, The Secret History of Billy Hinton 08/09/2025
info_outline OTL #981: The compact disc isn’t going quietly, Chicago before the Fire 08/02/2025
info_outline OTL #980: The Urban Growers Collective, Edgewater Music Fest, The Secret History of Jimmy Rogers 07/26/2025
info_outline OTL #979: Clarendon Hills Kid, Share Our Spare provides community resources 07/19/2025
info_outline OTL #978: The federal educational funding freeze in Illinois, Kate Fagan’s new music, The Secret History of Byron Gregory 07/12/2025
info_outline OTL #977: Inside Covet Oddities, The Freedom of Information Act’s limitations, Hope for Homes Day 07/05/2025
info_outline OTL #976: Chicago’s Teflon Softball looks for a home, Touring Pride Month, The Secret History of The Puta-Pons 06/28/2025
info_outline OTL #975: Supporting Chicago’s arts nonprofits, Guiding Chicago’s youth towards entertainment careers 06/21/2025
info_outline OTL #974: Is Chicago prioritizing environmental justice?, The Secret History of Fred Below 06/14/2025
info_outline OTL #973: A.I. in local journalism, Local immigrants are about to lose their healthcare 06/07/2025
info_outline OTL #972: Confronting student loan debt in Illinois, New music from AJ Rosales, The Secret History of The Radiants 05/31/2025
info_outline OTL #971: Civic engagement through the 100K Project, CPS selling vacant land, Labeling Illinois schools 05/24/2025
info_outline OTL #970: Books removed in local prison, New music from Ascendant, The Secret History of Chicago Music celebrates 20 years 05/17/2025
info_outline OTL #969: The Chicago Lakefront: Protected, Yet Precarious, Second Glance Productions, Rob Moore’s new music 05/10/2025
info_outline OTL #968: Why everyone hates white liberals, The Secret History of Hot Mama Silver 05/03/2025
 
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